Nazca pottery designs look so strangely modern, they almost feel like anime designs.

Next time someone starts talking about nazca lines we can interrupt and say "yeah nice pottery and textiles and what incredible aqueducts!"

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

So glad you are covering such an amazing culture from my country. Fun fact: It is said that Maria Reiche had an accident in Cusco in which she lost part of her middle finger, some time before discovering the lines. Coincidentally, the figures of the monkey and the hummingbird also depict only nine fingers. It is said that she interpreted it as a sign that her destiny was deeply tied to those lines.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did not know that!

@cariopuppetmaster

Жыл бұрын

Godda be careful there are evil gods who live under the Nazca lines that like to play card games!

it is truly remarkable how many rich and complex but widely obscure cultures have existed off the west coast of South America

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

The Andes are one of the cradles of civilization. There's a lot there!

0:24 this is also a major problem about how Prehistoric Native Americans are discussed in the US. I knew about Poverty Point and Cahokia since about 4th-5th Grade, but no one ever really bothered to tell what it was like. The focus was always on what these prehistoric people left behind. They would tell us some people built mounds, and then kind of leave that topic aside. The odd thing is, my school didn't try to cover up the mistreatment of the Natives, and we weren't given the false impression that there aren't any left today. It's just that they mainly focused on Natives like Pontiac and Tecumseh. That's neat, but basically we learned about the indigenous equivalent of post-apocalyptic warlords and regional strongmen, compared to the Mississippian Chiefs, Calusa Kings, and other authorities from the prehistoric and proto-historic periods. What also sucks is that we only learned about 3 early historic tribes of our state of Michigan, and not those who would have lived where we did before the Beaver Wars. We never learned about any of the mounds still extant, and nothing even about the 2 petroglyph sites in Michigan. We just learned that in the prehistoric period, Natives mined copper on Isle Royale and in the Upper Peninsula in general.

@michaelrowave

8 ай бұрын

Looking back at field trips our schools took to the missions in California there was little mention of the people here before Spain arrived. Fortunately that has changed and improved some since but in California the shameful history of the genocide of indigenous tribes after the civil war as documented by the US Army officers leaves little doubt about why some politicians are reluctant to address the less convenient but factual history of the not-so-distant past.

@sirenasaenz2299

29 күн бұрын

LThe

Thanks again as always for being such a wonderful Ally @Ancient Americas to the Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere. You work weaves the fine path between informative and entertaining and makes your videos so accessible. From your friends at Indigenous Podcast, much love!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephan! I hope you're catching the live cast tonight!

@TheHortoman

Жыл бұрын

Ally? Hes just historically accurate bruh

@masterd1mwitt830

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheHortoman considering how much doesn't make it into public school textbooks, and how few people try to learn beyond that, or even don't pay attention to the textbooks at all, he's one of the good ones

@TheHortoman

Жыл бұрын

@@masterd1mwitt830 wouldnt you know dagoth boy

@BirdRaiserE

Жыл бұрын

Yeah sorry, got to agree with the other guy. It's just historical literacy. Plus, if anything, the amount of times I hear "human sacrifice" in these videos furnishes me with the opinion that maybe the white man wasn't so bad after all.

One of the greatest achievements of the Nazca people is no doubt the water management for the crops and their own use and consumption just like the Incas did in Machu Picchu with their ingenious design. I have been in both sites and they are impressive. Good video, thanks!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I know it will never happen, but I would absolutely adore an episode done by you, in your style, on the current Western culture. What would a documentary about shopping malls and laptops sound like?

@AncientAmericas

6 ай бұрын

Ah yes, the episode where I would alienate everyone with my culture criticism.

You literally cannot pump out content fast enough! This is so stellar to watch and learn about.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

You're telling me. There's too much to cover and not enough time.

@simplyhistory3998

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas I guess your the Willy Wonka of History :)

@Rum-Runner

Жыл бұрын

The wait is always worth it though.

This has, within minutes, became my absolute favorite artstyle. Absolutely stunning. And fantastic video presenting it and the culture surrounding it.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Learning about the Nazca and Paracas in the Ancient Andes class I’m taking for my M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. How serendipitous! Thanks for your content.

@cabbyabby8490

Жыл бұрын

The elongated Paracus skulls are very exciting

I remember learning about ancient Peru while in High School in Peru. Each civilization was as amazing as the last. My history course on the Nazca culture was pretty spot on what's in this video, truly an amazing culture. The best of all studying there, it seemed no matter were you were, there was an ancient ruin around a corner. One of the classes we visited this Pucllana ruin just two blocks away, as part of studying the Lima-Wari culture.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome! I wish I could have learned about all this in high school.

@grovermartin6874

Жыл бұрын

How magical your learning experience sounds! Even a boring teacher could not dampen the joy of discovery of your country!

So glad you’re covering this culture! Thank you for these informative videos!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Your videos are a big inspiration! I am currently an anthropology student.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm honored!

Interesting video, thanks for creating! 10:00 fascinating short section on Nazca musical instruments (I'm a palaeomusicologist). Tried searching for performances of these instruments but all that came up was a modern band calling itself Nazca and a dumbed-down video on Andean instruments generally. If there is a video of authentic performances on these instruments I'd love to know about it!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Oh my... A new video the day I start reading "The dawn of everything" and begin pondering all the knowledge americans have amassed throughout millenia of thriving here? Yes, please, feed my new obsession. Thank you for taking the time and effort to research and write these videos. They go a long way to show the people of ancient times were no "savages" and we can learn so much from their experiences and history.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Enjoy the Dawn of Everything! It's an engrossing read with a lot of food for thought.

@FreeManFreeThought

Жыл бұрын

"The Dawn of Everything" is such an amazing book; I have read it twice now, and still am finding new things that interest me. I learned more from that book about the history of the area I live (British Columbia) than I did in 12 years of school... which is a pretty sad indictment of the Euro-centric North American history education.

YOOOOO new Andean video! I always love Andean cultures, they somehow simultaneously feel like the most typical early civilizations but also the most unique early civilizations. You really get a feel for the rise and fall of civilizations and all their common traits, but repeatedly get blindsided by art and engineering you wouldn't even imagine.

Another excellent video. The art, pottery and textiles are gorgeous. I enjoy this channel, partly because it's a great break from the endless over-emphasis on Egypt, Rome, Napoleon, and such on many streaming services and history websites. Of course I enjoy those too....

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fascinating info about the Nazca well technology. Reminds me of the similar structures called Qanats from ancient Iran, also still in use.

@tgarretteatonart

Жыл бұрын

oops, and then you mentioned them in the video haha

@grovermartin6874

Жыл бұрын

@@tgarretteatonart There was an enlightening article in Aramco magazine about those across North Africa. Still in use after all these years.

19:50 but, but muh alienz! 🤣 Great video as always mate.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I just watched a video about Celtic headhunters. They believed they received the power of vanquished enemies through the enemy heads taken as trophies. Perhaps the later Nazca warriors had similar ideas?

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

It's certainly possible and plausible.

I just watched a PBS Nova video about the Nazca and the Caracas last night. How timely this popped up today. As always, thanks y'all!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I saw that come out as I was finishing up the video. Is it good? I haven't watched it.

Thank you, AA for yet another phenomenal material.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So excited with each new Ancient Americas video!

I am absolutely blown away by the beauty and vibrance of the art you showed from the Nazca peoples. I could watch pictures of them for hours ! !! Are your sources available online for us non academic/american folk?? I totally want to save some high quality pics and print them out to put on my wall 😍

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Of course! All the sources (including images) are in the sources and bibliography document in the video description. The same goes for my other videos as well. If you're looking for good photos, the online collection that impressed me the most during my research was the Nazca collection at the Art Institute of Chicago. They have a large collection that you can access online for free. The photos are high quality and best of all, they are in the public domain so you can do whatever you want with them!

My favorite Peruvian culture, Nazca fascinates me so much. Thanks for the video

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I really like the creamy and coffeelike hues they used in their pottery art.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I believe those cream and buff colors are from the clay itself so anything made from that area should have them unless it's been completely painted.

Yay! Excited for this, will admit I don't know much about this culture outside of the art. Glad to be learning more.

What a cheeky name!

Maybe it’s just me but I see a lot more smiles in Paracas art than other ancient cultures and I’m digging it

@exyou-fd7eu

8 ай бұрын

I don't know, I see a lot of smiling while holding human heads...

Once again the timing of these videos is always perfect for me! This episode is right on time to save me from cabin fever because I have covid and have been stuck in my apartment for days.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help even if its just a little bit.

Another fascinating and informative program. Thanks!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Always a great day when an Ancient Americas video drops

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could make your day!

Absolutely been loving your channel since I found it a couple months ago! It would be great if you covered the Zapotecs, they fascinate me due to their long-lasting presence across Mesoamerican history alongside the Maya!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We'll definitely get to the zapotecs at some point.

I’ve had the tapestry detail shown at 3:07 for my phone screensaver since this episode came out, I’d never seen any art like this before in my life, it’s totally unreal what humans were doing at this place and time ❤️

Just so appreciate your treating viewers as being sufficiently intelligent to absorb your content. No mention of ancient astronauts or reliance on now absent high technologies that today makes mere mention of 'archeology' seem like an invitation to 'knock, knock jokes. Thanks for providing solid answers and questions based on the solid available resources out there.

@AncientAmericas

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

But really, nice learning more about them.

Thank you for another fascinating episode. I’m one of the people who was only familiar with the famous lines, not the rest of the rich Nazca culture, so extra thanks are due!

I don't know how to express how happy these videos make me. Thank you so much!

Their early pottery is incredible to look at. I loved this episode, thanks so much! Enjoy your vacation.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

YAY a great way to spend some of my Sunday.

I love learning about these ancient cultures in the Americas, especially rock art sites including the rock shelters at Toca do Boqueirao da Pedra Furada and at Toca da Bastianna. They’re just so old that it forces people to realize that the cultures here weren’t primitive, but as filled with as much history as European & Asian cultures were/are!

Love your Videos man! Thanks for a great 2022, looking forward to seeing you again in '23!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

love to see more stuff on andean cultures! keep up the awesome videos

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Fella! Always love seeing your comments!

Man I got sick and binged all your videos, excellent work! I've shared your channel with friends and can't wait for more content! Very clear and concise, thank you for your hard work!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Appreciate the timeline shown on left, and the chapter index, as well as the wonderful content of course. Puts you a notch above similar channels.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for making this! One of the characters in a story I've been working on is an ancient Nazca (having been magically mummified and later revived), but it's been very hard to find any information about the Nazca other than the famous geoglyphs in my research. This video was helpful.

Its always a good day when you upload. Thanks man. I appreciate your work.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

A really wonderful and informative video on a culture I’ve been fascinated by but always wanted to learn more about! The puquios are incredible stuff and it’s always a joy to hear more about Nazca textiles, thanks! 😊

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Splendid stuff, and wonderful ceramics. 👍

So glad you uploaded, last week the Greek reporter had an article about in China they discovered mummies in a province in what could be ancestors of the ancestors of the indigenous people of the USA and the people of the Indo European people (Iranian or what some people could say Persian) also I think I watched an episode of absolute history upload about the same thing, but I was just listening but the article grab my attention.

@HessianHunter

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you mistyped, but that article is exceedingly clear that the mummies (which were uncovered 100 years ago) were recently found to be ancestors to Siberian people who later became indigenous Americans, and NOT Proto-Indo-Europeans like was previously thought. Those two groups do not have common heritage outside of both simply being human.

@cyankirkpatrick5194

Жыл бұрын

@@HessianHunter They're were another set of mummies as well along with the Red headed one's.

@WhiteNucklin

Жыл бұрын

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@nonyabidness1838

Жыл бұрын

@@HessianHunter interesting 🤔 Ive seen several articles hailing The black people of america to be its indigenous descendants.

@Thunderous333

Жыл бұрын

@@nonyabidness1838 they're not. People making those articles are attempting to take away the culture, heritage, and beauty of the native Americans and their heritage. Stop being a stupid racist supremacist.

Very interesting! Thanks for bringing attention the fact the Nazca achieved more than just the geometric lines in the desert. The puquios, according to research by Lasaponara & Masini, their funnel shape captured the wind and concentrated it so as to "push" the water along. The earliest mention of the Nazca lines was in Pedro Cieza de Leon's "Cronica del Peru (c.1533), and as early as 1586 a Spanish colonial report by Monzon describes them as trails, which is correct in a broad sense because they are now thought to be ritual pathways. The anthromorphic lines are from a different era to the straight lines and trapezoid lines, because one is constructed right over the top of the other, and are thought to have been built several centuries apart. The animal figures such as the hummingbird were formed using a post and string method, much like modern surveyors use (and pranksters use to construct crop circles). Maria Reiche found some of these wooden posts and even calculated a standard unit they used, something akin to a yard or metre. Some theories say the rectilinear lines point to water sources, now dried up after tectonic events, others say the animal figures could represent zodiacal figures of the southern constellations. BTW the American explorer Hiram Bingham, who brought Machu Picchu to the world's attention, bought a collection of looted Nazca pottery and shipped them to the Peabody Museum under an assumed name (see Kim MaQuarrie's 2015 book "Life and Death in the Andes" , p168).

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'd actually been told about the theories of wind pushing water down the puquios but none of my sources mentioned it so I left it out. I appreciate you citing the authors. If I ever return to the topic, I'll want to give them a look!

Thank you for your respectful explanation of their culture and accomplishments (besides the "lines").

Excellent video. I wanted to learn more about the Nazca and this came just in time.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! PBS Nova actually just dropped a documentary on the Nazca a few weeks ago. I haven't watched it so I don't know how it is but if you want more, look that up on KZread.

@grovermartin6874

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas You are such a font of information and connections! Grazie!

Ik this is only an hour old, but I feel like I’ve seen it before, deja vu. I’d love if you could do more about the genealogy of early Americans. I remember in anthropology always being fascinated by the Clovis people and frustrated w sentiments on the Kennewick man. I’d love a more detailed video breaking down the early immigrations and hopefully, refuting the European and African hypothesis. I did see the 25 minute video about first arrivals, but felt like it didn’t address a lot of the crazy, but mainstream, theories out there. A video on the ruins underwater Off the coast of florida would be really interesting too. Before anthropology, I never thought about how people naturally live by rivers and like our litter, stuff runs into the river and eventually the ocean. That along with sea levels rising for the past couple thousand years, make underwater anthropology really interesting. One of My old professors actually specialized in it.

@blankface5052

Жыл бұрын

Also, I’m surprised you haven’t done a video on the Pueblo.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I'll actually be covering some of the nutty pre-contact theories in a video next year so stay tuned.

Thanks for captioning

Remarkable work....your work is clearly an excellent introduction to all that is ancient in the Americas...

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Those heads are so scary 😳, but I loved their pottery art! Great episode!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Those heads creeped me out too.

I love your videos!!!!!!!.....wish growing up in school I would have learned all this....Keep making more please

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

man you are cranking videos out

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I was this year but now its time for a month or two of rest.

@allones3078

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas still faster than i make content

I'm always deeply happy when I see a notification from your channel. All the videos are very high quality. But man, when the notification is for a South America civilization, or anything south America related, the happiness go over the top! I live in Portugal, but um Brazilian and had visited both Peru and Chile ( sadly not Bolívia), and man, I can't even start to describe the awe seeing some of the culture. At the time of my visits (2013 peru 2017 Chile), I doesn't knew like 5% of the things I know today, so sometimes, specially after your videos, my mind instantly carry me to those days. I even go see the pictures, specially the museum ones, to kind of guess ehat culture they belong. Hahahhah Thanks. Again!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to see someone loves the South American videos. They never get as much attention as the others.

@grovermartin6874

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas They will, as your enlightening and exciting videos get out, I'm sure. It all takes time to seep into the collective consciousness. As someone else above mentioned, history of Egypt gets a little boring as the videos pound us into submission. I have hungered most of my life to understand more about the ancient cultures of the Peruvian coast. My interest has just been titillated since reading 1491, which primed my mind for your gratifying work. Thank you SO MUCH for all of your delving into the known and becoming-known of that fascinating land. And also, it is so refreshing that you pronounce the names correctly!

Thank you. Im so tired of commercial reporting. i subscribed easily and gratefully

@AncientAmericas

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing!

Thank you for another great video

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

What an awesome video!!! Absolutely loved it!!!❤❤. Wish they could come out quicker but I can wait, lol!!!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! If a generous donor wants to pay me a generous stipend, I'd be happy to churn out content faster.

@grovermartin6874

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas ¡Ojala!

This is the greatest youtube channel

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

It's ok I guess. 😉

Enjoy the holiday season! I'll be eagerly awaiting what you'll be teaching us in 2023!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent, informative video. Thanks for sharing all of this extra background on the Nazca people.

@AncientAmericas

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

That was awesome. Thank you for the great video. I look forward to seeing more of your work.. - the only addison

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing video, I love learning about the ancient American cultures!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love your channel, I have always been fascinated with Pre-Colombian American history.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you very much for your videos. I love each and every one.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The Nazca throphee heads had been linked as other stuff as sort of a relation with modern Amazonian groups at the Ecuador-Peru regions nearby to the Andean mountains which maybe had a wisepread culture than it´ll became later on after the Spanish conquest and cultural influence over the centhuries later on. (During the 20th centhury it seemed that only the Jibaro/Schuar people of Ecuador kept the traditon of it.)

20:50 You know, I just realized that "disasters ruined the credibility and power of the religious authorities" does not necessarily have to mean superstition. For instance, we might know that a new disease is caused by a virus, and isn't a divine judgement on a leader. But a leader's mishandling of a disease can still ruin their credibility. Perhaps the Nazca didn't lay the blame for earthquakes on their religious or political leaders, but turned to those leaders for support and were left sorely disappointed. I have an impression that ancient people were always superstitious and spiritual, but I want to try to counter that, because it may not be true and feels a little self-congratulatory. Maybe they didn't know about plate tectonics, but they may also not really have cared why the earth shook - only that their house fell down, and their leader isn't showing any sympathy.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

That is a very good point! It could very well be true and I like your attitude!

@hallowacko

Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know how to suggest a video topic, but have you thought of doing one on the Hopewell tradition? I’ve heard it variously called a cult, a religion, a cultural phenomena. Wikipedia calls it a “material tradition,” So I guess tools and art thing, like architectural schools today. Was it a meme, or like an idea going viral? I heard it was probably not a single conquering people. What gives? I’m never sure how to describe it when I mention it. (Usually when I’m describing how America is also an ancient land) Wasn’t sure if this was on your list of topics, but I hope it is :-)

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

@@hallowacko I've been dying to do a Hopewell episode. I've even visited several Hopewell sites. There will be one someday, it's just a matter of when.

@hallowacko

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericas I will absolutely be here for it :) The thing I love most about it is that it really communicates how old the continent is - not by the age of the phenomena itself, but because it shows that Indigenous North Americans did not just get here and gradually develop into the nations they were in at the time of the Columbian Exchange - No, there were successive cultures, people conquering other people, rises and falls of empires, a *history* just as rich as "the old world," or Central America. It just got ignored, plowed under farmland, and forgotten about (though a lack of written records really doesn't help. I've said this elsewhere: I get that writing doesn't make your civilization complex, *but I still wish you did it so we can hear your own words.* Not that it helped us with Linear A...) Just the fact that a culture arose and spread out means that it necessarily had to displace a previous civilization, like how we can infer probably dozens of pre-PIE European cultures from the mere existence of the Basque. Hopewell probably made some previously existing cultures obsolete, before that culture themselves declined. It sounds like an epic history of Rome, but with so many more missing pieces (and not necessarily spread through conquering. My money is on it being mainly a religion, religions can be fairly good at spreading with humans - But I would also call certain modern movements religions as well).

Thanks to you your teams and your subject matter. Absolutely Fantastic.

@AncientAmericas

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

What a delightful thought! Making reproductions of ancient musical instruments and making music with them. San Pedro cactus is also known as Huachuma or Wachuma. I believe the language is Quechua.

Thanks for video really do enjoy them

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

this is one of the best channels on youtube

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Glad to hear about the Nazca culture & history beyond their lines. Great title btw. You should somehow add another word starting with "A" into your channel name because your content is truly triple A stuff.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Amazing Ancient Americas!

I was waiting for this!

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I hope it was worth the wait!

One topic I'd love to see you cover is the Antelope Creek culture of the Texas panhandle that emerged in the early 13th century and was defined by the importing of stone masonry and architecture into eastern North America further than it ever reached before, presumably as a result of contact and exchange of culture between Mississippian Caddoans from the Southeast and Puebloans from the Southwest.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Never knew about this! Very cool culture!

Thanks for another one of your captivating videos. I sensed some reluctance to covering the "Wari"(?),makes me even more curious about them.Guess we'll find out why when you do.?????

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

There's actually a reason for that. I don't want to go into too much detail on the wari (or any other contemporary culture) because I'd like to cover them more fully in their own episode.

@MARGATEorcMAULER

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientAmericasX-cellent! Looking forward to it.Happy Holidays

It must have been so hard for you to sit on this amazing title for the time it took to actually make the video. Spectacular. Which I guess makes it a good representation of the video itself. 11/10 I still think my favourite theory about the nazca lines was presented in a donald duck comic, which posited that they were landing signs for traders from the highlands coming in on gliders. Is it plausible? No it's from donald duck. But is it more plausible than d*nicken? I'm gonna say yes, yes it is

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Funny you say that because I had this title in mind long before I ever started writing this episode up.

These videos are fantastic. Thankyou. Had to clamber through a lot of nonsense before finding these informative gems.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! South American cultures are sadly often hijacked by quacks.

7:40 Sorry, but no matter how many times I replayed this part of the video all I can hear is "the Anthropomorphic Mythical Bean" and this is absolutely hilarious to me. Absolutely fascinating video! Came for the Lines, stayed for the pottery. As a musician, I'm glad to learn about an ancient culture with so many musical artifacts to its name. Like you said, being able to analyze these instruments is the closest we'll ever be to "excavating the sound" of a long-gone civilization.

@AncientAmericas

4 ай бұрын

The Anthropomorphic Mythical Bean does have a nice ring to it. Yeah, Nazca culture is really rich and fascinating when you look beyond the lines.

Haven't watched yet, but I'd like to congratulate you on the clever title.

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

Why thank you!

I believe these heads could be the result of ritual 1v1 combat because they're local also they preserve them and carried by they're gods and a hell of a reminder who's the more experienced fighter thus more respected but idk never seen there weapons or methods

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting idea!

I dug into these guys long ago bro. Because I hate a surface level understanding of things that catch my interest. Great brush up on what I forgot about them your videos are the best on YT in my opinion.

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you!

I love this channel!

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you!

these are amazing videos,thank you. are there any videos made about ancient Colombian civilzations ?

@AncientAmericas

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If there are, they are likely in Spanish. There's little broad colombian research in English.

Excellent video AA👍🏽😎👍🏽

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you!

Great video as always. I'd love to learn about the Charrua who inhabited what is now Uruguay.

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you! The charrua would be an interesting topic someday.

I love that you picked the underground canal/irrigation system as the Nazca greatest achievement. I always find these "mundane" but extremely important invention to be much more fascinating than great monuments. Yeah big pyramids are cool but these enviromental engineering to make inhospitable place more liveable are much more important. Some of these places changed permanently and alsohelped other life to thrive as well.

@AncientAmericas

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Developments like those attest to how good ancient people were at solving problems.

Hehe, I read a few von Däniken's books when I was a young teenager. Later I got bored, as he just republishes the same old stories, and I discovered the real SciFi literature much more interesting and varied.

Great episode.

@AncientAmericas

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Would you do a video about the intaglios in Blythe California and who built them

@AncientAmericas

Жыл бұрын

I never knew these were a thing. I've added them to my master list. Thank you!

@InfernapeGames1

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@@AncientAmericas theyre a hidden gem!

A great show. I thank you for your efforts. Adding to one of your thoughts. If perhaps placed there for the water 💧 drainage underneath. Would light falls not collect and run there more. Hence creating time to sink into the drainage systems below

Thank you so much!

@AncientAmericas

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You're welcome!

I would love to see you do one about the Chachapoya or the cloud people. That would be very cool to see. It's just not much about them

@AncientAmericas

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I actually started a Chachapoya episode long ago but put it on the back burner. Someday I'll dust off the research and create an episode out it.

@cabbyabby8490

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@@AncientAmericas that would be awesome thanks

What a work ! , Amazing even for me who is peruvian . In the northern amazon region of Peru was Mayo-Chinchipe-Marañon culture. There has been found *the oldest chocolate in Americas* 1,700 years before than in Mesoamerica. This recent discovery has been widely covered by Science . It was made 5,300 years ago ! This culture also coverred the northern amazon in Ecuador and was before jesus christ. It is important to know that "chocolate" in this case means cacao beans fermented and toasted as drinkable beverage , not as the solid bar of chocolate that was invented in Europe

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you! I actually read that not too long ago. It really changed what I knew about the history of cacao.

@davidveraok

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@@AncientAmericas Yeah, Yupana is the Inca Calculator. It has been deciphered the last years. Some good information on youtube on that matter ( in spanish )

@grovermartin6874

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Thank you for the information about cacao. I look forward to reading about that!

Hello…greetings..I’m a subscriber and supporter of your content. The way you make videos are very informative and straight to the point. I just want to say keep up the good work. Is it any way possible you can make a video of colonization of the native people specifically in what is known as Mexico? That will be a huge eye opener to people.

@AncientAmericas

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Thank you! We'll see. There's too many topics to cover and not enough time.

@Stay_True_-

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@@AncientAmericas do you have anything on the Otomi people?

@AncientAmericas

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@@Stay_True_- unfortunately not yet.

@Stay_True_-

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@@AncientAmericas no worries..could you recommend any good books with reliable sources on history of Mexico?