Ancient City of Nan Madol | Lost Cities With Albert Lin

Albert Lin travels to Micronesia, in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, to uncover the ancient island city of Nan Madol.
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[@NatGeo]

Little is known about the people who built this monument because most ideas were spoken and not written down. What are your thoughts on this fascinating site?

[@shaikregal813]

National Geographic :: who is little a

[@shaikregal813]

National Geographic :: the monument which are made their are so expansive and the island from the top is also so nice and the nature is also so good by feeling that I thing I need to visit this place Where is this place ?

[@gammalight1312]

The rocks look like they're from Iceland

[@wayneb6043]

Shaik Regal Federated states of Micronesia

[@gammalight1312]

@National Geographic, please release full episodes to the KZbin platform. @History channel is doing it.

[@hutarian]

I was a volunteer teacher down the road from this Nan Madol. I taught at a boys trade school and the students said the basalt logs were flown from the other side of the island where they are found in this log shape. No other explanation is known, this is the beginning of the research. Living in Micronesia made a huge impact on my life and I am writing a book about it now. The place is beautiful, I hope this attention doesn't ruin it.

[@nevaehaldis]

God bless you.. I ❤️ my homeland

[@AGDinCA]

What do you mean by "flown?" How is your book coming along?

[@equalist7197]

Thank you for the support you e given us Godbless you

[@Thrilla4romManila]

I'd be very interested in reading your book. I lived in Pohnpei from age 6 to about 14 and I miss this place tremendously.

[@marzchiefs9087]

I was a student at the school you're talking about.

[@AzlianaLyana]

That looks like a lot to be discovered! Even with nature taking over, the greens somewhat falls into the right places making the site looks amazing. Hope to see more of this.

[@salmankhanofficial2076]

Hi

[@aveaillium8754]

It's beautiful!!!

[@randycoolbaugh1408]

yah, I have only seen one program on this city. seems to be "under the radar" for main stream archeologists.

[@redrock8259]

yes, it is true that this structure was not built by normal people. The mass of even the smallest of these stones is 1 how many tons. And the structures and ideas of all ancient civilizations meet on the same common ground.

[@ksidkloulechad2905]

I'm from Palau and we have an ancient man's meeting house area on top of the hill. Elders have told me that people brought columns of volcanic rock from the ocean to the top of the hill. One rock was about 200 feet. It's still a mystery but I always like learning about historical sites. The nan madol episode really intrigued me.

[@itsmapleman]

Interesting!

[@kaiboi21]

Those stones were moved from the other end of the island. I remember all the stories our great grandmother would tell us about the history of Nan Madol and the rule of the Saudelohrs. Alot of superstition and practice of what most will call black magic exists today, probably not as how it used to be. I've seen it with my eyes and it is indeed a breath taking sight to see, although quite far from the US mainland

[@sirenjamz4443]

i hope she didnt tell the whole full story bc its a curse if she tell's the whole story.

[@mwangas9529]

@@sirenjamz4443 the whole story is a myth

[@santospaul8103]

@@mwangas9529 there might be some truth to it, and different families in Pohnpei all have different versions of Pohnpeian history lol

[@shawnvegavelez121]

Thank you for sharing this. As a fellow amputee, seeing him out in the jungle working is inspirational.

[@rebeccaspookyduran7864]

yeah people are complaining about it in the comments section saying they don't need a constant reminder but like I said in one comment threads a lot of these shows show people's feet and legs as they walked through rough terrain I just think it's more noticeable that this guy has a prosthetic. I think it's great. Beautiful shots. I used to want to be a photographer for national geographic. I'm glad to see the point of view of someone who has a prosthetic leg Instead of those who don't complaining about it. It is inspiring. I'll take pictures and video of my feet and legs as well as others walking through rough areas. Or just shots of my feet on a cliff or near water. People just need something to complain about I guess.

[@TheElnots]

Guy is walking through forest, close up of his leg, wide shot showing him and his leg, pull away shot, close up of his leg again. Oh and have him prop his prosthetic leg on this rock while he's talking. Perfect.

[@renyen9752]

why do you care so much?

[@TheElnots]

@@renyen9752 The question is why do they?

[@YokaiPie]

@@TheElnots right? It looks like they're trying to use his prosthetic as a way of drawing in the viewer. His leg is pretty cool though, you gotta admit.

[@TheElnots]

@@YokaiPie Completely agree. It's not holding him back in any way! Admire that fact

[@noaccount4]

Maybe they got sponsored by the prosthetics company

[@p.p4013]

Thanks to tecnology now archeologits prove civilization history its way larger and complicated and maybe way older than we thougt, they have found giant lost cities in México, Guatemala, Brasil, caribean islands and in many coasts around the world. Its time to open our minds and appreciate how awesome and beautifull creatures we are, and not give all the credit to aliens for everything we can't explain how was build.

[@speakeroftheassembly3680]

Notice how all those places you said are where native Americans live

[@zoieaohizep890]

Yes!!!

[@rn6045]

Yep I agree

[@teorfles]

Fueron los antediluvianos

[@caspaccio]

Magic? Oh well, at least it's not the aliens again.

[@brandonhamusten]

Hahahaa..

[@Ronin-bt1fj]

How far people can go with such stupid thoughts right

[@abmong]

History Channel: Ancient Aliens NatGeo: Magic What would Discovery Channel come up with... Time travelers? Anything but actual ordinary human engineering... (to be fair NatGeo didn't claim it was magic, that's just local legend)

[@jcdenton1635]

It was obviously built by magic aliens.

[@elios4592]

@@abmong They still imply that magic is a plausible hypothesis... Sad for a "science" channel.

[@barbarajmartin6218]

A great Documentary about a group of people with fantastic knowledge of Engineering! Not to mention the rough terrain . Such a hard trip for those of us without a disability. Fine job Albert! You’re my hero!

[@kristhoperlukemcfadden7620]

I was watching this yester and an expert engineering said it is impossible to make it without modern machinery.. and this is why I believe that the ancient people are way smarter than the expert today.

[@logikylearguments6852]

And the ancient experts would have seen a skyscraper and said the same thing lol

[@Random_qubit]

Nonsense , your 'expert' engineering friends doesnt know what hes talking about .

[@Bootyjoose2117]

Facts

[@daytona-x7b]

Morons always underestimate ancient peoples and assume they were less intelligent than us. Truth is they were just as clever.

[@bendahara8284]

@@daytona-x7b yes..in fact all we have today including the technology come from those "ancient people".

[@exgantimatter]

I am here after having a fruitful relation with city-state Nan Madol in civ 6. Being the suzerain of such a beautiful city state bears me pleasure, honor, satisfaction and nothing else.

[@2sthimo449]

I researched it because I found the CS lonely in the pacific on a TSL Earth map and got curious

[@H.P.]

As large as the site is today one has to consider that 800 years ago ocean levels were lower than today. How much of the site is now under water?

[@ByaheniMyI]

800 years was the mongol ruled the eurasia

[@jacksonyamamura4460]

There is a city under the water it is believed that it's been turn upside down.

[@johncameron8730]

@@jacksonyamamura4460 The ocean is a desert with it's life underground and the perfect disguise above...

[@markanderson9123]

@@johncameron8730 Yup. Too bad we can't talk to the animals there. The stories they must have.

[@stonergee420]

@@markanderson9123 oh yeah there’s a lot more if you go out for scuba diving you’ll see tanks airplanes & such underwater 💯

[@dejavu1975]

Ancient astronaut theorists say “yes”

[@lordlord132]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAH

[@justice_crash2521]

Found you

[@dejavu1975]

BrighT L0rd stalker

[@joeljoanne8714]

They did mention"magic"....

[@stepheniparraguirre1068]

My friend is from this island. He had told me about these ruins and today, almost by accident, I found this video. Incredible.

[@SusanDianeHowell]

The city, constructed in a lagoon, consists of a series of small artificial islands linked by a network of canals. The elite centre was a special place of residence for the nobility and of mortuary activities presided over by priests. The site core with its stone walls contains nearly 100 artificial islets-stone and coral fill platforms-bordered by tidal canals. The ruined city is one of today's great archaeological enigmas, also a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is sometimes called "Atlantis", the "eighth wonder of the world", or the "Venice of the Pacific".

[@iandalziel7405]

..and like Venice a city of mystery and intrigue - I'd love to clear that alleged Temple space and hold a masked ball- - just to see what came out of the jungle...

[@its_just_marvlus]

Its nan madol not the atlantic city

[@abigailtrumbo178]

How was it a residential and mortuary site? Every culture throughout history has been very careful to separate those two. Would old nobles go there to die?

[@fast1nakus]

the ruins are great and ok, yes, he has one leg. we got it - no need to remind us every time

[@lensontaki3213]

Hahaha😂😂

[@lensontaki3213]

Hahaha😂😂😂

[@renyen9752]

So edgy. Why do you care so much?

[@fast1nakus]

@@renyen9752 i know right. almost like I want to be seen just to know that i'm real

[@katherines6322]

Would you rather they hide it?

[@sriramkausik9019]

It is a ancient Tamil civilization.... Because the word nan madol is still using in tamilnadu (india).. . Nan madol means four towers..... The rock structure was similar to the tanjore big temple in tamilnadu ....

[@user-nv5sf4yv1q]

do not claim whitout prove. sanskrit not only spoken by tamil

[@christianjohnny9103]

No your wrong ..nan madol means space in between in our language ..learn first ..dont assume

[@blessings1063]

No. Youre wrong. You are just making assumptions because of a stupid coincidence in our language 🤣 Just because you guys use the same words as us doesnt mean you guys own what is part of our culture and history 🤣🤣 we have meanings to our words just like you guys have yours. In our language the name "Nan Madol" means "the space in between" or "within the intervals". "nan" in our language can mean in, inside or within. "Madol" can mean space, open area, or interval. Nan Madol refers to all the canals and waterways that literally surround and crisscross the entire ruins. People that visit Nan Madol literally have to get wet because they got to walk through water to get around some parts of the area and explore the ruins 🤣. Just because you guys have the same words as us doesnt mean you guys own the place. Indonesia is like 2500 miles apart so what you just said wouldnt make sense. Also another comment similar to yours mentioned the same thing but he said the spelling was "naan maadal" and not "nan madol" as you claim it to be 🤣. I've had my time and fun. thank you for reading 🤣🤣

[@refanuarh7621]

There's indeed some form of linguistic similarities between the Pacific and India, especially Sri Lanka but the sites are totally different. Their setting and how these sacred sites got their names may have had, in those stone mason era built or taught by the same migrating people. I am aware of Nan Mada Kodal in Madurai because it does remind me of Nan Madol and Makurai which is coincidentally almost a dialect to your Madurai describing a wet hair drop of the Shiva to be given its name. Weirdly so makurai means head or hair in our language. Your Tamil reminds me of Tomil in Yap which is a site of great sorcerers and fierce magician of Micronesian at the time. These are marks of ancient language in a very strictly encrypted coded system that may possibly hidden in the Itang division of traditional scholars in Chuuk or Matai chieftain system of Samoa, but most of it may have been lost already. We call it "rong", modern day courious nerds call it Magic and that drives the hypothesis standard group of people nuts haha. It could possibly be the same in India from Sumeria and Babylonia era. We still retain languages that are very similar to those places as well. They worship Anu who happened to be our God or name of Spirit in the Pacific in many different dialects as well; Yalu, Eni, Onu and Anu ofcourse. Much like the Adam and Eve story that was evolved with different variation from the Sumer and Babylonia people who used different names Shamash and Inana which happened to sound almost the same as our words for Mother and Father. Yet our moons name is the exact word they use for their moon god they worshiped. The complication in comparison to our differences between the mythology of Maui in Polynesia and our mighty Olofat makes me think it was the same way Arabic and Aramaic starting to stake their many differences and now we're about to start debating about language similarities and coincidence. There's no such thing as coincidence though, we just lost the explanation to all of this.

[@futurescalling]

@@blessings1063 Well said!

[@jplata3643]

Makes me wonder what's out there.

[@moaisori6973]

It's like in Indonesia situs gunung padang especially the rocks z

[@nicksothep8472]

I'm very happy to see that academia is starting to look into these ancient sites, for which we have no logical explanation, I'm pretty sure that with enough time we can understand the why, although we probably never goin to know the how. It's fine with me as long as the research is kept honest, no matter how weird it seems to get. Best of luck!

[@sholjas13]

Makes me glad I'm a geek & able to enjoy the incredible scenery.

[@blessonsmith1274]

I want to see more of this ancient place

[@mattyicicles1608]

These ancient buildings are so fascinating. To think there were people like you and me that lived and walked through these places daily almost a thousand years ago... history is so cool

[@NatGeo]

It's so fascinating to think how life was different so many years ago.

[@iandalziel7405]

@@NatGeo - Why do I feel that sentence was create by an AI?

[@iandalziel7405]

History isn't going anywhere... Entropy always wins...

[@robertokandal]

I think you should ahve a look to portuguese forts around the world

[@McShag420]

I hadn't heard of this before, but it looks so much like Gunang Padang, built by basalt naturally formed into geometric shapes in lava cones. Very cool, I wonder how old it is.

[@Dallasguy1972]

I made the same observation as you. It’s so similar to gunang.

[@sirrivet9557]

iirc it dates back to about 1100 ad

[@ElTioCaiman]

I just wrote that comment too. I am wondering how many ruins are found in this region of the world built with that technique. If there are underwater structures it means they are at least 12,000 years old being built before the sea level rose. Gobekli Tepe in Turkey is 12,000 years old.

[@makeiteasy5617]

I'm watching National Geographic right now and the show is Danger Decoded

[@NatGeo]

Thank you for watching!

[@leonardekiek]

is it about this site, Nan Madol?

[@freedog66]

This style of building is the same in West Java at a place called mount padang. Using these basalt columns. It is all a part of a huge empire .

[@pustakarileks7404]

Saudeleur, in sundanese west java is sadeleur, it mean family the vocal "eu" commonly used in sunda

[@lanietuimabu428]

The 60% magnetic stones of Nan Madol were transported from Moturiki Fiji.Where names still lives to commemorate that mysterious stone transportation. About 40% stones of Nan madol were normal stones extracted from the mountains of pohnpei.The magnetic stones of Nan Madol were levitated onto the double hulled canoes called Drua from their original position,on a stone fort of Moturiki reef Fiji..It was the Burotu Empire stronghold which ruled the whole Pacific nd colonised the world from the early BC century to the 800 yrs AD.They were scientifically called Lemurians bcos they possesed all kinds of powers,magic,spiritual knowlwdges nd super human strengths.

[@tanmoysarkar6328]

National geografic and Albert lin is the best

[@teorfles]

Es un m€n71®o$o

[@muthuraj9039]

Madurai in Tamil nadu they called also naan maadal.

[@tidbit1877]

I don't think there's any evidence of tamil culture in the Pacific ocean, so the words probably only sound similar because of coincidence.

[@muthuraj9039]

Excellent keep it up.

[@user-nv5sf4yv1q]

sunskrit?

[@nevaehaldis]

I'm a Ponapeian n its not naan maadal... its nan madol😂... the Englishmen sure don't know how to pronounce Nan Madol... 'nan' means 'in' & 'madol' is the name of the residency of the first king, Saudelohr... thank you

[@blessings1063]

Been living in pohnpei for almost 10 years now, and only once was I able to visit Nan Madol. Beautiful place.

[@lrn_news9171]

Why just once?

[@389383]

@@lrn_news9171 I was a tourist there for 5 days and I saw it; by kayak tour.

[@lrn_news9171]

@@389383 That's awesome. I think the most beautiful island in Micronesia is Kosrae. Such a beautiful small mountainous island. It also has old ruins.

[@danangs.nugroho2887]

Every ancient structures has a "woowoo" magical origin story, just like this one. Sounds nonsensical, but I wonder if some of them are actually true.

[@christianjohnny9103]

Come and experience our sacred island..stop assuming

[@dzikrinasaira3475]

It's true. Just like Gunung Padang site which often makes ppl wonder, how to build such site back then

[@abulkashemofficial]

Outstanding....

[@dennisbryan7522]

This is why we need time travel also i need tomorrows lotto numbers

[@MikhaelAhava]

Cool.

[@emil5906]

Makes you wonder what is out there

[@djpat5998]

Just looked at it on the map and that's a super small island.

[@Catto217]

Just watched this on Natgeo recently and found some interesting coincidences, like Sau Deleurs name was pronounced and kinda similar with word “Sedulur” in Javanese which means “brother/sister”, and “Sakau” root ceremony (which is drinking a narcotic drink) is also same with the word “Sakau” in Indonesian language, which means a “high” condition when someone consumes narcotic. I don’t mean to be disrespectful, just want to share this little discovery. This site is very mysterious and beautiful!

[@equalist6282]

You are not being disrespectful I am Pohnpeian from Micronesia also and this remains a mystery still but being curious and logical doesn’t make you disrespect anything ..Glad for the further insights you said ..We never know how much the world diverse into after all those years and how way complexed history is..Some things depth of simple thoughts can’t reach ..

[@whatwhatwhatttttt]

it also happens a lot with in SEA, we have adopted words from Malaysian language due to ancient trading routes that brought our ancestors together.

[@ti5866]

They really should emphasize his prosthetic leg a little more

[@babelKONI]

Not really? It's about the city more than anything else.

[@ti5866]

@@babelKONI I was being sarcastic, didnt you notice the long film shots focused on his leg?

[@aveaillium8754]

Why???

[@PaulaBean]

I wanted to make exactly a comment like this, so I'll upvote yours.

[@moonwater7985]

😂

[@WingsOfADream1]

"Giant" bones were found at this location but were quickly scooped up... never to be seen again... not the first time... the locals apparently have some stories to go along with this.

[@gordonjohnson6794]

Dinosaur bones are found all over the world, and were assumed to be from giant humans!

[@NinjasinFur]

Wonderful place! 😮😮💜

[@nikkifisher6506]

Thank you to all the tough gifted diving persons of nat Geo

[@myjadesa]

Awesome! Thank you very much Nat Geo and Albert Lin & Team. Pohnpei is humbled and honored, and will forever be grateful for this. Nan Madol literally means Spaces In Between. The area where Nan Madol is located was originally named Sounahleng, literally means On The Reef Of Heaven - thus, SPACES IN BETWEEN ON THE REEF OF HEAVEN, which has a more in-depth representation of its mysteries. Legend also has it that there's an under water city located just off the shore, but only the worthy can find it and enter its breathable zone. Maybe to better understand the place, we need to first answer the question - where was/is the source of the 250 million tons of basalt rocks? Some say the closest possible source is in Melaysia.

[@KiritoRF]

try to compare it to the megalithic site of Gunung Padang in Indonesia, it looks the same

[@clarathomas12]

I really do wonder if you guys get the intro of how this city was started. If your tour guide took you to sokehs rock you will see pits and pieces of those pasalt rocks starting from sokehs all the way to where they build that nan madol. And when you come across small assembling of the rocks. We call it "pei" can also mean stone. So pohnpei in english is more like saying upon the alter stone.

[@equalist6282]

Which municipal or district your from in Pohnpei .? Kaselehlie if you are Pohnpeian

[@davidburns3480]

i love this guy's attitude and willingness to go anywhere to find the truth

[@davidburns3480]

so why stop there albert? that much tells us nothing

[@bimaprasetyadwimarta6416]

The material same with Gunung Padang Pyramid in Cianjur, West Java Indonesia

[@faanengaaw7357]

Im Micronesian Legend has it that the first people of the island were the builders of this ancient city. The second wave of people came & waged war on them driving them out to neighboring islands. Another similar ancient city lies on one neighboring island called Kosrae to the east of Pohnpei. To the west of Pohnpei we have Chuuk whose first people were known to have come from Kosrae but there is also one clan(Soupunupi clan) that claims they are the first people who claim they came frm Pohnpei.

[@Combat-Mindset]

According to the anthropological centers of the leading universities of Harvard, Stanford, Oxford & Canberra Micronesians have haplogroup O1, O2 & haplogroup E (the oldest haplogroup in the world only found in austronesian people), same goes for polynesian & maritime southeast asian people, you guys are of paleo mongoloid descent which can trace their roots back to south east asia. The proto austronesian origin starts 6000 BCE in the southern coastal areas of China and also Taiwan called hemudu culture and 3500 BCE called lianzu culture, they travelled southwards through the Philippines, Malaysia (Borneo) & Indonesia. But proto austronesian people have nothing to do with the ethnic chinese people, they are neo mongoloid people.

[@user-mj5zs8cr4f]

Yes tell the real story

[@user-vg3mz8ip6q]

exactly, it was build by a Kosraean named, Nipartak

[@PohnpeiUpdater]

Put pohnpei on the map Thank you NG

[@davidwillis5016]

Thanks

[@johnellis9352]

I think they connected several boats together like a floating pontoon bridge that moves

[@sugambanchta8694]

Nat Geo please hire me 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@epiclime2631]

U go girl

[@batman_2004]

You can if you saaaak someone deeeek.....

[@sugambanchta8694]

@@batman_2004 no, there are other means too . And I asked Net Geo to hire me not Batman so you stay in Gotham city

[@sugambanchta8694]

@@epiclime2631 yeah 💫

[@agylfhrz1321]

Fantastic

[@grayson7844]

Beautiful! Especially from above!

[@manuelcelis6793]

Excelent wok, Albert. Congratulaciones Best regads

[@samsardar8005]

He got over your problem and was a champion You are a champion Guy! !

[@MCFC111]

I loved this great history. I nevee heard of this. The questions and thoughts of Albert are quite inspiring.

[@SaifulHarlindong]

The pieces of rocks are looked like the rock structures in Gunung Padang (Indonesia)

[@juliofernando7373]

Gua juga berfikir seperti itu

[@spook9949]

Magic, flew these rocks here?

[@jakecob2624]

Yes it makes them light so people can carry them

[@aswathmohantheerkanandan5772]

Madurai city in tamilnadu south of India is also called Nan maadal..pls connect it and do your research..it seems like the construction engg of Tamil people..

[@SunnyTacos]

I'm more baffled by the fact that one of them is braving the jungle wearing flip flops.

[@rickclark5881]

Its the island way🌺😁

[@patrickrpedrus747]

You should see the people who do it barefoot

[@faanengaaw7357]

Welcome to the islands...

[@HiroyukiMori]

You really have nothing to worry about in the islands. No snakes. No poisonous spiders. All u have to worry about is a sharp rock or a coconut falling on your head. :)

[@faanengaaw7357]

Hiroyuki Mori true facts👍🏽

[@austinshane26]

I love that drone

[@valentin4743]

my favourite city state from civ 6

[@ElTioCaiman]

The construction method is very similar to what they used to build the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia.

[@vinny4149]

No offense but you guys can relax with the overdramatization

[@aserrodriguez6609]

Wow! Beautiful

[@zenalabidin8612]

Apakah situs gunung Padang yg berada di Cianjur Jawa barat Indonesian,,, dulunya berbentuk seperti ini???

[@gregb3443]

Wow this is fascinating.

[@anthonyditchen2928]

I love nanmadolsom much

[@duraimanikandan9242]

Hello national geography channel please visit keeladi,madurai in Tamilnadu district. It's one of the oldest cities in world..

[@MrSaNF]

Any information about the drone and the LIDAR system?

[@PAKDEMANGKULANGIT]

Indonesia absen

[@OdinsRaver]

I think those big pillers by the sea wall but the LARGE column pillers from the volcanic area. I personally think it’s how they could’ve fished. My ancestors used to use a similar method with nets and even if they didn’t necessarily have nets they could’ve easily mandmade some from all those trees/branches, leaves, etc. they seemed to be creative. OR they were placed there for unwelcomed boats to crash into and were there and maybe only the people knew the route. Or a landmark, wonder if they line up With the stars somehow. Anyways, my mind just ran wild 😂 but hey they were creatived engineers. EVEN if they tried to bring it and say there was an accident and a wave hit it and it got stuck, but still, they made some sort of us for it.

[@chenpengfei100]

So amaziiiing...incredible...😱

[@monnyislander8190]

It was build by the giant twins from Fiji..the twins are on our coat of arms on the Fiji Flag

[@iemekinarogo2159]

After ther fall of Tui Pulotu in FIJI all the rock were transfer to Ponnapei to build this city by a

[@Gameing01717]

oh my god.., this is a nice structure like an ancient site in Indonesia, which is named (Gunung Padang)

[@imark182]

Might find treasures there. I would love to visit 🤣

[@brandonhamusten]

Come come..

[@JamesSmith-by3qy]

Nan Madol was obviously built by a civilization. Were Angkor Wat, Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Borobudur, Trowulan,the Sphinx, Giza pyramids, Persepolis, and Stonehenge built "by wizards and witches"? No, not them either. It's a civilization! They probably had cranes, elephants, or even sonic or electromagnetic levitation (more questionable), etc.. It looks like so many sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, Mexico, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and even India.

[@no-it1et]

Iv been there! Don't go there unless you have a blessing to do so!

[@markjosephbacho5652]

Wdym?

[@bigtimber]

A simpler society than ours might describe our technology as magic.

[@josenino7140]

so the giant roster that oral tradition gave could have been spaceships? the rocks came from another location, and each rock is heavy

[@phobomlaba1104]

That place looks beautiful i would like to visit

[@brandonhamusten]

Come any time..

[@NatGeo]

Must be quite an amazing sight to see in person!

[@myonekawa230]

It's not magic. That's human engineering.

[@bgbbootz2566]

M Yonekawa 800yrs ago here in pohnpei was covered wid water and was found by two brothers than they started building the altar which means (pei).. there was nothing here that time....

[@cyninbend]

There is no engineering we know of without using equipment--of which there is zero evidence. Fifty ton boulders can't be rolled across the water. We have figured out how they could have built sand roads elevated by just piling more sand on top to the tops of pyramids, or digging holes and piling sand to raise those obelisks. Same with Easter Island. But people shake their heads over this one. 20 miles from the place where the volcano left this rock. I live near lots of old volcanos--no one moved old lava rock to build cities. And here it's just ground. Ocean is an even bigger challenge. Technology requires machinery--they had none. Some stuff may just be beyond us. Did you see them try to move one boulder from a quarry in Riverside to the Convention Center in downtown L.A.? Multiple semis, double rows of wheels and tires, would have cracked thru most highways, they did it in the middle of the night, a couple of miles an hour...left it there for posterity... It took teams, the best we have, one boulder, smaller than many around the world, like Baalbek. It's 3000 lbs, L.A.'s stone now was 100, these 50, but many of them. You'd have to say humans had magic, so that would require pre-history or we'd have some sort of history... So we had magic, then were completely wiped out, not a record remaining, started over? They say Nan Madol required calculus too, which we did not develop until the mid-17th century. So we had that, then re-invented it too?

[@micronesianculture6701]

You'll be suprise with what some of the pohnpeians do with black magic which is not compared to what the ancient people can do

[@euariaeu8873]

engineering lol

[@Dallasguy1972]

This structure (from which we have no scientific explanation in how it was built) is probably way older than we are thinking it is. Without a doubt it was there before the people that came later arrived. It’s high technology has been lost in antiquity. There was a flood that wiped out nearly the entire human race. We literally had to start back with the Stone Age.

[@shabrinasharmin2867]

That time people size was big so it was easy for them to carry big stones.

[@jayb4243]

Facts they weren't as lazy as people today

[@64CSAR]

Wait so ... he has one or two legs?.... I didn’t get enough shots of his legs to be able to tell

[@thxsikyt8795]

This ruins is located in Micronesia

[@user-lv1wn5wq7n]

what is the difference between micronesia and indonesia?

[@rosiefritz8903]

An ocean of differences and, at a glance, a some similarities. Many island nations within Micronesia. Each having their own culture, languages and dialects, and history. Each island(s) has been affected by world wars and major countries, ex. Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, etc. The western world has influenced many things, but culture and traditions are still strong*. Mainly catholic*. So many more things. Just visit. Micronesians are generous, kind, respectful, and humble. ***just visit. Find a friend from the islands. Don't just rely on comments 😊*** *depending/differences

[@blessings1063]

Madolenihmw, Pohnpei Micronesia to be exact

[@vinceallenmeneses5883]

Wow magic.

[@NoalFarstrider]

Just post the whole show National Geographic. You used to only make magazines, now your on T.V. it's time to come into the digital age.

[@kekemanu7030]

Guided by the Prince himself..Niice..

[@cosmicnewstoday7421]

At 3:20 - bits of city underwater, almost visible.

[@antoninkrizanic7233]

Gunung Padang is the answer. These peripheral ruins are part of Gunung Padang Kingdom.

[@ten-tonnetongue]

Did it mention the giant birds carrying the rocks? I skipped through it, didn't see, Sure would be convenient to leave that part out, 'ey Nat Geo?

[@ronnielquiballo6311]

Amazing

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is so cool !

[@armonwp]

Hey did you notice that the guy has a prosthetic leg? Maybe they could have a few more shots of it.

[@zoieaohizep890]

"The original indigenous people from that place have been there much longer than 800 yrs"

[@sailorpluto9914]

This is very good and interesting.

[@janetmwangi3868]

This is great!! But it would help to know what part of the world this is.

[@clair233]

Its details are in the videos description box

[@lavidawithjoey]

It's in Micronesia. Just check the description next time!

[@janetmwangi3868]

@@lavidawithjoey Thanks.

[@lavidawithjoey]

@@janetmwangi3868 No problem! I used to do the same thing until someone pointed out to me that the description usually has this information. Same with songs used

[@faanengaaw7357]

Pacific, Micronesia on the island of Pohnpei.

[@spikeyapplesseashells9233]

Almost looks like a star fort...

[@babelKONI]

Where else do you find buildings that are basically stacked basalt?

[@gyozakeynsianism]

This was really cool.

[@TheGodTell]

epic!

[@budreeferson5975]

Magic orrr ancient technology!

[@Brisius]

where can I find part 2?