Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries: Japan's Lost Atlantis | History Documentary | Reel Truth History

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In 1986 a local diver in Japan made a discovery that stunned the academic world, he found what potentially could be, Japan's lost Atlantis. Monty Halls' heads to Yonaguni, to meet this diver to learn more about this life changing discovery and to also go underwater himself to investigate the site himself.
Under the surface of every body of water on earth there lurks a mystery or blood curdling legend - a tale of lost treasure, deadly curse, ghost ship or ancient civilisation. In this series Monty Halls goes in search of the real story behind the worlds greatest underwater mysteries, pushing the safety limits on truly dangerous dives backed up by cutting edge camera technology. Advances in technical diving and multi-scan mapping tools mean that these sites can be revealed as never before, all Monty needs to do is launch the expedition for the exploration to begin. This is true Indiana Jones diving wrapped around gripping detective stories set against the backdrop of some of the most beautiful and mysterious locations on earth.
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[@crystalm4324]

The only thing I keep thinking is how did that freediver make all those amazing shots here for his ‘one breath around the world’ video

[@PanamaJack666]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@liamwilson7549]

Same XD

[@happymama2793]

I can barely put my head under water in the tub from one breath

[@liamwilson7549]

baddiekittu lol

[@gitz2818]

cmon he shot it in like a thousand shots

[@lossantoscity3249]

Also can we all appreciate how beautiful that yellow Boat is!!

[@kenschreiner]

And the captains hat! love that hat.

[@LucyFire7]

Really respect people like them, making documentaries on their own passion.

[@LucyFire7]

@Notcho Business yeah, but still better than some guys who only dive and fish-shooting :v Just my point...

[@LucyFire7]

@Notcho Business nvm :P

[@Dimorac]

@@LucyFire7 nah it's fine to shoot fish. Take Florida for example the lion fish which is invasive and has no natural predators doing dreadful damage to the natural fishies numbers. The problem is the massive fishing trawlers taking everything and anything while also destroying EVERYTHING in its path coral and ripping up the bottom compared to one scuba boi with a spear gun

[@kitti3589]

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[@niggischaffner6586]

Thank you for this amazing inspiration. I saw this documentary first in 2017 as an OWD and was simply stunned. I thought one day I will dive the Arch. Now after hundreds of dives, working myself as PADI instructor and multiple Tec courses, I finally came back to Dahab. A month ago I had the chance to dive it and it is even better than I could imagine. This dive is spectacular and worth all the training to do it safely. Blew my mind.

[@calmwaters9559]

There's a new wreck off the shores of Port Sanilac that remains unidentified. My father's friend found it. My father was the first to dive it. It's estimated to be from the 1800's, but it's history a total mystery. Dad thinks it may just be the Twilight. You should do an episode on the mystery ship. If you want details, let me know.

[@joeentertains4937]

CalmWaters cool

[@jGrizz9269]

I wouldn't mind seeing it myself

[@ScoobyShotU]

I'll do an episode on it learn to dive and all to come see it.

[@bauxiticrogue940]

@@ScoobyShotU that will take months maybe even years to learn scuba diving

[@aleksbb2537]

ScoutRecon few month if are you dedicated

[@samsmith3025]

The drama they add to this, the music, the emphasized adjectives, lol.

[@colinmurphy2214]

Studio Cottage those eyes are _glaring_ *trombone blast*

[@tommyknockers5492]

JUST ENOUGH AIR

[@a_single_white_female]

Yeah that's how they get people to watch it.

[@galacticburger4789]

I mean it works

[@vdjKryptosRock]

Ever watch a documentary without these things? Might as well read a book... yyyuck!

[@kenschreiner]

this show is great, i love how they present the different opinions and then go explore for supporting evidence. way better than most shows on TV (I'm looking at you ancient aliens).

[@ashleynichole4265]

Free divers can dive with out the effects of the bends

[@lossantoscity3249]

Come to think of it its only 25 meters deep so i think a few thousand years ago it might be a not underwater and its a rock quarry. Human in the old days have knowledge of rock splitting

[@cyllanhicks8988]

Spot on. A Cataclysmic occurrence happened 10 to 12 thousand years ago. Causing sea levels to rise at least 50 ft. The Sphinx has also been researched to under water at least over 38000 years ago. Amazing.

[@Optimusprimerib36]

@@cyllanhicks8988 not underwater but weathered by water. It last rained in that part of the world regularly 10000+ years ago. And I dont think it was 38000 years, it was around 12K. If you move the stars back to where they were 12000 years ago (precession) and if the sphinx was originally a lion which it may have been as its current head is way to small, it would have been facing the Leo constellation in the sky at roughly 12000 years ago.

[@cyllanhicks8988]

@@Optimusprimerib36 yes yes, completely agree and correct. I misspoke. Been watching and learning a lot on the geological side from Randall Carlson.

[@SoulDevoured]

@@Optimusprimerib36 never heard the leo theory before. Very cool, thanks!

[@JL-dance]

It’s literally a bunch of underwater rocks. Why are you people attributing superhuman powers to people who were just like us

[@randolphjones9110]

The cave diver expert was a wise choice. That guy was top of the game.

[@Sajtlik]

Put my love for diving on the side, I just love UK documentaries. So many info, educated but humble people and the most important - not so much "Omg I'm gonna die" Kardashian drama. Talking back to diving, it's incredible. Next, please!

[@apples874]

Lol

[@emigurumi]

I'm surprised by how much I enjoy this show! I wasn't expecting it to take such a thoughtful approach to solving mysteries.

[@jjlink300]

This guys better than current day discovery channel

[@peanut3702]

Not on commenting on this video specifically but you would think that a guy that has a tv series about diving would be certified to go below 60m

[@M_Emery99]

yer dum

[@kshatriya1414]

Getting a Technical diver cert is hella complicated so it’s not that strange

[@rovers141]

@@kshatriya1414 That may be true but I don't think the technical aspect is his problem. He has 20-30 years of SCUBA experience and has led many underwater expeditions and has even made discoveries that are still being explored to this day. If there's a diving cert he doesn't possess, I have a strong feeling it was something else that kept him from obtaining it.

[@jente2658]

And in the previous episode, they showed it's all about equipment. He dove to a depth of 64 meters there but he himself said that without the extra cilinders, he would've died. He has the experience to know better.

[@heathfitzgerald363]

It's not that easy. It took me 9 years to become a master diver. I'm certified to dive to 100 m. Although it's a big difference with my career I'm a saturation diver for a company in the North Sea. That's a little bit tougher to do lol neither is for the weak minded or weak hearted

[@anthonycarlisle6184]

I'm more enthralled with the camera man's abilities than some host, I never remember the hosts of these types of shows, it's the camera folks that get all my attention and admiration

[@08wolfeyes]

I wonder if perhaps it could be both a mix of man-made and natural in it isn't so much a monument that was used for rituals or anything like that but perhaps a place that had simply been carved out because of the material, mining in a sense. Maybe it was carved over many years for the material to make roads, paths and other things along those lines. What you would then be left with if a feature that had the remains of being carved out but not used itself for anything else other than a place to gather the material there.

[@echoplots8058]

Interesting idea. Just because it's not pristine or accurately chiseled, that doesn't mean it can't be man-made. I mean, stonehenge, as fascinating as it is, doesn't look exactly pretty either.

[@neogaki]

It’s just a quarry.

[@apples874]

It seems to be natural

[@persassybedammed]

17:03 BRUH THAT SCARED ME

[@willtrego]

lol the wave me 2

[@johannac455]

Totally agree, It is completely Natural. I have seen Ice that seemed man-craved. Yet it was the Natural. Awesome documentary.

[@zachtruthnow911]

You have to be high to think that's "natural"

[@chipsNrice]

Need more of these. This guy is awesome

[@Y2H]

Apparently most experts believe this to be a natural structure and not a "lost civilization".

[@dennisdaniel1208]

It is literally just a rock. There is no evidence of any kind of civilization.

[@adneseredap4359]

It's a man made structure and a lost civilization..

[@zachtruthnow911]

@@dennisdaniel1208 Utterly laughable. You have to be high or a deceiver to write such a thing. And I mean really really high. Like eyes wide shut.

[@dvaVivy]

Got hook into its educational and entertainment aspects, and i'm gonna continue watching the series.

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Some of the finest people in the world right there. I have the deepest respect for them. I miss them greatly.

[@bricago2302]

This is a great series. Hope they keep 'em coming.

[@TheGeoArchaeologist]

As a geo-archaeologist, 34:30 -- that isn't how geology works. You typically don't get sections of land just falling into the sea from earthquakes. And - if by some insane way it actually did happen, the archaeologist in me says that no "manmade" structure - (The "Manmade" sea stack they show) would have survived, at least standing it that position. So, I'd personally say its unlikely, but I haven't been to that field site myself to check it out - its simply my two cents on the question with very limited ability to fully research it myself. (Just stating that the hypothesis at 34:30 is unlikely - not that people were never there or never used the site.)

[@AzraMohamed]

Amazing discovery. Unnerving as well especially when they have to go through that steep hollow path.

[@falconiusazurius5572]

This structure is missing one key sign that humans was involved with it: an interior structure. Especially during the ice age, people would have wanted to go indoors. This is why caves was popular.

[@DonovanAP]

@23:30 The rock shows clear signs the 2 holes were eroded naturally but the X or cross carving is very recent. The tool markings are far too smooth with 0 erosion or pock marking which would happen in sandstone and most stone as can clearly be seen on any part of that rock or the structure itself.

[@iDriveNotxDrive]

Need more of these videos, they are awesome!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Mxgvn_]

This series is so interesting

[@just_caitlin]

I think humans could definitely have been around during the period when the structure was formed but I don't think they had anything to do with the structure. It definitely looks natural to me, apart from the straight edges (which is seen a lot in geology, I'm a geology student) there is nothing that looks like it's been deliberately made/shaped/carved/designed etc. All that the stone with the cross in it "proves" is that humans lived around there and maybe even used the structure for something, it doesn't mean they built it. Plus, if the team is only looking for evidence for the structure being made by humans then it's biased and isn't scientifically viable because they're ignoring what they don't want to find.

[@eskomoWon]

So cool you're a student! Im a art student, but I ain't no Raphael.

[@sakmadeek4118]

Caitlin Pearce that looks natural to you?

[@rconn4501]

Human history is constantly being pushed back, further and further. When academia finally admits it and disregards their profits, humans will be pushed back millions of years...

[@vaslada]

Apart from very straight lines and very regular shapes...

[@suqmadique9762]

do i trust a geology student or a random idiot in the comment section... hmm hard decision

[@LisavanderHulst]

It’s so relaxing to watch this while chilling in a nice warm bath 🛁

[@tonyagarten4404]

This is amazing and weather its man made or by natural occurence its absolutely incredible!

[@marinareynolds2678]

Thank you 🙏🏻 so much , dear Monty . I love 💕 ancient History so much 🥰👏👏👏👏✊✊✊😘💕

[@fatimanaqvi2976]

Thanks for sharing this experience..

[@94f1senna]

Great work monty, we love watching your programs, all the best from the U.S.R. league, Sim racing league uk division.

[@UkallDay90]

That moment at the end when things go wrong in the cave and then a light comes on got me gassed 😂 legends

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

Robert Schoch is The Man. His work with Graham Hancock, John Anthony West (RIP), Robert Bauval was instrumental in redating The Sphynx based on geologic weathering and establishing the Egyptian civilization as the legacy of an even more ancient civilization. I trust his assessment of the sandstone as natural.

[@konstantintop-painting6882]

nothing natural can built a 90 degree angle dont play smart guys !and legacys are only for you because every human on this planet knows that before as it was 4 more civilizations!

[@konstantintop-painting6882]

@Gísli Brynjólfsson still believe that

[@Alboreoh]

@@konstantintop-painting6882 There are plenty of things that are weathered at 90 degree angles... it isn't *ridiculously* common, but it absolutely does happen. They even show it in this video. I'm not sure where you got that from, friend.

[@konstantintop-painting6882]

@@Alboreoh from the molεcuλe movment,are you know that ???my friend!!90 degree angle has no physical explanation thank you

[@zachtruthnow911]

Utterly laughable. You have to be high or a deceiver to write such a thing. This is OBVIOUSLY man made

[@royl1020]

17:03 That wave coming in at the surface though.

[@backchat8086]

Enjoyed that. Thx

[@newforestobservatory9322]

Outstanding work Monty!!

[@qwasd0r]

You'd have to be on a lot of sake to see a face in that rock.

[@wowfreaker]

Could have nitrogen narcosis for all we know lol

[@alessandrocezar4949]

Very True hahaha

[@antiqas]

Lol, I loved the dramatic music effect and how hard the main guy tries to sell the idea of a face at the reveal moment :D

[@mastersanada]

Well you can see eyes and possibly a mouth... but why it's so low and the mouth is nearly covered up doesn't make much sense. And it really doesn't help knowing that there's probably been alot of erosion on that rock that's just deformed it.

[@kdkdx7770]

People Looked different these days and maybe this should be a god‘s face

[@karlblechen8041]

They almost had me convinced it was a man-made structure until they showed the "rock face" that looked like -_- accompanied by dramatic music, almost lost it hahaha.

[@jeromelin9447]

The monument or rock formation is 5000 years older than the great pyramids, so that archeologist's point is not substantial. Evidence of Ancient Egypt keep coming out every year, yet skeptics keep dismissing something that 5000 years older.

[@marjieyoung9570]

I understand trying to support a theory for a man made structure when it is so obviously important to some of the local experts, but in doing so I think perhaps a blind eye has been turned to some fundamental observations. For instance, if this was a magnet for human society, where is the evidence of man made roadways and civil structures to support human activity? The dive shown next to last really showed me there was no heavy human activity because no roadways leading to and away from the structure existed. Another observation I made was the eyes and mouth of the face followed natural cleave marks in the stone, making it a bit like seeing animals in the clouds: yeah, sure the clouds look sort of like it, but it's not a man made vapor. Additionally there were many examples of the same geological structures on land above water that were not man made but rather were the result of naturally occurring phenomenon. This may seem like a crazy question, but why would an ancient Asian civilization carve a cross into a stone? This is a classic example of human beings imputing human characteristic and ideas into natural phenomenon. But I did enjoy the episode and learning new things, both in nature and culture. Thanks a bunch.

[@rovers141]

As for your first few sentences, the host made a valid point about weather from both above and below water, as well as the general wear and tear of thousands of years of existence and the fact that water being drawn across the structures' surface by the current would expedite the erosion process. So things like the "face", roads, or any other kind of infrastructure would be very difficult to make out or it's possible they simply don't exist anymore. But there are some very valid points on both sides of the argument, which is why more concrete evidence is necessary. But there's one thing I know for sure - we have a nasty little habit of underestimating past civilizations, so when people see those giant slabs of rock and say (and I know you weren't implying this) "well there's no way humans could have erected such enormous stones with such primitive technology!" I normally completely ignore that argument.

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

But that square hallway, there's no a natural phenomenon would do that

[@xiaomose7495]

Well based what observation are you made of? Video? Go to the real place and come back again make a claim. Its not to late, by judging and observation some documentary video didn't make you become an expert.

[@user-oq5yr1kp1d]

Xiao Mose I’m from Japan and I’ve never dived before, but saw many tv programs and photos and read about it since it got famous. And I agree with you. That’s a human made structure and made when it was on land. One thing for sure , if it’s man made, it was made on the ground.

[@wormhole331]

It’s natural. A geologist take you in the land right next to the “monument” and shows you all of natural features that can occur but people still want to believe humans did it. Nature makes straight lines all the time. Look at giants causeway in Ireland. Mother Nature made hexagon shaped rocks.

[@suesmith9202]

I'm loving this program

[@sandygrogg1203]

Wonderful… I truly enjoyed this video… Thank you…

[@healthrelief9697]

Amazing documentary.

[@mariaorsic9763]

Really, really, intelligent and interesting!!! Thank you EVERYONE!

[@LateTriassic]

Mother Nature: Look at this cool natural phenomenon I made Diver: I made this

[@marieindia8116]

I don't believe in nature goddesses.

[@OMGAnotherday]

Excellent documentary.

[@TrueDisaster-]

just looks so beautiful and amazing. Incredible documentary!

[@crystalm4324]

“We chose this cave to dive because, essentially, the other cave still has three dead bodies in it.” That’s comforting!

[@JZ-zy8jn]

Time stamp?

[@orangexmas]

J Z @36:43

[@andie2809]

I love this series! Andy is amazeballs!!😍

[@MaFam2023]

I've been following you for a while I live this videos

[@Luiz17071990]

I love the documentary!

[@repeatitwithme4481]

Awesome find Monty!!!

[@PhillGraaf]

I love this series!

[@rhonin11]

You look at places like Gobekli Tepi and the cataclysms arounf 11k-12k years ago. Things start linking up …

[@rudydalessandro1094]

Very entertaining videos, thank you.

[@jackp.1711]

three holes: exist this show: "GODLIKE FACE"

[@marieindia8116]

It wouldn't be the only weatherbeaten monolith that has discernable human characteristics.

[@maniak493]

Could be a quarry, could have been a civilization. People could have used the natural formation for shelter or it could just have a natural formation over time with tectonic activity due to all the rounded rocks. Then again, people do make igloos out of ice

[@doubleedgeweldandfab-tp7dj]

Or it could be that 4400 years ago. There was a flood on this Earth and when that water went down for the next several 100 years. The Earth was settling. People would build settlements and then the water would shift. That could also be a possibility.

[@leeduffy583]

My new favourite show.

[@andyaitken4243]

To keep a show exciting and current there has to be danger and excitement. This show has it all in spades. Though most people not only in the UK but all around the world are like WGAF🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ratatosk2515]

I recently saw a program about some cities, now underwater and they where, (of what you could see) remarkable similar in the way, they look now. (these citys are well documented)

[@zhaikyeve1403]

Indonesia capital city will be underwater in the next 500 years..

[@levey2]

Awesome video loved it :)

[@kurtborkman9472]

I'm not saying it was aliens that created the structure, but it was aliens.

[@Mrs.Tincher]

I dont know, therefore Aliens. My wife loves the show Ancient Aliens and we say that all the time. Ancient Astronaut theorists suggest......

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Very interesting videos😊Thank you.

[@tjo1976]

Think about how in awe you were when you first saw the site. If it is naturally made, the ancient people of the area would have most likely been in awe too. I feel like it could have been used by the ancient people as a revered religious site. You would likely use any natural resources as much as possible

[@annamcgee4751]

I love it!!!

[@randyjohnson6845]

Thanks for filming this in high definition..im very disappointed in Robert Schoch giving this a thumbs down😢

[@garethlawton5278]

That's not even close to a face, that's classic Pareidolia.

[@echoplots8058]

Ok, I agree with you on this one. But seriously, isn't it counterproductive to shout pareidolia at everything you don't believe? The thing is that pareidolia can go both ways. You can see a face in a stone when there's none, but you can also see a stone when it's really a face. So with that said, I don't wanna imagine how many crucial archaeological discoveries we've missed because people called pareidolia at the first chance they got.

[@gjones1316]

Not convinced by “the face”

[@jolinawolf6908]

When they showed the "face" it took me a good minute to try and work it out

[@followersguild7356]

It's like 80% they already knew the answer but Monty still sticks to his belief and maybe just to make this docu more thrilling, so it will still gonna stay a mystery... yes of course it would have been awesome if it really was man made but a lot of their research says otherwise...

[@laurametheny1008]

Beautiful! TY💞🙋🐾🇯🇵

[@_Gart]

"this time, i'm in Japan" wrong, you are in the water.

[@jonathanzylka6980]

i thought it was definitely real until i saw the thing about the sandstone which leads me to believe it was carved and cracked by the strong currents that are there, and the stone tablet was probably quintessential

[@iamme4504]

This is made perfectly 🙌🏼🙏🏼🔥🔥🥰

[@melkovru]

20:43 "But just a few hundred meters from the dive site". That's Kubura-bari, and it's 7.3 km from the dive site (Iseki point). 20:51 That's Sanninudai, and it is 3 km from the dive site. 35:07 "and it's lain beneath the waves ever since", while pointing towards the sea, - careful, they are at Sanninudai again, and the monument is 3 km to the right.

[@adamdemirs3466]

Thats one of those dives you wish you had brought your back up gear. Missing that one would hurt my feelings for sure.

[@vinayhubballi9389]

You r working really hard to get to know what actually is is. It's totally worth to know what it is

[@ian._0024]

Dunno that cross kinda looks new, nothing growing inside of it. That would be a perfect ancour for a coral growth

[@dogemasterofmemesthethird6805]

Considering how cold it is their I don't think much coral can survive their. I may be wrong.

[@koekie7003]

@@dogemasterofmemesthethird6805 i donno, when they went a little farther from the monument alot of coral can be seen

[@rachelhunting]

Not to forget this thing is meant to have been underwater for 10,000yrs and the cross didn't become a thing until around 2020yrs ago. So I'd say yes man made the cross but only in the last 60odd years

[@phi1968]

Yeah, Asians were really into Christianity between 2000-3000 years ago, when Jesus wasn't even born yet. LOL

[@Jeff_11B]

Yes! I saw this place in a documentary with Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson

[@GtheMVP]

I never thought this was some man made structure. I've seen Schoch talk about this previously as well. He makes a pretty convincing argument with his example. There's no reason to believe man might have used it for something, and rising sea levels caused it to be where it is, but that's nothing special. I do believe that some cataclysm caused the last ice age to end rapidly though. I studied physical geography, and have seen/studied many examples of massive deformations that could only be caused by massive amounts of water rushing across the land, especially in the US

[@zachtruthnow911]

Where do all you idiots come from claiming to be geology students with your idiotic statements with nothing to back it up. Here we have perfect corners, 90 angles, rounded edges, raised platform, multi tiered, proportional.... and your going to say your BASIC geology class taught you that this is naturally made. I'd get a full refund if I was you. But im beginning to think your bots or paid deceivers...

[@jenniferbeasley9966]

I think it is all natural time stone shaped by the waters shifting currents, but do see how it could could make propel believe other things. But the water carving that was shown on land tells me the story of beautiful natural events

[@KaikalaMoon]

I was about to turn away to another dive when I saw Robert Schoch. You have the right guy for the reasons @Nonmy Hiseddeo says.

[@haoh3711]

I am a recreational diver but you guys make me want to be a technical diver....

[@lukedampf7469]

Please closed captioning all of your episodes i would love to understand whats going on with all of this, cheers

[@SirZinloos]

No one: He: "I'm just gonna dive random places and hope I'll find something"

[@randyscorner9434]

I enjoy your shows, but have to point out that your "demonstration" of rising sea levels due to melting ice is an incomplete explanation and can be easily misinterpreted. The only melting ice that could possibly contribute to rising sea levels is ice that is atop land. If the ice is sea ice (floating) as your pictures seem to show, then sea level will not be affected at all at is melts. You can demonstrate this yourself by filling a glass with water and some ice and then watching the (non)change in the level of the water as the ice melts. This is largely misunderstood and a huge source of confusion about the threat of melting ice. This is what Archimedes brilliantly showed when he demonstrated buoyancy through displacement.

[@jeanmaraval8324]

Randy Steck Thank you, very good point. When ice melts, there is conservation of the weight and therefore of the volume of water displaced.

[@Mike-ck3wi]

@@grantlandking4361 Hey. Strangely, I think you are on to some wisdom. Can you explain more about "Manhattan?"

[@randy7879]

I agree, but we absolutely know through ice core samples ancient ice vs new ice that there was catastrophic global flooding that raised sea levels by roughly 400 feet during the time of the Younger Dryas cataclysm 12,500-11,500 years ago which can be seen as Meltwater pulse 1A and 1B. Prior to this event, this area at Yonaguni would have been well above sea level

[@andrewtucker7990]

Hopefully they used the thirds rule. Turn around when you’ve used 1/3 of your gas, so you’ll have a third for the exit and another third as backup in case something happens.

[@yorkiesweetpea23]

While all the professional world expert divers were calculating wind, wave, temperatures, currents, & praying... The founder Japanese dude is probably LOL, giggling 😆. He had free dove many times to this site, on any random day.

[@SnowTiger45]

At best it was an ancient quarry. But is is far likely naturally eroded (as were the rounded boulders) as a result of glacial activity and/or tectonic forces.

[@zeurk01]

They just want to believe

[@crystalm4324]

Wouldn’t you think that the earliest civilizations would utilize natural rock formations and stresses to their advantage before the actual learned to build pyramids??

[@bauxiticrogue940]

my theory is that man made it before the sea's rose up

[@The-Random-Guy]

@@bauxiticrogue940 that could be true 😞😞

[@backpacking_trombonist]

Dr. Schoch was the perfect dissenter to bring in for this given that his work on the sphinx led to him arguing that it's many thousands of years OLDER than previously believed. If he's claiming that this site is natural, then it's not out of any deep bais. He's got a compelling reason for his beliefs.

[@l.t.r.p.8475]

This looks like its a natural occurance.. Similar to Tessellated Pavement in Tasmania, Australia.

[@rogerfen]

If people think that such regular formation cannot be natural, i Would invite them to look at and consider the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

[@knifelover73]

rogerfen that’s literally just crystalline structures though.

[@phantomwalker8251]

giants causeway is volcanic.

[@BunkerFox]

PPhhh, please, you can't use that as evidence... No one still believe Scotland and Ireland are real

[@MrJeffy682]

That is something completely different tho. Its formed with lava. Such phenomenon can be also seen in other volcanic islands like Jeju Island or Iceland. However, I do think Yonagumi is (at least party) man-made. It is certainly possible that it is 100% natural, however, it is very unlikely.

[@teamsquid4970]

35:16 the “god rock” actually looks like a face when the camera is focused on the side of it.

[@marieindia8116]

It may have been designed to look like a face from only one angle. There are other ancient megaliths that have hidden images, and even look like different animals from different angles.

[@DarkNightLight68]

It’s called pareidolia, just like the “face of Mars”, or when you see faces in the front of cars

[@philopotato]

This is cool

[@skindancer01]

Interesting, on the Natural formation side we have Schoch, John Antony West, Patrick D Nunnand and Richard J Pearson all of whom are at the top of their fields and hardly close minded (especially Schoch) On the Artificail Sructure side we have a TV presenter, a couple of pseudoarchaeologists and poor old Mr Kimura who has somewhat blown his credibility in academic circles recently by now claiming to have found a pyramid, castles, roads, monuments and..... and I swear I'm not making this up, a stadium at the site, in his last paper he also put forward the theory that the site may be a remanant of the lost continent of Mu...oh dear Needless to say his....er....evidence is somewhat lacking Personally, and call me a bluff old traditionalist, but I'll go with the chaps with the Doctorates and PHDs rather than the ones wearing the tin foil bowlers.....

[@douglasbennett8980]

Mr Kimura is a very well respected geologist and a PhD. There is a wealth of evidence that calls into question natural -vs- manmade unfortunately no smoking gun for manmade.

[@skindancer01]

@@douglasbennett8980 Mr Kimura WAS a respected Geologist but as stated he has rather lost any credibility he once held once he started finding underwater pyramids and stadiums that NO ONE else could see. So these days I'm afraid he is rather held at arms length by the Japanese authorities

[@randy7879]

@@skindancer01 Im not buying that its natural this documentary really doesnt present that much of the best footage of the site. I dont see the face but there are way too many right angles and flat surfaces that extend equidistant from the back walls for extended lengths. Also considering how turbulent the water is in that particular area how on Earth would you get such uniformity in the structure? Doesnt make any sense, ive been diving in a lot of places and wherever u go that has chaotic surge currents u get total random jumbled and chaotic rock formations just as youd expect not 90 degree angles and flat surfaces. Also considering there are numerous others examples of flat terraced surfaces cut from the rock up on shore it shows that this practice has been taking place in Japan for a very long time.

[@randy7879]

@@skindancer01 Also the fact that its absolutely known that this site would have been above water during the last ice age and no surface weathering could possibly explain the geometry means all of what theyre referring to as "natural phenomenon" would have to have taken place in a few thousand years which is nothing in terms of geology.

[@alexstewart9747]

Archeologists who argued that the beaker people didn’t cause the mass extinction of the mega mammals in North America had their reputations and careers ruined until a couple of years ago. Then Gobelli Tepe chucked a spanner in the works. Humanity suffers from amnesia. We all know it.

[@ytubesucksazznow]

21:32 how do we know that isn't just done by man a long time ago as well... I mean does this guy have pics of the area before it looked like that?

[@jkirk1626]

25:47 swim through tiny hole. Next shot from the other side of the tine hole: line of sight to the surface.