Fascinating Recent Archaeological Discoveries

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How is this comment a month old

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My day is complete. Simon said, "Beefy Member".

[@EMurph42]

I’ve decided the news is killing me slowly & to stop watch that & to start my day with Simon instead. This is my favorite under appreciated subject...look new elephants!!

[@barrydysert2974]

💜🙏💜They ARE magnificent!:-)💜💜💜

[@brantleyhester6641]

To be fair also a lot of dead children

[@imlistening1137]

Dear Lord- the tusk of that elephant was longer that an NBA player is tall! Who else watches the “Blaze” and keeps waiting for Simon to smack something with his papers, and yell a rim shot?!

[@jennleighton3209]

I have always argued that based on the difficulty of textile work and weaving it must have taken tens, if not hundreds of thousands of years to develop the skills necessary to create rope to form a basket, or cloth for clothing. It generally is ignored that these would be the earliest examples of “human” technology and invention. Also the earliest use of cloth was likely to filter water where clear running water is not available. That’s my fun fact.

[@Ye4rZero]

Top LIDAR finds would be a great video, Simon!

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Aw, hell yes!!!!!

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But which channel?

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@@michaelrobichaud9252 yes

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As a Land Surveyor, I second this! LiDAR is an awesome tool!

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@@SkunkApe407 what does a land surveyor do? I want a new job

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@@Apollolevis Not subtile enough? I thought he did it perfect. Not too cool. Not too cheesy. Man, where were you all these years? You could have been my Simon lol. I wonder what she thinks right now.. Peace people ✌

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Off course if that was his intention to begin with lol

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Love the smell of Simon in the morning I do. Like victory it smells.

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"Quite the beefy member of the family tree" lol

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Ian Botham genealogy

[@deanbuss1678]

These history based episodes are some of my favorites. More please.

[@rhondahuggins9542]

Never not interesting! Thanks Simon and to an amazing team of writers, producers and all the people needed to make these great videos!👏💙

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Your name sounds cozy 😊

[@kyidyl]

Simon, why would you do me dirty like this? Archaeologists don’t dig up dinosaur bones, lol.

[@KEVMAN7987]

NOT THE POOR LLAMAS!

[@twocvbloke]

Some archaeologists were found to be digging an illegal hole in a field, the police said they were looking into it... :P

[@donnyjepp]

Is it coincidence that the police officer is called Doug

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Did you hear about the precinct that was broken into and had all the toilets stolen? The police have nothing to go on

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Steve Green no tabloid is, really

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Similarly, I’d say the same for the NY Post. Not a news source, just a tabloid

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It's a sensationalist rag which barely includes facts underneath the hysteria

[@jiversteve]

@@golddragonette7795 I was trying to be polite.

[@obradinn7491]

I confirmed it with other sources which do seem to agree that the bones were female with a large age discrepancy and evidence of war-like lifestyles typical of Mongols of the time. Stopped clock etc. etc.

[@joshuaradick5679]

I love visiting Mayan sites. Especially the more recently rediscovered sites.

[@ikaika0023]

thanks for the content Simon 👍

[@Souchirouu]

I think you should more of these. We make a lot of discoveries every day and seeing that could inspire people to go into science.

[@marigeobrien]

Very interesting. I'd like to make two comments. #1 It's really amazing how many of these discoveries come about because a farmer or other land owner was digging for another purpose. It almost makes you think that you could start digging anywhere and, given enough time and effort, find something. 10,000 years IS a long time. #2 When scientists begin speculating about the activities or reasons for their findings it often reminds me of an early scene from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" in which the mermaid, Ariel, is exploring a sunken ship and friend the seagull (don't remember his name) explains that a fork is used by humans to comb the hair. In truth scientist are only guessing at most of the activities from ancient times and they often strike me as amazingly limited. I can think of several reasons the bones of those women, for instance, had been riding horses and using arrows, none of which include war. They may have been hunting for one thing. It could have been there were entirely different reasons for the similar marks in their bones. They were only marks in bones. Also, the "princess." They assume the woman was a princess because of the style of burial and the jewelry found with her. But for all we know it may have been a common thing for women to have this type of jewelry at the time. And the children (and llamas) who were "sacrificed." They appear healthy only because there was no damage to their bones. Perhaps there was a plague -- one that did not affect the bones -- that took them. While they are all buried in the same area and at roughly the same time, remember that time may have been anywhere from 25 to 100 years depending on degree erosion. Also, removing the heart is often attributed to human sacrifice but that may have been a common practice as another means to ensure the person was dead. My point is, so much is supposition and presumption based on how we live now, plus the pressure of having to come up with explanations. Then they have to stand by their claims and it becomes political. I almost wish we could wait to learn more before asking for conclusions.

[@barbarawenger7161]

Digging up a fuller view of human history .. These discoveries are most helpful in many counseling situations I am very grateful

[@gd2234_]

Can I ask what you mean by counselling situations?

[@jennaperez882]

These are very cool but a couple of them like the mammoth aren’t actually “Archaeology” but more paleontology. That said still awesome video full of awesome info!

[@LeahogLea]

thus making them paleoarcheological, a branch of archeology ;)

[@cookeddan1]

No need to be pedantic

[@deemariedubois4916]

I found the video very interesting. Thanks Simon.

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String -“DESTROY NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF KNOWN HOUSEHOLD PESTS WITH PRE-SLICED, RUSTPROOF, EASY-TO-HANDLE, LOW CALORIE SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL EMPEROR STRINGETTES, FREE FROM ARTIFICIAL COLORING, AS USED IN HOSPITALS!' Love that bit from Monty Python.

[@davidmcdonald9180]

You get points for using the word Luwian, you lose points for showing Ancient Origins in the context of a source.

[@sheldonwheaton881]

I think it's impossible to turn over a shovel of earth in Turkey without finding an artifact of some kind. Awesome!🗿

[@Beryllahawk]

String is exciting if you consider that we didn't think the tech to MAKE string existed 50,000 years ago! I always see Neanderthals shown as wearing rough tanned hides pieced together with sinew. I remember being taught that humans didn't start making fabric until much much later. It's interesting to know that the idea of gathering fibers - plant fibers or animal hairs - and twisting or spinning them into usable string is WAY older than we thought!

[@treehouse318]

so cool- thank you!❤

[@jondcook7ify]

U are awesome Simon

[@JaelaOrdo]

#6 is definitely my favorite on this list

[@mergru6371]

I wonder if sacrificing that much children is connected with fighting overpopulation. They probably knew food would be hard to get the following years, so they might have thought this could save some older children or adults their society allready "invested" in

[@tonbopro]

nice work

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Great video

[@andrepaquin2099]

I really enjoyed that video.

[@sparksy981]

Hey Simon love the vid

[@tierarkhamus2893]

Hey man!! Just discovered a pyramid in my back yard. Quite the water cooler talk🤣🤣

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I’m new to your videos...annnnd I’m staying‼️ Great stuff...TY‼️

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[@theconqueringram5295]

Archaeology sure is neat.

[@davidostendorf3938]

Why can't there be one of these in my back yard...just not relicy enough I guess.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

I enjoyed this video and found it interesting

[@thegfguys]

Its a Simon whistler video perfect 👌

[@LolUGotBusted]

To call mammoths and mastodons precursors to our modern elephants is misleading; they are not grandparents, but cousins many times removed, if you'll excuse the analogy. Also: there are many, many extinct elephant relatives, you could do a whole video on the likes of Platybelodon.

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Wow I just got the whole "Midas touch" thing

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I like learning

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The one thing I got from this... Gosh I'm glad the weather man has that Doppler-3500 and not the storm-gods XD ...sorry about the kids ig.

[@cerboris521]

It needs to be said, digging up animal bones or fossils is Palaeontology not Archaeology.

[@imlistening1137]

Oh! That’s an interesting distinction. Which term takes precedence when both structures and bones are found?

[@MatthewMakesAU]

@@imlistening1137 if it predates anatomically modern humans, it's definitely palaeontology. If it's after the dawn of civilisation, it's definitely archaeology. In between those two it's a bit fuzzier but in general the more it has to do with humans the more archaeologish it is

[@imlistening1137]

@@MatthewMakesAU well, thank you! I learn something interesting all the time!

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Homerun! ⚾👏🏻

[@NiranjanKuppan]

Please Add Keezhadi to your next video. It is a Sangam period (2600 years old) site currently being excavated near Madurai in southern India. Please go through it..

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Great👐🏼 🔝🔝🔝

[@Robert-zx7hj]

they saved bits of string? so my grandmother is a Neanderthal?

[@SkunkApe407]

Don't say that to her face!🤣

[@subkd]

I live near a place called Fort Ligonier. The British Army stop on the way to the battle of Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh. So I thought maybe 10 facts about that battle? I have been watching for years you look better with the beard Simon.

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Never been this early to a vid lol

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Those poor Llamas

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Top of the morning to all.

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Was her name Ack? Or were those her last words?

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Starts at 0:45

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Annoying accent never ends

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No gobekli tepe??

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... 'HE' can be used to be an 'indefinite article' ....

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A million woke fools were just triggered by your comment.

[@davidmcdonald9180]

Simon you seem to start off very weak with how you talk about the Midas line of Phrygia particularly When one of them was married to Hermodice or Demodice the second, who is credited with the invention of Greek coinage. Is this city Gordian as in the Gordian knot? Is this related to the find of The Great Tumulus ("Tomb of Midas")? Still you get a share for current archeology.

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?

[@benallan1752]

I was part of an archeological expedition within my own anus. Though, I have not contacted other professionals that might verify my claim, I believe that I have discovered a new civilization.

[@gabrielgomescunha]

Archaeologists don't discover new things... 😐