Luke Caverns

And that's a soccer game. That's not it. That's not it. Oh, there it is. There it is. The one with the big snake. Scroll down. That one. Click on that one. Just zoom in on it, Steve. There you go. See that guy coming out with the spear and the shield? He's Yat Balam. It says it in the hieroglyphs above him. He's the lineage founder of Yashilan.

And if you follow... See, he's getting burped out of the mouth of a snake. Follow its undulating body down. And it starts at the bowl. The bowl's smoke is turning into the snake. That's amazing.

And if you follow... See, he's getting burped out of the mouth of a snake. Follow its undulating body down. And it starts at the bowl. The bowl's smoke is turning into the snake. That's amazing.

And if you follow... See, he's getting burped out of the mouth of a snake. Follow its undulating body down. And it starts at the bowl. The bowl's smoke is turning into the snake. That's amazing.

You barely noticed that. She's holding another bowl in her hand. Yep. Also with the stuff in the... the smokes combining to become what they call the boots Chan, the smoke serpent. And that's the conduit between this world and the other where shamans can ride it up into the other world and ancestors can write it down to talk to us.

You barely noticed that. She's holding another bowl in her hand. Yep. Also with the stuff in the... the smokes combining to become what they call the boots Chan, the smoke serpent. And that's the conduit between this world and the other where shamans can ride it up into the other world and ancestors can write it down to talk to us.

You barely noticed that. She's holding another bowl in her hand. Yep. Also with the stuff in the... the smokes combining to become what they call the boots Chan, the smoke serpent. And that's the conduit between this world and the other where shamans can ride it up into the other world and ancestors can write it down to talk to us.

Isn't it amazing how intricate this is? You have to really look at it for a minute to understand what it is you're looking at. I've got a question for you, Dr. Barnhart. We were talking about things that a minute ago, you know, that people do all around the world that they feel compelled to do.

Isn't it amazing how intricate this is? You have to really look at it for a minute to understand what it is you're looking at. I've got a question for you, Dr. Barnhart. We were talking about things that a minute ago, you know, that people do all around the world that they feel compelled to do.

Isn't it amazing how intricate this is? You have to really look at it for a minute to understand what it is you're looking at. I've got a question for you, Dr. Barnhart. We were talking about things that a minute ago, you know, that people do all around the world that they feel compelled to do.

I thought about this while I was in Egypt and there's statues of Alexander there, all kinds of depictions of Alexander.

I thought about this while I was in Egypt and there's statues of Alexander there, all kinds of depictions of Alexander.

I thought about this while I was in Egypt and there's statues of Alexander there, all kinds of depictions of Alexander.

one of the things that the greeks did which i always i always talk about how uh you know when i try to break down because you know introducing people to the americas it's so much less in the pop culture you kind of have to you know that's why i like constantly will refer back to ancient greece or egypt or something that's more in the pop culture to help people understand right

one of the things that the greeks did which i always i always talk about how uh you know when i try to break down because you know introducing people to the americas it's so much less in the pop culture you kind of have to you know that's why i like constantly will refer back to ancient greece or egypt or something that's more in the pop culture to help people understand right

one of the things that the greeks did which i always i always talk about how uh you know when i try to break down because you know introducing people to the americas it's so much less in the pop culture you kind of have to you know that's why i like constantly will refer back to ancient greece or egypt or something that's more in the pop culture to help people understand right

Well, I always talk about how the Maya are, you know, a scientifically oriented civilization that's very interested in intellectual pursuits. But that probably causes them to be warring city states that can't really get along and they never become, you know, I'm sure you've heard people say Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Maya Empire, whatever. Well, there was never a Maya Empire.

Well, I always talk about how the Maya are, you know, a scientifically oriented civilization that's very interested in intellectual pursuits. But that probably causes them to be warring city states that can't really get along and they never become, you know, I'm sure you've heard people say Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Maya Empire, whatever. Well, there was never a Maya Empire.

Well, I always talk about how the Maya are, you know, a scientifically oriented civilization that's very interested in intellectual pursuits. But that probably causes them to be warring city states that can't really get along and they never become, you know, I'm sure you've heard people say Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Maya Empire, whatever. Well, there was never a Maya Empire.

It's just kind of a misnomer because they couldn't all get along. There was this gigantic civilization of these- No more so than the Greeks. Exactly. Exactly. So they're exactly like the Greeks that later get conquered by a unified empire that comes in from the West. Like the Greeks get conquered by the Roman Empire from the West. Right.