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In this episode, the Seven Ages team begins the discussion with news of recent LIDAR images from the Amazon rainforest, revealing the remains of sprawling geometric figures related to unknown past civilizations. We then welcome Kurt Rademaker, Ph.D to discuss the enigmatic paleo discoveries of late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers in the remote wilderness of Peru.
Dr. Kurt Rademaker is a Faculty Associate Professor of the Center for the Study of the First Americans Laboratory and Director of the interdisciplinary Paleo Andes Working Group (https://www.paleoandes.com/). He is an expert in the early archaeology of the South American Andes. Dr. Rademaker has conducted archaeological investigations in Peru, the United States, and Mexico and glacial geologic work in Peru and Scotland. He is the Principal Investigator of a new National Science Foundation-funded project, “Early Human Ecology and Settlement Dynamics of the Central Andean Highlands”.
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Jason Pentrail is a writer, researcher, and podcaster who holds an undergraduate degree in environmental science and a graduate degree in environmental management. His environmental knowledge combined with a love for archaeology, anthropology, and cultural studies provides a unique set of skills when researching and conducting field surveys and excavations. He can be reached at jason@sevenages.org.
