About this episode
This episode revisits the exploration of the Black Olmec in the context of the upcoming Skeptoid Adventure in the Yucatán.
Our final Skeptoid Adventure of 2026 takes us to the Yucatán coast to explore the Mysteries of the Maya. So, in anticipation of that, we're playing an episode from the archive that takes us to the heart of Mesoamerica: "Finding the Black Olmec" -- Enjoy! And this Adventure takes place December 6th-13th and links up seamlessly with the New Orleans Escapade for those who are interested! www.skeptoid.com/adventures Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Brian Dunning
Topics covered
- Maya Mysteries
- Black Olmec
- Mesoamerican history
- Skeptoid Adventures
- Yucatán coast
Keywords
- Black Olmec
- Maya
- Mesoamerica
- Skeptoid
- adventure
- Yucatán
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Skeptoid, dovetail.prx.org
Books & works: Finding the Black Olmec
Places: Yucatán, Mesoamerica
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