Lost 'Mayan Atlantis’ Just Discovered in Central American Jungle | Luke Caverns

Luke Caverns is an anthropologist who explores the lost civilizations of the Amazon & Central America.

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OUTLINE
0:00 - Luke’s family gold mines
9:57 - Luke's view on the Pyramids of Egypt
13:29 - Controversy over first pyramid build in Egypt
16:33 - Dating of the Sphinx - Dr Robert Schoch
25:43 - Cedars of Lebanon in Bent Pyramid
35:18 - Pyramids in Mexico & South America; Anti-seismic ancient structures
46:46 - Stone scoop marks; evidence of acid used to FUSE stones together
54:13 - Viracochea, The "Fanged Diety"
1:05:11 - Mysteries of the Olmecs - moving 40 ton stones
1:20:03 - Ancient cultures connection to psychedelics, music, & the Spiritual Realm
1:27:33 - 30,000 BC Amazon Caves
1:31:11 - Percy Fawcett's expidetion to find lost city in the Amazon
1:35:35 - Pre-Younger Dryas Structers & Unusual Precision
1:40:45 - Solid Block Myan Stonemanship
1:48:06 - The lost Mayan city of Palenque; Lost Mayan Atlantis
1:55:31 - Deadliest animals in Mesoamerica & Amazon
2:13:30 - Could Ancient Egypt and Mesomericans Communicated?
2:22:46 - Maya Library of Codex Destroyed
2:34:36 - Ancient lost cities & pyramids just discovered using lidar scans of uncharted jungles
2:44:34 - The ancient Maya city of Yaxchilán
3:00:42 - Cartels in Mexico & the Amazon
3:12:09 - What it's like exploring uncharted jungles alone
3:16:23 - 2024 Open Expedition Uncharted Ruins
3:20:58 - Mayan Jaguar Death Whistle

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Luke’s family gold mines
9:57 - Luke's view on the Pyramids of Egypt
13:29 - Controversy over first pyramid build in Egypt
16:33 - Dating of the Sphinx - Dr Robert Schoch
25:43 - Cedars of Lebanon in Bent Pyramid
35:18 - Pyramids in Mexico & South America; Anti-seismic ancient structures
46:46 - Stone scoop marks; evidence of acid used to FUSE stones together
54:13 - Viracochea, The "Fanged Diety"
1:05:11 - Mysteries of the Olmecs - moving 40 ton stones
1:20:03 - Ancient cultures connection to psychedelics, music, & the Spiritual Realm
1:27:33 - 30, 000 BC Amazon Caves
1:31:11 - Percy Fawcett's expidetion to find lost city in the Amazon
1:35:35 - Pre-Younger Dryas Structers & Unusual Precision
1:40:45 - Solid Block Myan Stonemanship
1:48:06 - The lost Mayan city of Palenque; Lost Mayan Atlantis
1:55:31 - Deadliest animals in Mesoamerica & Amazon
2:13:30 - Could Ancient Egypt and Mesomericans Communicated?
2:22:46 - Maya Library of Codex Destroyed
2:34:36 - Ancient lost cities & pyramids just discovered using lidar scans of uncharted jungles
2:44:34 - The ancient Maya city of Yaxchilán
3:00:42 - Cartels in Mexico & the Amazon
3:12:09 - What it's like exploring uncharted jungles alone
3:16:23 - 2024 Open Expedition Uncharted Ruins
3:20:58 - Mayan Jaguar Death Whistle

[milli]

Love this dude’s mindset. Backs up his claims with evidence, doesn’t pretend to know everything and is open to being proved wrong. That’s what we need, great interview!

[CheeferSutherland]

Your show is scratching an itch that just can’t be satisfied elsewhere. Keep this great content coming Danny!

[lukecaverns]

Danny, thank you so much for extending this opportunity to me. This was my first time ever on a live, in studio podcast. Thank you so much. I hope everyone enjoys!🏛️

*Some show notes*: in the beginning, we discuss the evidence towards the Pyramids being built by the Egyptians vs a lost civilization: but firstly I want to say - when I said "Egyptians didn't know North & South", you have to remember that the Nile was populated for thousands of years before Dynastic Egypt. It was during this time that the areas of Upper & Lower Egypt were named. At this point in time, there was no knowledge of North & South,

Furthermore I, personally, believe the Egyptians DID build the pyramids & there is a lot of small evidence in support of that-that didn’t come to mind here as I was a bit nervous at the beginning (such as the graffiti of “Khufu’s gang” in the relieving chambers of the Great Pyramid, the cartouche of Snefru inside the Bent Pyramid & the decorated interior of Menkaure’s Pyramid).


Now, just because we ‘may’ know who built the pyramids—does not answer how they were built, like a lot of Egyptologist & “mainstream” archaeologists may make it seem. All of the strange anomalies & mysteries of Egyptian architecture that Ben & Randall pointed out on previous episodes are still true.

However, again, my specialty is the Ancient Civilizations of the Americas, which we dive into right after that.


And finally, “Mayan Atlantis”: Classical archaeology has determined that civilization is almost always built out of “necessity”. Meaning that, only when people are forced to live in arid conditions (like along the Nile River of Egypt, the Middle East, or Indus Valley) does civilization emerge. Because of this, they say there is no reason for Atlantis to have existed if it were built during the time of the Ice Age/Younger Dryas, in a tropical, mild climate. However; the Maya completely break that mold, as a civilization that emerged from a tropical jungle with ALL of the natural resources they could ever need. There was no “necessity” for them to built a megalithic, scientifically oriented, star mapping civilization—but they did it.

I’m so honored to be a guest on Danny’s show. I hope to come at some point soon! Thank you all so, so much.

[lalomoreno]

The Jaguar whistle is from my shop, we are third generation clay craftsman located in Joshua Tx, our shop is based on Mesoamerican Mythology, the carvings around it are Quetzalcoatl, or Kukulkán, the feathered serpent! I would love to send you a free jaguar!!!

[strabe]

Man it’s refreshing for somebody to come along and not be totally dismissive of one idea or the other. Not sure if I’ve heard anybody so open to multiple ideas. Most of these dudes that come along are so stuck on their beliefs and unwilling to admit that they may be wrong. Hes not married to his ideas, and he’s open to all evidence. So rare

[brianclark]

After a few years of hearing cities in the rainforest…glad you found someone who’s been out there and researching them…fascinating episode

[JulianDorey]

Everybody is gonna love Luke. Kid's on the come up!!

[JoseLozano]

I literally felt in love with this dude, I’m glad there’s people like him exploring the Mayan world. He seems genuine and passionate about the topic

[GalactusOG]

Danny is on a roll with all these top tier guests and ancient civilization episodes!
Blessed.

[johnb]

This guy is going to be a star. I can’t wait for his pilot to come out! And it should!! Thanks for this awesome podcast!!

[tommynobaka]

College and universities have become so institutionalized, so i appreciate independent antheopologists, scientists, researchers, engineers etc who are open minded yet skeptical enough to record knowledge and test it instead of just blindly going with whats been established

[jartv]

Holy crap clicked just bc I'm a Mexican who's super curious out ancient America, thought I'd click off in 5 mins im 3 hours in and can't wait to watch his whole channel. Tremendous and good job on the host for letting him go off without interrupting

[dexikid]

I love this podcast so much. I think Danny is a fantastic interviewer. Keeps the Congo going on cool directions but lets the guest speak the most. Best show out right now.

[TheEarl]

Oh my goodness. When you first started playing the native Papua New Guinea man singing I had a shiver go through my whole body.
Much as I love music I’ve never had that happen before.
Absolutely fascinating podcast. I’ve learnt so much in this one.
Thanks Danny for being the great interviewer you are and inviting people like Luke and Ben onto your show.

[michaeldavid]

Luke, you're wrong about erosion of the Pyramids. The base of the Pyramid which is partially constructed of the bedrock limestone shows a lot of erosion -- more than the main structural blocks of the Pyramid. This would make sense because the pyramids were covered with casing stones for most of their existence -- and those casing stones were repaired as they deteriorated. But the limestone near the base of the Pyramid show's a lot of erosion.

The walls of the Sphynx pit were never protected by casing stones -- they could erode freely.

It stands to reason that Egyptians wouldn't have allowed working monuments and temples to erode so badly while they were inhabited. In fact, the Dynastic Egyptians worked to repair the Sphynx -- which implies that it went a very long time without any maintenance at all. The same with the Sphynx temple. It was abandoned for a very long time -- long enough to naturally erode with water.

When the pyramids were made, they were clad in casing stones. The inner blocks couldn't erode. The casing stones would have to completely erode before the underlying stones could receive any erosion. If new casing stones were applied, this non-erosion of the inner blocks would be indefinite. You'd never know how old the Pyramids actually were if you based it upon erosion patterns.

Rainfall in Egypt has been virtually nil for thousands of years as well. Even if the initial casing stones were mostly gone by 2000BC, there wouldn't have been much erosion to speak of since that period... but we know casing stones existed because we know they were quarried away within that time frame from 2000BC on.

Cedar dating would be good for dating but only if it was guaranteed that the cedar was original -- and not replaced over time.

[KearneyTv]

This was one of the most captivating, informative, adventurous conversations I have ever listened to

[agarsorchids]

Thank you for inviting Luke over, very good conversation!🙂

[stickywilliams]

I really like Luke, you can tell he has so much knowledge to offer. He’s a bit scattered in his direction right now but that’ll improve with experience. I’m 27 and just hearing his story in the beginning makes me want to pursue a path I missed out on in anthropology long ago when I didn’t know what I wanted to do in school. I always wondered why there’s not more exposure to the mysteries of the ancient sites in the americas and boom, this guy pops up. Looking forward to more from you @lukecaverns

[bravetraveler]

Love to open mindedness, skepticism, and passion this dude brings to all these conversations