Did They Know This Would Happen? Ancient People Left THIS Inside a Cave
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Episode Number: TN-20250131
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This Trek takes me down a dirt road where I saw something on the cliffs. So, I went to investigate...
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👍How to be a respectful visitor to these places👍
Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
3️⃣ Leave All Artifacts. Leave artifacts and structures undisturbed to maintain their historical significance. It is illegal and wrong to take artifacts. If you want something to take home, support local tribes by buying their handicrafts and jewelry.
4️⃣ Manage Waste Responsibly. Use waste bags; don't leave human or pet waste behind. Don't 'go' near cultural sites.
5️⃣ Camp With Care. Don't camp near historical sites. No fires near these areas, and ensure all waste is packed out. Don't make fires in caves or alcoves. Camp in designated spots only. When you leave, make sure to make the site cleaner and better than when you found it. Pick up extra trash you may see.
6️⃣ Control Your Pets. Don't let pets roam freely near archaeological areas to prevent destruction. Pets are not allowed in or near sites.
7️⃣ Preserve Fragile Areas. Don't disturb fossils and please protect delicate soil and plant life.
8️⃣ Follow Rules. Don't engage in illegal actions such as building cairns, or using climbing gear to access archaeological sites.
9️⃣ Obey Drone Rules and Laws. Numerous locations in the American Southwest and beyond, such as the Navajo Reservation, Wilderness Study Areas, and various restricted spaces, enforce strict drone usage prohibitions. It is crucial to not only honor the legacy of the people who once inhabited these areas but also show respect for the present-day residents and adhere to their local laws, customs and regulations.
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Disclaimer: I'm not claiming to be the first to 'discover' these sites. I simply explore intriguing spots I find on Google Earth, with my drone, or through hiking, and share the adventure!
I do not claim to be an expert on anthropology, geology, or archaeology. I don't have a degree or formal training in archaeology. I am just a hiker who loves to explore and see new things especially the ancient history in the American Southwest. This is what my channel is about. I hope you stick around and explore with me!
I do not give out locations to the places in my videos. I take seriously the responsibility to protect and respect these ancient places. If you do find/visit one of these locations, please visit respectfully. I try my best to hide noticeable landmarks, mountains, and canyons in my videos.
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The Desert Drifter who also has a channel like The Trek Planner was severely injured in a car accident Friday night and is in the ICU fighting for his life. Please have a good thought for Andrew, The Desert Drifter.
Thanks for sharing that news hope he recovers and he's receiving the best care possible. He's a great guy and determined character
'Andrew Cross, known as 'Desert Drifter' on YT, also a youth pastor, is making progress in his recovery after a serious car accident on Jan 31, 2025. His family has been sharing updates, noting that his brain bleed has stabilized, his MRI showed no stroke in the upper brain and his cervical and lumbar spine appear normal.'
I was just thinking about him.
Oh no! I hope he is doing better. Prayers for a full recovery, prayers for his family. I love both the Trek Planner and the Desert Drifter. I enjoy traveling vicariously with them, to see ruins, pictographs and pot shards.
Really devastated to find out today that Desert Drifter had a bad accident and is in critical care. I love both your channels and I think they compliment each other well. Be safe out there, man, only takes a small mistake to end up in a bad way.
A while back Desert Drifter gave a shout out to the Trek Planner whose silence on Andrew's accident is deafening.
Do love bothe their videos
Prayers for Andrew at Desert Drifter!
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I always look forward to your videos! I used to camp and hike and fish, but I am now disabled and pretty much home bound. I get such joy and a thrill seeing the amazing finds and beautiful landscapes. Every so often I save screenshots to do painting with. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!
So true. My exploring and climbing are done through his eyes. Thank you for your efforts. Mike
If I could get 1/10th the love of Jeff from viewers of my videos, I might feel like I'm doing something good. But I'm old. And bald. And missing teeth. Sigh...
All these ruins are testament to the resiliency of these ancient peoples.
Thanks for taking us there.
I notice your audio is great when the camera is facing you, however when you point it away your voice is muted. Maybe need a lapel Mike.
Thx
Wow, I could've written your comment. Growing old ain't for wimps right. Rock on and live on.
@@tundraoutlander3488 I do my best, thank you. 🙂 Hardest part is, I live in mid western slope Colorado. It’s not all that far from the Four Corners areas and eastern Utah, which I really miss wandering. It makes me crazy not to be able to get out and enjoy even just sight seeing the land. I miss it so much.
Please do a vid on the Desert Drifter. I just found out what happened to him. We all need to pray! I love both of your channels. We all get to see places we will never go in person. Thank you Sir!
( Huge Smile ) You make an old gal feel like a kid, scrambling , out exploring and making it so much fun, and really makes you think about people who were here before us. The stone work on that structure is tight! Yes they call it “Chinking” also when building Log Cabins.
Side Note: I grew up in England, and we buried some items in our back yard, for someone to find in a few thousand years. Hihi.
Thank you for being real.
Exactly the reason it is one of my favorite channels ❤
Thank you so much for your comment! You made my day!!
@ Thank you!!
With all the crazy stuff going on right now. I need your videos. Thank you very much.
Me too.
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They were growing corn, so weather must have been much different when they survive there.
They do have earthquake that area. Explains rock fall.
The "Flute player" is named Kokopelli. So cool that you found an original!!!
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I just checked in Wikipedia after seeing your comment , it’s so interesting
KokopeLLi was the (God or image)for fertility. I have a pendant with the picture. So fun. 😊
After doing a little research, apparently "Kokopelli" isn't the flute player. It's been misidentified for decades. Kokopelli is a fertility symbol and is supposed to have a big, hard dong. Not a flute, apparently.
The zigzag pictograph is clearly railroad tracks 😁
I really enjoy your videos. Im 74 now and cant explore anymore but i did all my life. I grew up here in Arizona and explored alot of these sites. Thanks for bringing me along
Last time I was hunting ruins in Utah, we met three other explorers, a strenuous 2 mile hike away from the trailhead. All three of the other explorers were over 80! (and all three in better physical shape than the average forty-year-old American! )
I hope I'll still be exploring at that age, but I'm glad people like Jeff will give me an opportunity to keep discovering new places even when I can't get there myself anymore!
73 here in CO. Health issues now but all my life climbing mtns, back packing, and more. Enjoy these vids.
Do you get the feeling that this site was from some kids, like you were, who were exploring the mountain and making their own art. Trying to make it look old.
@@stevenrafters7817 Friends and I, used to hike Alder Canyon outside of San Manuel.
I think you might be right about the hole in the bolder... that was my first consideration as well... The holes acted as sink holes for branches to create what ever soft organic material woven between the frame work to provide breathable solution for enclosure.
I think the holes are for oil to form lanterns for rituals.
Those are socket holes for vertical branches that formed an upper wall and windbreak giving the site much more protection from the weather.
You would ever be up for hiking I could show you some of the other amazing sites in this canyon.
That was my first thought too, but the oil idea is intriguing!
@@geoffwales8646yeah they had access to crude oil. No burn marks I’m not buying that
What an amazing adventure! Thanks for doing this for those of us who can't. And your enthusiasm and joy come through the camera!💞💫
Thank you for being here! You guys are amazing!
Finding hand and finger prints in ancient mortar would be my favorite thing ever. Very personal connection!
It really does make it more personal to me too. Almost like I can envision someone there molding the mortar and carefully placing stones
Pretty cool, Jeff. Good eye. I love the way you only take pictures and only leave footprints.
As always Jeff amazing. Love hiking with you. Thanks. 😊
You walked past a small calender.
You found a kokopeli! I can no longer not see them as a guy trying to rip a toilet plunger off of his face.
Thank you, Charlotte! 🙂I'm glad you took this journey with me!
Amazing video, as always. Longtime watcher and first-time commenter.
LOL! It was so frustrating to watch this video because when you were talking about the carved indentations on that sandstone platform, I kept wanting you to pan up to see if there were corresponding indentations on the ceiling. I was yelling at the screen way before you even began postulating about it later. Thankfully, @07:18 rolled around, and for a couple of seconds, you see very deliberate indentations in the ceiling.
What's *really* interesting is that the structure below the platform at @06:30 looks a lot like a large bread baking oven or pottery kiln. There looks to be quite a bit of burned material on the bottom of the pit, so I think my hypothesis is supported.
My second and unsupported hypothesis is that whatever was draped off the wooden poles braced in those platform/ceiling indentations was to shield the heat emanating from the oven/kiln. How's that for a run-on sentence? 😂
Thoughts?
P.S. Can you call me from the field so I can direct your camera shots, too? LOL!! 😂😂😂😂
Ha ha ha to the PS. Loved it.
Love your videos. Thanks for taking this 81 year old lady along with you on your adventures. Keep those videos coming. From deep southeast Mississippi.❤
Chinking as a term is was certainly used in the Eastern US several centuries ago, typically used tu describe materials, often mud, inserted between logs in log cabins, but perhaps in other situations also.
I think you could say chinking is pretty much world wide; any place that was letting the air/cold in would get something stuffed in it immediately.
I worked for a log home company out west and chinking is what we called it too, the mortar packed in between the logs
Also a common technique in lime pointing walls. In the UK, the infilling of joints with smaller stones or slate is sometimes known as galleting or snecking. It helps strengthen the joint and reduce cracking occurring in the mortar. In adobe or cob (bauge in France) a well graded clay based mix with aggregate of differing sizes has the same effect.
Incredible structure. Its so well preserved, one of the best that I have seen. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generous support, Jerry!!
-Jeff
That's a beautiful structure, visually very pleasing. Hard to imagine how much work went into this little piece of perfection.
Ilike your delivery, your sense of history is like mine.Seeing something made Thousands of years ago and seeing the builders finger prints is a great feeling.
It truly never gets old. I could sit in front of a rock art panel or ancient structure for hours just taking it all in
Your adventures are a breath of fresh air. This one was extra special with intact architecture as well as pictographs. And the scenery was beautiful! A welcome distraction from all the craziness in our current world.
Your joy and enthusiasm definitely come through the camera 📷 😊 Thank you for another uplifting adventure!
My best guess would be that you’re correct about the wood in the divots created in the stone, but I would suggest that it is to protect them from many predators. I’m going to guess that they created some sort of cage so that everyone could sleep and someone didn’t have to stand guard all night.
Interesting take, and got me thinking that perhaps it was an animal enclosure. They did raise turkeys, so that would make some sense too.
yup, ML protection
lovely possibility..though a well construction sheltered construction had many many offers of safety.. shelter .. and peacefull sleep.
Thank you for taking me along on your explorations. You allow so many of us to see things we would never otherwise ever see. I look forward to seeing where you will take us next.
When you come to a structure it would be nice if you pointed your camera out towards the landscape that these people would be looking at from their door.. 😊
Yes, like a panoramic view 😮😊.
Jeff is big on keeping us ignorant. A pano might help locate this. Heaven forbid. Without a location, we have little access to work that may have been done. The place is far from pristine. How many times did he beg for subscriptions? It's about money.
@@RobYoung-x7r Jesus.
If he did a pano and people figured out, a lot of people would go and basically destroy it. Like the fools did in Utah and Mesa Verde.
@@RobYoung-x7r lol go find your own sites if you want to see some so badly. Anybody can do exactly what Trek Planner does if you want to, but you just want everything handed to you. At the expense of the sites, at that. What would you be visiting if he gave all the locations away? Not something that's as intact as it was when he got there.
Very cool content, Mr. Johnson. I look forward to your posts each week.
Thank you! Got a VERY interesting one coming soon! ;-)
I always love making coffee and sipping to your new episodes. Love your stuff
That means a lot to me! Thanks for travelling along with me! 🙂
I think the holes might have been used as leverage points to stretch and dress animal hides.
They have to be smoked, washed and stretched a few times to make them soft. That stone would make a good work surface to scrape a hide.
Just a guess though.
Without seeing more of the area, It's hard for me to be sure, but that really looks like a dried up spring cistern. I also think you may be right about those divots in that boulder, too. They were likely used to friction fit logs to build a mud wall.
A lot of these sites were built around springs and were abandoned when the spring stopped being reliable, based on what I've been able to figure examining some 300 sites.
Audio is terrible..
Kokopelli!!! Wow that is a real find!
Thanks! Pretty neat stuff, just hope there are no family members of the unknown builders under that rock that fell.
To me it is really clear that the fallen boulder was already fallen. The habitation signs are all toward use of the boulder as part of the build.
I hope so too. Can't imagine being in a dwelling when that rock fell!
Thank you for your Super Thanks!! I appreciate your direct support! 🙂
-Jeff
Im so happy to go exploring with you...thank you trek planner 👍💯
Some of the Wood Structure still standing and some nice Rock Art - and an amazing complete Ruin - wow indeed ! A very Enjoyable Adventure - keep it coming ! Many Cheers from Australia !
Cheers too from Australia. There’s lots of us who watch Jeff 😊
I have discovered that I have a HUGE audience from Australia! I really appreciate you guys! Can't wait to come to your great and beautiful country to explore one day! 🙂
This is one of the best sites you've ever videoed, Jeff! I loved going along with you vicariously and getting to see these ruins and pictographs that I've never seen before today. You always do a really great job of editing and informing. Thanks again.
Wow, that was very well preserved. Glad to be able to see it. Thanks
Joy to Jeff and his adventures keep on TREKEN👍😊🙏>>>💚
Hey Alien Allen! It's good to see your comments! I appreciate your support so much!
-Jeff
@TheTrekPlanner THANK YOU!
Enjoy your videos very much. Thank you!
Loving your videos, very interesting. We're watching them from the U.K..
Thank you for watching from the UK! I have a very large viewership from the UK and am so grateful you are part of my channel, Les! One day, I'll come and explore over there 🙂
-Jeff
I absolutely love your channel and appreciate all the time and effort you put into it. I also appreciate that you are not a professional archeologist or geologist because this means your experience and observations are pure and not biased. I hope you understand my meaning. Thanks for a wonderful experience. ❤
Classic Trek Planner. Thank you!
I appreciate you!!
That was amazing Jeff, love your adventures 😊
I LOVE your adventures. When I was up in Farmington friends and I would hike around a lot. Finding finger prints in clay is just cheap thrills. One hike we did was down a damp canyon, and on the way back we found ML tracks in the wet sand. Chills. The first thought I had about the holes in the rocks was for holding sticks. The designs were the most unusual ones I've ever seen. Primitive. I'm one of those people who can "feel" the energy in things. One time I put my hand on a Spiral in Largo Canyon and instantly felt myself being pulled into it. Thank You for sharing .
Thanks for all your efforts in makings these incredible adventures into what remains of our ancient kin.
Nice! That one ruin was in fantastic shape - pretty rare to find these days. PLUS, you found a Kokopelli! (one suitable for young audiences too lol)
Glad you stumbled upon this site. Just goes to show you that keeping your eyes open can reveal secrets.
At 5:34 Not my content here, but cupules are very interesting. Some have a red ochre or ground hematite base color, signifying girls' coming-of-age ceremony. In Native American culture, "cupules" refer to small, rounded depressions carved into rocks, often considered a type of petroglyph, which are believed to have been created for ceremonial purposes related to fertility, rainmaking, or other spiritual practices, depending on the tribe and region, with the specific meaning often open to interpretation due to lack of detailed historical records.
Key points about cupules in Native American culture:
Appearance:
Cupules are small, bowl-shaped depressions pecked or pounded into rock surfaces, resembling a rounded indentation.
Symbolic associations:
Many scholars link cupules to fertility symbols, potentially representing the female form due to their shape.
Ritualistic use:
Some theories suggest that the rock powder created while making cupules might have been used in fertility rituals.
Regional variations:
The meaning and interpretation of cupules can vary depending on the specific Native American tribe and geographic location.
Other potential meanings:
Some researchers speculate that cupules could also be associated with rainmaking rituals or other ceremonial practices based on local beliefs.
This is the kind of information that make me come back for more. Seeing things is way cool but the answers to the “whys or what does it mean or how” is the whole purpose I watch. thank you TheDesertWalker for filling my knowledge to the top today!
Are you sure it’s just not a place for standing up branches in a place to stay secure???
@o9brian thats what I think too. The divits are evenly spaced, and it makes sense.
In Sweden they have also been associated with fertility! In our "Vitlycke Rock Carvings" (ca. 1700 BCE - 300 BCE) they are part of the carvings. Sometimes
in rows and sometimes more randomly placed. The connection to fertility stems from all depicted men being visibly aroused whatever they are doing. Waving weapons and such, and couple consummating their encounter. There are portable ones as well and others in larger lose rocks. In medieval times the church considered them pagan and ordered their destruction because women put offerings inside, like tallow or water to produce medicine for warts and such. In the 1920s an old woman had greased up a hole in Eastern Sweden to cure the redness in her eyes. A Priest cleverly asked the kids in a village why there was grease in the indentation. He didn't confront her because she was an elderly widow that he really liked. Sorry for the long post but I got excited since my grandmother AND her sister both had waist high granite boulders outside their houses with a pock mark collecting rain water. They both said it was for the birds to drink from, and kept them topped up, but I always thought that hauling immensely heavy boulders to the house just to provide 3 tbsp of water to birds seemed like an overkill. Now I suspect that they were witches! 🧙♀️ 🧙♀️ I'll top them both up next time I go to our summerhouse, just in case...
The key word above is speculation. No one knows or will ever know. The ones who made them are long dead. Old archaeology joke: If you don't know what it is, it's ceremonial. There's a lot of b.s. in speculation and no concrete data. I don't play that game.
Sad news about Andrew from Desert Drifter. I hope he survives
Thanks Jeff. I so enjoy your videos. Ancient spaces.. beautiful places.. and always respectful. ♥️🙏
This was wonderful as usual I love learning about the ancient Indians that's our heritage great job as usual thank you
I love watching your videos. The canyons are awesome to see. It's like walking in the Tennessee mountains here. It's amazing to just see nature and wonder about how people lived 100's of years ago. It's so fascinating and beautiful! Thank you 😊
What adventure and tangible insights to the lives of the ancient. Love his way of sharing ❤
The first structure was probably a granary. Holding corn or other grains. The little cupules on the boulder were probably a communal food making area using the cupules as grinders. Look for rocks used as grinding stones/pestles. The cupules were fairly small so maybe it wasn't used for that long or maybe just for ceremonial use. Keep up the great work.
That was an incredible place, Jeff. That one room was in perfect condition. It is amazing how long some of these structures survive. Thanks, Jeff!❤
I find these videos of ancient cliff dwellings very fascinating. Please continue making them!
That's EXACTLY why I love this channel, what he said at the start of this one. Seeing what it is as he is is what makes it feel like when we were kids finding cool spots on hikes, unfortunately we only had east Texas rural stuff, not stunning deserts!
Desert Drifter was in an accident! He needs prayers!
You're in probably my favorite canyon in that area, Jeff! I see from your videos, you've done other videos in this canyon as well. Your fears of "ML"s in that canyon are spot-on. My sons and I disturbed one last spring, in an offshoot canyon just north of where you are. That canyon can be a real headache for where public lands and private property jigsaw puzzle themselves together. There is so so so so so much in that canyon, I'm of the opinion that something should likely be done to protect it more than it already is. Clearly, that canyon had a massive human presence, as evidenced by the literal thousands of sites within it, and many of the sites are pretty big, and even at least one Great House. I'm in that canyon at least once a year, and I encourage you to never tire of visiting it. Although it has been severely plundered by local pothunters, there are still many discoveries to be had within it. All it takes is for one set of fresh eyes or turning a corner in a particular way. We found a pestle still embedded in its hole in a spot of one of the sites there just last year. I've got a few Google Earth targets in that neighborhood to check out, and I'll shoot you an email this spring with their coordinates. Appreciate your integrity and shared love of this area. Keep on trekkin', brother.
Very cool
FAMILY.. we follow those brave enough to bring us real exploration and open windows to our past. . DesertDrifter has been in critical car accident and needs our prayers. Send word. One of our very special explorers needs our love and energy. Trek planner risks his life and time also. We who watch, and have our fascinations fed, and intuition validated by these explorers need to come together as a community and pray. Our collective awakening brings our energy together so we can help each other.
Awesome episode! So grateful to you for sharing these adventures!
Wow Jeff! You blessed my soul with your sharing. This was wonderful in every way. Now I’ll share it with friends. I’ve become one of your thankful granny promoters. I’m so happy to see your channel growing.
I'm thinking the holes in the rocks are for structure. Very doggone interesting!
That was a nice touch at the end how you tied the ancient peoples to their living ancestors. Thanks for another Great Adventure!
Here’s another idea for the carved holes: the boulder may have been an alter of sorts and they may have filled those depressions with fat and lit them like candles.
That makes a lot of sense!
Yes! That's what I suggested just now.
I have spent time in indigenous ceremonies in the US and I have never seen anything close to that kind of product or anything close to a candle, as we see in European ceremonies. They would have eaten the fat, not burned it. Those holes are holders for poles.
I think the "zigzag" may depict a crawling creature like a millipede (anthropods) Ancient Millipedes grew pretty big. We have huge fossils where we live.
Such an interesting place. What do you think made the honeycomb roof over the one ruin? Thank you for teaching all of us to respect the ruins! Love your treks!
I wondered that too. Possibly birds making mud nests?
It looked to me like that could be ancient gas escaping the mud. Or maybe it was underwater in the past and it's a coral fossil, which is what I thought first. Fascinating and fun stuff! So cool 🥰 😎🙌🏼🏆
Thank youuu!!🙏🏻🥳
Wind and rain erosion
Absolutely, I am excited to see these ancient ruins! This trip was especially interesting to me, as the dwellings were in difficult places and well selected. Thank you for your love of ancient history and respect for the ruins. Thank you for taking us along on your adventure and sharing this. Sending up prayers for Andrew, Desert Drifter, and family!
I think the zigzag might be a simple calendar to mark days and maybe moons cycles or both with the ups and downs.
very cool you are documenting these things and that is very important.
I'm thinking moon cycles. There are 14 marks before the line changes direction, with the up or down being New Moon or Full Moon.
Great video as always! I like the idea that the small circular depressions were for mounting sticks to create a barrier - possibly even a storage space with the depressions all around the rock. Thanks for the adventure!
If it became a woven structural barrier I wonder if they made baskets to hang from the structure as well. Maybe woven from the bark and smaller branches of the wood used for the structure.
This site is Hobbit like to me. I'd live there, 1000 years ago!
Thanks another awesome adventure. I appreciate you!
Oh Jeff! You for sure need to come to Peru for at least a month. So many of the techniques you feature are still used today here. Please please come. We can take you to all the ancient sites too
My favorite parts of your videos is your genuine enthusiasm and respect. ❤ from Grandma in Peru 🇵🇪
I would love to come meet you, Grandma! Really! It's going to happen one day!! Please show me around! 🙂
@@TheTrekPlanner
The zig zag pictograph was really cool.
My family loves your videos. We always learn so much & appreciate your care of the land & artifacts. We get to adventure vicariously through you & your enthusiasm is infectious. Thank you so much for your content.
I totally agree 😊!
Buddy, use UV flashlight next time on these paintings, and you will be stunned!
DJI drones are getting LIDAR next year. We should buy him one.
You can also find scorpions with UV light!
I enjoy watching your videos. And yes your joy comes through loud and clear.
Thank you so much for sharing. Glad to know you'll still be doing this when youre 200
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Hi Jeff: nother great adventure. I love to see the excitement in your eyes imagining what you may discover. Keep it going, and STAY SAFE!
That "8" was clearly the Japanese kanji for "day." Obviously, the Ancient Pueblans were a long lost group of Japanese tourists... Seriously, that was a perfectly intact little "ruin" you found there at the 11:15 mark. The floor doesn't look very flat inside though. That honeycomb pattern on the ceiling outside the structure probably came from water dripping down? Your videos are always joyous adventures for us too!
Your videos are always interesting, I used to spend weeks in the SW, Az, NM, Tx, back in 70s but age has stopped most of my yondering. The desert can be so beautiful but if not prepared so deadly. The ancients were obviously very resilient people who knew how to use the resources available. Learning these same skills make living out there much easier and safer, be careful and keep treking.
The flute player is a Kokopelli. He went from community to community sharing news.
I had never heard of Kokopelli, so I went to Wiki for more information and was surprised by all the stuff I learned. The German and the English Wiki articles vary in content; the German one dealing with the origin of this character and his multiple roles in religion and life more in detail.
Thanks for pointing out this interesting flute player to me who could be a deity of fertility or a wandering news breaker, and thanks to Trek Planner for taking me to places which I'll never see in real life!
I for one follow your channel specifically because you do not find Atlantis one week , Jimmy Hoffa's burial the next and then Noah's ark the week after. Keep up your honest day's work.
Don't forget Area 51 and the Illuminati...
Thank you for taking us with you. It was really cool. I would never be able to see these things with out you guys dong these video's . ❤
Most of the paints for want of a better term, would be natural oxides. Yellow thru red with white often being a clay. Fire has been used for millennia for cracking/tunneling in rocks with some cold water to speed up the process. Enjoy ur videos from downunder.
I appreciate your concern for "MLs".
Yet, you can count on one of two things if they are around:
1. They already see/hear you and are staying well out of your way, or
2. They already see/hear you and are stalking you and you will not see it coming.
So why worry?
More seriously, do not run away or ride away on a mountain bike. That is like garnishing the plate.
What's an ML?
@@KeithWalden-p6j mountain lion
Fantastic adventure!
Super cool! We used to do the same thing in Baja as a kid with my dad. We even found Ollas, pipes, manos, metates, arrowheads, and more.
Watching from Venice Louisiana… 😮
That’s a beautifully preserved ruin, the best I’ve ever seen.
Mark
I think the flute player is actually a downward facing praying mantis? (9:32) Enjoy your videos!
That's what it looked like to me too!
I just come on to say that, if the image was rotated 90 degrees
Or Kokopeli.
It is always fun to go on an adventure with you in the desert!! Thanks for taking us along.
The N O then the bright red figures. Did someone enhance the painted red figures?
I’ve been watching your videos about 8 months. I enjoyed every show. So I just subscribed and this is my first comment. 👍 I feel like I’m there with you hiking, exploring, and finding real history, fascinating. You’re a great host. Easy to hang with.
Love the canyons, terrain, the beauty of it all.
Yes, great videos. Thank you.
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It's a happy place, for sure!
Hi Randall! :-) So grateful you subscribed to my channel and you left a comment! I hope you stick around with me. I have some amazing places coming up soon that you won't want to miss ;-)
-Jeff
6:25 that zig zag indicates an earthquake hence the boulder laying there after the earthquake and the drawing depicting what caused it. The earth moving in waves like that.
I think I just came up with that theory but it’s spot on, eh
To be honest you may be onto something. It definitely seems like a good representation of an earthquake.
This is one of the best I've seen yet, as far as being able to visually see the markings so well. Something on pretty much everyone's bucket list to find real treasures! So, keep it up. This is beyond interesting, it's our history.
If I were a bettin man, I'mma thinkin the "divets" in the sand stone were where the vertical posts of a meat drying rack would anchor on top of the rock.
Kokopelli is the flute player.
The zig zag lines w/the hash marks maybe a time measurement?
Maybe days & months?
Great find man. Maybe it was a quarry?
I love your videos . Im 68 and live vicarius through you . The structures fascinate me . Retired stone mason and facinated by their mortar they knew a mixture that work still today .
Hi Jeff, As an Australian the first pictograph was definitely a KANGAROO. Who knew!!. Anyway excellent videos as usual, thankyou.