Just the view of the folds and wrinkles in the rock of the cliff face before you even revealed the ruins were worthy of this video. Thanks for bringing us along.
Oh wow ! On page 82 of his book there is an inscription detail that looks like a Templar cross (think of Four Corners) and next to it a Hebrew letter Shin that also looks like a Turkey 🦃 track. You know what is not far from Four Corners?, Hog Canyons that happen to look like a letter Shin from the air. It’s nine hours from Mount Zion in Colorado AND not far from Zion National Park. This Synagogue with the similar looking mikvah was also later in time a Crusader Church. The Turkey actually was the first choice for Americas national bird, and Moatoka / Pocahontas / Rebecca is said to have worn a Turkey Cape. She also had a sister named Cleopatra. She is depicted light skinned, because she was as were other Native Americans. Brother Joel states: “One of the distinguishing features that enables an excavated house to be clearly identified as Jewish is finding a mikvah. This site you’ve documented Brother Jeff may be more significant to archeology and history than we realize. It may prove before Columbus and some Native American tribes were here there was another people that connect back to the Holy Lands, who practiced specifically Jewish customs. Mind blowing considerations. Question would be what time frame they lived.
I think it Is an industrial site. The mortar for the bricks were made in the round holes. Nearby water and brush and sand would make it perfect. They didn't have wheelbarrows.
The concept of some young nerdy kid with internet access and some commercially available electronics having a channel with such interesting content is amazing to me. He's going to be rich and happy when he becomes an old man.
I'm an archeologist (specializing in circumpolar archeology), but I've done some work on the ancient Puebloans, and those look like food storage caches to my eyes. They're probably fairly early on, as the latter ones are usually in higher cliffs, but it's not unknown to see ancient people making use of natural features/pits augmented/roofed with stone etc over the top to keep whatever food was stored there safe. They're generally only preserved in places with a lot of stone/ice and not many people (such caches in prairie soil would likely have been smaller and wouldn't have survived water erosion or the human activity typical in those areas)
looking at the surrounding cliffs, and given this was build on a slope, not an alcove, wouldn´t it be possible they were built to store, harvest rain water, instead of storing food? this is a dry area, it would avoid them having to go downthe cliff to the stream ? it looks efficient for rain water.
@helenepailhous1344 interesting idea! They may well have been cisterns - the Ancestral Puebloans and others living in the area were masters of water management - but it's difficult to tell without being there and doing an excavation. That said, a couple of factors suggest otherwise - namely, that type of rock is typically quite porous, so any sitting water would be likely to drain down through it (unless they had some sort of an impermeable liner - perhaps something like a chukum or cured/waxed animal hide). This may have been possible, but if they did, I'm not seeing evidence of it in the video. Secondly, if the partial walls were once complete, that would have impeded water getting into the depressions - unless there were channels cut into the rock to guide the water (they may have existed, but no longer be visible if they became filled at some point - perhaps due to a drought and/or humans no konger keeping them clear). It's too bad there's not more resources for proper excavations and lab testing - I'm sure there is so much we just can't know just from looking and everyone would benefit from knowing more about how ancient people lived with and in their environments.
Idk, if that were me, I would have used that in the heat as a cooler place to sleep. I would have built the walls up and put a roof on so I could easily stand. Kind of like a deer stand. Not a permanent place, but a place to stop at. I think we tend to overthink things.
They are definitely cisterns, likely from eddies caused by both rainwater and seep springs. The soil composition is not very pourous at all, due to it being mostly clay, which doesn’t drain well. This is why flash floods occur in the Southwest- water accumulates and rises at an alarming rate, which is why it is so dangerous to be in the bottom of a canyon during monsoon season. Ancestral Puebloans were experts at using their resources. They would likely have been used for kilns and food caches when the cisterns emptied. They worked smarter, not harder! By the 13th century, most of the cliff-dwelling Ancestral Puebloans had migrated towards to Rio Grande due to increasing drought.
I'm a senior who barely leaves the house anymore and I can't tell you how much joy your videos bring to me. I'm so glad I discovered your channel. How much formal studying of archeology & anthropology have you done? You seem to know quite a bit but often wonder what it is you're looking at. Taking classes would be so cool & enhance the whole experience. I admire your respectful attitude to the ruins. It would be so tempting to put a pottery shard in your backpack! Do you do these explorations with other people or mostly just alone? I intend to watch everything on your channel. Thanks for this amazing gift!
Cists to store foodstuffs are a common feature of ancestral Puebloan sites. I’m sure that using a natural feature to save lining the cavity with stone would have been a real bonus.
This looks like a weather exposed cyst that had been sealed, its only different because the cyst is vertical instead of horizontal like on a wall built in front of a cavette... it is a cliff dwelling with a vertical cyst.
You felt the Ancestors' Spirits. That's why you felt so emotional and compelled to stay. They know you are there with good intentions and sharing our history. Than you for this again. ❤❤
I thought the exact same thing. You didn't want to leave. You were speechless. You were overcome by emotion, likely a string feeling of attachment. The "spirit world" is unproven but may well exist...a realm outside our dimension?
Jeff, I just found your channel and love it. Your respect and love for nature and the outdoors are a blessing, today's young don't get outside due to the internet and cellphones. I grew up hunting, fishing and doing all 4 seasons of sports. I'm a retired woman now. You have such a respect for ruins and all. Thanks for showing us the world thru your eyes.
You couldn’t leave because this place is sacred. These holes were ceremonial. These people believed in their creation myths that they emerged from the depths of the earth. When they found these perfect holes (the other is the same when you dig down, they too were stunned, and they fit the creation myths perfectly. People did not live here, but for ceremonies. Thank you for taking us there. I am a Medicine Woman and I absolutely can feel the energy there. Very special, there is an energy vortex there.
I wonder what the environment was like a thousand years ago. More trees,different water course, more people?it's a fascinating place. Thanks for taking us along. Stay safe out there.
YES I wonder what was happening in the world of those that either found or created the holes. What was the weather like? how did these folks move about and how nomadic? did they have enough food stores to actually store food or were they just on the hunt all the time? Hmmm I wish Napoleon dynamites time machine worked so we could see.. yet these wagon burners might probably make it tough on us for showing up un announced >>
We check here every day in anticipation of new vids! You are very popular in our house. Thx for the info regarding the drone. Recently we purchased the same. We thought it was the one that you are using. Haven't had time to fly it yet in the winter weather, but we are stoked to learn we got your model Many cool thx for the time and dedication involved, but most of all for sharing with all of us. The vids with your knowledgeable commentary are priceless! BTW, your subs are growing daily...207k. Keep up the strong work, my friend. We are proud of you! 😊
Hey John! Thank you for your comment! I was about ready to go to bed for the night and decided to do a final check on my video and saw your comment. Really appreciate all your support!! I hope you enjoy the drone too! There is hardly a time that I go without it. Let me know if you need any pointers! Thanks again! Hope you all enjoy this video :-) -Jeff
@@TheTrekPlannerHey Jeffrey, thx for the reply and offer of help with our new drone! We don't have many petroglyphs in our area but many old gold camps and ghost towns. History and exploring are our fave pastime. What app do you use for your drone? May I have a link to it? We have a Samsung 9+ and a Samsung 21 ultra but can't find an app that works. Help! 😊 Thx again, my friend.
Ohh! I appreciate the tip about possibly finding water near Cottonwood trees! And….. What a FIND ! What ever it was used for, it would have been kept at a Cool temperature. Yes, I definitely would not want to leave. Sit and enjoy the quiet moment., with a snack. Thank you for taking us with you :-)
I discovered your channel yesterday, and spent most of today just binge watching your vids. Just wanted to say thanks so much for uploading your adventures, and all the effort you put into producing them. Its awesome viewing for someone like me in UK, where we dont have anything like the amazing geology and landscapes of southwest US. Have just joined your patreon, cheers!
When you’re standing in what was someone’s modest home created in the rock formations…it’s easy for your mind to wonder about the people who lived there and how they got along. The simplicity of how they lived and survived was no doubt a struggle in ways that we don’t live like…but life was precious nonetheless! Thank you for sharing this with us. You’re a trooper for making the journeys to these isolated places and sharing them with us all.
And I believe in the times of external stress, such as unwanted visitors in the middle of the night, the ladders could be pulled out of the roof-center and placed on the edge for external access.
Unique beautiful place for sure. The cove had a lot of action going on. Not only the geographical area but the ruins of man-made structures. Pretty COOL. Ty Jeff. How exciting to finally finding the spot.
This is great. Good for you. Very beautiful with the buckwheat flowers in the background. You're a very talented and lifted young man. Keep meeting those spiritual places. I'm glad you respect them.
The water flow that carved out the side of the cliff could have created the 'kettles' with hard stones rotating in an eddy of water and routing out the softer sandstone. Native people took advantage of the natural depressions for water collection or other uses. Glacial flows in MN and WI have created similar kettles.
i agree, your description makes it easier to picture the water flow, with stones to keep debris and deposits out of the pit, filtering the water. It required a lot of observation of their environment, how creative and ingenious this is.
Cold storage? Smoker pit? It's absolutely amazing regardless. Wow. As much as it's running through my to jump down in and look closer, you are right. Respect is better than curiosity. Well done. You rock!
Beautiful. Thank you, such an awesome trip. It is a Wonderous place. Thank you for respecting the past, the People's lives and the landscape and for sharing all of it with us💕
Wow Jeff, my first thought was burials also. The place definitely has a sacred feel to it. I don't blame you for not wanting to leave. I was reminded of the buried giants that were found buried in circular holes in rock like this. They were buried in a fetal position. Great footage Jeff, excellent! thanks for taking us along.
Those must be storage or defensive structures? You can't lay down or fit many people in them, so I figure, it must be storage. What a beautiful place. I think I get just as excited as you. Reminds me of Fire Canyon. That's what we called it anyway. The oranges, reds, and yellows, look like fire. Thanks for taking us along. I look forward to your videos on Saturdays. I watch you first thing. I get those feelings too. The feeling of the spirits of the people who were there before.
I haven't seen anything specifically like that either. I'm pretty certain the holes were created by erosion from water falling from the cliff above. My guess would be that they were used as water storage and potentially built up around them to keep debris out of the hole.
Have you ever been to Mesa Verde? They have a ton of circular structures for shelter built into the cliffs. It was a really common cliff-dweller method of building.
@@LRRPFco52 The structures at Mesa Verde are Kivas and were used as a gathering place for ceremonies. The holes in this video aren’t large enough to fit multiple people for ceremonies.
6:30 Exquisite colouration!🥰🥰 8:14 Look at the inside of that hole, far right: it looks like there's an opening (continuing beneath the rock face?). We never get a closer view than this, alas. 8:20 And the wall on the opposite side, keeps anyone from being able to look more closely. Looks like a more 'modern' construction. 9:11 Beyond the charcoal: is that an opening? 13:50 Very helpful! :D 14:14 to 14:22 Would love a link to this research article...
I'm wondering if these could have been an ancient kiln. The sand in the bottom would protect the pots and also retain heat. It may explain the red color on all the mortar and stone. Fired stone usually turns red like that. With the creek near by, there would have always been enough wood to fire it up. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing it with us Jeff!
I was thinking the same thing, but then there would have been more evidence of smoke and fire around there. It didn’t look like anything was blackened with smoke or soot.
Thank you for another adventure 😊 No matter how the holes came to be, it still was fun to see. I can see how you really love what your doing, and that is special. I love going with you and enjoy it as much as you. Stay safe and know we all care about your well being. Hope your family is doing well. Thank you 😊
This was a very cool find! Could they have been water cisterns, or grain silos? Thank you for taking us with you on your amazing trek! Your photography have inspired me to paint my version of of your canyon! It is beautiful! I love the colors in the rock striations and the water streaking down the all against that brilliant, blue sky!
How do you keep topping each video? Beautiful videography and editing too, btw. Don't be afraid to add more long shots like that one with the red and yellow canyon. I could look at different shots of that all day. Thanks again Brad. So cool to learn from other research(ers). I wonder if one of the learning channels like ones sponsoring TH-camrs might have more info and people to network with.
I am excited to see you hit 500K, and then 1.1M subs. I feel there are enough of us with the time and fascination quotient to support the channel. Today's content is shelter. Heck... I'm nobody to say, but @70, and a life of over the top imagination, it's easy to feel the drive for shelter as a technology unto itself. From 500BC until now mankind has sought the perfection of shelter. People out in the desert thousands of years ago must have "cashed" emergency shelters along designated routes to survive inclement weather. Just a spot- to "hole-up" as it were. Great content! Thank you!! And again for fostering a preservationists and historian's anthropologist heart in those of us who care!!
That circular (sometimes oval) erosion pattern, is a feature of sandstone formations. Can also occur in sandstone blocks used in buildings. As the stone naturally erodes, any harder (possibly heavier) quartz grains can be used by the wind to abrade the surrounding matrix away. Once a cavity is formed, those trapped grains continuously 'sandblast' the void when the wind blows, making it bigger over time.
that's what they looked like to me. Unfortunately, he didn't get any good shots of the cliff side right above where those wells were set. I think he may have stepped over yet another hole, that had been filled in with sand by time and weather. I suspect those were found holes, that someone figured out would hold water, and built up walls to catch more water. Not like you're gonna find a spring up that high...or at least not likely.
If that were the case, there would be others like this all over the landscape at other ruins, but there are not. I think even the people back then knew that stagnant water above ground spoils very quickly and get infested with mosquitos etc - there are plenty of springs and creeks nearby where they could get water. They would of course use rainwater that would collect in pools in the next couple of days, but again, at all the ruins all over the SouthWest, there were never any "tanks" for water storage anywhere, most places were near enough rivers, streams, creeks and run offs, and yup, the environment was different back then to what we have now
Thanks again for another amazing video. If I were to guess I would say they were used for water storage. Just a guess but, that's what I thought of while watching. The world may never know. Keep up the amazing work and above all, stay safe out there.
Jeff I feel you were correct about the burial tombs. The reason why you felt you couldn't leave is because the spirits were happy to see you and like any spiritual meeting it is hard to say goodbye.❤❤❤😊❤❤❤
Believe me ... The spirits around these places are not happy to be invaded. Not are they the type to take kindly to disruption... I have had one encounter and other things happen that taught me to just stay away... And not only that, but things follow you home..
Nice archaeology here, thanks for sharing. Looks like food storage on a cliff dwelling to me. The smaller ones appear to still be sealed. 3D image is pretty crisp too, good work.
Hi Jeff😊 This is by far one of the prettiest and most diverse in color and contrast tones that I've seen you ever do. Worth the wait to finding it after a year. Really enjoying your trips here. Thanks, Anne❤
Just off the top of my head, looking at those circular structures, and the sizes of them, I wonder if they are not for water storage, perhaps as the village(s) grew larger they made larger cisterns. They look too deep and large for foodstuffs. I don't think they are Graves, although they might be. However, I don't think the pueblans had that type of funerary practice. They tended to dispose of the bodies of their dead in secret places and those would be pretty easily located. In any case that was a great find. No wonder you're so excited.
My knee jerk thought is smoking or fermenting chambers. The evidence of a small fire area in the one, and the built up (and well sealed) walls suggests maybe smoking meat. But, could have duel purpose. Another possibility is that these are sipapu ... symbolizing portals through which the ancient ancestors first emerged. But, sipapu are typically found which the confines of a kiva ... and don't have walls built up around their edges. So, while they are roughly the same size, nothing else matches up. Cool place either way.
I've watched a couple other people out exploring. And they, yes more than one, have said that you inspired them to go out exploring. You, inspired them. I find their shout outs to you bringing a smile to my face. You are making not just a name for yourself and channel, but leaving an infectious impression too. To inspire others is truly something worth more than the "likes & subscribes". After watching the other video, I felt I had to bounce over to tell you this.
Beautiful Area indeed ! Maybe they are for Storage - looks very old to me ? Very Interesting for sure - did You see any Pottery Pieces ? Thank You and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
Hey man, love your videos. Probably my favourite account now! I think there would be a lot of people who would do this wrong, without respect and end up doing damage to these sacred sites. It’s really refreshing to see you have so much care for not only the ecosystem, but for the history, artifacts, ruins, etc. I think it would be really interesting to see you partner up with a crew of people. Like an indigenous person from a local tribe of the areas that you investigate, to include some ancestral story telling or some of the myths and legends of the areas as well - and also maybe some university archaeologists who can have some on the spot explanations of the things you find! Either way, I really enjoy this content. Thanks for putting so much work into it! Is there also a place where you list the gear you use? Apps, tech, etc. Thanks!
That wall is amazing the strata is totally proof of a world wide flood. The holes are cisterns to collect water. People had smart ways to gather water and other resources. Great find brother.
I see the cow tracks also that you mention it . I’ll have to start watching the whole video before commenting. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I noticed tracks in a straight line . Cool spot a rather remote. Hats off my friend. Bol.
Final thoughts Jeff, I grew up in a wealthy enclave that was named for little Cottonwoods, and it was next to Coyote Creek, and an ancient marshland. In England Elm trees were known to grown in moist areas which were considered crossroads, where souls crossed form the land of the living into the underworld. The English executed Sir William Wallace ritually at the Elms, at Smithfield on August 23rd, 1305. Shortly thereafter the English started ritual executing tens of thousands of people at Tyburn. Tyburn was named for a stream and the elms trees that grew in the surrounding terrain. The stram got it's name from the God Tiw, the Celtic god of war and justice. Tyburn's stream was also a boundary which was big juju from England to the Etruscans. At Tyburn people were ritually hung form the triple tree, or burned at the stake whre they could then crossover. Take Care Jeff, that was fun.
Likely a natual water worn feature from aeons ago. The geology of that place is fantastic and very telling of its age and creation over millions of years... layers and layers built up, buried, compressed then raised up only to be worn down again by water. Much later, people took advantage of this and added the wall, possible to create more shade, or to stop water running in from above. Amazing places - thank you for the trip 👍
They look as if they might join up, except that the sand has filled them in so much. As they are still full of sand, that might point to them not being raided. Nice find. It's relatively easy to carbon date samples, just a bit costly. If you share your finds with a universty with that tech, and possibly a Amerindian course, taking back a sample plant sample from the mudwork could help you, and them, with free carbon dating.
I watched a documentary on the hunt for Montezuma's gold in Johnson's Canyon. I recall they found similar holes along a cliff and when excavated, some human remains were found.
The wall appears to be used for blocking rainwater as it runs down the slope. My uneducated guess is there was a cover and they would store food or other necessities. Holes like that are naturally occurring but I can't say this is the case here.
Just the view of the folds and wrinkles in the rock of the cliff face before you even revealed the ruins were worthy of this video. Thanks for bringing us along.
Thought the same. Said "oh wow" out loud when Jeff showed it.
Yes and I bet it was absolutely beautiful in person with the sun shining on it
Oh wow ! On page 82 of his book there is an inscription detail that looks like a Templar cross (think of Four Corners) and next to it a Hebrew letter Shin that also looks like a Turkey 🦃 track. You know what is not far from Four Corners?, Hog Canyons that happen to look like a letter Shin from the air. It’s nine hours from Mount Zion in Colorado AND not far from Zion National Park. This Synagogue with the similar looking mikvah was also later in time a Crusader Church. The Turkey actually was the first choice for Americas national bird, and Moatoka / Pocahontas / Rebecca is said to have worn a Turkey Cape. She also had a sister named Cleopatra. She is depicted light skinned, because she was as were other Native Americans. Brother Joel states: “One of the distinguishing features that enables an excavated house to be clearly identified as Jewish is finding a mikvah. This site you’ve documented Brother Jeff may be more significant to archeology and history than we realize. It may prove before Columbus and some Native American tribes were here there was another people that connect back to the Holy Lands, who practiced specifically Jewish customs. Mind blowing considerations. Question would be what time frame they lived.
Isn’t it crazy with the folds and looks like flooding has deposited sediment too.
I think it
Is an industrial site. The mortar for the bricks were made in the round holes. Nearby water and brush and sand would make it perfect. They didn't have wheelbarrows.
Seventy five years old here. Thanks for doing everything I wish I could have done years ago!
I bet you still could!
me too!
The concept of some young nerdy kid with internet access and some commercially available electronics having a channel with such interesting content is amazing to me. He's going to be rich and happy when he becomes an old man.
Sign me up for that!!
That would be so worthy for all the struggles and mishaps he’s encountered ❤
I'm an archeologist (specializing in circumpolar archeology), but I've done some work on the ancient Puebloans, and those look like food storage caches to my eyes. They're probably fairly early on, as the latter ones are usually in higher cliffs, but it's not unknown to see ancient people making use of natural features/pits augmented/roofed with stone etc over the top to keep whatever food was stored there safe. They're generally only preserved in places with a lot of stone/ice and not many people (such caches in prairie soil would likely have been smaller and wouldn't have survived water erosion or the human activity typical in those areas)
looking at the surrounding cliffs, and given this was build on a slope, not an alcove, wouldn´t it be possible they were built to store, harvest rain water, instead of storing food? this is a dry area, it would avoid them having to go downthe cliff to the stream ? it looks efficient for rain water.
@helenepailhous1344 interesting idea! They may well have been cisterns - the Ancestral Puebloans and others living in the area were masters of water management - but it's difficult to tell without being there and doing an excavation.
That said, a couple of factors suggest otherwise - namely, that type of rock is typically quite porous, so any sitting water would be likely to drain down through it (unless they had some sort of an impermeable liner - perhaps something like a chukum or cured/waxed animal hide). This may have been possible, but if they did, I'm not seeing evidence of it in the video. Secondly, if the partial walls were once complete, that would have impeded water getting into the depressions - unless there were channels cut into the rock to guide the water (they may have existed, but no longer be visible if they became filled at some point - perhaps due to a drought and/or humans no konger keeping them clear).
It's too bad there's not more resources for proper excavations and lab testing - I'm sure there is so much we just can't know just from looking and everyone would benefit from knowing more about how ancient people lived with and in their environments.
Idk, if that were me, I would have used that in the heat as a cooler place to sleep. I would have built the walls up and put a roof on so I could easily stand. Kind of like a deer stand. Not a permanent place, but a place to stop at.
I think we tend to overthink things.
They are definitely cisterns, likely from eddies caused by both rainwater and seep springs. The soil composition is not very pourous at all, due to it being mostly clay, which doesn’t drain well. This is why flash floods occur in the Southwest- water accumulates and rises at an alarming rate, which is why it is so dangerous to be in the bottom of a canyon during monsoon season. Ancestral Puebloans were experts at using their resources. They would likely have been used for kilns and food caches when the cisterns emptied. They worked smarter, not harder! By the 13th century, most of the cliff-dwelling Ancestral Puebloans had migrated towards to Rio Grande due to increasing drought.
I was thinking maybe water caches ?
I'm a senior who barely leaves the house anymore and I can't tell you how much joy your videos bring to me. I'm so glad I discovered your channel.
How much formal studying of archeology & anthropology have you done? You seem to know quite a bit but often wonder what it is you're looking at. Taking classes would be so cool & enhance the whole experience.
I admire your respectful attitude to the ruins. It would be so tempting to put a pottery shard in your backpack!
Do you do these explorations with other people or mostly just alone?
I intend to watch everything on your channel. Thanks for this amazing gift!
Nice words from you. So I wish you the best🤍
Cists to store foodstuffs are a common feature of ancestral Puebloan sites. I’m sure that using a natural feature to save lining the cavity with stone would have been a real bonus.
This looks like a weather exposed cyst that had been sealed, its only different because the cyst is vertical instead of horizontal like on a wall built in front of a cavette... it is a cliff dwelling with a vertical cyst.
Yup, and the wall would also be needed to keep the water out during the wet season.
My first impression was that they are cisterns to collect water, but why, when they are so close to a natural water source?
Kilns for making pottery? They do have an abundant source of beautiful red clay in the area.
@@jenniferwilliamson7533. I am sure you are correct about this hole was a cistern. Water is not always available in a desert.
Thankyou for your beautiful, interesting videos. At 78 I still love learning about our world. I watch your videos almost daily.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you so much!
You are peeling back to the deeper layers of human history in your discoveries! As always, thanks for taking me and my armchair with you!!
You felt the Ancestors' Spirits. That's why you felt so emotional and compelled to stay. They know you are there with good intentions and sharing our history.
Than you for this again. ❤❤
Wow that is something to think about. Thank you so much!
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*Loving the new plaque!*
I thought the exact same thing. You didn't want to leave. You were speechless. You were overcome by emotion, likely a string feeling of attachment. The "spirit world" is unproven but may well exist...a realm outside our dimension?
I would not mind if you returned.
There might be more to see there.
Jeff, I just found your channel and love it. Your respect and love for nature and the outdoors are a blessing, today's young don't get outside due to the internet and cellphones. I grew up hunting, fishing and doing all 4 seasons of sports. I'm a retired woman now. You have such a respect for ruins and all. Thanks for showing us the world thru your eyes.
Thank you Jeff for bringing us along to this beautiful sight.
And not disclosing the location.
I get why he doesn't give locations but I would like a general idea , like north, south, east or west whatever state
Are they for holding water?
@@captaincanada7901he’s usually exploring south eastern Utah so probably around there
Thsts what I wss thinking@@lynettedundon1410
Lots of different footprints, i think it gets visited a bit
Thanks!
Wow! 😱 I am extremely touched by your generous support of my channel! Thank you so much!!
-Jeff
You couldn’t leave because this place is sacred. These holes were ceremonial. These people believed in their creation myths that they emerged from the depths of the earth. When they found these perfect holes (the other is the same when you dig down, they too were stunned, and they fit the creation myths perfectly. People did not live here, but for ceremonies. Thank you for taking us there. I am a Medicine Woman and I absolutely can feel the energy there. Very special, there is an energy vortex there.
“….stop and enjoy the sounds and sights” Motto for life!
I wonder what the environment was like a thousand years ago. More trees,different water course, more people?it's a fascinating place. Thanks for taking us along. Stay safe out there.
YES I wonder what was happening in the world of those that either found or created the holes. What was the weather like? how did these folks move about and how nomadic?
did they have enough food stores to actually store food or were they just on the hunt all the time? Hmmm I wish Napoleon dynamites time machine worked so we could see.. yet these wagon burners might probably make it tough on us for showing up un announced >>
I love tagging alongside to admire how beautiful America is it makes me love it even more !😊
I absolutely love to hear the joy and amazement in your voice that I feel in my heart / mind. Thank you.
We check here every day in anticipation of new vids! You are very popular in our house. Thx for the info regarding the drone. Recently we purchased the same. We thought it was the one that you are using. Haven't had time to fly it yet in the winter weather, but we are stoked to learn we got your model Many cool thx for the time and dedication involved, but most of all for sharing with all of us. The vids with your knowledgeable commentary are priceless! BTW, your subs are growing daily...207k. Keep up the strong work, my friend. We are proud of you! 😊
Hey John! Thank you for your comment! I was about ready to go to bed for the night and decided to do a final check on my video and saw your comment. Really appreciate all your support!! I hope you enjoy the drone too! There is hardly a time that I go without it. Let me know if you need any pointers! Thanks again! Hope you all enjoy this video :-)
-Jeff
I have been wondering what kind of drone you use. What brand and model are you using?
@@TheTrekPlannerHey Jeffrey, thx for the reply and offer of help with our new drone! We don't have many petroglyphs in our area but many old gold camps and ghost towns. History and exploring are our fave pastime. What app do you use for your drone? May I have a link to it? We have a Samsung 9+ and a Samsung 21 ultra but can't find an app that works. Help! 😊 Thx again, my friend.
@@TheTrekPlannerwe can't seem the get this app to work. Which do
you use and what is your model of phone? Kind thx
i’m disabled, can’t do adventures like this. but i love this page 🖤
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Be sure to carry a rattle snake kit... and benadryl.
Looks like a natural rock feature the builders turned into a very small kiva-like structure for storage.
Ohh! I appreciate the tip about possibly finding water near Cottonwood trees!
And….. What a FIND !
What ever it was used for, it would have been kept at a Cool temperature.
Yes, I definitely would not want to leave. Sit and enjoy the quiet moment., with a snack.
Thank you for taking us with you :-)
Thanx for taking me along with you today. Enjoyed it, Jeff !!
I discovered your channel yesterday, and spent most of today just binge watching your vids.
Just wanted to say thanks so much for uploading your adventures, and all the effort you put into producing them.
Its awesome viewing for someone like me in UK, where we dont have anything like the amazing geology and landscapes of southwest US. Have just joined your patreon, cheers!
When you’re standing in what was someone’s modest home created in the rock formations…it’s easy for your mind to wonder about the people who lived there and how they got along. The simplicity of how they lived and survived was no doubt a struggle in ways that we don’t live like…but life was precious nonetheless!
Thank you for sharing this with us. You’re a trooper for making the journeys to these isolated places and sharing them with us all.
I appreciate your thoughtfulness….and your adventures!
The layering of the soil's is very interesting in that area , lots of twisting and up heaval , very nice ! 😎
Wow!! How unusual!! The archeologist dating is very interesting. This place is so beautiful..
WOW. Just WOW. Thank you so much for this channel.
Jeff, we love your program & I want your shoes - grey, black soles, and orange laces - what brand/style are they’re cool😊
Kiva's- usually found in residential zones... They had wooden roofs & were entered with ladders through the centers of the roofs. Great Find!
And I believe in the times of external stress, such as unwanted visitors in the middle of the night, the ladders could be pulled out of the roof-center and placed on the edge for external access.
My first thought was a natural well that they improved. The sandstone layers and swirls were worth the trip! Thanks!!!
Unique beautiful place for sure. The cove had a lot of action going on. Not only the geographical area but the ruins of man-made structures. Pretty COOL. Ty Jeff. How exciting to finally finding the spot.
Totally agree! Thanks for the comment!
This is great. Good for you. Very beautiful with the buckwheat flowers in the background. You're a very talented and lifted young man. Keep meeting those spiritual places. I'm glad you respect them.
The water flow that carved out the side of the cliff could have created the 'kettles' with hard stones rotating in an eddy of water and routing out the softer sandstone. Native people took advantage of the natural depressions for water collection or other uses. Glacial flows in MN and WI have created similar kettles.
I agree with you! I've seen 'kettles' in other videos and your description of how they are formed seems very logical.
Looks like clay liner over the masonry
That was the first thing I thought of. I have seen kettles in the St. Croix River valley between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
i agree, your description makes it easier to picture the water flow, with stones to keep debris and deposits out of the pit, filtering the water. It required a lot of observation of their environment, how creative and ingenious this is.
Thanks for sharing your adventures with us‼️‼️
Appreciate you hiking to the places you go for us.
Thank you for coming along with me!
Impressive structures, I share your awe of this. Fascinating stuff!
Cold storage? Smoker pit? It's absolutely amazing regardless. Wow. As much as it's running through my to jump down in and look closer, you are right. Respect is better than curiosity. Well done. You rock!
I don’t know about anyone else, but I could be satisfied just watching the drone footage ❤️
Beautiful. Thank you, such an awesome trip. It is a Wonderous place. Thank you for respecting the past, the People's lives and the landscape and for sharing all of it with us💕
Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed this adventure! Thank you for supporting me! :-)
-Jeff
I agree with your idea this site is very old, thank you for your effort in going to this site and especially for taking us along.
Wow Jeff, my first thought was burials also. The place definitely has a sacred feel to it. I don't blame you for not wanting to leave. I was reminded of the buried giants that were found buried in circular holes in rock like this. They were buried in a fetal position.
Great footage Jeff, excellent! thanks for taking us along.
Those must be storage or defensive structures? You can't lay down or fit many people in them, so I figure, it must be storage. What a beautiful place. I think I get just as excited as you. Reminds me of Fire Canyon. That's what we called it anyway. The oranges, reds, and yellows, look like fire. Thanks for taking us along. I look forward to your videos on Saturdays. I watch you first thing. I get those feelings too. The feeling of the spirits of the people who were there before.
What a special thing to share with us. That site is truly amazing. Thank you for making this video!!
Brandon
I haven't seen anything specifically like that either. I'm pretty certain the holes were created by erosion from water falling from the cliff above. My guess would be that they were used as water storage and potentially built up around them to keep debris out of the hole.
Another excellent speculation.
Have you ever been to Mesa Verde? They have a ton of circular structures for shelter built into the cliffs. It was a really common cliff-dweller method of building.
Or perhaps for grain storage, depending on if the water still dropped in..........
It looks like a place to store food. And of course it is Pueblo.
@@LRRPFco52 The structures at Mesa Verde are Kivas and were used as a gathering place for ceremonies. The holes in this video aren’t large enough to fit multiple people for ceremonies.
This place was so awe inspiring, Jeff. Thank you for sharing this trek with us. I believe it to be one of those places that affect us spiritually.
That's so interesting. I love all of your adventures. Thanks for sharing with us.
6:30 Exquisite colouration!🥰🥰
8:14 Look at the inside of that hole, far right: it looks like there's an opening (continuing beneath the rock face?). We never get a closer view than this, alas. 8:20 And the wall on the opposite side, keeps anyone from being able to look more closely. Looks like a more 'modern' construction.
9:11 Beyond the charcoal: is that an opening?
13:50 Very helpful! :D
14:14 to 14:22 Would love a link to this research article...
I'm wondering if these could have been an ancient kiln. The sand in the bottom would protect the pots and also retain heat. It may explain the red color on all the mortar and stone. Fired stone usually turns red like that. With the creek near by, there would have always been enough wood to fire it up. Just a thought. Thanks for sharing it with us Jeff!
I was thinking the same thing, but then there would have been more evidence of smoke and fire around there. It didn’t look like anything was blackened with smoke or soot.
Thank you for another adventure 😊 No matter how the holes came to be, it still was fun to see. I can see how you really love what your doing, and that is special. I love going with you and enjoy it as much as you. Stay safe and know we all care about your well being. Hope your family is doing well. Thank you 😊
This was a very cool find! Could they have been water cisterns, or grain silos? Thank you for taking us with you on your amazing trek! Your photography have inspired me to paint my version of of your canyon! It is beautiful! I love the colors in the rock striations and the water streaking down the all against that brilliant, blue sky!
How do you keep topping each video? Beautiful videography and editing too, btw. Don't be afraid to add more long shots like that one with the red and yellow canyon. I could look at different shots of that all day.
Thanks again Brad. So cool to learn from other research(ers). I wonder if one of the learning channels like ones sponsoring TH-camrs might have more info and people to network with.
Yes!!!
Thanks!
Thank you for your support!! I appreciate you, Sharon!
-Jeff
All of your videos are awesome and I always learn alot
I am excited to see you hit 500K, and then 1.1M subs. I feel there are enough of us with the time and fascination quotient to support the channel. Today's content is shelter. Heck... I'm nobody to say, but @70, and a life of over the top imagination, it's easy to feel the drive for shelter as a technology unto itself. From 500BC until now mankind has sought the perfection of shelter. People out in the desert thousands of years ago must have "cashed" emergency shelters along designated routes to survive inclement weather. Just a spot- to "hole-up" as it were. Great content! Thank you!! And again for fostering a preservationists and historian's anthropologist heart in those of us who care!!
That circular (sometimes oval) erosion pattern, is a feature of sandstone formations. Can also occur in sandstone blocks used in buildings. As the stone naturally erodes, any harder (possibly heavier) quartz grains can be used by the wind to abrade the surrounding matrix away. Once a cavity is formed, those trapped grains continuously 'sandblast' the void when the wind blows, making it bigger over time.
That is most likely NOT what happened here.
Appreciating you more and more brotha thanks for sharing
My best guess it was used as a water storage…. Spring rain run off would fill the holes.
that's what they looked like to me. Unfortunately, he didn't get any good shots of the cliff side right above where those wells were set. I think he may have stepped over yet another hole, that had been filled in with sand by time and weather. I suspect those were found holes, that someone figured out would hold water, and built up walls to catch more water. Not like you're gonna find a spring up that high...or at least not likely.
I don't think water storage due the the porous nature of the rock formation...
That was my 1st impression, water storage, catch holes. I didn't see porous rock, but maybe back when it was being used, it wasn't so porous.😊
If that were the case, there would be others like this all over the landscape at other ruins, but there are not. I think even the people back then knew that stagnant water above ground spoils very quickly and get infested with mosquitos etc -
there are plenty of springs and creeks nearby where they could get water.
They would of course use rainwater that would collect in pools in the next couple of days, but again, at all the ruins all over the SouthWest, there were never any "tanks" for water storage anywhere, most places were near enough rivers, streams, creeks and run offs, and yup, the environment was different back then to what we have now
@@davec.1045 That's what I was thinking also.
Another wonderful video. Thanks!
Thanks again for another amazing video. If I were to guess I would say they were used for water storage. Just a guess but, that's what I thought of while watching. The world may never know. Keep up the amazing work and above all, stay safe out there.
That is a great point, Eric!
Very beautiful canyon - the colors are amazing! Thank you Jeff for taking us along with you on this trek!
Jeff I feel you were correct about the burial tombs. The reason why you felt you couldn't leave is because the spirits were happy to see you and like any spiritual meeting it is hard to say goodbye.❤❤❤😊❤❤❤
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Its a beautiful headstone if they are tombs. So their people will always remember where they were buried.
Believe me ... The spirits around these places are not happy to be invaded. Not are they the type to take kindly to disruption... I have had one encounter and other things happen that taught me to just stay away... And not only that, but things follow you home..
Amazing geography and architecture!! Thank you for suppoting the need to honor, respect and not disturb the site!😊
Nice archaeology here, thanks for sharing. Looks like food storage on a cliff dwelling to me. The smaller ones appear to still be sealed. 3D image is pretty crisp too, good work.
Hi Jeff😊 This is by far one of the prettiest and most diverse in color and contrast tones that I've seen you ever do. Worth the wait to finding it after a year. Really enjoying your trips here. Thanks, Anne❤
Just off the top of my head, looking at those circular structures, and the sizes of them, I wonder if they are not for water storage, perhaps as the village(s) grew larger they made larger cisterns. They look too deep and large for foodstuffs. I don't think they are Graves, although they might be. However, I don't think the pueblans had that type of funerary practice. They tended to dispose of the bodies of their dead in secret places and those would be pretty easily located. In any case that was a great find. No wonder you're so excited.
😊😊 another awesome hike. Thank you!
Thanks, Jeff! Amazing find! Could that be a kiva? Greetings from PHX.
I'm in agreement with your speculation. I believe these were made for that purpose.
Fantastic! Your astonishment and sense of respect and stewardship is right on. Keep up the good the awesome work.🙏
My knee jerk thought is smoking or fermenting chambers. The evidence of a small fire area in the one, and the built up (and well sealed) walls suggests maybe smoking meat. But, could have duel purpose.
Another possibility is that these are sipapu ... symbolizing portals through which the ancient ancestors first emerged. But, sipapu are typically found which the confines of a kiva ... and don't have walls built up around their edges. So, while they are roughly the same size, nothing else matches up.
Cool place either way.
My thoughts exactly. Maybe also used as a kiln….?
@@erika4925 kiln is a very interesting thought!
I've watched a couple other people out exploring. And they, yes more than one, have said that you inspired them to go out exploring. You, inspired them. I find their shout outs to you bringing a smile to my face. You are making not just a name for yourself and channel, but leaving an infectious impression too. To inspire others is truly something worth more than the "likes & subscribes".
After watching the other video, I felt I had to bounce over to tell you this.
Beautiful Area indeed ! Maybe they are for Storage - looks very old to me ? Very Interesting for sure - did You see any Pottery Pieces ? Thank You and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
That geology is awesome, the folding of that rock is insane!
I'll set my alarm...it's Saturday after all...haha can't wait
The colors and the shapes of the landscape are amazingly beautiful. Thanks Jeff !!!
Very interesting. Thank you!!
Hey man, love your videos. Probably my favourite account now! I think there would be a lot of people who would do this wrong, without respect and end up doing damage to these sacred sites. It’s really refreshing to see you have so much care for not only the ecosystem, but for the history, artifacts, ruins, etc.
I think it would be really interesting to see you partner up with a crew of people. Like an indigenous person from a local tribe of the areas that you investigate, to include some ancestral story telling or some of the myths and legends of the areas as well - and also maybe some university archaeologists who can have some on the spot explanations of the things you find!
Either way, I really enjoy this content. Thanks for putting so much work into it! Is there also a place where you list the gear you use? Apps, tech, etc.
Thanks!
Jeff, are you in the MDT? If so that would be 8:15 PDT. Sounds like a good way to start the day! 🙂
Really enjoying your videos of ancient sites.
2:15 - “There’s always time to stop and enjoy the sounds and sights while taking a leak in the creek.” We can see the bubbles man.😂
I hope people are not purposely doing that. Find a bush or something. 😬
@@JTube571 cows and deer and other wildlife pee and poop all over the place. I hardly think a person here or there is any different.
@@kanamichelle7404 the difference is that a human should know better.
My point is, that a little pee, human or otherwise isn’t going to hurt nature. @@JTube571
I have a good old friend in Austin Texas who's one helluva slide picker named
Jeff Johnston😊
So close in name!
Love ya both!
Very interesting thanks for sharing this amazing find with us with so much detail.
That wall is amazing the strata is totally proof of a world wide flood. The holes are cisterns to collect water. People had smart ways to gather water and other resources. Great find brother.
Thanks Jeff! So interesting!
I see the cow tracks also that you mention it . I’ll have to start watching the whole video before commenting. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I noticed tracks in a straight line . Cool spot a rather remote. Hats off my friend. Bol.
Final thoughts Jeff, I grew up in a wealthy enclave that was named for little Cottonwoods, and it was next to Coyote Creek, and an ancient marshland. In England Elm trees were known to grown in moist areas which were considered crossroads, where souls crossed form the land of the living into the underworld. The English executed Sir William Wallace ritually at the Elms, at Smithfield on August 23rd, 1305. Shortly thereafter the English started ritual executing tens of thousands of people at Tyburn. Tyburn was named for a stream and the elms trees that grew in the surrounding terrain. The stram got it's name from the God Tiw, the Celtic god of war and justice. Tyburn's stream was also a boundary which was big juju from England to the Etruscans. At Tyburn people were ritually hung form the triple tree, or burned at the stake whre they could then crossover. Take Care Jeff, that was fun.
Fun fact...my best friend is a direct desendant of Sir William, his mom was a war bride from WW2 from Glasgow and his middle name is Wallace.
Very groovy!
The textures and colours are what inspired artists. Gorgeous.
Absolutely Gorgeous
It is Majestic, and then it has Ancient works.
That moves me. 💛✨☀️
Likely a natual water worn feature from aeons ago. The geology of that place is fantastic and very telling of its age and creation over millions of years... layers and layers built up, buried, compressed then raised up only to be worn down again by water. Much later, people took advantage of this and added the wall, possible to create more shade, or to stop water running in from above. Amazing places - thank you for the trip 👍
They look as if they might join up, except that the sand has filled them in so much.
As they are still full of sand, that might point to them not being raided. Nice find.
It's relatively easy to carbon date samples, just a bit costly. If you share your finds with a universty with that tech, and possibly a Amerindian course, taking back a sample plant sample from the mudwork could help you, and them, with free carbon dating.
I agree. I wonder if there once was a cave system, now filled with sand. The roundness of the holes certainly makes me think of drains.
Awesome.aamazing. thank you for your pictures. Thank you for sharing.
I watched a documentary on the hunt for Montezuma's gold in Johnson's Canyon. I recall they found similar holes along a cliff and when excavated, some human remains were found.
Those were quite interesting, Jeff. So glad you finally found them. The geology at that spot, was magnificent! Thank You for sharing. 😊
I thought the same thing you mentioned, burial site for important leaders? Thank you again your videos are amazing. 👍👍👍👍
Could be!
Great! Really makes you wonder about a lot of things that are unexplored! Thank you!❤
Holes to extract salt (or some mineral)? - theres white reside at the opening to the downhills on them all.
Amazing, thanks Jeff. Always appreciated.
The wall appears to be used for blocking rainwater as it runs down the slope. My uneducated guess is there was a cover and they would store food or other necessities. Holes like that are naturally occurring but I can't say this is the case here.