Thank you so much. I was born and raised in calkini Campeche till the age of 14. Now I’m in Colorado and I’m moving back to calkini to retired and looking at your videos makes me happy.
I very much like your liberal use of maps & schematics, your filming of the ingress road, the sequences of you guys walking, and all the other little things that give a real sense of place within the wider geographic (and chronographic!) context. And you certainly make us wish we were exploring along with you both. Nicely done!
Dude i loved 😍 your videos about maya history, you got my subscription and my likes 👍 and im trying to see your videos so i could learn and also be a guidance of calakmul, i from xpujil, Campeche and i work in a local tour agency. Keep up the good Work 😃
Many those Howler Monkey would scare the crap out of me on a dark night in the jungle. I get why some thought they were hearing dinosaurs... That was cool, thanks for that!
Loved this video, partly because of the howler encounter. My wife and I totally had the same experience at Tikal. I recently watched a vid by this fellow from Bright Insight channel who claims " The Romans didn't have the tools or technology to do the construction at Baalbek. I know you've already done a reaction to UnchartedX's treatment--you might want to check this guy. Anyway I love the depth of knowledge you bring to this work, it's like the chroniclers of the native tribes of the American old west as you bring the characters to life with their victories, defeats, alliances, betrayals, and all that comes with civilized life. Nice to hear from someone who is knowledgeable about these amazing cultures.
Merely going to Calakmul is a once in a lifetime thing for many people; to also see a wild troop of critically endangered Mexican howler monkeys is again a once in a lifetime thing for most.
Really enjoyable. Your passion for the topic comes through. I've visited many ancient sites across Europe, Turkey, Egypt but it has always been a dream to visit the South American civilisations. Deserving of far higher viewing figures.
When I first studied history in the 1960's, not that much was known about the Maya, other than Spanish references, because of the inaccessibility of the sites and the language. What there was was either bigoted or an outrageously paradisiacal view of early people on the continent. One of the books I read stated that the Maya were peaceful people who sacrificed fruit to their gods and never waged war. I knew that this was absurd and stopped reading. I was more interested in the ancient civilizations of the Near East [especially Egypt and Persia] and the Far East [Especially China, Korea and Japan] about which much more is known because of numerous written records and more extensive and accessible archaeological sites. I am, of course, aware of continuing misinformation intended to denigrate non-White and non-Han people and their achievements. Videos like this one show what the native people achieved on their own, a truer picture of human capabilities. Keep up the good and necessary work.
Hi Kate. The main stairways are generally quite wide. The narrower ones were probably not heavily trafficked, so just being enough room for one person would have been sufficient.
Sorry, I did not write my query correctly, maybe I'm asking why are the steps so shallow? The actual steps that make the stairways. I can't climb them with shoes on. Thanks for the reply.
Ah, I see what you mean. It may have been done on purpose to make it more difficult for people to reach the top. In a lot of cases, these structures were reserved for people with certain privileges.
At 00:26 there is a pretty good size structure with a face. What site is this located in? Thank you in advance. Planning a trip this fall around the Chene area.
Soooooo cool! I´m usually a hater, but when I stumble upon good content.... the monkeys, they witnessed the Mayas and you guys! 8:11 Quetzacoatl? 12:04 Chichen Itza? The way it ends is so righteous! You beat any kind of Netflix fiction. There is a "history" channel in Brasil that got popular so quickly. The 20 year old presenter has more audience than this and he makes so many mistakes...
The entrance is close to the parking lot, but the site itself is quite large. You can see some ruins fairly close to the entrance, but the good stuff is further in.
I wish you'd stop saying "CE". I always have to rewind and listen again, because I thought you said _"5th century BC"._ BC, AD, No Confusion! Now I have to rewind again because of what I missed while typing this! /oO\ {:o:O:}
El Mirador was the bigger city in the preclassic, more than Calakmul or Tikal in the Clasic, with more than 150,000 people. It was rumored to be the mytic Kingdom of Kan (Serpent) with the pyramids of La Danta and El Tigre biggest that the Keops Pyramid of Egypt.
@@martian6865 I know how long a foot is. I'm just not good enough to multiply all dimensions by 3.2 on-the-fly, while watching a video. Sorry to disappoint you. But you know what? Have faith, maybe one day we will all convert to imperial and there will be no need for such annoying comments as mine, cheers!
its funny how much conflicting information you get on youtube history channels, i saw another video about Mirador claiming that was the largest discovered Mayan city.
I think mayans were inspired by indians civil.and godess.evidence. In indians called shiv temple as shiwaly and mayans are shiwalwa.many god's name are more similar.
I think mayans were inspired by indians civil.and godess.evidence. In indians called shiv temple as shiwaly and mayans are shiwalwa.many god's name are more similar.
@@WorldofAntiquity seriously... Antiquity is regarded today in a total different fashion than less a century ago. Am I wrong? That means we´re only starting the journey
Thank you so much. I was born and raised in calkini Campeche till the age of 14. Now I’m in Colorado and I’m moving back to calkini to retired and looking at your videos makes me happy.
Dr I have a question. Did the Mayans had some kind of disciplinary system or jails?
I very much like your liberal use of maps & schematics, your filming of the ingress road, the sequences of you guys walking, and all the other little things that give a real sense of place within the wider geographic (and chronographic!) context. And you certainly make us wish we were exploring along with you both. Nicely done!
Thanks, John!
Dude i loved 😍 your videos about maya history, you got my subscription and my likes 👍 and im trying to see your videos so i could learn and also be a guidance of calakmul, i from xpujil, Campeche and i work in a local tour agency. Keep up the good Work 😃
Many those Howler Monkey would scare the crap out of me on a dark night in the jungle. I get why some thought they were hearing dinosaurs... That was cool, thanks for that!
Thoroughly enjoyed the video! I didn't know how much history there is recorded of this civilization. How beautiful
Great editing!
Loved this video, partly because of the howler encounter. My wife and I totally had the same experience at Tikal. I recently watched a vid by this fellow from Bright Insight channel who claims " The Romans didn't have the tools or technology to do the construction at Baalbek. I know you've already done a reaction to UnchartedX's treatment--you might want to check this guy.
Anyway I love the depth of knowledge you bring to this work, it's like the chroniclers of the native tribes of the American old west as you bring the characters to life with their victories, defeats, alliances, betrayals, and all that comes with civilized life. Nice to hear from someone who is knowledgeable about these amazing cultures.
Thanks so much! I've done three videos responding to Bright Insight, and one on Baalbek too - check them out when you get a chance.
I don’t understand why this videos has so few views, it is an amazing video
Thanks so much!
We gotta all like and share these videos as much as possible to spread the word.
Very well done. Thank you so much
Brilliant doco. Thank you.
As always good job. Thanks
Absolutely great! So reliably interesting! I’m sure we all wish for more of traveling with your deep knowledge.
I wont lie I got super tilted about the fees until you did the conversion to USD and I was like "oh, shit thats not bad" lmao
Calakmul, Calakmul, Cassie was, Really cool!
I really appreciate this! I'm going next week and this is one of the most informative videos out there. Can't wait to check out your other posts.
Have fun!
Merely going to Calakmul is a once in a lifetime thing for many people; to also see a wild troop of critically endangered Mexican howler monkeys is again a once in a lifetime thing for most.
Take my subscription. Well done sir 🍻 look forward to more videos and since I am new, watching your previous uploads. Cheers and God bless 🙏
Thank you kindly!
Wow, this place in impressive. I don't think I've ever heard of Calakmul before. Thank you for the video.
Amazing thank you.
Excellent History Leson !!!
Love your Video's. I am curious how they made their clothes/Textiles you never here any discussion about it ?
Aw, no, I didn't get into the clothing at all.
Really enjoyable. Your passion for the topic comes through. I've visited many ancient sites across Europe, Turkey, Egypt but it has always been a dream to visit the South American civilisations.
Deserving of far higher viewing figures.
very cool
Great video! Thank you!
Those old Mexicanos, they sure liked to stack stones!
Thanks, David.
I really want to visit Calakmul. Obviously, Chichen Itza is impressive, but which other Mayan sites are the most interesting to visit?
Check out the rest of the series!
When I first studied history in the 1960's, not that much was known about the Maya, other than Spanish references, because of the inaccessibility of the sites and the language. What there was was either bigoted or an outrageously paradisiacal view of early people on the continent. One of the books I read stated that the Maya were peaceful people who sacrificed fruit to their gods and never waged war. I knew that this was absurd and stopped reading. I was more interested in the ancient civilizations of the Near East [especially Egypt and Persia] and the Far East [Especially China, Korea and Japan] about which much more is known because of numerous written records and more extensive and accessible archaeological sites.
I am, of course, aware of continuing misinformation intended to denigrate non-White and non-Han people and their achievements. Videos like this one show what the native people achieved on their own, a truer picture of human capabilities. Keep up the good and necessary work.
Anyone know why the steps are so narrow? Were the Maya small people? Thank you for the video, really enjoyed the history part of it. Very nice!
Hi Kate. The main stairways are generally quite wide. The narrower ones were probably not heavily trafficked, so just being enough room for one person would have been sufficient.
Sorry, I did not write my query correctly, maybe I'm asking why are the steps so shallow? The actual steps that make the stairways. I can't climb them with shoes on.
Thanks for the reply.
Ah, I see what you mean. It may have been done on purpose to make it more difficult for people to reach the top. In a lot of cases, these structures were reserved for people with certain privileges.
A trip to Tikal many yrs ago (1970's) with only the working scientists around was an incredible experience ! J. Davies-Sarasota
Ooh. That sounds like fun!
At 00:26 there is a pretty good size structure with a face. What site is this located in? Thank you in advance. Planning a trip this fall around the Chene area.
That's at Lamanai. There is a video on it in the series.
Soooooo cool! I´m usually a hater, but when I stumble upon good content.... the monkeys, they witnessed the Mayas and you guys!
8:11 Quetzacoatl?
12:04 Chichen Itza?
The way it ends is so righteous! You beat any kind of Netflix fiction.
There is a "history" channel in Brasil that got popular so quickly. The 20 year old presenter has more audience than this and he makes so many mistakes...
Was calakmul crowded as Chichen itzá Tulum or coba or it was peaceful and less crowded like mayapan uxmal edzna and others?
There is hardly anyone there.
Wow
@@WorldofAntiquity I have a question. What are your favorite archeological sites.
@@pedrovlogsviajeros5521 Maybe that can be a topic for a future video.
I see... Chichen Itzá is another site
Is Scroll Serpent a Snake King from El Mirador?
This guy give me Fred Armisen vibes....
Devin, whoooat are you doing here?
Hey guys
How long is walk from entrance ?
The entrance is close to the parking lot, but the site itself is quite large. You can see some ruins fairly close to the entrance, but the good stuff is further in.
@@WorldofAntiquity thanks
I wish you'd stop saying "CE". I always have to rewind and listen again, because I thought you said _"5th century BC"._ BC, AD, No Confusion!
Now I have to rewind again because of what I missed while typing this! /oO\
{:o:O:}
You best be young n spri to cover the area & climb the steps.
Three tolls on one road? That sounds like the effect of American capitalism at work!
{:o:O:}
El Mirador was the bigger city in the preclassic, more than Calakmul or Tikal in the Clasic, with more than 150,000 people. It was rumored to be the mytic Kingdom of Kan (Serpent) with the pyramids of La Danta and El Tigre biggest that the Keops Pyramid of Egypt.
Meters please!!! Not all of us measure the world in body parts.
Haha very true. Sorry about that. I guess I should provide both.
1 meter equivalent to about 3.2 feet. It's good to be knowledgeable. 🤔
@@martian6865 I know how long a foot is. I'm just not good enough to multiply all dimensions by 3.2 on-the-fly, while watching a video. Sorry to disappoint you. But you know what? Have faith, maybe one day we will all convert to imperial and there will be no need for such annoying comments as mine, cheers!
@@piotrboron7434 I meant no offense
She's just a little bit cute.
its funny how much conflicting information you get on youtube history channels, i saw another video about Mirador claiming that was the largest discovered Mayan city.
It had the largest building.
@@WorldofAntiquity ah so that part is right? they must have been exaggerating when they said it was also the largest Mayan city, or just misinformed.
2pacolypz1 Viz Ramirez and Rufino Calles the lll r still here
I think mayans were inspired by indians civil.and godess.evidence. In indians called shiv temple as shiwaly and mayans are shiwalwa.many god's name are more similar.
Kind of far fetched. However, imagine the implications if you´re right!
Found this joke on Reddit, When someone use C.E. instead of A.D. "Sorry, I don't speak Atheist!" lol
Ha, well I guess it would be Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, and Shintoist too.
wrong content
Yikes.... the sounds tho monkeys make really is kind of creepy .... it almost felt like they were yelling at you to leave their territory...
I think mayans were inspired by indians civil.and godess.evidence. In indians called shiv temple as shiwaly and mayans are shiwalwa.many god's name are more similar.
And how did the Indians and Maya meet?
@@WorldofAntiquity seriously... Antiquity is regarded today in a total different fashion than less a century ago. Am I wrong? That means we´re only starting the journey