Hypogeum: Malta's Ancient Subterreanean Mystery

[@geographicstravel]

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[@petenielsen6683]

Look at the ingredient label, Simon. Magic Spoon contains no grains. This means it contains NO CEREAL. It also means you are losing viewers who will not watch any video for which you use Magic Spoon as the sponsor.

[@Zackaria_sMax]

I'm not sure who's idea it was to fast forward thru Simon 'demonstrating' cereal for us, but THANK YOU!!!

[@runninamok2003]

@@petenielsen6683 lol Nice. A bit harsh but nice. lol

[@SacredMatrix888]

2023 ♡♡

[@leviathan4964]

As a Maltese it's always a pleasure to see these sites appreciated.

[@Pawpawlogan]

Same

[@Kiefsti]

A 'Maltese' that's lovely, much nicer than the common (example mine) Canadian. I like how you don't end harsh on an N.

[@danjones4432]

@@AzathothTheGreat I went at the end of November start of December in 2017 and it was warm but not to hot all day and cool in the evenings and i don't recall it raining the entire two weeks I was there

[@leviathan4964]

@@AzathothTheGreat above comment pretty much sums it up

[@cassandrabenson9838]

I almost wanted to cry, I was so happy to see us Represented

[@paulsillanpaa8268]

Wife and I ha the chance to visit the Hypogeum back in 2008. You have to book your tours in advance because the whole place is hermetically sealed to control the climate and only a dozen or so people are allowed in at a time. At first you're like 'Huh, this is pretty neat.' Then the sheer time scale of the place hits home and you're like, 'Wait, HOW old is this?' and then it's like the ground drops out from under your feet. ... I swear, I think I could literally FEEL the weight of human history in those chambers.

[@Kiefsti]

Wow, that sounds stunning!

[@mathdemigod8162]

Yeah, I've been as well! To avoid the whole place filling with moss, they have to keep it strictly climate- and humidity-controlled, so they only let small groups in.

[@--enyo--]

Damn

[@Fasnic]

Been too in 2008 I believe it's only 50 people a day allowed by appointment.

[@deniseyoung3738]

We were fortunate to go there in 2012. Fascinating and I totally agree with you Paul!

[@fusionplays1244]

Never taught Malta would be on this channel but here we are. Lovely to see even our small island country represented

[@cassandrabenson9838]

It feels so nice!

[@keithx8734]

Thossok kburi li parti mil istorja taghna daqsekk antika issemiet hawnekk, Im proud that this old part of my counties history is mentioned here Merry Christmas

[@keithx8734]

@@esmeralda8763 Minn Ghawdex

[@MegalithHunter]

Yessss!!!

[@UpperNileGuy]

Malta may be small but it's history is very important

[@ignitionfrn2223]

3:05 - Chapter 1 - The emigrants 6:35 - Chapter 2 - Going underground 9:55 - Chapter 3 - The great cult 14:05 - Chapter 4 - In the midst of life, we are in death etc 18:15 - Chapter 5 - Bringing up the bodies

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thats overkill.

[@2KITTIES-CLRR]

Never let us hear the sound of the Hypogeum which is why i clicked on this video. So disappointed, but, the info of this place is appreciated. 👍

[@corgi42069]

It isn't a good day unless there is a biographics and geographics episode uploaded. Easily my favorite of your channels, Simon! Much love fact boy

[@marlog3]

Got to check out war graphics

[@corgi42069]

@@marlog3 is that another Simon channel? That's the only way I prefer my history spoon fed to me

[@Kiefsti]

Not only are you a cute corgi, you have excellent taste in media!

[@corgi42069]

@@the_rachel_sam those are awesome but I like learning in depth about specific places and people throughout time and history and the format and focus he puts on the first two are by far, in my opinion, the best. All are good, this is best

[@--enyo--]

Warographics is the latest in this series. I’d been shipping for it for ages, so glad it finally got made.

[@bums987]

I live in Malta abs visited the hypogeum many times . As a singer , the resonance in there was insane ! I could sing overlapping harmonies. An incredible place .

[@Bombadillio]

What a wonderful experience!

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

It’s mind-boggling just how these structures were constructed. Especially concerning the use of such large, hard stones for fashioning their structures. Btw, another fantastic episode Simon! Love your guys’ channels. Can’t wait to see what next year has in store on Geographics & Biographics.

[@Ezekiel903]

The acoustics is impressive, strange, indescribable! Sad he didn't presented any example, some way they knew long before Solfeggio and his frequencies, that they can have an effect on our health. If you ca visit this building, you have to listen your own echo, the skin hairs will stand up!

[@secla_SC]

Thank you for this masterpiece of a video. As a Maltese I feel immensely proud (except for that bit where we tried to cover it up). I would like to add that it was a pleasure listening to you butcher the names of every village in Malta, gave me a good laugh.

[@marksiddall379]

Totally butchered

[@fish_bacon]

At least he tried :) Zebbug was particlarly funny

[@Ezekiel903]

I dont think he presented the side well, the acoustics are impressive, strange, indescribable! Sad he didn't presented any example, some way they knew long before Solfeggio and his frequencies, that they can have an effect on our health.

[@denisefalzon8446]

As a Maltese history teacher was happy to hear your presentation. You got so many little known facts right! You have a new follower now.

[@seanellul]

As a Maltese student, it is heaterning to see you here Ms Falzon! I'm certain your students are lucky to be part of your class. :)

[@deanfenech]

Eyyyyyyyyyy!! Finally, one about Malta. Malta has so much history! You should try out more.

[@pawlumlt]

Flahhar!

[@mggrech]

So happy we made it!

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Rubbish footballers tho , apart from Martin Mifsud twenty years ago

[@iTeerRex]

This was another level topic, content and quality. A top notch mini documentary. Thanks Simon.

[@Viroh]

I love biographics and geographics for the info, jokes and Simon

[@cguzelli1]

My bother-in-law is Maltese and he and his wife (my sister) and 2 children moved there from America. Been to Malta twice and love it there. Like a shining gem in the sea, Malta holds many beautiful things past and present. Enjoyed this video and next time we visit, trip to the Hypogeum is a must.

[@archaeologydad3761]

As an archaeologist, this is the best pop science presentation of archaeology I've ever seen. Well done, Fact Boy! 👍

[@Viroh]

There is a lot more!

[@kcompanion6988]

Q

[@albelhaas619]

O an archaeologist says you do good work and work with facts good boi now its legit😂🤡

[@albelhaas619]

How about the fact malta used to be a top of a mountain before the great flood of the younger dryas which let the sealevel rise about 120 meters..? Which makes al the above ground temples so much more insane because some have moved al these huge stones up the mountain..

[@Pawpawlogan]

Love Malta and Gozo. You should check out the "cart paths" cut across the surface of the island.

[@thecliffdweller1212]

My god! I had forgotten about them. I was there in my 20's and years before it became developed. There were times in the middle of those fields, when you could look across the island to the sea and the horizon beyond...when time fell away and you were in touch with a primal space

[@doomsdaybooty1072]

There's pictures of some of those 'cart tracks' (I don't think anyone is 100% sure what they were for) going into the ocean and carrying on underwater. Which begs the question, were they carved into the bedrock when sea levels were a bit lower? Could be the cart ruts are a millenia or two older than the temple phase 🤔

[@Pawpawlogan]

Or ancient aliens

[@vincentblackshadow1581]

Crazy to think it was under a house in the middle of a residential area for so long before being discovered by accident. I was lucky enough to go there a few years ago. Being inside is a very unique experience it is haunting and mysterious yet you feel no sense of the unknown or danger that a normal cave or underground space can generate.

[@amandajones661]

Thank you, Simon, for speeding through the cereal bite. I adore that you did this. 🤗💙

[@redemption156]

Keep the fantastic content coming and happy holiday to you Simon, all your script writers and Jen ^w^

[@Badgersj]

Been there done that, and thoroughly recommend it to anyone visiting Malta - in fact it's worth choosing Malta to go and see it.

[@todgumtau4639]

how did they see to make it why is there no smoke evidence?

[@Badgersj]

@@todgumtau4639 Eh?

[@todgumtau4639]

@@Badgersj well they had no electricity for light to see so when you burn stuff for light it leaves soot and black smoke and it doesn't look like there is smoke damage so what did they use for light?

[@Badgersj]

@@todgumtau4639 Oh, I see what you mean. Maybe just cleaned up properly afterwards? I mean, the Egyptians must have had the same problem and I don't think their tombs are especially sooty are they? Interesting question though!

[@wugy07]

So proud that our country is getting more coverage for its truly unique history! Thank you!

[@diamondtiara84]

I had never heard of the Hypogeum before. I'm so glad I found this channel!

[@shazann1210]

You should come to our island :)

[@tinkerpearce]

Excellent video. I must say, I find the idea that our ancestors were so hapless that they needed the help of aliens to accomplish anything insulting. Humans can be damned clever and are ridiculously capable, and this was just as true thousands of years ago as it is today. I also find the idea that super-advanced cultures would cross the infinite gulfs of interstellar space to make stuff out of rocks to impress the locals a bit ludicrous. Even at 12 years old when it was proposed to me that aliens had created the Antikythera mechanism I was skeptical that such a culture would use clockworks! Sorry folks, you'll just have to accept that our ancestors were just as smart as we are and were capable of figuring things out and making things.

[@ajstevens1652]

Couldn't agree more. Many people are deluded of the idea that people in the past were dumb and incapable. The reality is, they were anatomically the same as us today.

[@TulilaSalome]

It also seems that it is originating in some pretty racist theories - the origin seems to be in the feeling that 'no primitive brown person could have built it' and then first inventing Atlantis as the source of a mythical perfect white race, or aliens. Well Atlantis was invented first but it was just a tale of hubris, to start with. Greeks are allowed to have built their stuff by themselves it seems. It also means that they ignore a lot of pretty clear evidence of human builders too, the way the decorations are clearly hand carved, and display things that clearly could have existed then, cattle and pigs, a woman on a wooden bed, a potted plant, not aliens or spaceships - or the tools like the balls of rock used to move the stones that are scattered near the wall in Tarxien temple, for example.

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

@@TulilaSalome while there are undoubtedly plenty of morons who genuinely believe in the ancient aliens stuff as a means of supporting their own fallacious race theories, I think most of it comes from a place of genuine ignorance of the scale of human accomplishment over time.

[@ajstevens1652]

@@TulilaSalome Definitely. In addition to these proponents of "Ancient Aliens" theories, there are also those trying to deny that the Ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids were African, despite genealogical evidence to the contrary.

[@tristanchristiansen9054]

Right intelligence is not knowledge, take today all the knowledge we can learn but wed rather tiktok or obsess over trivial crap that won't matter in 5 years. Old man rant done

[@cals2889]

Imagine how many ancient sites and mysteries are under water that we'll probably never discover.

[@honeysucklecat]

37 cities, 12 towns, 943 villages

[@Aightification]

definitly since malta used to be a top of a mountain before the last ice age!

[@SicknessOnCan]

"Non-sensible measurements" Savage xD

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Correct too!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Happy holidays, Simon 😎🖐️❣️

[@PeterFrikadelle]

This!

[@resileaf9501]

So unfortunate that the site was not treated properly from the beginning. Who knows how much more we would know about those ancient people...

[@martinjames7569]

Biographics and Geographics in the same day - love it!

[@bocadelcieloplaya3852]

Fish can be fed to chickens, goats, and pigs. Since there were no supermarket in antiquity, I'm sure they raised other animals for variety as well as goats for possibly milking. The goat skins can also be used for clothing or bedding.

[@lelsewherelelsewhere9435]

Were humans able to drink milk at this time? Were these humans able to? (I know goat milk is less lactose rich.)

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

On a small island I could also see anything that is grown on lad to be of huge importance. The sea around is sheer endless, but with so little space, every grazing animal, every field of grain takes a huge toll. So not unthinkable that land-based animals were withheld for feasts and service to the gods.

[@woesiohans]

Completely worth it just to hear Simon say the phrase "smorgasbord of dongs"

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

I had never heard of the Hypogeum until this morning, and it's an awe inspiring discovery, highlighting yet again that there is a marvellously rich history to humanity that we are just barely scratching the surface of at the moment. But if there is only one thing that we take away from this (yet another stellar) episode of Geographics it's this.. we desperately need to know more about the epically named Themistocles Zammit!! A man bearing that name is most assuredly fated to lead an extraordinarily fascinating life. A person saddled with that name could probably make something as mundane as getting the morning mail an adventure that Teddy Roosevelt would of been proud to be a part of. May we have some more of that please??

[@matthewspiteri9817]

This needs to be a Biographics episode! I'm Maltese myself and we learn that Sir Temi Zammit had also found the cure for undulant fever, saving millions in the process :D

[@rubixcubeiam5365]

I had no idea this existed! Research time! I am obsessed with all of your channels 😁

[@ChinmayRastogi]

It's the first time this channel has gone even beyond their usual tendency to show a different or ancient culture with due respect, by literally banishing silly and inconsiderate claims. Wonderful to see that desire to maintain the enormity of an impressive feat and a culture lost to time.

[@--enyo--]

There was a Decoding the Unknown episode (another of his channels) recently about the pyramids that said pretty much the same thing.

[@ChinmayRastogi]

@@--enyo-- Wow, didn't know. So then Simon kind of has almost as many KZbin channels as Naruto filler episodes :P

[@Wasteland88]

@@ChinmayRastogi He has 12-13 channels I think.

[@cheekclappa69]

claims such as?

[@brianasciak1668]

Every morning I enjoy the view of Temple Ggantija (island of Gozo) from my balcony. Appreciate & humble myself how why they used huge stones to build. They are beauty and the temple main entrance faces the winter solstice . Well thank you Simon.

[@kristincamilleri1873]

It's nice to see one of our national treasures being given the spotlight it deserves! Thanks for this! Love from Malta xxx

[@ethancntower8850]

I never thought Id see so many maltese people in a comment section!

[@semaj_5022]

No video on ancient cultures and structures is complete without mentioning a smorgasbord of dongs. Also, this is probably my favorite Geographics video yet, and tye most well done, and I've watched nearly all the videos on this channel. Great job, y'all! Hope to see more like this in the future.

[@Aightification]

i hope you will be able to visit it one day its an amazing ancient building. I also believe first life appeared on the islands, which before the last ice age was a huge mountain. Also go walk roman road if you are there its amazing. Full with ancient caves and an ancient apiary

[@Replicaate]

I knew Malta had some interesting stone-age sites, but I had no idea HOW interesting they were. Thanks for bringing the Hypogeum and others to my attention!

[@opheliadarkthorn]

Some? It's impossible not to stumble over them all the time. They're all over the bloody place.

[@mathdemigod8162]

Oh man, I've been here! It's really amazing in person, like being in the middle of ancient history.

[@juliansammut1595]

Thanks for covering my country 🇲🇹

[@mikesands4681]

The only other rock-stacking Mediterranean culture we’ve found older than Malta is the Minoan and Gobekli Tepe cultures of Anatolia.

[@TulilaSalome]

Only Göbekli Tepe really, until it was found, Ggantija was the oldest known freestanding building in the world.

[@_DaNi3LL3_]

So happy you’ve done a story on Malta as most have never even heard of the country

[@NeutralGenericUser]

This is really fascinating, and something I had not even heard of. Thanks for the excellent video. 12:30: "or nearly 10 feat, if you prefer non-sensible measurements" 😂

[@GcTheHardstyler]

Sometimes I wonder if Simon has so many channels because he likes money ooor... he just gets a lot of free magic spoon. I respect both.

[@CorinCSammut]

Nice! Happy to see that our ancient history is appreciated!

[@olixpatdo8181]

This should have been included in the 7 wonders of the ancient world! Simon should really update that list

[@resileaf9501]

Well the thing with that is that the 7 wonders were named by a contemporary. Seeing as the Hypogeum was lost to time at least a thousand years before the seven wonders were built, there was no way for the writer to have included it.

[@glenkennedy2018]

I never got to visit this site, but I have been to the Ggantija (Apologies if I’ve butchered the spelling) temples on Gozo. What is strange is that ultimately your looking at some rocks, but then you hear all about the site and then touch the rocks, and it connects you to the place. It blew my mind they were as old as they are and still there. Especially after the pounding Malta got during the Second World War. As someone said further up in the comments, Malta deserves its own video. A beautiful country with beautiful people living there. It really is my favourite place on the planet.

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

Happy christmas simon to you and your family. Hope you have a great new year. Thanks for helping us through 2021

[@wesley907]

I just visited Malta in Nov. The Hypogeum was a fantastic visit. So happy to find this new video. Geographics rocks! Thanks.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@x31omega]

Hey Simon. Merry Christmas.

[@mirekszeligowki8992]

Watched the video and listened to you outstanding description and comments :) Just booked an online ticket and I'm really looking forward to visiting that fabulous place on Sunday, 19th of Feb.

[@PeterFrikadelle]

Awesome content Fact Boi!

[@MediaFaust]

Great stuff. You have come a long way, Simon. I remember you since before you grew a beard.

[@Jazsft]

I’ve been commenting on almost every ancient history channel for years for someone to cover all the ancient wonders of Malta this makes me so proud 🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹

[@cherylrayes8015]

More great stuff, thankyou. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎅

[@stefancurmi9368]

Reaching out to you from Malta Simon! 🇲🇹Super proud to be mentioned on this channel.

[@kylepiccinino3811]

Great video Simon! As a Maltese national I must admit we often forget how significant these structures are.. Thanks!

[@francisfischer7620]

Wow! Wow! So absolutely fascinating!! Once again, you and your crew have done a stunning job. Thank you all!

[@KyleMontanaro]

It definitely wasn't the aliens who made us build the Hypogeum. We defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1565 and the Fascists in WW2, we're not easy to boss around 😉 Joking aside, it was hard to appreciate the historical importance of these sites when i was in school, I wrongly assumed each country had it's own equally rich history and that ours was nothing special. It was only when I left my homeland that I paid a bit more attention to our rich heritage.

[@--enyo--]

That’s cool

[@Potkanka]

That was so fascinating! My main thought during the watching of this video was wondering how come I've never heard of it before. Thank you for all the information :)

[@hansspiegl8684]

A wonderful documentary! Especially thank you for the commentary - wise words! ♥️

[@charlottefogg8710]

Wonderful episode. Thank you.

[@agentooe33AD]

A company called Audio Ease, who launched the Impulse Response capture technology, went to the prayer caves and actually sampled them into their Altiverb Library. In effect, you can use this to make any sound you have, sound like it came from within these caves. In fact, that's how I learned about their existence. Now I want to go visit there!

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

Honestly, a lot of ancient wonders were ahead of their time

[@franl155]

If that knowledge hadn't been lost, where might we be now?

[@DneilB007]

If they are ‘one-and-done’ deals that could have been completed in a season, then I could buy that. As most of them are multi-generational projects that absolutely show continuous refinement of technique, I think that it’s more reasonable to believe that they were totally a product of their time and our own bias towards literary records means that we cannot comprehend how much technological and engineering knowledge can be passed on down the generations without writing it down.

[@mho...]

"the ancients where no fools!"

[@franl155]

@@DneilB007 - the great problem with word-of-mouth and "craft secrets" is that it only takes one link in the chain to break and the knowledge is lost forever. That so much survived for so long is amazing.

[@franl155]

@@mho... - "Ancient people were exactly as stupide as we are today and that's pretty smart" John Steinbeck

[@vectorfox4782]

I love how Simon antagonizes The History Channel every chance he gets. Bloody brilliant!

[@Jaws19show]

I was lucky enough to visit Malta last month and went down into the Hypogeum. I'll never forget it. Thank you for such a great video.

[@josephschembri4811]

Thank you for putting this video together. You covered a location which was pretty much next-door to the place I spent my early to mid-twenties.

[@Gravlar]

Visited the Hypogeum in 2019, amazing, Malta in general and in particular the Hypogeum are well worth a visit.

[@tfsheahan2265]

Great video, as usual. The commercial of 1:40 in length is egregious, as far as I'm concerned. So, I now have to tun off the sound and scroll ahead to avoid cereal commercials?

[@janeking118]

I grew up living on a sail boat,our winter base was Manoel Island in Gzira, Malta,loved the history,the people are the friendliest and it's awesome to see a part of its history featured on one of my favourite channels. 👍❤️

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@kayaaastone]

i love this video but the way he pronounces Żebbuģ and mgarr is so funny LMFAOO great video tho

[@rami_ungar_writer]

I want to visit the Hypogeum! And Malta needs a full video of its own.

[@--enyo--]

Yeah, I know nothing about it. I’d like to learn more.

[@powell.christopher]

Warm regards from Malta! Great video! Merry Christmas!

[@jimmyzbike]

Oooo a great one this time. Thanks

[@esti-od1mz]

Really fascinating. Since Malta and Sicily always have had ties, it is not hard to believe that the ones who built these structures were probably sikanians, or related to them

[@bossbeartherock6034]

Let me say , the anime reference in this was was pretty good and a lot less cringey because it wasn't a surface level reference or joke , if the writers did more of that it would be greatly appreciated please . Fantastic video Simon and team keep up the great work .

[@maruad7577]

It would have been interesting to see the sea levels and a map of Malta and it's physical relationship with the remainder of the Mediterranean at the key points of this presentation... i.e. when first settled, when the temples were being built and when the temples were abandoned.

[@WildBikerBill]

Indeed. Sea levels 7000 years ago would be a good deal lower than today, resulting in both the three islands of Malta being one and that the island of Malta being many, many times larger than it is today.

[@BenSHammonds]

this early culture, and that of Sardinia, are of much interest to me, very much enjoyed the program

[@giveemdasauc3531]

As his beard grows larger, so too does Simon's power

[@themalteselady]

Hello from Malta! Thank you for featuring our temples on your channel! :)

[@juliaelrod2154]

How have I not heard of this before? Thank you Simon.

[@stalker-anoniem3515]

Merry Christmas Simon! 💋Xoxo from the Netherlands.

[@agateplanet]

Malta is a magical island. Will never forget that place. Valletta, Citadel of the Knights of St. John and the Grand Harbour. It's alive with history. A beautiful place. A formidable fortress.

[@CharlieSuave2907]

Dear Geographics. I am also from Malta and I appreciate the video very much. It's not that there is no documentation; there is, plenty only for some reasons, the "authorities" keep suppressed or not give credit. The Hypogeum, had a name when Greeks were referring to the ancient Phoenicians. The Sacred Stones were called Baetylus...a temple for invocation. There is a backstory on how this "Baetylus" concept got developed. Every detail in the Hypogeum...had a specific purpose.

[@dogeness]

That is incredibly interesting. Could you please point me to where I can read more about this?

[@CharlieSuave2907]

@@dogeness can u please specify which part, thanks. There are several sources however the Baatylus, was the idea of an individual who after his death they called Uranus, or most high. Later they used these names to deify planets. The Baatylus's origin, was an altar; placed in a temple for ritualistic purposes. The very stones were 'contrived of having life' and this was because amplified words were used as invocation and the sounds resonating within the temple measure at the frequency of 111mhz. Hal Saflieni has been tested. 111mhz was the frequency considered to put you in a trance state, even today. The designs on the walls, (of the Baatylus) added with the sound within the temple (it was a temple) and would certainly put the recipient in an altered state of mind and each design and symbol and the backstory. when understood one can appreciate better of what was going on during the times when they were built. Hal Saflieni, like several other temples here in Malta and Gozo, were only discovered in in the 18th 19th century. They were found buried. Hal Saflieni has not been fully explored. I hope have been of some help. Feel free to fire out any questions within the subject.

[@jordan.0191]

This is true mysticism, scientific too! Something that only yourself can either observe or simply ignore.

[@sadwingsraging3044]

"Tune out the crazies" 🎼One is the loneliest number!🎶 Based Imperial reference!

[@kokorolex]

"Why did they worship as they did?" You can ask the same about K-pop fans

[@delseywitt398]

I don't even know what K-pop is but I would rather worship it? them? than any other cult, commonly known as a religion. Because science.

[@Nyctophora]

That was a really fascinating look at the sites, thank you!

[@shemanicmaid]

I visited this place and it was mindblowing!

[@futurepig]

Thanks for this video. I have been searching on this topic and this is one the few that doesn't try to involve the usual "alien" suspects.

[@AshenDruid]

How very Lovecraftian. Doesn't eat seafood, bunch of really creatively weird gods, ancient mysterious temple complex underground, death cult

[@aimlis]

When I was a child, I was astounded to learn ancient people were as clever and technically capable as people today. Today, I'm astounded that people today are so stupid as opposed to how clever and technically capable they could be. :D

[@ajstevens1652]

So true!

[@MrEricleblanc26]

The aliens sure were busy back then. 😆

[@lightningrod1063]

Hey Simon. Speaking for all Americans, you don't need to translate metric measurements for us. Just use your little metric system and we'll translate for ourselves, if we care at all. PS. You're great. I hope my assurance about Americans will save you some time, or whatever.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

The channel is American, as are scriptwriters and editors. Nice to see someone from the US happy to do the conversions we often have to to, as the use of both units is patchy. I'm happy with both primitive cave-man units and Metric, but many Americans don't seem to be good at converting, especially as US cave-man pints/gals differ from Imperial pints/gals too.

[@ajstevens1652]

@@owenshebbeare2999 Simon is from Prague and has never lived in America.

[@michaelfisher7170]

Well told, Simon. Really enjoyed this one. :)

[@barrydysert2974]

Excellent

[@sengleanu]

Our island has so much history and heritage. Pity it's all currently being treatened by rampant construction and greed.

[@maricamicallef9545]

And overpopulation

[@michaelpeciak8980]

I do love Simon's digs on the imperial measurement system 😅

[@MatCumb91]

As a Maltese, that 'stone ocean' comment hurt :( But happy to see some recognition of our history. (you need some fixes on the names though :P)

[@gaufrid1956]

The Hypogeum and the other megalithic sites such as the ones on Gozo are really among the most amazing sites on the planet. We will never know exactly what they believed or why they built them, but they certainly left their mark.

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Its name is Hal Saflieni. «Hypogeum» is simply the type of the structure. It’s a Greek latinised term which means «underground». From Greek «υπόγειο». υπο - under , γειο from γαια, gaia - earth.