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Lost Worlds of South America by Edwin Barnhart
informative
slow-paced
5.0
The Lost Civilizations of South America became available through audible for me, so I gave it a listen! I have listened to other lectures by Edwin Barnhart, and have enjoyed them
In the Lost Civilizations of South America we travel through time to get a basic grasp on how various cultures thrived and concured the Amazonian jungle.
I always felt that the classes I took in high school left out South America in its curriculum. This course was exactly what I had wanted it to be. It provided archeological and anthropological evidence to share what we know about the Inca's and the precursor Civilizations before them
I do think a huge area we can continue to focus on is asking the indiginous people who still live there about their history and their stories. Barnhart offered several examples where scientests puzzled over things for years, then casually spoke to a local, and got all the answers to their questions. I also appreciate the note that the Inca's legend of the 5 ages of the world, mirror almost exactly what archeology has shown.
I learned alot in this lecture and definitely reccomend it to anyone who likes history!
In the Lost Civilizations of South America we travel through time to get a basic grasp on how various cultures thrived and concured the Amazonian jungle.
I always felt that the classes I took in high school left out South America in its curriculum. This course was exactly what I had wanted it to be. It provided archeological and anthropological evidence to share what we know about the Inca's and the precursor Civilizations before them
I do think a huge area we can continue to focus on is asking the indiginous people who still live there about their history and their stories. Barnhart offered several examples where scientests puzzled over things for years, then casually spoke to a local, and got all the answers to their questions. I also appreciate the note that the Inca's legend of the 5 ages of the world, mirror almost exactly what archeology has shown.
I learned alot in this lecture and definitely reccomend it to anyone who likes history!