11/02/11: PYRAMIDS OF MESOAMERICA

Mayan Temple

Guests: Davor Pacemski, Rick Dubov, and Michael Edward

Though we marvel today at Burj Khalifa and other modern  architectural feats, there are perhaps no structures in human history more  amazing than the pyramids of ancient times. While the pyramids at Giza and  throughout Europe remain the most famous, there are many other of this wonders of ancient engineering throughout Mesoamerica, many of which are much greater in  scale than their Egyptian counterparts. But what was the significance of these pyramids? What roles did they play in Mesoamerican life?