How Indigenous Americans Mapped The Stars And Created Calendars | 1491 | Absolute History

Unveil the rich heritage of indigenous peoples, showcasing groundbreaking achievements in science, technology, and medicine. From advanced writing systems to intricate surgical techniques, delve into the fascinating world of pre-Columbian civilizations. Explore the profound knowledge of plant chemistry in indigenous medicine, revealing treatments for ailments like cancer. Witness the mastery of navigation and astronomy through lunar calendars and celestial navigation. Embark on a journey through history, where indigenous peoples' contributions shaped the Americas long before the arrival of European explorers.
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[@anjoLas]

* LAUGHS IN PORTUGUESE * (literally)

[@Bakedea87]

You dont know anything. Just shut up. I could make you look dumb and I barely know anything. Bow down to your overlords. 😂

[@davidsradioroom9678]

Excellent presentation! Thanks

[@noName-kn1lx]

I love a good fairytale

[@Andy_Babb]

How many times will this be uploaded under a different title??

[@Bakedea87]

As many as needed to make you realize, and make you shut up about it. Not everyone has seen it.

[@kertmuves]

It is all amazing. But like telling from the waves which way the land is is just uncredible 😮

[@AdityaMehendale]

It would be unthinkable for me to use sourcecode from a GPL'ed software and not give credit to the author. Android, for example, has its origins in Linux, and therefore also has the associated "Android Open Source Project". It is seen as a badge of honour, instead of a burden.
..and yet, big-pharma seems to have no qualms about not giving proper attribution to the sources where they derive information.

[@fatcat1399]

Fascinating 💜💜💜

[@prenimystic]

I'm native american, and in love with space.
Stargazing on the reservation is incomparable for me ♡

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

What was that about space lice?!

[@prenimystic]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 💀 I just noticed that

[@cheohatdog]

Love the six fingers in the thumbnail

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

gotta love the IA shit

[@candycoatedcactus]

started off well, but the quality fell off. eventually it's just still images drifting up over landscapes.

[@sammyj8601]

Everyone did at some point sheesh

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

I know right? sheesh! I'm sorry but this is like one of those "everyone clap extra hard for the "special" kid who finally learned what 2 + 2 equals in the 6th grade" moments.

[@Bakedea87]

​@@OpinionatedChicken59yeah but you guys are complaining still so its important to keep you guys bitching. Because that's what you girls do.😂

[@mihai1225]

LAUGHS IN Spanish meme

[@Mindful730]

is true 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ValkyrieofNOLA]

I love when white European experts who think the indigenous peoples of different regions were primitive and yet they were actually advanced beyond their own understanding

[@noName-kn1lx]

Lol sure

[@johnharvey848]

Rewriting history or true ?

[@aamirm5117]

To make up for all the negative history, we choose to make up all the positive history.

[@gregcrane4953]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Then in 1492 they met peoples thousands of years ahead of them....

[@Bakedea87]

Thousands of years ahead? Lol
They couldn't even count from zero without Native Americans. The best mathematicians and time keepers buddie. Also %60 of the food you eat is probably owed to Native Americans creating it. In fact everything you have was stolen or given to you. 😂

[@t_ornatus]

They were only "ahead" in terms of naval technology and having gunpowder tbh

[@sallymj5588]

The indigenous people are almost completely gone when compared to the population

[@SarahConsalvey]

I'm a millennial parent and both of my children could not care less about these stupid " trends " we're not all obsessed with aesthetics

[@sw3etm3l0dy]

???? What

[@turdferguson7686]

they looked up at the sky. thats how they "mapped stars". there, saved everyone like an hour or whatever.

[@jaeboston9228]

Mapping the stars during those years was a past time. For eons homo sapiens and even those before them had nothing to do but look into the sky in amazement. With passing of time, they saw the constant movement of the celestial skies. The rest is history.

[@noName-kn1lx]

Mapped stars? Sure lol

[@charlesxix]

It's HERBS. Not erbs.

[@jshound1508]

What a load!

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

How indigenous Europeans mapped the stars long before mayans, aztecs and incas.

[@jaeboston9228]

Europeans. Those barbarians are responsible for the dark ages that lasted over a thousand years. The Romans and Greeks built cultured civilizations and the Europeans sacked Rome and all scientific achievements were lost until Marco Polo traveled East to China. Picking up knowledge along the way. Are you talking about those Europeans.

[@kmcd3020]

​@@jaeboston9228exactly what happened in the dark ages, you seem to have knowledge nobody else does

[@GwladYrHaf]

@@jaeboston9228Greece and Italy are in Europe.
Learn geography.

[@deneseiB]

@@kmcd3020 Thanks to the crazy warmongering tribes who raided, pillaged, and plundered Europe, people lost centuries of knowledge, like the electric batteries found in ancient Egypt, herbal medicines, the ability to make tools, etc., which put everyone a thousand years behind, literally in the dark~

[@foxymetroid]

​@@jaeboston9228The "Dark Ages" lasted, at most, around half the Medieval period and was only called "dark" because it had less surviving documentation compared to Ancient, later Medieval, and Modern periods.

[@jacksonthomas1185]

This is a joke right? To actually believe us Americans mapped the stars and created calendars is beyond delusional. Only a fool could actually believe that. I hope this gets 5 views for the good of mankind just in general.

[@doesntmatter7560]

Bro thinks we had phones back then💀💀

[@doesntmatter7560]

Americans are technically eauropean

[@jshound1508]

No, we're not. We're American. I wasn't born in Europe and my family's been here for 13 generations. We. Are. Americans!

[@mattygee79]

@@doesntmatter7560then Europeans are technically Africans

[@noName-kn1lx]

Lol what woke nonsense

[@doesntmatter7560]

I am awake - hiesenberg

[@danielbetancur1250]

Is the woke in the room with us right now?

[@ankush9814]

Are you stupid?

[@cloudsofsunset7323]

​@@doesntmatter7560homo sapiens sapiens woke😂

[@Bakedea87]

We're aren't black, this is not woke. We don't need nor want things handed to us. This is the real deal bud. You owe everything to us.

[@JWilkins-lo3gg]

blah blah blah

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

You'd think they'd have more important things to focus on other than mapping the stars, like I don't know, developing technology? These people still live in mud huts for god's sake! Sheesh, acting like I should be impressed because they looked at the sky occasionally 🙄 These people didn't even have a written language, but they were mapping the stars? Uh huh, sure Jan.