Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them?

A lecture presents the argument that impressive pre-Columbian monuments across Central America and Peru reflect contact with Mediterranean mariners, particularly Phoenician and Carthaginian peoples. It compares architectural forms and ritual imagery, highlights sun-worship iconography associated with Baal or Moloch, and cites ancient Greek and Roman authors to suggest earlier knowledge of western lands. The narrative surveys specific monuments and inscriptions, interprets stylistic parallels as evidence of transoceanic exchange, and frames secrecy and maritime reach as explanations for why such contacts were not widely recorded by later writers.