My wife is a Mexican archeologist and I got to spend a week living in the uxmal archeology camp last winter. I saw soooo many sites but could only absorb so much information. These videos are so great in that they bring back warm memories and for helping me understand some of the massive amount of information I was hit with at once. Thank you.
Amazing how that simple arch incorporates scale, proportion, and basic divisions that we are accustomed to in western classical architecture. It’s as if these concepts of beauty are universal, and these design ideas are not lightly abandoned.
I'm loving your Mayan adventure! Even the hotel and restaurant views. I've been a "buff" of pre-Colombian history for many decades and visited some of these sites in the early 1970s. Advancements in the decipherment of Mayan gliphs has been making huge steps forward in the last decade, finally, and there so much new information just starting to be figured out to help our understanding of this civilization.
I watch these over n over again, and i learn something new every time. There is so much information in every vid that you can't absorb it all at once. World of Antiquity is a class act...peace to ya.
I'm glad that some people use CG reconstruction to show what these buildings used to be like and the scenery and structures that used to be there. Seeing recently, or not, excavated ruins makes me wonder what function these were for: a gateway, a shade, a meeting place for lovers, a nice viewpoint, or a temple for worship. Thanks for the tour!
I wish the general public understood how important this work is. Now with LIDAR and decades of many international teams of archeologists working on this we're starting to get a better picture of the centuries long Mayan civilization. The over-a-century long slog to figure out the language and writing systems is in itself a fascinating story. So many of the themes of humanity, the Homo Sapiens species, us, correlate with what we've learned first about ancient fertile crescent cultures. But because of our Euro-centric 19th century prejudices we gave less importance to study of these histories. The history of the Maya is the story of us, too, just as much as the histories of Greeks, Assyrians, Egyptians and Romans are. We've come so far as a species. Amazing. And so much more to learn.
Thank you so much, David. A wonderful video. Except for one thing. 24 frames per second is and old and deprecated television standard which is inadequate even for your (thankfully) slow panning. It results in seeing every frame 6 times before an update arrives on 144Hz screens. It's like having a seizure in jerky slow motion. :P 60fps - 60Hz - 1080p60 is the Internet standard in 2021. True 1080p60 - filmed at 60fps, and rendered at 60fps - will contain more than double the visual data of your existing videos, and the viewing experience at 60fps is very smooth and natural, with extra details emerging easily.
Is funding the primary reason for lack of excavation on the large monuments or are there other factors affecting it? Seems like the site is supervised and maintained quite well otherwise.
You: "It has nothing to do with poop" Me: "You said poop, hehe" Everyone more mature than me: *rolls eyes* You: "... But it reminds me that I need to use the bathroom"
On a “gate” you referenced reading a date. Who’s date? Did civilization’s across the world know the same date? Or is that specific to a Mayan calendar. ?
@@WorldofAntiquity thanks , kinda figured, should have known. I really like your videos. Thanks again. You must be a really good teacher. It’s rare to get a response from a U-Tuber. I’ll try not to bother you any more tonight , but if I see another video. … I appreciate your response.
Very cool video of unfamiliar ruins. I tripped out when I saw the date 10-14-859. I. Viewed it on the 15th 1,116 years later! Incidentally, I have long hair. A white beard and mustache. I am not hairy, I’m just Hector😀🤙🏽🙏🏽👍🏽. Thanks for the high quality video. Cool Lennon style glasses too bro. Fascinating!
hey;) everything has astronomical references, these mythological stories are truly written in the night sky ... the dates written in stone are 100% identical to astronomical observations ...explore more;) regards
I like how you’re showing the less well known parts of the Mediterranean. These actually have been proven to not be Egyptian ruins but rather American. Maps still havnt resolved the distance.
Yeaaah , at 7:00 , that's exactly what the hieroglyphic band says 😅😅 Oct 14th 859 😅😅😅😅😅 ! I've said it before, and i will say it again and again , and again , archaeology is a big joke 😉 !!
What I know is: These buildings were built to house the Jin who were on earth during the time of prophet Mohamed (the 7th century) .as for the “diving god” this is to symbolize the Jin that resides under our oceans and lakes. At that time believing Jin were studying the the new religion of Islam . You might think I am crazy but soon we will all learn the truth.
@@WorldofAntiquity so why is BC not accurate? Who demanded a change to BCE? The latter is unclear and confusing common for who?I will continue to use BC and AD.Liked your video but this BCE rubbish annoys me.
@@carausiuscaesar5672 *so why is BC not accurate?* Because it is based on a wrong date for the birth of Jesus. *Who demanded a change to BCE?* Nobody. *common for who?* Pretty much the whole world.
My wife is a Mexican archeologist and I got to spend a week living in the uxmal archeology camp last winter. I saw soooo many sites but could only absorb so much information.
These videos are so great in that they bring back warm memories and for helping me understand some of the massive amount of information I was hit with at once.
Thank you.
That's so cool!
Enjoying this series a lot.
Amazing how that simple arch incorporates scale, proportion, and basic divisions that we are accustomed to in western classical architecture. It’s as if these concepts of beauty are universal, and these design ideas are not lightly abandoned.
I'm loving your Mayan adventure! Even the hotel and restaurant views. I've been a "buff" of pre-Colombian history for many decades and visited some of these sites in the early 1970s. Advancements in the decipherment of Mayan gliphs has been making huge steps forward in the last decade, finally, and there so much new information just starting to be figured out to help our understanding of this civilization.
Thanks for these! They’ll catch on I’m sure. Hang in there.
I watch these over n over again, and i learn something new every time. There is so much information in every vid that you can't absorb it all at once. World of Antiquity is a class act...peace to ya.
Aw, thanks, Darren!
@@WorldofAntiquity You're welcome 👍
I'm glad that some people use CG reconstruction to show what these buildings used to be like and the scenery and structures that used to be there. Seeing recently, or not, excavated ruins makes me wonder what function these were for: a gateway, a shade, a meeting place for lovers, a nice viewpoint, or a temple for worship. Thanks for the tour!
I really enjoy the information about ancient architecture! I'm going to check out the cookbook!
Fantastic. Food is a part of the fun!
I wish the general public understood how important this work is. Now with LIDAR and decades of many international teams of archeologists working on this we're starting to get a better picture of the centuries long Mayan civilization. The over-a-century long slog to figure out the language and writing systems is in itself a fascinating story. So many of the themes of humanity, the Homo Sapiens species, us, correlate with what we've learned first about ancient fertile crescent cultures. But because of our Euro-centric 19th century prejudices we gave less importance to study of these histories. The history of the Maya is the story of us, too, just as much as the histories of Greeks, Assyrians, Egyptians and Romans are. We've come so far as a species. Amazing. And so much more to learn.
I love your enthusiasm and knowledge
Fantastic 👍
Thank you so much, David. A wonderful video. Except for one thing. 24 frames per second is and old and deprecated television standard which is inadequate even for your (thankfully) slow panning. It results in seeing every frame 6 times before an update arrives on 144Hz screens.
It's like having a seizure in jerky slow motion. :P
60fps - 60Hz - 1080p60 is the Internet standard in 2021.
True 1080p60 - filmed at 60fps, and rendered at 60fps - will contain more than double the visual data of your existing videos, and the viewing experience at 60fps is very smooth and natural, with extra details emerging easily.
I love ancient maya and other south american civilizations thanks for bringing this series on ur channel.Amazing.
Absolutely amazing architecture, great achievement David 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Is funding the primary reason for lack of excavation on the large monuments or are there other factors affecting it? Seems like the site is supervised and maintained quite well otherwise.
Yes, funding is always the biggest issue. At every place we went, I thought to myself how much more could be done if they only had some more money.
You: "It has nothing to do with poop"
Me: "You said poop, hehe"
Everyone more mature than me: *rolls eyes*
You: "... But it reminds me that I need to use the bathroom"
Great video
These sites mustve been so incredible in their heyday. Almost unbelievable.
Thank You
Nice!
8:02 this is actually ancient Employee vs Employer (heated) discussion on pay rates, haha
8:00 in this video that same symbols you can see in Egypt and tamil ancient people symbol.
On a “gate” you referenced reading a date.
Who’s date? Did civilization’s across the world know the same date? Or is that specific to a Mayan calendar. ?
It's specific to the Maya calendar. I talk more about their dating system in my Edzna episode.
@@WorldofAntiquity thanks , kinda figured, should have known.
I really like your videos.
Thanks again. You must be a really good teacher.
It’s rare to get a response from a U-Tuber. I’ll try not to bother you any more tonight , but if I see another video. … I appreciate your response.
Thanks
Have you visited El Tajín or Teotihuacan?
Very cool video of unfamiliar ruins. I tripped out when I saw the date 10-14-859. I. Viewed it on the 15th 1,116 years later! Incidentally, I have long hair. A white beard and mustache. I am not hairy, I’m just Hector😀🤙🏽🙏🏽👍🏽. Thanks for the high quality video. Cool Lennon style glasses too bro. Fascinating!
Glad you enjoyed it, Hector!
I've been to Kabah and Labna, but not to Sayil. It's great to see what other places are interesting in Mexico :)
hey;) everything has astronomical references, these mythological stories are truly written in the night sky ... the dates written in stone are 100% identical to astronomical observations ...explore more;) regards
good video .
Thank you, Danny!
Wow its so weird to see you not debunking. Cool.
This came up on my recommended list. I'm glad it did as, although it's more than 2 years old, I'd missed it.
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I have rooted over 6 to 7 k roofs, and all I can say is ," Jimi Hendrix was the greatest , because He wanted to be"
Have these sites been damaged by looters? To what extent?
Probably. But we can only guess how much.
Yucatan is also the home of the dinosaur comet crater.
I like how you’re showing the less well known parts of the Mediterranean. These actually have been proven to not be Egyptian ruins but rather American. Maps still havnt resolved the distance.
8:19 it looks like that dude is being stabbed so he’s goin for the ol’ nutsack grab in self defense
Yeaaah , at 7:00 , that's exactly what the hieroglyphic band says 😅😅 Oct 14th 859 😅😅😅😅😅 ! I've said it before, and i will say it again and again , and again , archaeology is a big joke 😉 !!
The average house roof weighs X , dudes roof them cause they CAN !
They moved the stones , cause they WANTed TOO!!!!!!
ALL of them , wanted too.
What I know is:
These buildings were built to house the Jin who were on earth during the time of prophet Mohamed (the 7th century) .as for the “diving god” this is to symbolize the Jin that resides under our oceans and lakes.
At that time believing Jin were studying the the new religion of Islam .
You might think I am crazy but soon we will all learn the truth.
contenct has been proven wrong
I do not agree with using the woke BCE instead of the traditional BC.
Woke? It has nothing to do with wokeness. It has to do with accuracy.
@@WorldofAntiquity so why is BC not accurate? Who demanded a change to BCE? The latter is unclear and confusing common for who?I will continue to use BC and AD.Liked your video but this BCE rubbish annoys me.
@@carausiuscaesar5672 *so why is BC not accurate?*
Because it is based on a wrong date for the birth of Jesus.
*Who demanded a change to BCE?*
Nobody.
*common for who?*
Pretty much the whole world.