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@sergiorodriguezballestero714

Ай бұрын

Just.. wow!!!! I quite suspected of an early development in the Pacific, tied somehow to early trips to the Americas... now, well, let's just say that the possibilities are endless

We're living with an awful lot of grim news these days, but at the same time it's also an amazing time to be alive. What a discovery! Thanks for posting!

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@Sampsonoff

Ай бұрын

We are living in probably the greatest era in history. Stop consuming news; it distorts your perception of the world

Wow! Seems like they had quite the civilization set up. Absolutely fascinating to think about how well the ancient inhabitants were acclimated to their environment. Ancient does not mean primitive, in my opinion.

LIDAR is a real game changer.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

It really is! Incredible

Your channel has become a fabulous resource Matt. You should be proud of what you've achieved!

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Hard work, but yeah, I am proud of where it’s come. Thank you

Very interesting to find an ancient city on a remote Pacific island like that. I know it's not nearly as remote as Easter island is, but it's still a long ways from any continent. Though when I think of Tonga, I'm reminded of the pro wrestler Haku. Almost any pro wrestler that's been asked who the toughest guy in the locker room is, most of them say Haku.

@wildzz21channel3

Ай бұрын

Tonga actually had a quite large empire back in the days, the Tu'i Tonga Empire was without a doubt the strongest state in the ancient pacific and all its kings are burried on Tongatapu at the site of Mu'a, the ancient tongan capital. They actually had quite a few skill in cutting through stone as they even started building stone forts in like the 15th and 16th centuries, there's one on the island of Uvea I think that is of tongan origin.

It is wonderful to hear about discoveries going on all around the world. Thanks👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

This time period in the Americas and Pacific cultures is becoming intriguing to me. The evidence of peak urbanization, and assumed peak cultural development, appears along this timeline in the Americas (north, central, and south including newly discovered Amazon forest cities) and now possibly places around the Pacific cultures, leads to possibilities of trade and interaction on scales not previously considered. I've only dabbled into genetic results of pre-colonial Americas but some interesting isolated haplogroup groups exist especially in SA, and I've wondered for some time now if there was interaction with Pacific cultures. It really is looking like European colonial expansion happened during a deep decline of previously flourishing and interactive cultures.

@MM-yl9gn

Ай бұрын

There is evidence of genetic exchange, though it usually is framed as Polynesian advancement into the America's without potential for the opposite to be true. The oldest mound within North America is in Louisiana and is 10k yo! Not to mention a thriving mound culture as well. South America is continually producing the same sort of discoveries! Then, when you bring into scope mound cultures around the world...Europe, the Steppes, Japan, Africa, it's such a remarkable, nearly unifying globalized culture! The only question is...where did it begin??

Once again, our ancestors are proven to be capable people of great skill and imagination. No aliens required.

Woah, that's epic. Good choice of you to report on this.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

I enjoy looking into different parts of the world

Saw this in the news the other day. Love it!

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

An Amazing new discovery to rewrite the history of Tongatapu! How wonderful. Polynesian cultures are fascinating, from Nan Madol on Ponape Island to Tahiti, to Rapa Nui. Thank you so much for this informative new video, Matt!

@MM-yl9gn

Ай бұрын

How can one be certain it didn't originate in the Americas?

The Polynesians were amazing people!! Thanks for the video!!

@MM-yl9gn

Ай бұрын

So were Native Americans!

LiDAR is beyond incredible!!! And what we will keep discovering as we keep using this and other technologies!!!!!👍😊

Fantastic! What a gift of knowledge to the people of Tonga.

Brilliant, Matt ! More information, as you get it please ! Stay safe ! Stu xx

Your work is IMPORTANT and very much appreciated.

This is absolutely fascinating! Considering the rec volcanic activity which practically covered the whole island with ash, this discovery seems all the more impressive to me. Thank you for your channel and your coverage of the ancient world!

Hey that's fantastic Matt, and 'chalk another one up' to LiDAR hey?... I think it was your videos which first introduced me to this amazing technology - and now I'm using it myself, as part of my own Metal-Detecting research!!... Wonderful - thanks mate!! Bobby 🏵🏵

Thanks, Matt, there have been some other discoveries around the Pacific, but not enough has yet been found to make a complete picture.

Amazing discoveries await!

Love your videos!! Thank you

More lidar content. It’s always fascinating.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Yep. Wonder what’ll be next!

Much respect, Matt. Thank you.

This is fantastic. Your Chanel is so interesting and brings new insights into archaeology today that I had no knowledge of.

This is a revelation. Thanks for giving us the latest news Matt! Really appreciate your insight.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Good to see you mate!

Absolutely fascinating!

Thank you Matt ❤👋🏼

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Hi Lynn! Thanks

Using the word city to make headlines. We already know what it was like, our explorers documented everything. Obviously they weren't nomads, they were on islands, they lived in villages as pictured. They still do. A larger village does not a city make.

@jeffmason2010

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure the point of the video was to point out this predates previous hypothesis of our understanding of the region….but you do you!

@tomtaylor5623

Ай бұрын

@@jeffmason2010 it's bare bones update purposely using the word city as not only sensationalism but insidious propaganda to fool people into thinking 'we're all equal, it's just the white man holding everyone else down', which i'm pretty sure was the point of my comment.. but you do you!

@polyoptika4382

Ай бұрын

perhaps you should go look up what a city is.

@tomtaylor5623

Ай бұрын

@@polyoptika4382 perhaps you should.

@polyoptika4382

Ай бұрын

@@tomtaylor5623 so you missed that the term is used relative to size, not absolute to size? and that purpose also is a criteria? 10k buildings could easily support the population of the lower end of what we defined as city, which is 15k. look at the etymology of the word. it doesn’t have to look like the cities of a planet with almost 8 billion residents. it was a large community relative to smaller groups around it. cities have always been built to carry on the business of the state, and with the different types of buildings, it fully qualifies as a city.

Absolutely fascinating

I shall save your video and show it to people from Tonga, who come here, to work, in far North Queensland Australia. I'm sure they be happy to hear you are adding to the story of their histories. I hope so.

Great stuff. Thanks.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

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I have been subscribed for a while now. Find your topics very interesting. I don't usually comment as I know very little of your chosen topic, but today, I had to rewind a bit, turn on the Closed caption feature and see what you were saying... Seems I heard my family name in your video... Yes, at least as far as the CC translator shows, Parton was used as the investigator you were discussing. Its my family name. I am retired from the USA, and living in the Philippines, and as far as I knew, I think I am the only person here with the Family name Parton. And our heritage is not well known back before the very early 1900's. Thanks for your content. So far, I have found the videos quite interesting and I check my subscriptions daily for new content from you. 👍

By the way, the startling heavy urbanization of Tongatapu reinforces the idea that the Polynesians diaspora of about 1000 years ago started in Tonga, and further suggests that basic overcrowding prompted a surplus population to seek new lands to the north, south and east.

At last good news. Thank you.

Thank you sir!👍

cheers for video mate

Thanks Matt this is new and interesting.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Cheers for watching

Seems like a chill place

Exciting. In Polynesia I would also like to see lidar used on Nuku Hiva, which is a main island in the Marquesas which I believe the initial point of contact of Polynesia with prehistoric Native Americans. Perhaps will be revealed significant and exciting material and architectural influences between Polynesia and the Americas. The DNA of Polynesians I read contain approximately 8% Native American pre-contact DNA, particularly strongest in Eastern Polynesia, but also found among Tahitians!

Thanks Matt

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

fascinating

Good stuff

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

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300 AD is quite early for the first Tongans. Perhaps New Zealand also has an earlier history also.

Fascinating fund but I want to see real marine archeology to find more in doggerland and all of the areas that riding sea levels at the sudden end of the last ice age due to a micro nova on the Sun

Thanks

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting

TY 🙏🙏

I'll be darn. We underestimate ancient societies so much.

There are mounds in my state but when i checked the gov lidar maps they are at such low res that i cant even see the ones i ccan see on the ground

Fascinating. One question, are they saying that these are post tsunami remains?

These buildings may be very ancient. They may have been there when Tonga was part of Lemuria. Lemuria is mentioned in the book: "The history of the Hopi from their origin in Lemuria". The continent sank under the sea slowly. According to the Hopi, that occurred about 30,000 years ago. It is time that we deny all ancient data that 'scientists'mentioned sofar. Human history is much older than previously thought.

Would love to see lidar of the Northland part of New Zealand.

Hello everybody

@r34ct4

Ай бұрын

And welcome

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

To ancient architects

@jacobchurch6558

Ай бұрын

Hello

@anderssvensson4554

Ай бұрын

Hello!

@ruuli

Ай бұрын

Guten Tag

The tip of the iceberg. Very good remark. This new tech has also revealed some surprizes in the amazon jungle.

WOW.

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

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For years they yelled abput the treat to the rain forest. Now we know the rain forrest is on top of old cities they were not as advertised they were new growth 4:07

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Great video. Some rich person like Elon Musk needs to fund a major lidar scan. This technology is amazing and I feel we would learn so much.

Mate ma'a Tonga. Tonga is cool, I hope the Aussies scan all the Pacific islands including New Zealand.

Mu’a in Tonga is another place in the world that sounds so similar to Legend of Nuwa a creator goddess in the Lingtong, Shinnix China region. Which all sound similar to Ancient Sumerian “Anuannaki Princess” Nanna, Nan’Na,

Mind-blowing, this is one of those things you tell people about, and they'll think you're some nutcase..

There's seems to be an awful lot of supposition here. Such as everything besides "there was a city like societal structure here, and it date's to this time period".

Monotonic gold on mainstream media my good friend

Does this bush back the the polynesian exploration of the pacific?

Hi Matt how are you doing today

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

All good thanks

Progress is perhaps just a matter of perspective. I sounds like they had sustainability cracked a long time ago ?

I wonder if ancient giants are under them mounds..

Back then, the Tongan's were living la vida'alofa. Ok I will see myself out...

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@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

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Is it Slough? Oh, Tonga . ;) It's just that we work hard on forgetting Slough.

@billmiller4972

Ай бұрын

Why Slough?

@claudiaxander

Ай бұрын

@@billmiller4972 Because it's lost. and should be left that way.

Anyone play Xavius on the Atari? Those are the citadels!

Those 10 k mounds couldn't be "fountains of the deep"?

Ancient scrips recently found close to the site hint that The city’s probably still in debt to BLACKCOCK and Klaus’s relatives , when they tried to make it a 15 min hell hole , eating bugs apparently wiped most of the inhabitants out 😂.

I always say, "what's more likely, innovation and society started once and spread from Europe, or it's really hard to find old civilizations."

I know it's LIDAR but i think LOCADAR would be a better name.

Yesterday Architects 😅

I totally believe it. my mates mum is Tongan. and she's old as shit !

How did these people get there and where did they come from.

@monkeywang9972

Ай бұрын

They been asking cotton eyed Joe that same question for eons

@AveragePicker

Ай бұрын

It sits out on a pretty expansive shelf and an extensive chain of islands.

Is it bad that immediately thought of the “cydonia” region on Mars? I’ll get my tinfoil hat!

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Someone said they dated the stones?😮

@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Dated the mounds

@PABYT506

Ай бұрын

@@AncientArchitects as in the dirt?

This is wild. This is a really ignored area where we just assume they are primitives.

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@AncientArchitects

Ай бұрын

Hey Merlin

thats actually just pareidolia

Should we start placing bets on how long until someone equates this to Atlantis.? 🤣

Excavate the mounds, or I don't care. No artifacts so far.

So many assumptions made. Ugh.

first that we know of. there I fixed it for you, the standard fallacy.

Preserve the America we all have known and love.. chaos is not the answer..

@MichaelWinter-ss6lx

Ай бұрын

Sorry, thats a bit late now.

@goDannyayo

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelWinter-ss6lx tryin to stay hopefullll!!🥲

There's definitely a UFO on top of a pyramid at 0:43

Another great accomplishment of the blicks who live in mud huts still

Great stuff ruined by a dreary spoken style; the end of sentence drop-off. A style once popular in news reporting but now dropped after viewer complaints about intelligibility.

The world was a very different place before the last passing of the Destroyer…