After spending time in the region around 2000 and working soil samples from digs in guatemala, I did my senior thesis in regards to the development of LiDar and the wealth of information it was going to provide in the future. The future came fast, and Lidar mapping paid off in more cases than just this. It was in its early stages of use and availability then, but the indications were clear. Glad to see the rapid discovery yielded from its implementation.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

I guess if you can, do. If you can't, write about the people who can.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

​@Mike Mondano for example, like you did in your post?

This is fascinating. What an interesting life they lead together.

I love these folks! We need more people like this

@MrNickpeck36

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@colonialstraits1069

Жыл бұрын

We will if we make efforts to properly fund our education system and to protect it from religious zealots.

fascinating what people find themselves drawn to-for a lifetime. beautiful workspace. thank-you.

It would be beautiful if they could invite indigenous persons to support & inform their findings….especially young people…before they end up in museums.

@Ap_twsh

Жыл бұрын

Would be nice of them to do so.

@cat_pb

Жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure they do. Usually teams have people from all backgrounds to help.

@blainewalker3282

9 ай бұрын

@@TheSitcheeation They literally do. It is required by the Belieze government that they take local students along in order for them to be able to excavate.

"You complete me" is a heck of a lot older than Jerry Maguire.

5:50 Diane's "However..." shows the beauty of their symbiosis.. thank you both.

Awesome story. I'm very excited for the future of archaeology and South America. Also, those two are my couple goals! So sweet.

@trejea1754

Жыл бұрын

Belize is in Central America though.

@carrir21

Жыл бұрын

@@trejea1754 😅 sure is. Like I knew, I just didn't realize I was saying that until you pointed it out lol

That's what i call true Love. I would love to do this. I been reading about the Mayan's for yrs.

@sunshine3914

Жыл бұрын

Let’s go, Bo!

I've been to Belize and it's a beautiful country. We took a guided boat tour up a river 2 hours and we walked around the ruins. I climbed a pyramid to the top and I could see for miles over the jungle. That was 30 years ago and I'd love to go back to see what else they've found. Plus the fishin' around the islands and reef is absolutely incredible. But the fish are another story.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

Please tell this and show photos to your dire enemies only. Ho-hum!

@Pou1gie1

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it sits exactly where the ocean currents wash up all the garbage on its beaches. When I went there, every morning there was new garbage from the ocean all over the beaches. I even found a syringe when I was going up and down the coast line when I went to the eco-boutique hotel Hamanasi, which was an amazing place with great food. But the downside, besides the abject poverty (Hamanasi gives money and jobs to the community, as it believes in working with community to better it), was the beaches are filled with refuse.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

@@Pou1gie1 Don't worry. Ocean currents will soon see some dramatic changes and garbage will go elsewhere.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

That would be the site of Lamanai then

As a species we have one gnarly case of amnesia.

@sandraaviles-wilkes7036

Жыл бұрын

I’m starting to think it’s done on purpose!!!

@PatrioticBlues

Жыл бұрын

@@sandraaviles-wilkes7036 After deep diving into the World's Fairs from 1850-1915, I have to agree. Nothing is as it seems.

They finish their own sentences? The last bit was unabashed prompting/begging. Speech was not enough -- vigorous hand motions were applied. Pretty blessed marriage. Wonderful.

The recent discoveries of lost civilizations is great stuff

They came to Georgia. They used to use a pigment for my a blue which is found in Georgia in the United States. All the Maya blue has a derivative from there. They came back and forth and they finally decided to stay.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

Mayans never went near Georgia. Maya is not Mayan.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

​​@@mikemondano3624 Mike you have no idea what this person is talking about. The color Mayan Blue that never fades and is still seen all over in Chichen Itza and other sites like Bonampak have a specific ingredient in it that as of today has no known source in except in the state of Georgia, in the US. Therefore they apparently were either traveling or trading with other indigenous tribes in the US to get it. Of course, if a source of that ingredient is found in Mexico or Central America at some point, it will rewrite what we know today. (I suspect that in the future a source other than the source in Georgia will eventually be found much closer to their home). However, the native Maya people most definitely traveled by boat and it isn't far fetched that they went to Georgia to get it. They were a seafaring people as well, we have the archaeological evidence. We know they were, so it isn't beyond the realm of human possibility, nor their capabilities.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

@@timcoil6224 LOL! Thanks for that. I needed a good laugh.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemondano3624 I'm sure you get that every morning when you wake up and look at yourself in the mirror

@IvanIvanoIvanovich

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemondano3624 Not necessarily Classical Maya, but the Huastec of modern-day Veracruz and San Luis Potosí had well-established connections with the Mississippian peoples in Georgia and Alabama.

Amazing and now LIDAR can be mounted on an inexpensive drone game changer

Incredible experience.

Not to mention Florida and Georgia. Miami is a derivative of Maya-mi...and the 4 tribes around Lake Okeechobee had Maya in their names. And the chemical proof that their blue dye came from Trackrock in north Georgia. Check out the History Channel show about it...most interesting. Just not for the Ph.D.s somehow. Piled high and deep. Maybe some of the younger ones will have more intellectual integrity.

A kid used a star map to discover several lost cities of the Mayan culture because he just followed the stars and they were keen observer of the stars a group of archaeologist's laugh at this, they're not laughing now they found proof.

@maxschaffels2164

Жыл бұрын

It's because the claim you state is false. It was quite quickly found to be a case of junk science (the Maya definitely did not base their city planning on the stars, they based it on the very limited availability of fresh water sources in the Yucatan peninsula) and even junkier reporting on science. It's actually used sometimes as an example of how news reporting on science tends to wildly exaggerate or not properly review the 'findings' they report on. To quote David Stuart of the Mesoamerica Center of the University of Texas: "The whole thing is a mess - a terrible example of junk science hitting the internet in free-fall. The ancient Maya didn’t plot their ancient cities according to constellations. Seeing such patterns is a rorschach process, since sites are everywhere, and so are stars. The square feature that was found on Google Earth is indeed man-made, but it’s an old fallow cornfield, or milpa." That said, I don't fault a teenager for falling for confirmation bias. That happens all the time - I hope they got some constructive feedback from a specialist and further pursued his or her interests.

Really neat. Mayan country fascinating.

This is awesome.....both stories

Wow the social blueprint à la maya for our times……

🥰😍wow! Great story!!

I find it interesting on what she was saying about the possible cause of the collapse of that civilization. There was inequality, then equality, and then at the end it was the 1% haves vs have nots. Interesting.

@williebeamish5879

Жыл бұрын

Going to be the downfall of the US eventually if steps are not taken soon to remedy the gross inequities I see all around me daily. Sad.

@sunshine3914

Жыл бұрын

It’s as history repeats itself.

Belize is such an amazing treasure trove of history

What amazes me the most with the Mayan structures they built is they did it with no metal tools, horses or work animals.

Amazing work and discoveries. GO COOGS! ❤

The Mayans may have had mathematics, but I don't think they "gave" it to us, since most of us got our math via middle east and Europe.

@dayangmarikit6860

Жыл бұрын

India too... We're currently using (Hindu-Arabic Numerals)... These are numerals that were adopted by the Arabs from India and later passed on to Europe.

Lovely couple

It stops now

They could have stayed home & found a lost civilization, look at all the old Star Forts still around, some only have a small footprint left.

I love the couple. I would pay GOOD money to see them in a documentary.

This is why Humanities and Liberal Arts are vitally important in our schools and universities. Anthropology, History, Archaeology, Literature, Art History, Sociology are all fields that help us learn what makes humans, human. The mere fact that we are in a similar situation to both the Late Mayan and the Late Roman periods, is proof that we need to double down on teaching these subjects.

@JEREMY99218

Жыл бұрын

When archaeologists and physical anthropologists examine bones from an archaeological site they can determine whether the deceased person was male or female and generally classify the racial or ethnic background. Post-Modernist "Liberal Arts" academia is teaching "Woke" non-sense like men can become women and that males and females are biologically equal

@TW---

Жыл бұрын

After awhile you'd think humans would learn from history in order to avoid making the same mistakes. Yet, it seems we never do.

The Mayan civilization didn't collapse they moved North and spread all over North America and South America.

Richard Hansen too

Haves and have nots. Who is doing that?

Mexico is in North America. Just saying. So the Mayan Civilization developed in the souther region of North America and Central America. Your audience would benefit from accurate information and the "broader" meaning of North America.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

Yes, North America is the location of 23 sovereign countries.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

​@@mikemondano3624 Google is your friend

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

@@timcoil6224 Google is no one's friend. The 23 countries of North America know that.

@timcoil6224

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemondano3624 it is your friend when you are trying to pretend you are intelligent and trolling.

@mikemondano3624

Жыл бұрын

@@timcoil6224 You love that word "trolling" it seems. Try to learn another one someday.

Is there a Belize Anthropology Goverment helping or approving what this couple are doing?

I think one of the co hosts said the Mayans created math. I don’t think that’s correct🤦🏻‍♂️

When you live with someone and work with them on the same thing for over 40 years of course you will finish each other's sentences and stuff like that

So what this couple found out about this civilization is that humans repeat the same cycles over and over again with economics. Fascinating but disturbing too.

before guns you would be literally unassailable at the top of that pyramid. I bet it got buried in by the younger dryas

Wow just ignore the part about what was the possible reason their civilization collapsed (especially when it reflects our own current state of USA). Talk about NOT LEARNING FROM OUR PAST!!!

When i think American i dont picture two european people like in this video : P

Phoenicians

The Mayans would have killed to have our civilization

Feathered Serpent/Winged Disk:see pyramid design ,Thoth Native name Ningishzidda built both on both sides of the world,but they have taught many generations Khufu built the great pyramid ,that is not true see the released Naval footage and Living beings in Ezekiel ,the same tech now and then see that Antigravity tilt ,that is what moved those large stones into place ,proof you are not alone ,what you see is older than the human race ,see the Olmec head ,they came here from Sumer after a attack lead to it's fall ,,that's what gave rise to cultures of the world,in the early days of Sumer after the great flood before the tower of babel ,all spoke one language ,have they seen the strawberry blonde elongated headed demigod hybrid GIANTS ,notice Nefertiti had the same elongated head and Queen Puabi's skull shape that's not skull binding = 25% more brain capacity/Volume ,but she didn't have strawberry blonde hair ,But Tiamat/ Eve had a native american like complexion ,with blonde hair ,the point is ethnic features are just color the human race is one species,anyway the strawberry blonde hybrids came from Sumer as well , in a way America/Mother of the exiled is just like Sumer ,it was a melting pot of culture ,but without all the hate & division,until our language was confounded by Enlil ,a fallen one not god,broke that unity that lead us to where we are

@cat_city2009

Жыл бұрын

Literally everything you said is made up.

Such speculative BS about the collapse of the Mayan Empire. Talk about the "haves" and the "have nots." The Mayan "elite" class basically built a sort of prison (Mayan version of 15 minute cities) where none of the inhabitants needed to venture out and discover new territory, new cultures, new innovations, etc., eventually giving complete control over the population to the self appointed Mayan Masters of the Universe. The couple apparently believe they have all the knowledge of what happened there THOUSANDS of years ago and the locals, whose ancestry and heritage is buried beneath the layers of jungle and dust, HAVE NOT a clue. She seemed very condescending toward the local down there in the dark, sweating and digging through the dust and rubble of time to find that bowl for them. Surprised this couple didn't blame the collapse of the Mayan empire on Trump.

I don't want to promote the theory that cocaine usage may have contributed to the collapse of the Mayan civilization, but I'm the type of guy who seeks out and observes correlations.

@Ethan-um7cp

Жыл бұрын

Have you found evidence of processed coca? I have no doubt, that with what we know now, that coca leaf (EDIT: could have been) available, but to play a part in civilizational collapse, you'd need evidence of processing , refining and the like.

@juju-xx5xn

Жыл бұрын

Do not speculate if you don't have any evidence to back up your claim, or a hint of a claim here. Go troll somewhere else dude.

@samsmom1491

Жыл бұрын

Maybe you are confusing cocoa with coca. There's no evidence coca was used by the Maya but the area is still famous for its cocoa or cacao, i.e. chocolate.

@andyginterblues2961

Жыл бұрын

@@Ethan-um7cp I remember reading that the Mayans who built the cities/ pyramids chewed coca leaves, it's what gave them the energy to do the heaviest work for days at a time.

@andyginterblues2961

Жыл бұрын

@@samsmom1491 I read where the Mayan builders chewed coca leaves to give them strength and energy.

She thinks the Mayans gave us mathematics. Please, oh, please stop the ignorant commentary and just report the story. People from American schools should have their tongues removed.

@matthewaldrich4624

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Math is discovered NOT created.