Against The Odds

Uncharted: Teddy Roosevelt's Amazon Expedition | Lost Cities with Mike Heckenberger | 5

Feb 7, 2023
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Mike Heckenberger
Anthropologist Mike Heckenberger joins host Cassie De Pecol to discuss his three-decade-long exploration of the Amazon and the uncovering of ancient cities. Topics include tracing Amazonian history through archaeology, the discovery of pre-Columbian cities, friendship with indigenous communities, cultural biases, and the importance of giving indigenous people a voice in preserving the Amazon.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Exploring the Amazon and the Shingu Basin
03:04 • 2min
3
Tracing Amazonian History Through Archaeology
05:10 • 10min
4
Betrayal Within a Criminal Enterprise
15:34 • 2min
5
Ancient Cities of the Amazon
17:41 • 12min
6
Friendship, Name Changing Ceremony, and Gratitude towards the Kuikudu
29:26 • 3min
7
Explorers' Cultural Bias and Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
32:24 • 3min
8
Giving Indigenous People a Seat at the Adult Table
35:43 • 5min