Finding Hidden Temples and Lost Nazca Lines with Satellites

[@StarTalk]

If you could use LIDAR & space technology to uncover any ancient mystery on our planet, what would you choose and why? 🚀

[@OxygenPlays]

The Lost City Of Z

[@NathanWadePike_LuMaNaTi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pautl6Gjr9uefsUsi=aHpVvSEm5SXFwg20

[@wildflower1397]

The City of Cibola. Also, find those illegally destroying the Amazon and other natural areas.

[@lornenoland8098]

Scan Antarctica

[@drunkentriloquist9993]

She said ut....😂

[@franciscook5819]

Sarah Parcak is one of those innovators in her field that deserves everyone's admiration. She has, essentially, opened up a whole new area of science by harnessing space/air assets for archaeology. Plus she's a typically honest and modest scientist - noting the need to verify data and accepting that sometimes the signs are wrong or misinterpreted.

[@lilpenny1982]

Zionists think they built the pyramids 😅😅😅😅

[@gemsurf208]

There are some people, I just want to listen to. I have felt this intuitively all of my 71 years of life. Over those years, I have often wondered what makes me know it's time to listen? I haven't answered that question completely, but I do know... When someone's eyes are lit up with passion like Neil, Chuck and Sarah's are in this video, along with their obvious excitement to share their passion overflowing so much that they appear to be in danger of bursting, it's time to listen. Even if it's something I may be disintereded or only mildly interested in, I still listen intently. I always will. Great show folks!

[@xantiom]

Indiana Jones VI: remote sensing. Scene 1: Indiana clicking the mouse on a near infrared satellite image. INDIANA: "I found it!" * Roll credits *

[@2degucitas]

He kicks back with Mirian and their chopper riding kid and enjoys not digging, running and avoiding Nazis

[@herremilkanter]

@@2degucitas In an ironic twist, he fights the nazis in his social media comments instead

[@shawnglade790]

Lol

[@maatheru3685]

Omg! I’m so happy to say that I had the privilege of having Dr. Parcak and her husband both as professors. Amazing people.

[@Nigfis]

Can I ask if you are employed in the Space industry now?

[@maatheru3685]

@@Nigfis I am not. My studies were more about Egypt specifically. I had many classes with her husband, but the only one with Dr. Parcak was archeology theory which they co-taught. 15 years later I build turbos for heavy duty diesel applications. Wouldn’t trade the education in anthropology for anything though.

[@Nigfis]

@@maatheru3685 Fascinating. Thank you.

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

BS

[@maatheru3685]

@@HelenCrane-jl1nv my degree is actually a Bachelors of Arts, since anthropology (at least at UAB) is considered a humanity. :)

[@ZxZNebula]

I never thought about using binoculars to look at the moon until very recently, and last night with clear skies, I drove to the outskirts of my city where there was little light, I took my binoculars and had such an eye opening euphoric experience. Looking at the moon being able to see the craters and the full shape hidden by the shadow, was so starstricking. It was so beautiful to see it simply just “sitting” there in space ❤❤ Definitely recommend doing it urself

[@Latin-J]

I was also in the outskirts of the city last night, for a completely different reason.

[@twonumber22]

@@ZxZNebula Looking at the Milky Way in a moonless dark sky environment (no phone, no city glow, eyes adjusted to dark) with just a 6 or 8" reflector telescope will absolutely blow your mind.

[@squidnoid8]

I agree wholeheartedly. With both eyes, you dont see twice as much. You see & perceive 4 times more than with just one eye. But that is irrelevant to THIS discussion.

[@ellesmerewildwood4858]

Just be careful to use a filter, magnified moonlight can damage your eyes.

[@ZxZNebula]

@@twonumber22yea I’d imagine lmao, like that must be gorgeously breathtaking. I’m saving up for a cheap telescope for that reason, it must be absolutely amazing of an experience

[@cheyeneyost7731]

I’m a LiDAR Technician and edit the point cloud to create the Bare Earth mode she was talking about!! So much fun to hear all the different uses for it!! You can actually use it not just for topography but also bathymetry as well!!

[@ThisisCitrus]

then why does your YT account say you're filmographer and a professional dancer?

[@Matzes]

Lidar is doomed

[@RH-yz6ir]

@@ThisisCitrus Maybe because people also have day jobs? Also filmography is a very wide field.

[@ThisisCitrus]

@@RH-yz6ir no, its cause this is a bot comment from a fake account.

[@drmachinewerke1]

Do you have the skill level to do the following . Rotate the earth 33 degrees. And lower the water level 200'

[@Shiftarus]

I find it strangely comforting that their own so many fantastic discoveries right under our noses, right off the beaten path, just a bit deeper into thick forest/jungle. There was a time I felt like most of the world had been solved, and that the mysteries and adventure were dying off. I couldn't have been more wrong, we will never stop learning amazing new things about our world.

[@msaintpc]

I wrote this when I was in 4th grade. "The more I learn, the more I know, the more I know the more I forget, and the more I forget the less I know". That means we cannot and will never know it all because, eternal change is a law of nature, and that means there will always be more to learn. Learning new information from these changes is the key to our survival and is the magnet that pulls us through life. SMIB

[@jayvincent1865]

There's a whole lot of earth. Not including the ocean. Half of the exposed Earth isn't really hospitable for humans. Even lidar can only show you so much. A lot of countries don't allow or have the funding for archeologists and crews . I've seen a few of these sites, first with the lidar images and then a decade later after being respectfully excavated. It's mind blowing

[@mcgritty8842]

@@msaintpcdamn, you were that defeated in only 4th grade? It’s not as deep of a thought as you think it is. Only a fool thinks they can know everything, but to not learn new things because you think you’ll forget old things is just sad. Life isn’t a movie or tv show, which is probably where you got that line from in the first place 😂😂😂😂😂

[@joppadoni]

@@mcgritty8842 You may also be misunderstanding. They may be meaning they forget what they used to think was fact but as they have learned better they have now forgotten what they thought was fact because now they know it is not fact.. Although i am going out on a long limb here as my first thought was EXACTLY the same as yours 🤣🤣

[@josephno1347]

I doubt they find an awesome tomb like in 1927 Howard Carter

[@msaintpc]

It was so funny when Chuck said "Monsanto". That was pure genius...it was so appropriate and the timing was perfect. No one else would've thought to say it, and It also took a lot of courage to say something like that, given Monsanto's dark reputation. Good show!

[@cattymajiv]

That was just hilarious! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@damyr]

It's a good example as well, when talking about losing faith in science, which they've touched in the video. Monsanto is a company relying on science to make profits, and they will always value profits more than environment and more than human life. The same is with any other branch of science... when money gets involved, we all lose. So, no wonder people lose faith in science.

[@mcgritty8842]

@@damyrit’s doesn’t just become science, it then becomes losing trust in scientists. Kinda like the Supreme Court… how can the people not lose trust in it after the recent cases? Roe V Wade overturned and Trump gets immunity for the insurrection and anything he did while “in office”

[@EnchoIndieStudio]

that one and the "Predator" when Neil was talking about what we think when we hear "thermal vision". 100% correct

[@chubbuck35]

@msaintpc I agree. Chuck is not just a comedian, he’s an extremely intelligent co-host who also happens to be insanely funny. His talent is incredible.

[@camobubba98]

As a third generation Land Surveyor in Indiana, Im beyond involved in this conversation. Love it so much.

[@thoughtsofadyingatheist1003]

38:12

[@jackdaniels2905]

Was searching for this comment.

[@mystieus]

​@@jackdaniels2905 she didn't explain it... just tried to make a joke about lego blocks... some of these blocks over a ton!

[@acuman99.9]

Should be a top comment.

[@wilsongv95]

THANK YOU.

[@iskabin]

@@mystieusshe has no ideia how it's built, just like everybody else

[@dom4885]

That was fascinating! I could watch Sarah and you guys talk for hours. Can we have her back again?

[@onair141]

I had fun watching her lol

[@MrScandinavio]

@@onair141 She seems really informed and easy to relate to. Awesome person.

[@sapiens8billion]

What is her web site? Link please.

[@rbee6507]

Even Chuck was ready for Sarah's joke. Lol. Yet ANOTHER, great episode and guest. Once again, so thankful for people like Sarah and you both advancing humanity in the most important ways.

[@iTuber012]

@12:30 Chuck tried real hard to let that one go lmao 😂

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

Wow! I instantly fell in love with Dr. Sarah... What a great and valuable smart person she is! She makes me happier and less worried. I hope to see her as a guest many more times!

[@carolspencer6915]

Good evening Neil Chuck and guest Super interesting topic. And laughs included. Love it.😂 Just yesterday I resigned from my mental health nurse post with my current employer after nineteen years. Story short. Your shared conversations have been a delight over these crazy few years. Sometimes you got to lose to win, me thinks. And archeology does evidence this we do very well. Super grateful. 😀 💜

[@cattymajiv]

I wish you an exiting new adventure in life, and every success. You go girl! ❤❤❤

[@kelliparra2483]

Dang weren't you close to retirement? I guess when it's time it's time.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

I agree with Sarah Parcak. Humans are more resilient than we usually appreciate.

[@jeffrey4547]

but we would have to me more advance in the pass then we are today

[@SanderDoesThings]

​@@jeffrey4547 are you really claiming that humans with modern day technology cant build some big pyramids in the sand?

[@hervigdewilde3599]

@@SanderDoesThings That new crane that SpaceX just got in could do most of it on its own.

[@SanderDoesThings]

@@hervigdewilde3599 cranes from the 50s could probably do it

[@jeffrey4547]

@@SanderDoesThings they have tried and failed they used the ramp idea and the blocks would not go up they just smashed the ramp then we can't even build a house as accurate as a pyramid so far every experiment has failed with modern tec..

[@ExcellentLeoSilinda]

I just love how Chuck just sits there and provides comic relief😅😂

[@matthewfischer4021]

Aliens fly thousands of light years in hyper advanced spacecraft, either it still took them thousands of years to get here, or they’ve found their way around seemingly concrete laws of physics in order to get here faster. In all their technological superiority, they teach humans how to stack rocks in clever ways.

[@Gamers_Lounge1985]

Lmao

[@effkay3691]

Bingo

[@danielgregg2530]

What aliens?

[@effkay3691]

@@danielgregg2530 Conspiracy theorists believe aliens built the pyramids then they go vote for Trump😂

[@miguel.lourenco]

Sounds like a statement you cannot backup

[@AlphaRobins]

What I notice about this lady is that 1. She loves what she do, and 2 she enjoys what she do. We need more of her in every profession

[@lde-m8688]

I have been watching her for 15 years at least. It's wonderful the work she is doing.

[@nicogrobler736]

FBI agent: "hmm....15 years you say?"

[@lde-m8688]

@nicogrobler736 Yes. She was first on the History Channel about Egyptology (when they actually still showed a few history shows and not just crap like Skinwalker Ranch or whatever that tripe was) and even did some of her stuff she ran through Univ of Alabama where you could sign up and with some minimal training, could view open satellite maps and mark interesting features for the real trained professionals to look at. She has actually been around a long time. I'm 53 so I have too.

[@trashwebsite_user01]

Omg sarah has an awesome laugh! 😂 You can tell its truly genuine... very good vibes 😊

[@josiebatista2983]

Omg! Neil, you are always educational and entertaining, but today, this new branch of blended, applied science blew my mind. Sara Parckac is a treasure. I just found more of your podcasts with her and am going to watch them! Thank you! 🎉

[@dougwalker4944]

...science in a blender... facts rule.🙏😸

[@ocholimonday1598]

This is great I enjoy every bit of it Thanks to Niel ,and Sara

[@keviny1936]

A recent use of LIDAR was to use the mapping of current ripples formed by mega floods in the channeled scablands of Eastern Washington and British Columbia to estimate the volume and speed of water flowing out underneath glaciers in Canada that shaped some of the coulees in Washington State.

[@BradleyLayton]

Glacial Lake Missoula, right?

[@keviny1936]

@@BradleyLayton While Glacial Lake Missoula has been recognized for some time as the source of water for all the floods in the channeled scablands, recent research suggests that it was only active during the last ice age period. Flows from that Glacial Lake Missoula have been estimated as being 1.5 X 10^7 m3/s. But Moses Coulee in particular is a problem because it was blocked from any water from Montana by another ice lobe. Some have suggested glacial outburst floods down the Okanogan River as a source for the water that created Moses Coulee, with flow estimates of 3.8 X 10^5 to 2.3 X 10^6 m3/s. So not as large as Glacial Lake Missoula, but all that water was likely coming down Moses Coulee. Search for Jerome Lessman a professor at U of Vancouver Island for his thoughts. A modern analogue is the recent glacial outburst floods in Iceland and into Mendenhall Lake in the Juneau Alaska area. These are quite small compared to any of the ice age flood events.

[@Fifthelement203]

That Monsanto joke was amazing! Kudos chuck! 😂😂

[@VotiVertsTV]

I don't really dabble into the alien stuff but what if the "Aliens" are just us?

[@Reinhardt57]

well, we are not alien anymore, we are virus to earth

[@condor8142]

Exacttly! Ain't we part of this Universe? So what make us different? What is Alien, anyway? We all citizens of this beautiful blue (blue?) planet, by the way!

[@johngrable9745]

Thanks I love space archeology

[@KotDT]

I thought I knew about the LIDAR already from watching different documentaries, but Sarah really hit it home for me. So cool!

[@jbjuhasz]

That "Predator" joke went right over Neil's head.

[@oldcowbb]

"you can't handle the ground truth" is my favourite phrase from now on

[@igorl46]

Love the topic, the guest, and the mix of thoughtful questions and light-hearted comic relief! Well done!

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

sarah is fantastic! jamming with other scientists is very cool.

[@gypsygirl3255]

I'm sad they didn't talk about using the tech to map the structures under the ocean

[@dougwalker4944]

.radar, lidar, no sonar? ...effen rude. USN vet.

[@gypsygirl3255]

@@dougwalker4944 Me too, USS Hector AR-7

[@wangtoriojackson4315]

I think the question everyone really wants to know the answer to regarding octopuses building houses is what about their gardens?

[@etmount9424]

These videos make me feel like I’m in college again. I love it! Please keep it up guys! This is the stuff we need to learn about which is a real break from the crazy world we live in right now and the news we see and hear everyday.

[@wabisabi6875]

Another wonderful interview, educational and entertaining. You guys are providing a great service to curious minds.

[@AminaPhilosophy]

I really enjoyed this episode. Great guest!

[@neilcalara]

Great conversation! Had almost no knowledge about this subject now im just fascinated, including octopus condos

[@Miroslav_Bulgaria]

Dear Chuck you just minimised the chance the Monsanto to become a sponsor or at least patreon member for you! 😂 Thank you for all your efforts and bringing light in knowledge to us!

[@notinmanitou]

What a wonderful program!! We've followed Sarah's work for many years now. It's great that you had her on as a guest. What an interesting, stimulating conversation. Have her back!

[@lenahandsen6836]

omg this explains everything about the pyramids! This imotep guy knew how to lift those heavy blocks and make them fit right next to each other cause we know each stone is unique…..😅

[@barriemoorcroft534]

And with 2.3million of them, over 30yrs period it would be 200 blocks per day or a rate of 1 block every 4minures from chiselling it out, transporting it 100miles, positioning it place, carving it to fit, then put in final resting place.

[@leightaft7763]

Great episode guys and gals. Thanks

[@lanatrzczka]

A few years ago I toured Egypt. Everything said here was discussed and explained. It was also explained that Egyptian children in grade school are taught exactly how the pyramids and other structures were built. In other words, to them it is COMMON KNOWLEGE. Compare that to American TV shows that play dramatic music and claim that "no one knows how it was done." The blatant lies to sell viewership became obvious. Literally millions of people know all about it the same way Americans know George Washington. Visiting Peru was similar except that Peruvians have no problem laughing about "ancient runways".

[@ninjazombie8969]

Aliens- *figure out warp drive* "Now what?" "Hey let's go help humans move giant bricks" "Oh sick"

[@panninggazz5244]

Great conversation! What a wonderful teaching team on this topic!

[@mpvincent7]

Great use of the tools available to discover many more future sites for exploration!

[@morghana3775]

Thank you for this show topic! I have recently been researching truly ancient cavillations and their technologies. Of course this is for fun, because I did not get my education in science or archology. I am excited that we can use current technology to find the past...

[@Freddielounds-1790]

Their method is a far more specific term than technology because technically saying technology allows a generation who knows technology as computer chips and science to assume the same of the past.

[@jkgent4087]

I have been so worried about the world my little grandsons will have in the future. Sara's idea of persistence and continuity has given me hope. Thank you ma'am. Scientist, professor, mother, author, delver into the ground, the creativity and hope you bring is palpable and inspiring.

[@jamiboothe]

This is one of those legendary Stat Talks...one for the ages.

[@mitcheeboyy7418]

With respect, I don't think the question is how were the Pyramids built rather than how were the blocks moved, transported, and lift.

[@stevekaspar1396]

Well said

[@justincredible8360]

Yes, an important question. How did they mine, transport and lift those blocks? Also, how so precise? And, how did they cut granite wet or dry?

[@markrushton5784]

I don’t think it’s massively important . Wouldn’t change anything but fascinating none the less. Knowing precisely how where and when to exacting numbers is irrelevant really - theu managed it which is incredibly impressive and a nod to human genius

[@patytrico]

Great talk! Thank you!

[@jayvincent1865]

There are Soo many examples of stonework that we can't replicate today. Doesn't mean it was aliens. It's just a testament to how hard ancient civilizations worked. For a common cause..

[@mcgritty8842]

And shared their information and technology. That’s why there’s pryamid structures across the globe, right? ❤❤❤❤❤

[@vykintasmorkvenas6839]

Actually, we CAN. Don't u think aliens could leave better proves of their visit (why they would have in the 1st place?) than building some primitive stone pyramids? Why not on the Moon then?

[@lde-m8688]

​@@mcgritty8842No

[@michaelbartmess7994]

This episode was extra-interesting to me. In the late 80s when I was working in the Washington beltway area, the DoD was asking the question of whether there was value in acquiring commercial imagery to supplement DOD created imagery. And it appeared initially to not be in favor. But once they decided to acquire commercial imagery and money was flowing to the commercial sector, the price came down and standards supporting the DoD came into being. A little later, while working in Colorado Springs, the DoD was asking us in the contractor community if this spectral imagery (multispectral, hyperspectral, ultraspectral) offered capabilities that made it worth investing in. And they soon saw many of the useful applications discussed during this StarTalk. And all of the commercial satellite imagery community evolved, growing faster with DoD emphasis playing a big part. Important application occurred when looking for mass graves in Yugoslavia and other graves and buried things in Iraq -- so very analogous to looking for buried temples.

[@jamaicabwoy6379]

This lady is fantastic. Watched her on TV for years.

[@bigdogs-29]

STILL didn’t say how those GINORMOUS pyramid stones were moved and lifted to such great heights and fitted perfectly.

[@bigdogs-29]

AND, AND, what about the whole laying out of the pyramid along perfect axis lines of direction, blah, blah, blah… that stuff.

[@ravenwda007]

They used a natural hydraulic.

[@gammondog]

Whenever you dig a site, you destroy it. It only exists as artifacts and data. On paper per se. This technology could be used to ovoid the destruction and render the sort after knowledge. As the technology advances, the archeological remain intact for further investigations.

[@garthwaitekevin]

That was the weakest argument against aliens building the pyramids I ever heard… didn’t explain the big question at all.

[@WaterfordGiant]

Go😊:to Egypt, they show you where the stones were quarried and how and how they were moved and how they were stacked. The architectural tools they used are used today. As a p.s. look at the architectural blue prints (including the changes made) in the valley of the kings where tombs were built into the stone mountains. And how they built them.

[@annapetryk]

I really like how she explained the way Egyptian society progressed with more sophisticated buildings etc. That makes sense. But we still cannot 100% explain HOW they did that. I think this part was omitted. I don't think everything we don't know is either god or aliens, but still, it's mysterious.

[@rajmonibasumatary1023]

She never explained here how they achieved building pyramids with huge rocks and perfect cutting. She oversimplified it

[@annapetryk]

@@rajmonibasumatary1023 yeah, that's my point. We are not able to explain this. 🙂

[@starrkilla3269]

Wait. They didnt had a gigantic todler? building the pyramids with his stone blocks?

[@annapetryk]

@@starrkilla3269 it's classified.

[@ckoriablack]

Why is it hard to call "Egyptian Society" African society. Egypt is a country in Africa and during contruction of the Great Pyramids Africa was just one land with no countries but just Africans in different territories. Why when something great happened that cannot be explained by the west, it has to be Aliens or "Mysterious Egypians Society" you can't keep the greatness of Africa down all the time.

[@Flysimware]

Please can you do that? Love it when Chuck throws down his emotions about the discussions and topics as I am on the edge of my seat again!

[@jesse7644]

Oh yea. Nothing like a Niel and Chuck video for bedtime!

[@theduder2617]

Seeing something which has not been seen by humans for multiple centuries intrigues me beyond control. Every image shown, I paused the video for 10 minutes or more. What I would have given for this technology and use thereof 40 years ago. Added: 5 star rating for the sponsor of this video!! THAT'S what I'm talking about right there! Sparking critical thought in the minds of our youth who will one day register to vote. A winner in every way right there!

[@mosh9216]

So, no mummies were found in the pyramids (they were at the Valley of the Kings) and even with today's tech nobody could replicate it. Those stones are really heavy and came from really far.

[@jackdaniels2905]

I've heard that too.

[@joekool9601]

The Pyramids weren’t built by mud bricks ! And there are over 2 million large stones. It doesn’t need to been built by aliens but it was built by advanced technology not by brick layers.

[@UnstoppableJefe]

why would a civilization use generations of its time and resources to build over complicated structures for ''dead people'' ???....

[@wrimbles]

Today's technology could absolutely replicate these types of pyramids. We simply stopped building stone pyramids. We don't have a popular use for ceremonial or spiritual stone pyramids in contemporary society, so projects like that do not get funded and do not get built. That is not evidence that we lack the ability to build them. We absolutely have both the ancient Egyptian techniques that were effectively used at the time AND more advanced and efficient techniques available if anyone were willing to commit the funds and labor. We could build a pyramid on the moon if we really wanted to, we absolutely have the capability and technology, we simply lack public interest and invest our resources and labor into different things. The stones are absolutely very heavy, which is why the feat is very impressive. They were transported from the Aswan quarry almost entirely by boat, where the water of the Nile does most of the work for you. This process was well documented. The ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramids as prestigious ceremonial monuments to their god-kings. The construction processes used and their intended purpose are meticulously documented, they are literally written and painted all over the walls, which is why we know in such detail how these structures were built, along with comparative historical and archaeological record from related sites. Dismissing the spectacular cultural accomplishments of the indigenous Egyptian people simply because they seem "too difficult"... and assuming they must cheated and their documentation is simply untrue... and making up a story to explain how someone else must have built them or given them power tools or something... is not unlike having a student in your class who aces a test, who thoroughly documented their process of completing the test legitimately, and you STILL accuse them of cheating or plagiarizing because you have a hunch that they just aren't smart enough to have aced the test. This is not a judgment based on new evidence, it is a judgment based on selective dismissal of existing evidence and historical record due to a bias, which is not really how we do science.

[@danswensson4394]

How can 3 people be so smart and yet so dumb?

[@bigwill123ism]

Great guest!

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Some glorious stuff

[@Jackdale101]

Love such intelligent beings bringing science and discovery to the masses. For me, Carl Sagan was the father of bringing Space to our Race ; and Neil a fabulous torch bearer who is continuing Carl's work. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

[@chiefspiritwolf6650]

I see this type of sense of humor is up my alley. She said “my husband is upstairs and he can confirm that I get around” 😂😂😂😂

[@timothyboucherbirder]

Sarah Parkak - I love the idea of continuity - often I read/listen to book/podcasts about things like "the collapse of the bronze-age", but we know that civilization didn't just end, it probably just morphed (probably into the iron-age). Looking forward to reading your book!

[@mnomadvfx]

"often I read/listen to book/podcasts about things like "the collapse of the bronze-age", but we know that civilization didn't just end" It didn't end as a whole, but in many individual areas it did for a significant time span. (civilisation is not the world as a whole, even if all the nations of the world are civilised) There's a reason there's a significant gap between Mycenae and identifiably Hellenic archaeology. Unfortunately that gap is likely what hides the transitional period during which the Minoans assimilated into wider Greek society, much like the Etruscans did later into Roman society

[@916Ifyoudontknownowyouknown]

Great episode

[@trashwebsite_user01]

50:57 - That was an awesome outro "cosmic perspective" ... spoken with a lot of passion! Kudos!

[@duncansonoryan]

Dr. Sarah Parcak! I've been following her career for years! Such an innovative approach!

[@marianopl1982]

I can't get the idea of an octopus showing up to his buddy's house with a bottle of wine to spend the evening out of my head. LOL.

[@dipdo7675]

Another Home Run by SrarTalk and their guest!! Thank you!!

[@nathanchristopher9409]

I think it’s funny she just skipped right passed most of the reasons people think the pyramids were built by aliens.. for example, how did they move such large stones?Some of the stones are not even from that region.. how did they get there?Also Cut through incredibly hard materials that would be difficult with today’s technology? The mathematics that are involved that also correlate to the earths? I would love to see her sit down with Randal Carlson & Ben Van.

[@RememberMe123-b4b]

They always do that... the "experts" say ..."OF COURSE HUMANS BUILT THESE".... and then they bring in 20-5 ton blocks hewn out to perfection by machines and cranes to lift them...😂😅😅 Or they'll carve the statues like in Temples of India with air tools and still not even close to the original one. Makes me laugh 😂😂

[@Jasmoo25]

They didn't move the stone. They made the stone in place using a compound like modern day concrete

[@melanieostman2730]

The burden of proof is on the person who makes a claim.

[@gettcharged4982]

​@@Jasmoo25 wrong

[@cbdremedy7416]

If that's the case, then explain how the H Blocks in Puma Punku are proven to have been machined by some advance technology due to the microscopic precision on each stone. We've looked at them under a microscope and their surface is machined very similar to how we use diamonds to machine stones and other materials. Engineers have observed that and pointed it out which they are very sure was an advanced technology similar to ours, if not more advanced, that people back then would absolutely not be able to build.

[@cbdremedy7416]

Btw, I forgot to add that the machined precision on each stone is to a thousandth of an inch at the very least. Impossible to do with a simple hammer and chisel from using your hands.

[@justaj2k]

Sorry but what reputable scientific body stated as fact they ‘were machined by advanced technology’?

[@tylerbaker2411]

Because it hasn't been proven. "Engineers" are not experts in ancient technology or structures, and the people who make the claims that these sites are "microscopically precise" and "machined" are known liars. If it was that obvious they'd easily be winning Nobel prizes for their research. But they aren't doing research.

[@jutjub22]

Is that a joke - did you see an pyramid, nothing precise about it. Stones look like they are cut by some drunk workers, all are different. Poor slaves, give them some respect, they did it, not aliens.

[@dgrblue4162]

In my experience, I have found that there is, if not gatekeeping, a large bridge to cross for entry into these fields. Such as graduate or post-graduate level education necessary for participating, while also spending time on site under supervision for so many hours. My spouse was going to school for Archeology, and was told not to do so by the dean, because she would spend at least 10 years maybe more, doing leg work that the directors don't want to do. And they told her if she wanted to get ahead she would need a Ph.D at least, and the hours in the field

[@shaneoneil6088]

Chuck's reaction to the "getting around" part had me on the floor lmaoooo

[@alvyca]

Many of the original ancient mythologies are interpretations to explain real events that occurred. Yet, at the time we gave supernatural causes. For example, the great flood. This can easily be explained when you realize that the last ice age ended at the same time.

[@twonumber22]

@@alvyca There was no great flood though. That's a story from the Epic of Gilgamesh.

[@devinkubina9518]

@@twonumber22 Woosh.

[@twonumber22]

@@devinkubina9518 Read it again.

[@katherandefy]

Ooo looking forward to her book. Fascinating episode. Kudos!

[@greendeane1]

Several equatorial populations built pyramids at about the same time. Then we say we have no idea how they did it. (SUggesting all these primitive populations had a technology we don't know or understand... Meaning these isolated populations found/invented something several times that we can't figure out or invent.

[@Imalittlecloud]

Pyramids is the easiest way to build tall buildings when you don't have advanced enough engineering. Like wedding cakes!

[@margretrosenberg420]

I'm pretty sure we know how they did it. They used ramps. We may never know all the details, but not because it's too complex or advanced for us to understand, just because they had options and we have no way to know which ones they chose.

[@weill6872]

@@Imalittlecloud it's the easiest way if you'd build a very small pyramid . Also remember that pyramid of Giza has rooms, and tunnels.. it's not easy like a wedding cake.

[@renatoantonelli3894]

Ramps ? Made of sand ? Cutting and polishing granite to engineering tolerances using copper chisels or pounding with rocks ? Turning wafer thin rock vessels with protruding handles etc using .......... I don't subscribe to the "aliens" theory but we have to admit something a little more weird than bronze age technology was obviously being used . I am an artist/craftsman now in my later years and l can assure you that many Egyptian artefacts l have seen in museums as well as on film are not possible even now with our modern technonologies,laser cutters , gigantic machines , electricity and petrol , computers ,Cnc cutters and 3D printers and all our modern resources . Which begs the many questions : WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN HOW ? Perfectly symmetrical propotionate and anatomically accurate enormous BASALT or GRANITE statues with finely engraved hieroglyphics would require humans with literally super powers let alone some rare and as yet undiscovered meteoritic iron implements and abrasive sand . Sorry but it is a glib understatement for archaeologists to assert they " know how the Egyptians did it" and that we could replicate it today ! I respectfully refute your assertions and simply ask if it was possible then why are we not able to replicate these creations today so that we can finally put the questions of these "doubting Thomas's" into the trash can once and for all ? Go on , replicate any one of these supposedly logical and credible techniques with the bronze age limitations existing at that time and we will believe you ....

[@nmbr39utopia52]

There is a lot of things people have forgotten how to do, it doesn’t mean we didn’t do it. Ask your every day Joe how to make rope from plants and they wouldn’t know where to start much less how to set the rigging on a ship to cross an ocean in the days before modern tech. A lot of what we see as obsolete is forgotten. Just because we don’t remember how to do it doesn’t mean we humans didn’t.

[@underwms]

This was a super fun conversation

[@TheDaggwood]

When I focused in Hydrogeology in college, my side quests were mapping drainage basins that fed retreating rivers. Theory was I could approximate how much water went subterranean and returned to the water table as the abive ground flow retreated over the years, and when the river might go "extinct". Found interesting stuff in the tip of the Baja Mexico. I haven't revisited the subject in nearly two decades, but this got my curiosity flowing again. Thank you both for an interesting discussion!

[@littlemouse7066]

I'm not saying the pyramids were made by aliens but isn't it true engineers still don't understand exactly how they were built?

[@pollyb.4648]

There are some who do understand and realize with the abundance of food at the time leading to a huge surplus population grateful for the abundance. And needing jobs.

[@pdxmusl1510]

Yes. But it's not like we just absolutely have no clue. It's more like.... I don't know how you drove to work or school today. But I could make a list of possible methods of you going to work. But idk which one you used because I don't have any records of your behavior today. Same thing. We know they built them. We can see the growth in their construction complexity over time. But we don't know which exact method they did it because the records aren't complete. It's the sane basic idea.

[@twonumber22]

@@littlemouse7066 There's new evidence and research that says a hydraulic lift was used to build the first pyramid, the pyramid of Djoser. Other than that we can assume that mechanical advantage would be used since it's how people moved heavy objects for thousands of years.

[@alexanderwestphal9777]

​@@twonumber22They used large canals and hydraulics from the nile to bring the stpnes as high as they wanted

[@twonumber22]

@@alexanderwestphal9777 yeah I haven't looked into that yet

[@craigmcgoohan7612]

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[@TheNickoslicK]

If science can challenge the archaeological dogma, im here for it.

[@UnstoppableJefe]

It didn't challenge it, it reinforced it

[@melissamcfarlin6840]

I was reading an article about how satellites were used to locate the channels of what are believed to be the Pishon and Gihon rivers. Which, along with the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, are said to lead to the garden of Eden. It was pretty interesting.

[@c.t.murray3632]

Thank you everyone for such a knowledgeable, insightful and fun discussion about archeology and the possibilities of finding the connection from one culture to the next.

[@Imalittlecloud]

I'm dumbfounded by the amount of people actually giving credit to aliens for building pyramids. Was I the only one having ancient egypt in school?

[@calvinphillip4216]

I was with her until the pyramid explanation. The question is not just stacking stone, the question is about the number of stones, the size of stones, and distance traveled with stones

[@zackwilloughby9185]

Also the pyramids are not tombs. There has not been a mummy found in them

[@Bleys1973]

​@@zackwilloughby9185you would think they would have found evidence of mummified servants numbering in the hundreds if not thousands in the great pyramid.

[@das_it_mane]

Ummm yes they are tombs.... wtf are you on about? You dummies watch one documentary and then just parrot the same nonsenses

[@twonumber22]

@@zackwilloughby9185 That's because mummies have always been a valuable commodity. But what you said is not actually true anyways because there have been lots of mummified remains found in pieces.

[@twonumber22]

@@Bleys1973 Not if you knew anything about mummies.

[@nkululekozwane1373]

Fun fact There are Pyramids in South Africa🇿🇦

[@kennedyobiero5697]

And Sudan

[@TheeUnpleasantPeasant]

For sure some sort of power plant

[@PeterWetherill]

All over the world. Pyramids are the first structures that are simple to construct that represent religious beliefs that we came from the sky, so they represent mountains which point to the sky. Later Christians built churches with tall steples for the same reason. It is that simple.

[@martinh.wilson2897]

Yeah but those were built by aliens. If you aint white, then it was the aliens 😂😂

[@abrahamjackson6019]

West Africa also...

[@italiandarthvader]

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[@jackdaniels2905]

I've heard that with the great pyramid's incredible mathematical exactness, modern man could not reproduce those pyramids.

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[@adamdavis8082]

It's not our job to prove their crazy theories wrong. It's their job to prove themselves right. Since they can't, this video is unnecessary 😂

[@EinsteinsHair]

The intro may have made it seem as if the whole video was about debunking alien theories, but that was only a few minutes, after Chuck joked, "it was all put there by aliens!" She's an expert in mapping archaeological sites with satellites, planes, and drones.

[@adamdavis8082]

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[@jczeigler]

@@EinsteinsHairbut it was entertaining.

[@UnstoppableJefe]

Good show....But her argument is weak. It makes no sense that structures such as the pyramids which have very complex architecture that can not be replicated even till this day were built solely by humans. An entire civilisation took 80% of their resources, man power, expertise and time to build such inconceivable structures to simply bury dead people.........seems very far-fetched and played out. The various components within and below the pyramids have not been explored or even remotely explained, as to what tools were used to create such pristine workmanship where preserved remains (mummies) were not found - meaning those areas were not for "dead people". The egyptians didn't build the pyramids they found those structures and used them as tombs. I'm not gonna throw the 'aliens' playbook out there but there is more to the pyramids than we think. Traditional archeologists don't seem to have the answers to more pressing questions about the actual purpose of these structures.

[@AdamDylanMajor]

Your comment, sort of uncertain about who built the Pyramids, tends to deny Egyptians the ability to build the Pyramids, which says a lot about how you see Egyptians. Perhaps you're projecting something. In fact, you should look into "Pyramid K 2019" where a theory is presented about how the Pyramids might have been built with concrete. It's a really good watch though quite long and may have many other false claims. But that's not the point, I kind of feel like you don't trust humans with the ability to be geniuses, I don't see where you get that from

[@j.6756]

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[@richardschneller7674]

It’s very refreshing to listen to highly educated and successful people talk about these scientific things. What modern archeologists are discovering is wonderful. In some ways technology is doing a lot of unhealthy things to society, but in so many instances it still has so much promise. Thanks for the injection of optimism. I get very weary rubbing shoulders with flat earthers and Q addled people in cyberspace. Love you guys!!!❤

[@RickMiMann415]

Chuck is the most non-funny comedian.

[@centaur7607]

It might shock you to learn that comedy is subjective. 🙄

[@smiffmcsmiff3721]

Your opinion is valid... however, my opinion of your opinion is that you can't be serious!!😂😂😂

[@RickMiMann415]

@@smiffmcsmiff3721 You are correct, we all have opinions. And my opinion stands. Chuck is extremely corny and non-funny. Your opinion is respected. As well as mine.

[@RickMiMann415]

@@centaur7607 Not at all. My subjective stance is he's not funny in the least.

[@marvelousncube]

I wish I could delete your comment.

[@jagjagofficial9619]

I think it’s hilarious how scientist come up with the explanations that I could’ve thought of as a six-year-old, but they say everybody with these elaborate, super imaginative, explanations, are the real simple minded people

[@patrickhobbs96]

Taking Aerial Reconnaissance ... to ANOTHER LEVEL. *bows gracefully*

[@mcm2366]

Cannot imagine the excitement of finding royal viking relics in my garden for years. ❤

[@athanatic]

She IS Indiana Jones as far as I am concerned! Not only is she the discoverer of the "lost" city of Tanis(!), she is opening the door to so many who want to discover humanitie's past cultures, even if they are not their own!

[@willvalencia3601]

I'm the only one that laughed out loud when he said "Predator". 😂 16:18