{"id":1950,"date":"2026-05-17T14:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:16:59","slug":"real-life-indiana-jones-was-attacked-by-monkeys-after-discovering-ancient-jungle-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1950","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Real life Indiana Jones&#8217; was attacked by monkeys after discovering ancient jungle city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e189fa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Dr Ed Barnhart, often dubbed the &#8216;real life Indiana Jones&#8217;, discovered a hidden Mayan city in the remote rainforests of Belize, but had to dodge attacks from overprotective monkeys while doing so<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37159447\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr Barnhart\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr Barnhart has been dubbed the 'real life Indiana Jones' \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr Barnhart has been dubbed the &#8216;real life Indiana Jones&#8217; <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An archaeologist who discovered a hidden Mayan city in the remote rainforests of Belize has revealed that he was attacked by a furious gang of monkeys that seemed to be guarding the ancient ruins deep in the jungle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dr Ed Barnhart, who has been dubbed the &#8216;real life Indiana Jones&#8217;, uncovered the<a aria-label=\" lost Maya settlementLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/ancient-city-uncovered-mayan-guatemala-16901432\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"> lost Maya settlement<\/a> while exploring remote rainforest in the central American country. He had been tracking a route of abandoned colonial logging tracks through a territory that had barely been touched by modern archaeologists when he made the breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But instead of <a aria-label=\"treasure traps or ancient cursesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/discovery-ancient-mayan-skulls-uncovers-30808493\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">treasure traps or ancient curses<\/a>, Barnhart said his first encounter at the extraordinary site involved an angry troop of monkeys hurling objects from the trees above.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37159493\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37159493\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr Ed Barnhart\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159493.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-15-095220.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159493.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-15-095220.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159493.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-15-095220.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159493.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-15-095220.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr Barnhart was just 25 when he made the discovery\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr Barnhart was just 25 when he made the discovery<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cThere were monkeys all over its Central Plaza. That\u2019s where they lived and when we showed up and had lunch there, they were p*****.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey were all in the trees above us trying to throw things at us and get us out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The discovery in 1995 was so dominated by the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/animals\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">animals<\/a> that Barnhart decided to name the site Ma\u2019ax Na, a phrase from the Maya Yucatec language which translates to \u201cMonkey House\u201d.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37159495\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37159495\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.08\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr Ed Barnhart\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159495.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_maya-map.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159495.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_maya-map.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159495.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_maya-map.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159495.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_maya-map.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr Barnhart made the discovery in an area not yet explored by Western archeologists\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr Barnhart made the discovery in an area not yet explored by Western archeologists<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: \u201cFrom the initial discovery that it was indeed a city we were sitting in, which is sometimes not so easy when you\u2019re in the middle of a jungle, I decided it was their home and we had invaded it. So I called it Monkey House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The archaeologist made the incredible find at just 25-years-old while surveying huge stretches of unexplored rainforest. He said: \u201cThe truth is there\u2019s a ton of the Maya area that hasn\u2019t been explored on foot.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37159467\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37159467\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dr Ed Barnhart\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159467.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_ed-barnhart.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159467.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_ed-barnhart.png 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159467.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_ed-barnhart.png 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37159467.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_ed-barnhart.png 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr Ed Barnhart is an expert on the history of the Ancient Americas\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr Ed Barnhart is an expert on the history of the Ancient Americas<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBack then there were just wide swathes of area that nobody had really searched for archaeology.\u201d The dramatic jungle discovery has earned Barnhart comparisons with Harrison Ford\u2019s whip-cracking explorer from the Indiana Jones film franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But he said that the real history of the Americas is far more fascinating than even Hollywood fiction. And he said it is because of things like Hollywood that modern audiences still misunderstand so much about the ancient Maya and Olmec civilisations from the area.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-23172273\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"23172273\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.51\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mayan calendar\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article23172273.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Aztec-calendar-stone-carving-in-space.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article23172273.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Aztec-calendar-stone-carving-in-space.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article23172273.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Aztec-calendar-stone-carving-in-space.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article23172273.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Aztec-calendar-stone-carving-in-space.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"He says there is lots we misunderstand about ancient central American culture\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">He says there is lots we misunderstand about ancient central American culture<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\/Tetra images RF\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images\/Tetra images RF)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the biggest myths, he claims, is the idea the Maya \u201cvanished\u201d. He said: \u201cThere are at least 16 million Maya still left on the planet. When people think they\u2019re gone, it kind of dehumanises them. They are people we can interact with and they still hold amazing amounts of their traditions and cosmological thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barnhart also rejected sensational myths surrounding ancient Mesoamerican culture, especially the often held belief that losing teams in ritual ball games were routinely sacrificed. He said: \u201cI think that\u2019s a misunderstanding of the evidence and a myth that\u2019s been propagated because it sounds exciting.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36372838\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36372838\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.44\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"American actor Harrison Ford as the eponymous archaeologist in a scene from the film 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', 1989\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36372838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Indiana-Jones.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36372838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/3_Indiana-Jones.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36372838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_Indiana-Jones.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36372838.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Indiana-Jones.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf the consequences of losing a sporting event were your death, you would really be hard put to find players.\u201d Instead, he says these cultures were sophisticated innovators whose practical achievements are often overlooked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Olmecs, regarded as Mesoamerica\u2019s first great civilisation, pioneered chocolate culture, developed complex trade systems and may even have helped inspire later mathematical concepts including zero. He said: \u201cThey were super creative people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36324024\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36324024\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mayan temple\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36324024.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Yaxha-Mayan-Acropolis-Pyramid-Guatemala-Laguna-Yaxh.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36324024.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Yaxha-Mayan-Acropolis-Pyramid-Guatemala-Laguna-Yaxh.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36324024.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Yaxha-Mayan-Acropolis-Pyramid-Guatemala-Laguna-Yaxh.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article36324024.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Yaxha-Mayan-Acropolis-Pyramid-Guatemala-Laguna-Yaxh.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dr Barnhart hopes people realise that these people still have millions of descendants today\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dr Barnhart hopes people realise that these people still have millions of descendants today<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And while movies often look to portray the indigenous South and Central American peoples as coming from mysterious lost worlds, he believes the reality is both simpler and more human. He said: &#8220;They\u2019re not just anthropological specimens. They have descendants and what we say about them reflects upon living people today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dr Ed Barnhart is is a leading Latin American archaeologist and director of the Maya Exploration Center. Over a 20-year career he has mapped more than 4,000 ancient buildings and become a recognised expert on Maya astronomy, mathematics and calendar systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has also appeared on History Channel and Discovery Channel documentaries discussing ancient American civilisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><em>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our <\/em><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><em>newsletters<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Ed Barnhart, often dubbed the &#8216;real life Indiana Jones&#8217;, discovered a hidden Mayan city&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg",1200,675,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg",1200,675,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021.jpg",1200,675,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-1115x675.jpg",1115,675,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-800x500.jpg",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-540x340.jpg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Ed_Barnhart_2021-400x250.jpg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?cat=7\" rel=\"category\">Stories<\/a>","tag_info":"Stories","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}