UnderGround
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Hosted by archaeologist Michael Arbuthnot, UnderGround features independently minded archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and science renegades on controversial topics and themes such as early complex cultures, unexpected finds, ancient migrations, diffusion, and ancient technology.
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The podcast explores themes such as early complex cultures, unexpected archaeological finds, ancient migrations, technology in antiquity, and cultural diffusion. Examples of specific episodes include discussions about the Sphinx's erosion, Cleopatra’s lost tomb, and groundbreaking discoveries of undetected chambers under Egypt’s pyramids.
Hosted by archaeologist Michael Arbuthnot, UnderGround features independently minded archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and science renegades on controversial topics and themes such as early complex cultures, unexpected finds, ancient migrations, diffusion, and ancient technology.
Explorer, filmmaker, and adventurer Steve Elkins joins UnderGround to tell the extraordinary story behind the discovery of the legendary Lost City of the Monkey God deep within the remote jungles of Honduras.In this episode, Elkins discusses the legend of the White City (AKA, the Lost City of the Monkey God), the pioneering use of LiDAR technology to reveal hidden archaeological sites beneath dense rainforest canopy, the dangers of exploring the Mosquito Coast, encounters with deadly diseases and wildlife, and the archaeological discoveries that transformed our understanding of ancient civilizations in Central America.The conversation explores lost cities, jungle exploration, ancient Honduras, the Lost City of the Monkey God, LiDAR archaeology, unexplored ruins, the Explorers Club, prehistoric migrations, bone tools, trans-Pacific contact theories, scientific discovery, and the enduring human quest to uncover forgotten worlds.#lostcity#monkeygod#honduras#archaeology#exploration#lidar#whitecity#ancientcivilizations#discovery
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