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Now, this were-jaguar isn't just isolated to the Olmec world. It also pops up at a place called Chavin de Huantar. Have you ever heard of this? No. This is in the Andes. It's one of the oldest cities in the Andes. So before Chavin... We can follow the DNA evidence of burials.

Now, this were-jaguar isn't just isolated to the Olmec world. It also pops up at a place called Chavin de Huantar. Have you ever heard of this? No. This is in the Andes. It's one of the oldest cities in the Andes. So before Chavin... We can follow the DNA evidence of burials.

Like you can tell, okay, these people are younger if we carbon date their bodies that are buried underneath these temples, and they're related to these people that are older. So you're trying to piece together this DNA web, but it's very, very loose.

Like you can tell, okay, these people are younger if we carbon date their bodies that are buried underneath these temples, and they're related to these people that are older. So you're trying to piece together this DNA web, but it's very, very loose.

Like you can tell, okay, these people are younger if we carbon date their bodies that are buried underneath these temples, and they're related to these people that are older. So you're trying to piece together this DNA web, but it's very, very loose.

So there's a place called – there's a culture called Kerala Supe culture, and they are building pyramids before the old kingdom of Egypt ever even existed. This is 5,500 years ago at least. on the coast of Peru, like right on the beach. And there's like 15 huge pyramids out there. But this is a non-pottery, non-artistic culture. So we don't have pottery and we don't have art from them.

So there's a place called – there's a culture called Kerala Supe culture, and they are building pyramids before the old kingdom of Egypt ever even existed. This is 5,500 years ago at least. on the coast of Peru, like right on the beach. And there's like 15 huge pyramids out there. But this is a non-pottery, non-artistic culture. So we don't have pottery and we don't have art from them.

So there's a place called – there's a culture called Kerala Supe culture, and they are building pyramids before the old kingdom of Egypt ever even existed. This is 5,500 years ago at least. on the coast of Peru, like right on the beach. And there's like 15 huge pyramids out there. But this is a non-pottery, non-artistic culture. So we don't have pottery and we don't have art from them.

And we don't have stone statues or anything like that, just these structures. And from what we can tell, they keep getting hit by these like apocalyptic storms, these tropical El Ninos and La Ninas that are just

And we don't have stone statues or anything like that, just these structures. And from what we can tell, they keep getting hit by these like apocalyptic storms, these tropical El Ninos and La Ninas that are just

And we don't have stone statues or anything like that, just these structures. And from what we can tell, they keep getting hit by these like apocalyptic storms, these tropical El Ninos and La Ninas that are just

destroying their civilization and they're trying to to rebuild it again and eventually they say you know what forget this we're moving up into the andes well when they move up into the andes on chevin de wantar they then come in contact with amazonians they meet amazonians for the first time and all of a sudden these people they have pottery they have art they have gods they have a pantheon they have stone statues and they are were jaguars they they are these shamanic people

destroying their civilization and they're trying to to rebuild it again and eventually they say you know what forget this we're moving up into the andes well when they move up into the andes on chevin de wantar they then come in contact with amazonians they meet amazonians for the first time and all of a sudden these people they have pottery they have art they have gods they have a pantheon they have stone statues and they are were jaguars they they are these shamanic people

destroying their civilization and they're trying to to rebuild it again and eventually they say you know what forget this we're moving up into the andes well when they move up into the andes on chevin de wantar they then come in contact with amazonians they meet amazonians for the first time and all of a sudden these people they have pottery they have art they have gods they have a pantheon they have stone statues and they are were jaguars they they are these shamanic people

Oh, this is from – oh, is this on my – oh, cool. So I posted about this today. So these faces right here, these are on the side of the Temple of Shevin that faces east off into the Amazon. And when you look at Shevin pottery, it's the same as Amazonian pottery in the region. So the people of the Andes –

Oh, this is from – oh, is this on my – oh, cool. So I posted about this today. So these faces right here, these are on the side of the Temple of Shevin that faces east off into the Amazon. And when you look at Shevin pottery, it's the same as Amazonian pottery in the region. So the people of the Andes –

Oh, this is from – oh, is this on my – oh, cool. So I posted about this today. So these faces right here, these are on the side of the Temple of Shevin that faces east off into the Amazon. And when you look at Shevin pottery, it's the same as Amazonian pottery in the region. So the people of the Andes –

As soon as they interact with the Amazon, they take – they acquire this religion, this culture, this iconography. They completely change as a people, and they start building – the first structures that we know of that have interiors because before this, these pyramids that were out on the coastline, you're like walking on top of this big stone mound, but it's Chavin.

As soon as they interact with the Amazon, they take – they acquire this religion, this culture, this iconography. They completely change as a people, and they start building – the first structures that we know of that have interiors because before this, these pyramids that were out on the coastline, you're like walking on top of this big stone mound, but it's Chavin.

As soon as they interact with the Amazon, they take – they acquire this religion, this culture, this iconography. They completely change as a people, and they start building – the first structures that we know of that have interiors because before this, these pyramids that were out on the coastline, you're like walking on top of this big stone mound, but it's Chavin.