Tulum: A Lovely Maya Pyramid on the Edge of the Sea
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- Tulum is mostly known as a resort destination these days, but it is also home to a significant archeological site, which is also the third most popular site in Mexico.
Thank you for showing the world the well known but also the lesser well known cities of indigenous America...
Love your videos !
Another great video. I look forward to every new video you post and love learning from you
Isn’t it unbelievable how these ancient cultures built these monumental buildings and enclosures. The manual labor amassed to build them is also beyond comprehension. Thanks for the tour. Besides the logistics and intelligence needed to orchestrate it all. That Light house perspective is very interesting. 😊❤️
Great show. Thanks for sharing. I was there last in 1992 (during Spring Break). Most of the buildings were accessible and there were not many improvements back then.
Haha, that’s a great way to spend a spring break! Did you see any murals?
@@pyramidreview8664 Yes, I did. I was bummed out because I also wanted to go to Cobá on that trip, but it was only open to the public on Tuesdays. While everyone else was "partying," I was trying to explore as much as possible I guess not much has changed in 30+ years.
Lovely video as always. Thanks for sharing your research and adventures! ❤
Love the music at the start of video. Thanks!
Check this one out:archive.org/details/78_solamente-una-vez_the-original-hurtado-bros-and-their-royal-marimba-band-a-lara_gbia0464381b
@@pyramidreview8664 I will . Thanks.
We live on the island of Cozumel. We've been to all the ruin sites in the Yucatan and beyond. Uxmal is my favorite and a yearly trip for us. Not just the Mayan ruins but also the Hacienda Uxmal ruin which is a bit further East. Very significant as it was the home base for Catherwood and Stephens when they documented the ruins in the 1830s. Not as many tourists which is very appealing.
I love Uxmal and I will release a video about that too. I would like to visit San Gervasio one day as well.
I see your wardrobe has become a bit more colorful. Cool shirt! I like the little intro showing the general layout etc. Been there a few times and always enjoyed the breezes. The first time was in 1987 when the Cancun area wasn't quite as developed yet (and it took 4 hrs to drive Cancun - CI. No highway yet.) I was always under the impression that Tulum was a trading post but also a 'seaside resort' for the elites. Proving the Mayans were not stoopit.
There was some settlement along the east coast in the early classic period, but during the classic when all the big cities were flourishing it wasn't settled because the hurricanes were too much of a threat to agriculture. One big storm and all your corn is gone! Tulum took off once there was a lot of trade and movement by sea, and people were less tied to one place. So probably it was a nice holiday destination for someone already back then!
@@pyramidreview8664 We can say just about the same about Cancun/Cozumel today as well.... I know that the Tren Maya project found thousands of structures all over the peninsula. But I was surprised to see a few (minor) temples IN the Xcaret park! INAH stamp and everything! I believe one also served as a 'lighthouse' or at least a beacon. (= baken. buoy = boei. sluice = sluis, wharf = werf. dyke = dijk. als het maar met water te maken en een vreemde spelling heeft)
Nice tour for a beautiful place. Great site I was there in 1985, nice to see again- thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Were you able to get into the main temple area back then?
@@pyramidreview8664 I don't think so, it was a much smaller area to cover than what you walked. However what I didn't see (unless I missed it) was a small stone roof covered building with painted figures on the inside wall.
Which were life size within the interior. Very well preserved
@@dianecernak7130 These sites keep changing as they keep restoring them, so it’s always interesting to hear what it was like just a few decades ago!
Thx from Germany.
great delivery in my opinion. thank you. Cortez claims there was a bright colored stucco covering all the buildings.
Amazing experience ⭐️👌
May I suggest a drone so you can get closer to where you can not go walking. This would be epic to see the cliff by the temple and the sea underneath.
Drones are NOT permitted in most area's 1 Privacy 2 Danger to the public 3 the Police utilize their own Drones to monitor the beach's etc you would be in trouble when caught with a Drone.
WHAT DO YOU SEE? Time 1:10 > Castle constructed with large stone and mortar corner pillars and solid stone middle pillars . . . supporting a solid stone lintel upon which stone and mortar is used except for the towers corner buttresses and floor supports. Tower appears to have two rows of defaced ancient stucco writing upon it. Flat roofs would require concrete or complete roof support. Given their knowledge of stucco, concrete is a given.
arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/archaeologists-are-unlocking-the-secrets-of-maya-lime-plasters-and-mortars/
There has been a lot of research in the past few years into the composition of Maya building materials, and indeed they are finding that there are some materials with added plants and other substances that gave them similar properties to Roman concrete.
Just found your channel. Great videos. Im from the US but currently live in Belize and have visited maybe half of the ancient cities in the country. Hope you can visit some of the structures in Belize sometime.
Yes, I would like to! There are quite some impressive sites there. Anything you recommend?
@@pyramidreview8664 Xunantunich is close to the Guatemala border and is very popular. You take a hand cranked ferry to over the Macol river to reach the site. The largest structure there is called El Castillo. From the top you can see Guatemala. You could also visit in the same day a smaller site called Cahal Pech which is a short drive. Caracol is the largest site in Belize with the tallest structure in the country. It's fairly challenging to reach due to the dirt roads so you will need a day reserved for the site. There are many more but these will get you started.
I suspect, when that structure was built, the sea was not there! It sits off the northern edge of the Cayman Trench, where the North American Plate ends.
Fascinating. Thank you. Why is this country’s cultural heritage still in the British museum, especially if it is just boxed away?
So is this just a hobby or are you involved with archeology? Have been binge watching your videos. Most enjoyable!!
I am a historian but not an archeologist. I just find it all very fascinating, and I love to learn about and visit these places. And I figured, why not share that with people?
@@pyramidreview8664 Well I for one am glad you shared!
Awesome
0:46 What book is that? I don't see page numbers, but it looks too professional to be hand drawn. The numbers are a type face. Cool prop.
I think it’s called Maya Ruins in Full Color
I love this site. I want to go
With all due respect, it's Maya not Mayan. "The Maya built...." also your camera didnt show the Cenote you showed the wall next to it. I realize you were in a hurry. Maybe film the area and do a voice over explaining what we're seeing so that you can be thourough.
I am liking and subscribing thx
Yes, Maya not Mayans. This is some old video and it bothers me now too, since I have learned the correct way since then. The camerawork could be better too. Ah well, something to learn for next time. 😅
@pyramidreview8664 Thanks for the reply. Love these videos! I feel bad for nit picking. You're awesome! I've only ever visited ruins in Belize. Xunantunich and Lamanai. It is so amazing to see the sites in person!
Nice! I haven't been there yet but I want to go of course. Any site you recommend?
@pyramidreview8664 I liked the lore behind Xunantonich more, but both locations are extraordinary.
On the Edge of the Sea. Big Time Seafarers. Must have been Massive SHIPS too; not small canoes. Rectangular Architecture. Probably geometry knowledge. Geometry was used for other things too. Central HUB for Land and Sea Trade. still today a HUB.
Great Vids and informative. Thank You!
Guyana, hopefully will find Ancient History. Mostly Unexplored Jungle. Well, Amerindians have traversed it Maybe.
Just found your channel. I subscribed. Hope it helps
It does! Thank you!
Stucco is cast, not carved!
Is it still cast if there is no mold involved? I think in this case it might be best to say it was sculpted
@@pyramidreview8664 Its not casted is plastered into the wall like any regular stucco, that stucco technique is still used to this day in the area, its a mix of lime, pulverized limestone and tree resin to give it more plasticity
melted structure....