The violent ways of uncontacted tribes | Ed Barnhart and Lex Fridman

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Ed Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer specializing in ancient civilizations of the Americas. He is the Director of the Maya Exploration Center, host of the ArchaeoEd Podcast, and lecturer on the ancient history of North, Central, and South America. Ed is in part known for his groundbreaking work on ancient astronomy, mathematics, and calendar systems.

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25 thoughts on “The violent ways of uncontacted tribes | Ed Barnhart and Lex Fridman”

  1. Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzzE7GOvYz8
    Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/cv8017-sa
    See below for guest bio, links, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

    GUEST BIO:
    Ed Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer specializing in ancient civilizations of the Americas. He is the Director of the Maya Exploration Center, host of the ArchaeoEd Podcast, and lecturer on the ancient history of North, Central, and South America. Ed is in part known for his groundbreaking work on ancient astronomy, mathematics, and calendar systems.

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    EPISODE LINKS:
    Ed's YouTube: https://youtube.com/@archaeoedpodcast
    Ed's Website: https://archaeoed.com/
    Maya Exploration Center: https://mayaexploration.org
    Ed's Lectures on The Great Courses: https://thegreatcoursesplus.com/edwin-barnhart
    Ed's Lectures on Audible: https://adbl.co/4dBavTZ
    2025 Mayan Calendar: https://mayan-calendar.com/

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    To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:
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  15. There's always a blood cost, indigenous of the Americas weren't hipocritical about it.🐆

    Tribal warfare evolved into Maras, barrios, and cartels. Modern territories could have been rivals in prehispanic times. You can get chopped to bits in the Salvadoran jungle to this day.

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  18. I found this clip interesting. I'm Somali (technically Somalilander, which feeds into what I'm going to say) and this mindset is exactly why the whole Horn of Africa and South Sudan are in perpetual conflict and women and children hate it, but by in large the men are accustomed to it. It's a genetic memory. A historical core belief that "those people in the other valley" are your enemy, want your cattle and women so fight

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  21. I didn't see the whole episode, but I hope he isn't referring to all indigenous people acting this way. I say that because I hear Lex and him referring to this behavior as a base level that civilization evolved from. Absolutely not the case. My people were known as being incredible traders along the southeastern US before Columbus- something that wouldn't be possible if all indigenous people just killed any outsiders they met. Not to mention the many cities that were centers for trade, and daily peaceful interactions that facilitated many types of agreements and alliances. Even some of the structure of the US is based on the "Iriquois" (Haudenosaunee) Confederacy of the Six nations.
    I'd even go so far as to say that cooperation is the human default setting, but perceived or real slights are the trigger for drastic, and sometimes deadly, actions. And often times, these uncontacted tribes' first encounter is with loggers who are also hostile to them – which sets the tone for future encounters with modern people. We have access to information that they don't. Better to use that to spread understanding, not fear.

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  22. If you think you dont have it in you, your wrong. Only 500 years ago most of us would kill or be killed in wars and in fighting. We all come from what is now called savages but we are all capable of it. Evolution demands only the strong survive and breed the most.

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  23. That warrior in the image was literally a henchman for the Mayan kingdom. The literal antithesis of uncontacted. An image of the main character in Apocalytpo would’ve actually been applicable.

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