Luke Caverns

The Aztecs were producing... 250,000 pieces of paper a year. It's something like that. It's an incredible amount of written knowledge and all of that knowledge is burned and gone. And so, you know, just again, when archaeologists stand behind their opinions so strongly as to chastise other people for speculating about, oh, well, you know, this could be this.

The Aztecs were producing... 250,000 pieces of paper a year. It's something like that. It's an incredible amount of written knowledge and all of that knowledge is burned and gone. And so, you know, just again, when archaeologists stand behind their opinions so strongly as to chastise other people for speculating about, oh, well, you know, this could be this.

It's so silly because we're disconnected from the ancient world by a considerable margin. I mean, none of us really understand what's going on. I was having a conversation with...

It's so silly because we're disconnected from the ancient world by a considerable margin. I mean, none of us really understand what's going on. I was having a conversation with...

It's so silly because we're disconnected from the ancient world by a considerable margin. I mean, none of us really understand what's going on. I was having a conversation with...

Dr. Barnhart, we were at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico, and we're looking at all these Maya gods up on this mural, and everything in Mesoamerica, whether it's the Maya, the Olmecs, the Aztecs, Teotihuacanos, Zapotecs, whatever, it's all very fierce and dark and scary, kind of scary to us.

Dr. Barnhart, we were at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico, and we're looking at all these Maya gods up on this mural, and everything in Mesoamerica, whether it's the Maya, the Olmecs, the Aztecs, Teotihuacanos, Zapotecs, whatever, it's all very fierce and dark and scary, kind of scary to us.

Dr. Barnhart, we were at the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico, and we're looking at all these Maya gods up on this mural, and everything in Mesoamerica, whether it's the Maya, the Olmecs, the Aztecs, Teotihuacanos, Zapotecs, whatever, it's all very fierce and dark and scary, kind of scary to us.

And we're looking up at it, and he's like, you know, I've always wondered, like, where's the love in their religion? Like, you know, where are all the doves that you see, like, in Christian churches and stuff? And he was like, but, you know... In reality, if we could speak to them, we would probably be so embarrassed and shocked at how wrong our ideas are about who these people were.

And we're looking up at it, and he's like, you know, I've always wondered, like, where's the love in their religion? Like, you know, where are all the doves that you see, like, in Christian churches and stuff? And he was like, but, you know... In reality, if we could speak to them, we would probably be so embarrassed and shocked at how wrong our ideas are about who these people were.

And we're looking up at it, and he's like, you know, I've always wondered, like, where's the love in their religion? Like, you know, where are all the doves that you see, like, in Christian churches and stuff? And he was like, but, you know... In reality, if we could speak to them, we would probably be so embarrassed and shocked at how wrong our ideas are about who these people were.

And, you know, his attitude and his approach to the ancient world, I just love it because, you know, he just presents like the evidence that's available, gives his idea of what he thinks the evidence means while also saying, you know— This is just my idea from this. We could be completely wrong, and we probably are completely wrong.

And, you know, his attitude and his approach to the ancient world, I just love it because, you know, he just presents like the evidence that's available, gives his idea of what he thinks the evidence means while also saying, you know— This is just my idea from this. We could be completely wrong, and we probably are completely wrong.

And, you know, his attitude and his approach to the ancient world, I just love it because, you know, he just presents like the evidence that's available, gives his idea of what he thinks the evidence means while also saying, you know— This is just my idea from this. We could be completely wrong, and we probably are completely wrong.

Think about if you died and 5,000 years from now people started going through your belongings, what would they think of you? It probably wouldn't be a very good representation of you.

Think about if you died and 5,000 years from now people started going through your belongings, what would they think of you? It probably wouldn't be a very good representation of you.

Think about if you died and 5,000 years from now people started going through your belongings, what would they think of you? It probably wouldn't be a very good representation of you.

I'm not going to say Egypt. I feel like Egypt is such a – like everyone says Egypt. I would say Egypt. I know. I know. If Egypt wasn't an option – But why would you want that to not be an option?

I'm not going to say Egypt. I feel like Egypt is such a – like everyone says Egypt. I would say Egypt. I know. I know. If Egypt wasn't an option – But why would you want that to not be an option?

I'm not going to say Egypt. I feel like Egypt is such a – like everyone says Egypt. I would say Egypt. I know. I know. If Egypt wasn't an option – But why would you want that to not be an option?