I got involved with Mirador by by invitation from two scholars since I
invitation from two scholars since I
invitation from two scholars since I spoke Spanish where they were exploring
spoke Spanish where they were exploring
spoke Spanish where they were exploring the swamps surrounding Madrid or and
the swamps surrounding Madrid or and
the swamps surrounding Madrid or and while we were there they put me in
while we were there they put me in
while we were there they put me in charge of the architecture because of
charge of the architecture because of
charge of the architecture because of the massive scale of buildings there and
the massive scale of buildings there and
the massive scale of buildings there and I discovered the antiquity of the city
I discovered the antiquity of the city
I discovered the antiquity of the city was on those big buildings the problem
was on those big buildings the problem
was on those big buildings the problem was that at the time that I was doing
was that at the time that I was doing
was that at the time that I was doing this the pre-classic were hunters and
this the pre-classic were hunters and
this the pre-classic were hunters and gatherers so you can imagine that
gatherers so you can imagine that
gatherers so you can imagine that dilemma if some somebody would have
dilemma if some somebody would have
dilemma if some somebody would have called Gordon Willey at Harvard and say
called Gordon Willey at Harvard and say
called Gordon Willey at Harvard and say there’s some student named Anson who
there’s some student named Anson who
there’s some student named Anson who says that there were huge pre-classic
says that there were huge pre-classic
says that there were huge pre-classic cities within seventy-two meter high
cities within seventy-two meter high
cities within seventy-two meter high pyramids he just said that guy’s fault
pyramids he just said that guy’s fault
pyramids he just said that guy’s fault that crap hung up so it took me 20 years
that crap hung up so it took me 20 years
that crap hung up so it took me 20 years to convince my colleagues if this was
to convince my colleagues if this was
to convince my colleagues if this was real the data was real that there were
real the data was real that there were
real the data was real that there were massive pre-classic cities centuries
massive pre-classic cities centuries
massive pre-classic cities centuries before the time of Christ a thousand
before the time of Christ a thousand
before the time of Christ a thousand years earlier than this stuff and these
years earlier than this stuff and these
years earlier than this stuff and these guys were sophisticated they were
guys were sophisticated they were
guys were sophisticated they were complex and they told the story of
complex and they told the story of
complex and they told the story of humanity that we’ve never seen before
humanity that we’ve never seen before
humanity that we’ve never seen before the saga is there’s a there’s the
the saga is there’s a there’s the
the saga is there’s a there’s the origins of complexity the dynamics of
origins of complexity the dynamics of
origins of complexity the dynamics of complexity and the collapse of
complexity and the collapse of
complexity and the collapse of complexity and that’s the whole whole
complexity and that’s the whole whole
complexity and that’s the whole whole gamut we we know we can’t see our
gamut we we know we can’t see our
gamut we we know we can’t see our origins we can only live in the present
origins we can only live in the present
origins we can only live in the present we can’t see our future but in for the
we can’t see our future but in for the
we can’t see our future but in for the lens of archaeology you can see the
lens of archaeology you can see the
lens of archaeology you can see the whole gamut you can see the beginnings
whole gamut you can see the beginnings
whole gamut you can see the beginnings the things they did that or originated
the things they did that or originated
the things they did that or originated their social so the economic and
their social so the economic and
their social so the economic and political sophistication you can see the
political sophistication you can see the
political sophistication you can see the dynamics of their society maintain that
dynamics of their society maintain that
dynamics of their society maintain that and you can see what took them to hell
and you can see what took them to hell
and you can see what took them to hell and when you look at all those factors
and when you look at all those factors
and when you look at all those factors you say oh my gosh that’s humanity and
you say oh my gosh that’s humanity and
you say oh my gosh that’s humanity and then you start looking along our own
then you start looking along our own
then you start looking along our own government you say mm-hmm we’re doing
government you say mm-hmm we’re doing
government you say mm-hmm we’re doing some things right and we’re doing some
some things right and we’re doing some
some things right and we’re doing some things very very very wrong because we
things very very very wrong because we
things very very very wrong because we can see that to that lens through that
can see that to that lens through that
can see that to that lens through that window of archaeology that we don’t have
window of archaeology that we don’t have
window of archaeology that we don’t have any other means to detect that
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