Hi guys hope you like this one. Very pleased to finally have it released. Took a ridiculous amount of time and energy to make. Contrary to popular opinion I never took a break. I’ve been constantly working on this. Now on to the next one! Please like, subscribe and comment it you enjoyed this it really does make all the difference in making it worthwhile by helping RUclips to promote it. Thanks all now onto the next one!!
Not only do you make incredible documentaries that go far beyond what you would see on the History Channel, you also have the most amazing voice just perfect for narrating your ancient documentaries
Wow, Pete......This is a fantastic journey through time that you have gifted us with. I follow a lot of history folks on the internet, but you, by far, are my absolute favorite. Thank you so very much!!!!
Kudos to the creators for shedding light on Guatemala's rich history with such care and respect. A stellar documentary that deserves all the praise it gets!
Usually, I watch documentaries to fall asleep, but I actually watched the entire thing and paid attention. One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen well done.
Pete, I am deeply thankful for the effort on producing this piece. The sobriety in which you present the history of this wildly complex and rich civilization does not fail to inspire the awe the whole study of history deserves, while also being balm for the exhausting intensity much of media produced today focus on. I do look forward to explore your other videos, and see your future work. Once again, thank you very much.
Too bad you tube has crazy monetization rules. The war side of the history content creators don't get any money at all from their creations. The cold war, the great war, and the world war two channels are all demonetized.
I came here because your brother from.history of the universe pointed me to you guys. 32 been suffering with deep depressive mental illness. When I'm watching and listening to you guys I feel connected focused and at ease. Very intelligently done work you guys have produced and I'm honored to be alive to see it
I don’t know if you take “requests”, but would really love to see you do something on ancient Hawaii. Everything on RUclips is either barely 5 minutes long or focuses on post-Cook history. Thank you for what you do! These documentaries get me through my work day and are easy enough to listen to without being distracting!
Ahhh Hawaii, I love it when colonizers call themselves Islanders, it seriously makes me laugh out loud. If only we could return these wonderful lands to the rightful inheritors and let them treat the land with the respect it deserves, instead of being whored out into a tourist attraction.
I too love ancient Hawaiian history. Just done have the time unfortunately with the hundreds of topics I’m already researching. . The channel ‘History Dose’ has a fascinating video on the subject ! Highly recommended
I am so so happy the extent of coverage this was. ot makes me so proud to be Guatemalan and hear that we also get attention on the historical records. I believe this is the first documentary I watch that covers so much history of my country's precolumbian era in such care and respect. I solute you my guy. Keep up the good work!
Know as close as History Channel gets to history is Rick of Pone Stars and the history of ham burgers and hot dogs. It has become a joke and went down hill and haven't watched it for years.
Agreed. We used to be able to see this level of research and production on The History Channel. It would be a series. And, now, we get Pawn Stars and ghost hunters😕
As a history buff of Mayan history and culture, having visited San Grevasio, Tulum, Chinchen Itza, Uxmal, Edzna, And half a dozen other sites, along with living in the Yucatan for 2 years, I find this one of the best produced documentaries I have watched. Thank you!
you contributed as well I would like to thank you unofficially for your passion as being a history lover even though im just a subscriber of this channel too keep loving history and learn and take lessons from it and change the world and sky will be your limit! nice to meet you
Bravo! I'm about a quarter of the way through and I have to say that this is magnificent so far! I can't even begin to fathom how many hours you sank into this but it's stellar. Thank you!
I know this may seem rude and disrespectful, BUT I put this on just about every night as I try to go to sleep. Your voice has a very calming effect! I ALWAYS go back to the last thing I remember hearing and listen from there the next night. Once I've finished a documentary, I'll put it on at work or walking to hear it in its entirety in case I did miss anything. I think what you do is amazingly wonderful :)
How is this guy not a world famous documentarian?! Well, if not yet than he’s on his way. Long time fan and I’m still blown away after each doc. Keep up the good work!
Maybe his not famous because his bringing out the real truth. That the Mayans & Aztecs are the true lost tribes of the house of isreal. The 10 lost tribes. The other 2 tribes are the black ⚫️ jews that we're scattered to the 4 corners of earth ✡️
Is there some kind of award that I can nominate this video for? That's a serious question. I just can't express just how floored I am by the amount of care put into this documentary, it's overwhelming. Great job HT 👍
That’s not how RUclips works. It’s based off of popularity, so basically if your stupid, jobless, live at home and contribute nothing to society your video of you dancing, making faces, having some type of seizure thing, being anti-trump, or pro Antifa and BLM will be on the top of the list. Anything that is informative, educational, factual, and historical will get the least amount of views, likes and comments. Why would RUclips want anyone to learn anything useful?
I'm a big documentary of ancient history watcher. With that said they been lying about history since Adam and eve. Forbidden archaeology is real. Tiwanako was dated before Samarians by archeologist that lost career for telling the truth.
@@00tonytone there's giant MILLION pound Plus carved stones in Japan. It's completely impossible to move one of those stones with all the cranes and trucks in the world we could not move it one inch. This tells me how much more advanced we humans used to be. And then a great tragedy happened and technology was reset. We are not even close yet. They had electricity.
Another great full length documentary, I hope you are getting your time, effort and quality worth from your sponsors. Here's to helping you in your work with my small pittance to you for your great work. Many have said it already on this and other videos, but you are much better than History Channel.
Pete you deserved an outstanding credit to make this documentary available for all of us. it is a extraordinary documentary to know more about the Maya history and culture . I am from Central America, Thank you so much!!!
i'm really surprised this culture isn't inspiring or featured more in pop culture media, like ancient egypt is. they have such an awesome & iconic style and left behind so much stunning artwork
@Elijah Wells They sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people. 80,000 in a months time during one ritual. So I don't think it's been over exaggerated at all most likely, under.
This is so in depth without losing it's quality and vision. Absolutely unparalleled documentary and work. At 3hrs in I am completely caught up in what I can only describe as magic.
This is one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. It is not possible however, to tell the entire story of the Maya in such a short period of time. The ancient people built cities throughout a massive area that would encompass many countries today. There are also hundreds of known archeological sites yet to be excavated by legitimate acceptable services in order to preserve the integrity of their contents. Thus, an excellent documentary to be sure, the story is incomplete and not possible to be known in total by anyone living today.
There are Mayan ruins in Texas, mostly Houston. I would like to know how far Mayans traveled into Mexico territory which is now part of the USA. To think we now don't let Mayans enter their homeland. It's an abomination.
….Think the story could be summed up pretty well by “Lord of the Flies” ….You couldn’t understand the Mayans by “observing the Animal Kingdom” as an early scholar suggested (animals only kill when hungry-and even then, only other species …They don’t torture & slaughter their own kind in large numbers)
It’s been too long since I’ve found a good long history podcast like this! Thank you for covering such a fantastic civilization. Can’t wait to see what you cover next.
@@Fjodor.Tabularasa I've been a huge fan of Fall of Civilizations podcast for years now. It was particularly haunting to listen to during the early covid pandemic.
This was amazing, it does show that even if historical records are scarce, a great deal of history happened in these places, like the Mayan civilization.
I've been watching this documentary in segments over the last few days and have just finished it. Excellent job. The amount of hard work that has been poured into this is extraordinary. Well done!
The imagery shown in this doc as well as how all the information was laid out is nothing short of stellar. Amazing work, Pete. You are the gold standard of history content anywhere.
I literally just went the Temple outside Costa May, Mexico. I have to admit how ignorant I was at the amazing civilization that the Mayans had built. Wow, the structures were beyond believable to see in person, and almost all of it was not even excavated. Absolutely incredible. Thank you for this video.
Thank you so much for all this great content!!! If I didn’t have History, I truly think I’d have exploded by now. So thank you once again for the gift of History ❤
Pete Kelly made some of the best work in this documentary as a Nicaraguan born there, our culture is surrounded by European cathedrals and European influences everywhere. What an insult for our civilization to be buried and thankful for all the time and dedication Pete Kelly put into this it meant a lot and even got emotional at times because my ancestors did not deserve that whatsoever. Will keep spreading kindness and manifesting abundance for our culture to never be forgotten and / or no longer buried in the past.
Europeans ended human and child sacrifices. If you would have lived in a time of your so called "culture" you mostlikely would have been one of the victims of which their hearts were torn out, body thrown down the pyramid and their limbs be eaten by nobles. Ignorant, ungrateful and foolish.
I studied the Maya as part of Latin American Studies at Tulane University in the 70s. I saw many changes of academic understandings but this video sparked many memories of traveling through the Yucatan Peninsula; visited Tulum in 1977, nothing there but ruins.
Didn't Maya predate the Latins that arrived in America, by a long shot? Did the land mass not have a name until white men visited? I love modern education, reshaping the history with the language alone.
Pete, Michael Wood has been an inspiration to so many historians. I have loved his books and films (especially Legacy) since I started reading his books in high school. You very much follow in his footsteps. Thank you for your documentaries. They are so well done. This is is particularly spectacular - on par with the Sea Peoples documentary.
Knew I shouldn't of started watching this in bed,its 04.30 in the morning but the brilliant way this has been done is fantastic 👏 so gripping and I always learn new things to research,keep up this great work buddy
1:38:02 “Only when the rule-book of the Old World was thrown out entirely, did scholars begin to realize _they’d been reading the scripts backwards_ ” so relatable 😆 people rarely re-evaluate their approach voluntarily, even ‘smart’ scholars don’t always question their framework until it’s crushed or lost
That was awesome!! A very well spent 4&1/2 hours!! I've heard most the bits and pieces, here and there, as I try to stay current with new findings. But what you did here... an absolutely amazing, huge task, that you put it all in one video, is the best I've ever seen!!! I am Maya, my father was born in Chiapas and passed away when I was young. So I have a tremendous interest in as much information about my ancestors that I can get. I recognize that the research is labor intensive and very grateful that you are obsessed in this topic! But that you're delivery was great also! Thank you!!!
@@HistoryTime hey super awesome video, but I have a request. I love listening to history podcasts while driving and going to bed. While you pick amazing visual aids they aren't necessary and one could definitely enjoy just the audio format. Please upload this amazing productipn to a podcast platform.
I learned things in three hours that my private education didn't even mention in 12 years. My son is Mayan and now and tell him about his people, thank you.
Simply amazing, I love learning about all ancient history! From the Mayan to the Egyptian cultures. Such an amazing documentary, So far one of the best in my book.
Pete, this is by far the best documentary on RUclips. Nobody has came close. You should be proud of this work along with your business partner. Continue doing your absolute best and never stop exploring. Thank you for this masterpiece. 👏👏✌✌🖤🖤
This is absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! Thank you so much!!! 😁 Edit: i think this might be your best one yet! Your editing skills are becoming remarkable!!! Seriously awesome job!!
I have watched many videos on the Maya over the years. This one was excellent! Some content was what I have seen before but you hit on a lot of things I have not seen before. Well done.
An outstanding documentary. The narration, photography and background music and not least the story, all are so very skilfully performed. Worth watching more than once IMO.
Great documentary! As someone from Tabasco I’ve always been deeply interested in the Maya culture, possibly more than in any other ancient culture, and this documentary made me remember why. Thank you for putting your time on making this amazing video, I’ll certainly read some of the books you mentioned.
Wow, wow, WOW!! You really outdid yourself with this one! Excellent work! I can't tell you how much I appreciate the amazing content on your channel and how hard you work to make sure you maintain such excellence. It's better than anything else I've ever seen on television or on the internet. Thank you so much!
Wow, great job Pete!!! Thanks for sharing your love of history.The time and energy you've put into it really shows. Love your narrative style, your passion for the subject is obvious.
I remember watching mystery citys of gold when I was younger, didn't realise that cartoon would get me into learning Ancient history especially that of South America.
Love learning about the Mayan culture and history. It just amazes me how new technology like lidar is helping us discover whats buried under the forests of the Amazon/ Americas. The culture, the beliefs, the religions of the past and connections to present day fascinate me. I like watching What on Earth, Strange Evidence on the Science channels, History shows in general, so this was a great documentary.
What a well done documentary. I've lived in Mexico. Climbed the steps of Chichén Itzá, Coba, and Tulum. Visited Isla Mujeres and a number of other parts of the Yucatan. But I did not know half of the history you talked about and covered with such reverence. Again well done. 👍
I visited Tulum, Coba, and Chichenitza. This is the most full and detailed movie about Maya history I have ever watched. Thank you so much about your work!!!
Pete, this is your best one yet! I've watched a ton of docs on the Maya and they are all fragmentary but, the way you have put the timeline together is the best I've seen so far. Not just by you but, the best I've seen from any source! Pete keep traveling, keep documenting and studying Meso America. Fantastic job Pete!!!
This is literally everything I could ever ask for. I chose to take the self educated route Instead of paying to have people teach me in a classroom. Within the past year I realized my world history knowledge needed to be improved upon cause I somehow managed to pull a B in AP World without ever reading 🤷🏻♂️ but your channel has provided me with the EXACT kind of details I was always craving. I have definitely gotten a world history minor at this point from RUclips university and one of the main professors has been you. Hats off to you good sir 👏 👏 👏
DUDE your channel is flat out and simply amazing. I absolutely LOVE to see folks that love history and not themselves. You deserve all the credit and more. Well done my friend. What i don't understand is you'll get 8 million views on one of your films but you don't have as many subscribers? Blasphemy. Of course, 1.2 million is nothing to scoff at. You deserve all that and more. I'm obsessed with history and i love your channel.
Unless you are Black, you are not native or indigenous. So-called non-black people have only been on the planet for six to ten thousand years and the Americas have been populated for more than twenty thousand. The so-called Mayans were Israelites.👊🏿🕎⚔️🏹🌽🪶
Shalom! Hi David, according to the Bible after the flood , only Noah and his family survived and they repopulated the earth. So, we all are descendants of Noah’s sons. Shalom 😊🤗🥰
You would have to get your dna tested to see if you had any indigenous dna, and if you do, you are more likely to be Aztec than Mayan. They are not the same and Mayans are largely in southeastern Mexico but mainly The Yucatán peninsula of Guatemala
Absolutely Incredible video Pete. I've watched it through twice now. Truly fascinating. Thank you for all your hard work on this. Can't wait for the next installment
I have just discovered this gem tonight. Thank you for putting together such an extensive and highly enjoyable journey through Mayan history. I'll be sharing this with many friends. Cheers from Canada.
@@HistoryTime Funny how we're going in totally opposite directions - I feel like my content is getting more and more modern whilst you seem to be going back further and further!
I noticed that the maya on Flores island made the horse a tapir god. Having never seen a European horse the managed to correctly identify it’s most closely related new world animal as modern science has confirmed! Very cool!
History time is easily one of the top and my favourite channels on RUclips everything is in depth,informing exiting and luring and calming! I watch these in the morning to wake me up I watch these going to sleep at night to relax me and transport me to another land and time, I love history too but history time entices anyone and everyone into a enjoying a slice of history,where was this when I was in school😂
Watched this whole episode before I went to Guatemala and it prepared me for the background knowledge tremendously before visiting Tikal and other Maya places. Now I want to watch all the rest of the movies. Thanks a lot!
Just visited Chichen Itza on Monday! Such a beautiful and unique place. The Mayan descendent people are very passionate about keeping their culture alive and it’s so inspiring and beautiful. It’s sad i’ve had a hard time finding out more info about the Maya. Thanks for putting this together!
Absolutely brilliant. What an amazing subject to research and also to highlight the amazing Mayan people who have flourished in that land for long. Thanks Pete keep up the good work!!
I will say Chapter 4 could have been Chapter 1. Too many accounts of Mesoamerica begin with a focus on the Spanish. But! I definitely appreciate how you touched again on those same subjects at the end in a very different light. I also truly, truly appreciate that you followed the Maya forward past Spanish conquest and mentioned their continued efforts in the recent past, and the fact that they remain in their homelands, preserving their languages and heritage today.
You weren't kidding when you said you were working on a massive project! I am so pleased to see a new video from you. I haven't even watched yet but I know the quality of your work and am so excited to see I've got over four hours of it ahead of me! 🤩
I’ve been waiting for a new video for months! I have to be up early during the week for work, so I have to wait until the weekend. So that being said I’m dedicating my Saturday afternoon to this 💯💯💯. Can’t wait!
Thank you for this beautifully done program. My 15 year old son, and I watched it a week before we are taking a trip to see Coba. It really helped with his understanding of Mayan culture.
Oh my goodness! This is exactly the type of documentary that I have been looking for. This was so well done, that I watched it twice. Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much! 👏
Hi guys hope you like this one. Very pleased to finally have it released. Took a ridiculous amount of time and energy to make. Contrary to popular opinion I never took a break. I’ve been constantly working on this. Now on to the next one! Please like, subscribe and comment it you enjoyed this it really does make all the difference in making it worthwhile by helping RUclips to promote it. Thanks all now onto the next one!!
Incredible ambition. Love it.
I am truly amazed by your work.
Not only do you make incredible documentaries that go far beyond what you would see on the History Channel, you also have the most amazing voice just perfect for narrating your ancient documentaries
Wow, Pete......This is a fantastic journey through time that you have gifted us with. I follow a lot of history folks on the internet, but you, by far, are my absolute favorite. Thank you so very much!!!!
This is gold!
Kudos to the creators for shedding light on Guatemala's rich history with such care and respect. A stellar documentary that deserves all the praise it gets!
Usually, I watch documentaries to fall asleep, but I actually watched the entire thing and paid attention. One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen well done.
For what crime where children buried alive?
@@Dragon-Slay3r ok I watched that 11 months ago idk lol. I don’t even remember posting this lol
@BOT_JERRY do u think ur better than me?
@@Dragon-Slay3r wearing white after Labor Day
@@keithd.6712 wow so many important people in this world, I'm not one of them
Pete, I am deeply thankful for the effort on producing this piece. The sobriety in which you present the history of this wildly complex and rich civilization does not fail to inspire the awe the whole study of history deserves, while also being balm for the exhausting intensity much of media produced today focus on. I do look forward to explore your other videos, and see your future work.
Once again, thank you very much.
Was this video about white people or mayans? 😂 this video is a joke.
The 0:29
Did you just donate money?
@@GloriaMkhabela-x7bidk
@@GloriaMkhabela-x7byes $25
This documentary rocks and I cant believe its all on RUclips! Long live independent creators and their patrons!
RUclips has some INCREDIBLE History Channels
@@Vercingetorix.Rising Yes, definitely! One of my favorites right now is Tasting History. Combines old world recipes made today and history mixed in.
Thanks very much. It’s been a crazy journey
Have a look at the Fall of Civilisations channel on youtube.
Too bad you tube has crazy monetization rules. The war side of the history content creators don't get any money at all from their creations. The cold war, the great war, and the world war two channels are all demonetized.
I came here because your brother from.history of the universe pointed me to you guys. 32 been suffering with deep depressive mental illness. When I'm watching and listening to you guys I feel connected focused and at ease. Very intelligently done work you guys have produced and I'm honored to be alive to see it
Stay strong bro ❤
Stay strong and know that people care about you 🙏 I’m glad you’ve found things you can relax to and enjoy 💗
I’m honoured to be able to create something that makes you feel that way. Stay strong my friend. It will get better
Whats been happening past few years? I cant rememeber and i can die in peace knowing what they dont know which i dont even know 😂
"You can't grow without rain. Many sunny days you'll see ahead"
Stay strong. Unfortunately I know how it feels
I don’t know if you take “requests”, but would really love to see you do something on ancient Hawaii. Everything on RUclips is either barely 5 minutes long or focuses on post-Cook history.
Thank you for what you do! These documentaries get me through my work day and are easy enough to listen to without being distracting!
Read the novel Hawaii. Thick read but a best seller at the time. Sometimes the author got carried away with details I skipped those passages.
@@1m2rich Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation! :D
Ahhh Hawaii, I love it when colonizers call themselves Islanders, it seriously makes me laugh out loud. If only we could return these wonderful lands to the rightful inheritors and let them treat the land with the respect it deserves, instead of being whored out into a tourist attraction.
I too love ancient Hawaiian history. Just done have the time unfortunately with the hundreds of topics I’m already researching. . The channel ‘History Dose’ has a fascinating video on the subject ! Highly recommended
@@HistoryTime Thank you sir! Appreciate your work!
I am so so happy the extent of coverage this was. ot makes me so proud to be Guatemalan and hear that we also get attention on the historical records. I believe this is the first documentary I watch that covers so much history of my country's precolumbian era in such care and respect. I solute you my guy. Keep up the good work!
Guatemalans should be proud!
I found Guatemala to be a phenomenally beautiful and hospitable country
@@HistoryTimemy dads el Salvadoran it’s sad it was hard to ask him if we were Mayan he said yes 😢
This guy is providing what the History Channel used to, only way better
Bro plays for the cowboys
Know as close as History Channel gets to history is Rick of Pone Stars and the history of ham burgers and hot dogs. It has become a joke and went down hill and haven't watched it for years.
Agreed. History Channel toggles between All Wars All the Time, and National Enquirer Presents. Sad.
Dude History Channel in the 90's when they sourced almost everything from PBS and British docs, good times lol. Loved History Channel in the 90's!
Agreed. We used to be able to see this level of research and production on The History Channel. It would be a series. And, now, we get Pawn Stars and ghost hunters😕
As a history buff of Mayan history and culture, having visited San Grevasio, Tulum, Chinchen Itza, Uxmal, Edzna, And half a dozen other sites, along with living in the Yucatan for 2 years, I find this one of the best produced documentaries I have watched. Thank you!
So, did they meet 'aliens' or what?
@Jay Dub You tell US.
You can also watch History of the Mayans : ruclips.net/video/1Yj6qYCEu2E/видео.html
@@jaydub2546 they did the ones from across de ocean.
Fallen angels....
I was just in Belize and visited Caracol ans Xunamtunich. I was in awe. It has reignited my love for Archaeology.
Awesome documentary as usual. Helps me learn something about latin American history, something completely neglected in our school system in Europe.
US as well, but I got to take some really excellent courses in college and that was super interesting.
Same in our school here in the US.
Never been to South America?
You're probably taught more about their history in school than they are.
@@chrissibersky4617 🧐methinks you've never been...
you contributed as well I would like to thank you unofficially for your passion as being a history lover even though im just a subscriber of this channel too keep loving history and learn and take lessons from it and change the world and sky will be your limit! nice to meet you
Bravo! I'm about a quarter of the way through and I have to say that this is magnificent so far! I can't even begin to fathom how many hours you sank into this but it's stellar. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you like it. High praise from the Americas man himself 👌
@@HistoryTime Yes! Ancient Americas does absolutely fantastic work!!! So in depth about such elusive history!!!
As I get to my last two hour watching none stop. I agree.
I know this may seem rude and disrespectful, BUT I put this on just about every night as I try to go to sleep. Your voice has a very calming effect! I ALWAYS go back to the last thing I remember hearing and listen from there the next night. Once I've finished a documentary, I'll put it on at work or walking to hear it in its entirety in case I did miss anything. I think what you do is amazingly wonderful :)
So its not just me lol. Yeah i always feel bad for dozing off while im watching but i cant help it when his voice is so calming.
How is this guy not a world famous documentarian?! Well, if not yet than he’s on his way. Long time fan and I’m still blown away after each doc.
Keep up the good work!
I don’t even know his name!
@@deborahbarry8458 Pete Kelly, praise him
Gigachad sigma male
Maybe his not famous because his bringing out the real truth. That the Mayans & Aztecs are the true lost tribes of the house of isreal. The 10 lost tribes. The other 2 tribes are the black ⚫️ jews that we're scattered to the 4 corners of earth ✡️
@@AirNava errrrrrm
Is there some kind of award that I can nominate this video for? That's a serious question. I just can't express just how floored I am by the amount of care put into this documentary, it's overwhelming. Great job HT 👍
That’s not how RUclips works. It’s based off of popularity, so basically if your stupid, jobless, live at home and contribute nothing to society your video of you dancing, making faces, having some type of seizure thing, being anti-trump, or pro Antifa and BLM will be on the top of the list.
Anything that is informative, educational, factual, and historical will get the least amount of views, likes and comments. Why would RUclips want anyone to learn anything useful?
Rewind lol
I'm a big documentary of ancient history watcher. With that said they been lying about history since Adam and eve. Forbidden archaeology is real.
Tiwanako was dated before Samarians by archeologist that lost career for telling the truth.
@@00tonytone there's giant MILLION pound Plus carved stones in Japan. It's completely impossible to move one of those stones with all the cranes and trucks in the world we could not move it one inch. This tells me how much more advanced we humans used to be. And then a great tragedy happened and technology was reset. We are not even close yet. They had electricity.
@@speedy0187 it was never moved dumbo
Another great full length documentary, I hope you are getting your time, effort and quality worth from your sponsors. Here's to helping you in your work with my small pittance to you for your great work.
Many have said it already on this and other videos, but you are much better than History Channel.
I'm literally so excited rn. This feels like a movie release and I know it's going to be so good. Thank you
Thanks for watching. Appreciate it
Listened to all 4.5 hours. Amazing, simply amazing. Netflix give this man a series
Thanks! What a fabulous documentary!
Pete you deserved an outstanding credit to make this documentary available for all of us. it is a extraordinary documentary to know more about the Maya history and culture . I am from Central America, Thank you so much!!!
4+ hours?! This is going to be AWESOME, thank you for all your hard work.
i'm really surprised this culture isn't inspiring or featured more in pop culture media, like ancient egypt is. they have such an awesome & iconic style and left behind so much stunning artwork
Exactly I'm still waiting for an assassins creed based in Aztec history.
Their religion being focused around the sacrifice of human beings is most likely the reason if you think about it. Ever see Apocalypto? So amazing.
@@carriekelly4186 Somewhat exaggerated if you ask me although it did go on
@@carriekelly4186 Apocalypto truly was a great movie
@Elijah Wells They sacrificed hundreds of thousands of people. 80,000 in a months time during one ritual. So I don't think it's been over exaggerated at all most likely, under.
This is so in depth without losing it's quality and vision. Absolutely unparalleled documentary and work. At 3hrs in I am completely caught up in what I can only describe as magic.
This is one of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. It is not possible however, to tell the entire story of the Maya in such a short period of time. The ancient people built cities throughout a massive area that would encompass many countries today. There are also hundreds of known archeological sites yet to be excavated by legitimate acceptable services in order to preserve the integrity of their contents. Thus, an excellent documentary to be sure, the story is incomplete and not possible to be known in total by anyone living today.
There are Mayan ruins in Texas, mostly Houston. I would like to know how far Mayans traveled into Mexico territory which is now part of the USA. To think we now don't let Mayans enter their homeland. It's an abomination.
….Think the story could be summed up pretty well by “Lord of the Flies” ….You couldn’t understand the Mayans by “observing the Animal Kingdom” as an early scholar suggested (animals only kill when hungry-and even then, only other species …They don’t torture & slaughter their own kind in large numbers)
@@Shineon83Animals WILL kill to defend territory.....We are animals...
I’m so grateful for the kindness here. Thank you, everyone!
It’s been too long since I’ve found a good long history podcast like this! Thank you for covering such a fantastic civilization. Can’t wait to see what you cover next.
Try out his other channel, history of the universe!
@@cantsay have a look at the Fall of Civilisations channel on youtube.
@@Fjodor.Tabularasa Forever and ever YES! :)
@@Fjodor.Tabularasa I've been a huge fan of Fall of Civilizations podcast for years now. It was particularly haunting to listen to during the early covid pandemic.
Check out fall of civilizations
This was amazing, it does show that even if historical records are scarce, a great deal of history happened in these places, like the Mayan civilization.
I've been watching this documentary in segments over the last few days and have just finished it. Excellent job. The amount of hard work that has been poured into this is extraordinary. Well done!
Seriously can't fathom the amount of work you put into a 4+ hr documentary! Thank you, Pete! Definitely one of the premier channels on RUclips!
Love it the longer these kind of videos the better in my opinion. Absolutely love it
The imagery shown in this doc as well as how all the information was laid out is nothing short of stellar. Amazing work, Pete. You are the gold standard of history content anywhere.
Thank you for all your videos, I have learnt so much from you. cant wait to learn more!
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RUclips takes 20% percent of that donation, in total. You’re being really cheap pal. Yuck. Ew.
Thank you for the amazing work on these!
Incredible!!!! 30 min in and already I can tell this documentary is the kind of quality most history type channels wish they had. Bravo!!!
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This goes far beyond the quality of content I expect on RUclips. Like your other work, this does not disappoint. Well organized, well executed.
I’m Mayan and I want my gold
I literally just went the Temple outside Costa May, Mexico. I have to admit how ignorant I was at the amazing civilization that the Mayans had built. Wow, the structures were beyond believable to see in person, and almost all of it was not even excavated. Absolutely incredible. Thank you for this video.
I have a question, was jesus or the Christian 'god' thought about in these times? What makes that any more believable than say a planet god?
@@jaydub2546 it was only thought in Europe and parts of Asia. In addition, it was eventually brought to America
Thank you so much for all this great content!!! If I didn’t have History, I truly think I’d have exploded by now. So thank you once again for the gift of History ❤
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RUclips takes 20% percent of that donation, in total. You’re being really cheap pal. Yuck. Ew.
I oughta slap the shit oughta you.
@@Malbado12 the hell is wrong with you???
You have a nerve to strike that tone with me you nasty slut.
Hell yeah. Our fave history doc channel is tackling one of my fave topics. Unexpected as you tend to focus on the the otherside of the pond!
Pete Kelly made some of the best work in this documentary as a Nicaraguan born there, our culture is surrounded by European cathedrals and European influences everywhere. What an insult for our civilization to be buried and thankful for all the time and dedication Pete Kelly put into this it meant a lot and even got emotional at times because my ancestors did not deserve that whatsoever. Will keep spreading kindness and manifesting abundance for our culture to never be forgotten and / or no longer buried in the past.
Europeans ended human and child sacrifices. If you would have lived in a time of your so called "culture" you mostlikely would have been one of the victims of which their hearts were torn out, body thrown down the pyramid and their limbs be eaten by nobles. Ignorant, ungrateful and foolish.
Oh my!
I love this documentary and I love my GUATEMALA! 🇬🇹
So proud of being Indigenous mayan and I still speak K'iche!!
So not all mayans vanished?
@@DaBesst88 nope, there's still 45% of us left and I'm from like village surrounded by mountains love it!
Pretty much all of leaders of the civilizations all of ancestor's came from were so violent.
Very cool, can't wait to hear the story of these people.
Cheers Dan. It’s an epic story for sure
Damn near in awe of the scope of this project well done my friend!
Thanks man
This is absolutely bananas that this is an independent project and not a major studio. Fantastic f-ing job and very well done!
I studied the Maya as part of Latin American Studies at Tulane University in the 70s. I saw many changes of academic understandings but this video sparked many memories of traveling through the Yucatan Peninsula; visited Tulum in 1977, nothing there but ruins.
Didn't Maya predate the Latins that arrived in America, by a long shot? Did the land mass not have a name until white men visited? I love modern education, reshaping the history with the language alone.
I liked the ruins
@@anubispatron It had a name! Of course, one in the Mayan language, most of the municipalities in the Yucatan Peninsula are in Mayan because of this.
@@bonjovijk97 I only wish we could learn its original name instead of what the persecutors called it.
Greetings from Sweden!
I am so grateful for and impressed by your awesome work with this channel.
Thank you, Sir!
This is a huge inspiration for independent filmmakers of all kind and certainly a treat for lovers of serious history. Great work as always!
Pete, Michael Wood has been an inspiration to so many historians. I have loved his books and films (especially Legacy) since I started reading his books in high school. You very much follow in his footsteps. Thank you for your documentaries. They are so well done. This is is particularly spectacular - on par with the Sea Peoples documentary.
Knew I shouldn't of started watching this in bed,its 04.30 in the morning but the brilliant way this has been done is fantastic 👏 so gripping and I always learn new things to research,keep up this great work buddy
Listening to this while driving to school makes me so happy. Thank you
This is the most thorough and well presented documentary of the Mesoamerican indigenous civilization. Well done. Thank You
1:38:02 “Only when the rule-book of the Old World was thrown out entirely, did scholars begin to realize _they’d been reading the scripts backwards_ ”
so relatable 😆 people rarely re-evaluate their approach voluntarily, even ‘smart’ scholars don’t always question their framework until it’s crushed or lost
Incredible story and production. Thank you for walking through Mayan history.
That was awesome!! A very well spent 4&1/2 hours!! I've heard most the bits and pieces, here and there, as I try to stay current with new findings. But what you did here... an absolutely amazing, huge task, that you put it all in one video, is the best I've ever seen!!! I am Maya, my father was born in Chiapas and passed away when I was young. So I have a tremendous interest in as much information about my ancestors that I can get. I recognize that the research is labor intensive and very grateful that you are obsessed in this topic! But that you're delivery was great also! Thank you!!!
All of Mayan history in a mere four hours, I do say I'm impressed!
These bring so much comfort and education to me the same time. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
Pete, this was an amazing video. Love the history. Take care, and I hope to see you share more personal stories of your travels!
Thank you. So much more on the way
@@HistoryTime I’m here for it. 😊
@@HistoryTime hey super awesome video, but I have a request. I love listening to history podcasts while driving and going to bed. While you pick amazing visual aids they aren't necessary and one could definitely enjoy just the audio format. Please upload this amazing productipn to a podcast platform.
@@notaperson6160 have a look at the Fall of Civilisations channel on youtube.
@@notaperson6160 you can download it as an MP3 if you like by using a plugin
I learned things in three hours that my private education didn't even mention in 12 years. My son is Mayan and now and tell him about his people, thank you.
Content and quality like this doesn't come around very often, I come back again and again!💯
Simply amazing, I love learning about all ancient history! From the Mayan to the Egyptian cultures. Such an amazing documentary, So far one of the best in my book.
Just finished watching it, loved it. The way you comunicate, your storytelling and your take on the events that took place witout taking sides.
Thank you for your work, great video and information
Pete, this is by far the best documentary on RUclips. Nobody has came close. You should be proud of this work along with your business partner. Continue doing your absolute best and never stop exploring. Thank you for this masterpiece. 👏👏✌✌🖤🖤
This is absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! Thank you so much!!! 😁
Edit: i think this might be your best one yet! Your editing skills are becoming remarkable!!! Seriously awesome job!!
Thanks so much. Making it nearly killed me so glad to have it finished
You should watch Fall of Civilisations on youtube, most likely you will absolutely love it.
Congratulations for the superb video. It´s not only about the great Mayan civilization, but also about humanism
I have watched many videos on the Maya over the years. This one was excellent! Some content was what I have seen before but you hit on a lot of things I have not seen before. Well done.
An outstanding documentary. The narration, photography and background music and not least the story, all are so very skilfully performed. Worth watching more than once IMO.
Great documentary!
As someone from Tabasco I’ve always been deeply interested in the Maya culture, possibly more than in any other ancient culture, and this documentary made me remember why.
Thank you for putting your time on making this amazing video, I’ll certainly read some of the books you mentioned.
I can feel your passion in your narration. Thank you for a beautiful documentary.
Wow, wow, WOW!! You really outdid yourself with this one! Excellent work! I can't tell you how much I appreciate the amazing content on your channel and how hard you work to make sure you maintain such excellence. It's better than anything else I've ever seen on television or on the internet. Thank you so much!
Video editing, audio, interesting AND educational, all just amazing. So glad I found your channel!
Wow, great job Pete!!! Thanks for sharing your love of history.The time and energy you've put into it really shows. Love your narrative style, your passion for the subject is obvious.
This is my second round on watching this magnificent documentary
I remember watching mystery citys of gold when I was younger, didn't realise that cartoon would get me into learning Ancient history especially that of South America.
Ancient American history is just incredible
1974 I had the pleasure of standing on the main pyramid at tikal. Unforgettable experience.
It’s an utterly spellbinding place. One of the all time greats of archaeological sites for sure
Love learning about the Mayan culture and history. It just amazes me how new technology like lidar is helping us discover whats buried under the forests of the Amazon/ Americas. The culture, the beliefs, the religions of the past and connections to present day fascinate me. I like watching What on Earth, Strange Evidence on the Science channels, History shows in general, so this was a great documentary.
As a history buff I counted the americas as my least known about, but videos like this are changing that fact. Thank you!
Comprehensive, detailed and well produced. Best Maya documentary I've ever seen. Impressive achievement.
This was the greatest 4 and a half hours I’ve spent in a while. Thank you kind sir.
I think you are right 👍🏽
Please keep making videos this in-depth. An absolute pleasure to watch this.
What a well done documentary. I've lived in Mexico. Climbed the steps of Chichén Itzá, Coba, and Tulum. Visited Isla Mujeres and a number of other parts of the Yucatan.
But I did not know half of the history you talked about and covered with such reverence. Again well done. 👍
have a look at the Fall of Civilisations channel on youtube.
@@Fjodor.Tabularasa it's top shit
@@tannertasman it is 😉.
I visited Tulum, Coba, and Chichenitza.
This is the most full and detailed movie about Maya history I have ever watched.
Thank you so much about your work!!!
Pete, this is your best one yet!
I've watched a ton of docs on the Maya and they are all fragmentary but, the way you have put the timeline together is the best I've seen so far. Not just by you but, the best I've seen from any source!
Pete keep traveling, keep documenting and studying Meso America. Fantastic job Pete!!!
This is literally everything I could ever ask for. I chose to take the self educated route Instead of paying to have people teach me in a classroom. Within the past year I realized my world history knowledge needed to be improved upon cause I somehow managed to pull a B in AP World without ever reading 🤷🏻♂️ but your channel has provided me with the EXACT kind of details I was always craving.
I have definitely gotten a world history minor at this point from RUclips university and one of the main professors has been you. Hats off to you good sir 👏 👏 👏
Thanks for actively trying to undermine the importance of education. Very helpful.
DUDE your channel is flat out and simply amazing. I absolutely LOVE to see folks that love history and not themselves. You deserve all the credit and more. Well done my friend.
What i don't understand is you'll get 8 million views on one of your films but you don't have as many subscribers? Blasphemy. Of course, 1.2 million is nothing to scoff at. You deserve all that and more. I'm obsessed with history and i love your channel.
Amazing documentary! I loved it and enjoyed it very much. As a native Mexican I feel very proud of my ancestry. Great work!
Unless you are Black, you are not native or indigenous. So-called non-black people have only been on the planet for six to ten thousand years and the Americas have been populated for more than twenty thousand. The so-called Mayans were Israelites.👊🏿🕎⚔️🏹🌽🪶
Shalom! Hi David, according to the Bible after the flood , only Noah and his family survived and they repopulated the earth. So, we all are descendants of Noah’s sons. Shalom 😊🤗🥰
@@benyahudadavidllol no they were not you lunatic. I am Mayan. Go take your wakanda fairytales to Baltimore.
You would have to get your dna tested to see if you had any indigenous dna, and if you do, you are more likely to be Aztec than Mayan. They are not the same and Mayans are largely in southeastern Mexico but mainly
The Yucatán peninsula of Guatemala
@@godskingssages4724Many have recent history in the Yucatan peninsula.
Absolutely Incredible video Pete. I've watched it through twice now. Truly fascinating. Thank you for all your hard work on this.
Can't wait for the next installment
I have just discovered this gem tonight. Thank you for putting together such an extensive and highly enjoyable journey through Mayan history. I'll be sharing this with many friends. Cheers from Canada.
The wait is finally over!
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Now I can work on something else for a bit ! Prehistoric & Bronze Age here I come
@@HistoryTime Funny how we're going in totally opposite directions - I feel like my content is getting more and more modern whilst you seem to be going back further and further!
I noticed that the maya on Flores island made the horse a tapir god. Having never seen a European horse the managed to correctly identify it’s most closely related new world animal as modern science has confirmed!
Very cool!
History time is easily one of the top and my favourite channels on RUclips everything is in depth,informing exiting and luring and calming! I watch these in the morning to wake me up I watch these going to sleep at night to relax me and transport me to another land and time, I love history too but history time entices anyone and everyone into a enjoying a slice of history,where was this when I was in school😂
Watched this whole episode before I went to Guatemala and it prepared me for the background knowledge tremendously before visiting Tikal and other Maya places. Now I want to watch all the rest of the movies. Thanks a lot!
Great to hear!
Fantastic video as always dude! Took me a few days to get through this one but was soo worth it! Bravo sir! Thoroughly enjoy your works
Just visited Chichen Itza on Monday! Such a beautiful and unique place. The Mayan descendent people are very passionate about keeping their culture alive and it’s so inspiring and beautiful. It’s sad i’ve had a hard time finding out more info about the Maya. Thanks for putting this together!
Absolutely brilliant. What an amazing subject to research and also to highlight the amazing Mayan people who have flourished in that land for long. Thanks Pete keep up the good work!!
I will say Chapter 4 could have been Chapter 1. Too many accounts of Mesoamerica begin with a focus on the Spanish. But! I definitely appreciate how you touched again on those same subjects at the end in a very different light. I also truly, truly appreciate that you followed the Maya forward past Spanish conquest and mentioned their continued efforts in the recent past, and the fact that they remain in their homelands, preserving their languages and heritage today.
You produce wonderful informative work. Thank you.
You weren't kidding when you said you were working on a massive project! I am so pleased to see a new video from you. I haven't even watched yet but I know the quality of your work and am so excited to see I've got over four hours of it ahead of me! 🤩
I’ve been waiting for a new video for months! I have to be up early during the week for work, so I have to wait until the weekend. So that being said I’m dedicating my Saturday afternoon to this 💯💯💯. Can’t wait!
Sorry for the wait. It’s basically 10 videos in one so hopefully worth it !
Thank you for this beautifully done program. My 15 year old son, and I watched it a week before we are taking a trip to see Coba. It really helped with his understanding of Mayan culture.
Oh my goodness! This is exactly the type of documentary that I have been looking for. This was so well done, that I watched it twice. Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much! 👏