Timothy Beach, PhD, holds the C.B. Smith, Sr. Centennial Chair in United StatesMexico Relations #2 and directs the BeachButzer Soils and Geoarchaeology Lab in Geography at the University of Texas at Austin. His specialties include geoarchaeology and climate history, particularly of the Maya world and the Mediterranean. Hosted by Mike DeVivo. Recorded February 2, 2024. S02 E18.