Season 3 Episode 1: Jade Caches and the Preclassic Period in the North - Interview w/ Evan Parker

In the first episode of season three, Mae and Alyssa sit down with Evan Parker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Millsaps College and Co-Director of the Proyecto Arqueologico de Sitios de Pequena Escala en el Puuc Oriental. (https://millsaps.academia.edu/EvanParker)

Listen in as Prof. Parker discusses some of his team's recent finds at the small Preclassic site of Paso del Macho in northern Yucatan, Mexico, including an amazing series of greenstone caches buried at the site's founding. Alyssa, Mae, and Prof. Parker discuss broader developments during the Preclassic Period across the Maya lowlands that set the foundation for the later, more well-known Classic Period Maya civilization.

Uncovering the Ancient Maya is a student-run podcast dedicated to bridging the gap between Ancient Maya scholars and a broader public audience interested in the Ancient Maya civilization. The hosts interview archaeologists, art historians, ancient writing scholars, and other experts who specialize in studying the ancient Maya civilization of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. Through their conversations, listeners are introduced to recent research projects about the Ancient Maya, providing us all an opportunity to learn the most up-to-date information about the ancient Maya civilization straight from the experts. The hosts for season 2 are Jhanella Mae Martinez (Art History '24) and Alyssa Guerrero (Anthropology '23).

The podcast was co-created by Jackeline Hernandez (Anthropology '22) and Lesli Hernandez Arevalo (Anthropology '22), and producer Annais Garcia (Journalism '22), and represents a collaboration between the Anthropology and Communications Departments at CSUDH. The theme music was created by Shannon Gaebrielle Hefley (Music '23).

Season 3 Student Co-hosts: Jhanella Mae Martinez and Alyssa Guerrero
Season 3 Student Producer: April Whitcomb
Co-creators: Jackeline Hernandez, Lesli Hernandez Arevalo, Annais Garcia
Music: (Copyright) Shannon Gaebrielle Hefley 2022
Advisor: Dr. Ken Seligson
Consultant: Rebecca Lee Douglas

S3 Ep1 - Jade Caches and the Preclassic Period in the North (w/ Evan Parker)

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