Dude. Of course we want you to keep making them. We fucking love old historical things like this
@ThomasJHorrego3 жыл бұрын
facTS. i have lots of work hours to make useful :p
@BlooMule3 жыл бұрын
I've toured the Cholula pyramid, it's said that much of it is still buried under the town. One face was 'restored' and can be climbed, with just a rope for a handhold. The restoration was done using concrete, leading the locals to refer to it as the 'Cemex pyramid'. There is a paved pathway to the top, where you can visit the church, but show respect and do not take pictures of the interior. Bring water, you will work up a thirst on the climb up. One of the more interesting features is the Great Court, where if you stand in the center and clap, the echo sounds like crows.. Guided tours are available, but are in Spanish. Each stop has placards in several languages, so you can still get an understanding of the place.
@DBCADemon3 жыл бұрын
Alright, I've been waiting for my own local ancient marvel to make an appearance, so I'll just suggest it: the Cahokia mounds. One of the largest ancient cities in North America and another check for the pyramid box as the Monks Mound (the largest mound) is terraced and, yet another, UNESCO World Heritage site. That at least merits consideration, I think.
@Cody-Coyote Жыл бұрын
If you've kept watching, they have covered the Cahokia mounds now. They are quite amazing and I had never heard of them until the video. Your comment is actually the first comment I've seen or heard of about the Cahokia mounds. Then again, it's not something I'd search for every day.
@mmw55122 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Agree!
@dmanvell3 жыл бұрын
1. 00:53 | Eredo 2. 03:52 | Dwarka 3. 06:30 | Ggantija Temples 4. 08:55 | Great Pyramid of Cholula 5. 11:51 | Deffufa of Ancient Kerma
@stevesmith46303 жыл бұрын
Thanks atedave!
@stevesmith46303 жыл бұрын
@@AB-wf8ek i agree, eapecially his top ten channel
@deadspline32523 жыл бұрын
i was going to like this comment but it had 69 likes so i cant
@silasarpagaus35203 жыл бұрын
@@stevesmith4630 but timestamps could mean people skipping to the part they find interesting, which would mean less watchtime, which would be bad for the channel
@aa7344 Жыл бұрын
😮
@ArchangelXCI3 жыл бұрын
As someone who loves ancient history and have watched many similar themed videos, this has to be the first time I didn't know of any of these ancient marvels. Impressive work by the writer on their research
@zacharypinegar31113 жыл бұрын
"The most beautiful city I have ever destroyed" -Hernan Cortes
@kryw102 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@brandontanner972 жыл бұрын
That makes me hate him more.
@deborahdanhauer85253 жыл бұрын
I've been in Cholula. We went to the town on a bus looking for the pyramid. We were going around and around this huge hill/small mountain, trying to understand why we couldn't see what was supposed to be the biggest pyramid in the world. It took 3 circuits before we understood almost none of the pyramid had been uncovered at that time and the huge hill was the pyramid. They let you go inside at the time and climb to the top. There is also a sacred spring/well on the pyramid...which never made sense to me. I loved it!😊🐝❤
@ignitionfrn22233 жыл бұрын
1:00 - Chapter 1 - Eredo 3:55 - Chapter 2 - Dwarka 6:35 - Chapter 3 - Ggantia temples 9:00 - Chapter 4 - Great pyramid of cholula 11:55 - Chapter 5 - Deffufa of ancient kerma
@rooseveltbrentwood96543 жыл бұрын
man, after spending too much time watching business blaze watching simon’s other channels is like going from crack to regular cocaine.
@llamalord1113 жыл бұрын
Allegedly
@ninjaswordtothehead3 жыл бұрын
These are just maintenance doses during work hours.
@Brett_S_4202 жыл бұрын
Wheras Buisiness blaze is fat bong rips after work then just winging a couple of them out.
@radonato3 жыл бұрын
LIDAR is a heaven-sent device for archaeology
@kyrab79143 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder what we'll discover as technology improves
@GibsonBethke3 жыл бұрын
The ancient marvels keep getting more obscure. I think Part 5 will be Simon discovering ancient marvels himself.
@sofa-lofa42413 жыл бұрын
Part 5 will feature the chocolate chip cookie that Simon lost down the back of the sofa in 2003 🍪⛏️
@user-ot7mu7ny1k3 жыл бұрын
I’d watch that business blaze episode
@matthewjones87983 жыл бұрын
No, he will rediscover his First Video. On a channel he forgot about. 😕
@1967buickriviera3 жыл бұрын
He’ll need to make another channel for it first.
@Sideprojects3 жыл бұрын
It'll be ancient aliens.
@stefanschleps87583 жыл бұрын
Now that was awesome. Hats off to Danny and the staff for digging deep into the research and writing the script. Excellent work! And to Simon for presenting the script in his typically competent manner. ( yawn)
@bradhobbs61963 жыл бұрын
Keep liking them , I'll keep making them" MOAR BEARD! YAH!
@davefellhoelter13433 жыл бұрын
Keep "Making Them", I'll Keep LOVING Them!
@marcomcdowell88613 жыл бұрын
Old World Europeans: "Most beautiful city I've ever seen." Also Old World Europeans: "Tear it down and build a church, we'll teach these savages."
@johnmorgan16293 жыл бұрын
The above ground archaeological marvels of Malta and Gozo are amazing, but so are those underground, many of which are open to the public for tours. The Sudan also contains hundreds of pyramids, much more than Egypt to the north.
@kaloarepo2883 жыл бұрын
Yeh but they are tiny and of a much later date!
@elvfrem3 жыл бұрын
Birka, the most reknown and arguably most important city of the viking age as well as the trading centre for all viking tribes and clans in scandinavia at the time.
@lindseyrunyan10363 жыл бұрын
Simon needs to start narrating the history videos on the sites my kids & sisters use for virtual learning. They’d pay attention then
@into_the_void3 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how there are still undiscovered ruins within jungles all over the world .. just forgotten..
@garymaidman6253 жыл бұрын
Undiscovered by who? The people that live in the area of said ruins know all about them. Especially being there is a good chance that these people are descendants of the people who were contemporary with the time the ruins were at their height.
@TheFunniBaconMan3 жыл бұрын
Imagine all the potential ruins that could be under the ocean due to floods or rising water levels. Like, what if there was a civilization that lived on Doggerland and their ruins are sitting in the ocean, waiting to be found.
@garymaidman6253 жыл бұрын
@@TheFunniBaconMan there are a number of Australian Aboriginal sites that are under water because they came to Australia when sea levels were lower. The same can be said for much of Indonesia, the Bering Strait land bridge, parts of the Bay of Biscay. Underwater archaeology is a big deal and has been for awhile, it's how the Pharos of Alexandria was found. Doggerland though, not too sure on that one, or should I say, not too sure on the extent of the area known as Doggerland. The jury is out.
@Strider912 жыл бұрын
Time. . . . .it ravishes all things.
@henrygustavekrausse74592 жыл бұрын
@@garymaidman625 Not always. Only sometimes.
@vimuran3 жыл бұрын
Have a look at the three giant stupas in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka, second only in height to the great pyramids of Ghiza but not talked about. Also Sigiriya rock fortress considered by some to be the eight wonder of the world
@kathimorrical99123 жыл бұрын
I love your content! Yes please, continue! I love the obscure knowledge and(most times) I have heard of something alluding to the subject. History fascinates me, as I'm in my 70s and enjoy anything older than I!
@Nyctophora3 жыл бұрын
Awesome choices! Good to see some more African sites, it's a huge continent with so much we never hear about over here :)
@charlesspeaksthetruth43343 жыл бұрын
Facts 👏👏
@Emira_753 жыл бұрын
THIS WHOLE FCKN CHANNEL IS SO INTERESTING I feel like I’ve found a Pandora’s box of interesting content
@Joe-xf5ot3 жыл бұрын
Ah bro I know these feels, theres like 6 different channels as well its amazing
@shitsleopold9213 жыл бұрын
Suggestion: Ancient Marvels of the pacific. 1.Nan Madol 2. Hale O Pi'ilani Heiau 3. Muʻa 4. Marae Taputapuatea 5. Leluh 6. Pulemelei Mound 7. Mochong 8. Yapese stone money
@stevehutchesson13213 жыл бұрын
Keep these up, they are actually very interesting. Rather than just the well known older sites, this opens the door to many others that are worth seeing. 👍😎
@curtisjackson91453 жыл бұрын
this dude is everywhere on youtube😁 keepum coming big dog! That beard is looking righteous too!🧔🏽
@EmilyJelassi3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video.. love these obscure ancient marvels videos
@Emira_753 жыл бұрын
I do anthropology at university and the prevailing theory with experts is definitely not always that middle Asian and European civilisations were always more advanced (than sub-sharan Africa). In my opinion there’s a reason a lot of the really advanced and most ancient ruins are in Africa and the americas
@ChristmasLore3 жыл бұрын
Anthropology differs from History and Archeology, which are way more dogmatic. Also, teaching these subjects has evolved a great deal these past twenty years.
@radicalcentrist13603 жыл бұрын
define advanced
@susie9893 Жыл бұрын
Yes, if you look at what we know of the genetics of human migrations it actually makes sense that there would be significant civilizations throughout the African continent
@openeyz3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of how the History Channel used to be.
@susie9893 Жыл бұрын
Hate the history channel now - all their documentaries seem highly speculative and even if not they all have that ridiculously dramatic music 🙄
@stevejessemey84283 жыл бұрын
Was pretty happy to see about Gozo. I was born in Malta and have been to these Temples so many times on business.
@tinamclaughlin7052 жыл бұрын
Wonderful subject. Old civilizations have always been, we just see what's left from being not melted by magma. Awesome video!
@jmonsted3 жыл бұрын
The ancient marvel, the pyramid of geezer.
@chrisbflory3 жыл бұрын
The Great Pyramid of Gözer? Choose you destructor!
@Wolfe9113 жыл бұрын
Isn't that just an old man leaning forward on a walker (zimmer for the UK fans)?
@Buddha_the_Pug3 жыл бұрын
I mean... it is known for being quite old...
@nakedapprentice3 жыл бұрын
Is that the one with the old man buried in it?
@kellyrobinson66633 жыл бұрын
Another brilliant video, thank you so much ☺️
@SovereignwindVODs3 жыл бұрын
These ancient marvels videos always make me wonder what archeologists in the future are going to think of us if records get lost. Are sports stadiums going to be viewed as locations for gladiator style combat? Stuff like that.
@kaneworsnop10073 жыл бұрын
Weirdly a lot of our modern buildings wouldn't last very long or leave much behind, we just don't build things as robustly as they used to. There was a programme on UK TV years ago that looked at what would happen if all humans vanished over night. It was only like a decade or two before all modern buildings would have collapsed and been reclaimed by nature. Skyscrapers didn't last that many years at all. If I remember right it was roads that would last the longest.
@KarolisJurevicius3 жыл бұрын
As these videos keep coming my google maps "Must See" list keeps growing. Thanks!
@crackerjack93203 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Keep this series going!
@Nicciolai3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing the video on them and thank you to all the viewers who recommended them.
@jobvanwagner11710 ай бұрын
Love the work you do, in all your KZbin channels 😎
@walaways3 жыл бұрын
Love all ur channels
@briantucker42553 жыл бұрын
Keep em coming Simon
@antman89433 жыл бұрын
Fire series def would love more
@Bearodon3 жыл бұрын
Explaining how large something is in miles and then in San Fransiscos, me as an european have nothing to go by.
@jamesknapp643 жыл бұрын
1 sq mi is a bit more than 2.56 sq km. So just estimate as 1 sq mi ~ 2.5 as km or 2 to 5 ratio
@cliffordcrimson71243 жыл бұрын
10:05 "On what they probably thought was a big, grassy hill" Holy ground stays holy ground. It's a weird rule that seems to hold up.
@jaymatz58813 жыл бұрын
Simon is geourgous but can you pretty please leave pictures up for longer?? Waay to quick. Love you guys! Another solid vid! 😺
@imouse32463 жыл бұрын
That's why I keep my finger on the space bar. 😉
@jaymatz58813 жыл бұрын
@@imouse3246 Hard to do on a phone, I have to tap twice to bring up pause then again to pause, by then the 2 second pic is gone requiring me to Rewind which just makes it a little annoying breaking the immersion. Thanks though.
@jasoncrawford2664 Жыл бұрын
Dude! You are crazy wonderful. I specially enjoy your wording. 😊 I deeply keep wanting to know more. Thank you so very much ❤❤
@angiepangie27243 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for doing Cholula! 🇲🇽 I'll stop asking now.
@stephendaly80253 жыл бұрын
I love it, keep them coming!
@sarap14085 ай бұрын
Love this guy. His videos are always entertaining, and informative. And his voice is kind of nice to listen to, as well 😘
@oukie6663 жыл бұрын
The GgantijaTemples are amazing, I was last there in 2014 and can't wait to go back to the beautiful Maltese Islands.
@matthewcollins15503 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. How about a video about old maps like the piri reis map?
@josephbenson44132 жыл бұрын
As a complete aside... I'd love to see you do a video about the adventures of Richard Halliburton. One of his books (Royal Road to Romance, Seven League Boots, New Worlds to Conquer or, a personal favorite, The Flying Carpet) or one of the compilation books (The Complete Book of Marvels.). They would dovetail nicely with videos such as this or your other ones about cultures, history, travel, etc.
@justwaiting57443 жыл бұрын
This is great!
@josuemagana72423 жыл бұрын
Everytime I watch another one of Simon's channels I'm always thinking of how we can blaze this video up.
@fgialcgorge73923 жыл бұрын
Mother of God, Simon, that mane is looking glorious. So majestic. I can just see it blowing in the English spring rain while you bellow for your pride 🥺
@kmatcyk2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos Simon. Thank you!! Is anyone else annoyed at the chapel on top of the pyramid?
@Ahtraihue3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the wachables!
@jacquestheberge56833 жыл бұрын
Just the very simple fact that part of Dwarka is 100ft underwater speaks of its age. How many more cities could be discovered dating way back, since the last ice age sea level were over 425ft than now. Just remember that the greater part of humanity lives along coastal waters? But, when the coast disappears .....
@aliinlondon3 жыл бұрын
Thanks *SO* much for giving Gozo (my home) some love :)
@jamesnewstead7099 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned ggantija temples I remember visiting them and being blown away by the age and orderliness of them
@doctorwalex3 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@MannsWoodlandPerspective3 жыл бұрын
Look into the kinzua valley dam, George Washington, cheif corn planter and Allegheny river flooding of Pittsburgh in early 1900s.
@dcdanger75973 жыл бұрын
Episode 6 we are now in the middle of the amazon looking for more ancient marvels
@leephillips28373 жыл бұрын
Loved it!
@davefellhoelter13433 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, Why? would Anyone give this a Thumbs Down? Not the best of Simon, but DUDE! Still know more now than I did, and you cut to it and dish it out! Thank You!
@Reedstilt3 жыл бұрын
If you do another lesser known ancient marvels video, might I recommend covering Gabarnmung in Australia or perhaps Nan Madol in Micronesia (though that one is more Medieval than Ancient)?
@barbarakloise6790 Жыл бұрын
Nice never heard of it! Very interesting!
@thekingminn3 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of these in Myanmar Mingun pagoda, Mingun bell, Great Bell of Dhammazedi, and the biggest book in the world.
@TheGuyfromValhalla3 жыл бұрын
But people havent been able to go into Myanmar for acouple years right?
@thekingminn3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuyfromValhalla nope, People have been coming to Myanmar since 2011. It only stopped due to COVID.
@TheGuyfromValhalla3 жыл бұрын
@@thekingminn oh cool
@archstanton61023 жыл бұрын
@@TheGuyfromValhalla was there in June 2018
@TheGuyfromValhalla3 жыл бұрын
@@archstanton6102 ive always wanted to go
@J__C_3 жыл бұрын
@sideprojects you can also include the following Indian historical marvels in your following videos- City of Hampi, Brihadeshwara Temple, Rock Cut Temples of Peninsular India, Acoustic Warning mechanism of Golconda Fort,
@J__C_3 жыл бұрын
Sun Temple of Konark, Somnath Temple( which was destroyed 17times and rebuilt 17 times), Kumbhalgarh Fort walls(2nd longest wall in the world ).
@dwarasamudra88893 жыл бұрын
@@J__C_ Ellora and Anjanta caves, Fatehpur Sikri, Bishnupur temples, Gour, Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, Orchha, Jaisalmer Fort, Mahabodhi temple, Jagganath temple, Bara Imambara Lucknow, Maheshwar Fort, Palitana temples, Rani ki Vav, Lakkundi temples and many more
@sammynochains34553 жыл бұрын
Somebody covered Dwarka !! Take my subscription right now !!
@AHecticGlow2 жыл бұрын
I know this is probably too late to suggest on this video, but I am surprised that Monk's Mound in Illinois, US has not been mentioned. As an anthropology lover I have a great respect and love for this site.
@shamrowicz3 жыл бұрын
Simon what do you use for upkeep on that glorious beard!? Also amazing video as always!
@stevenconte47142 жыл бұрын
India has such unique ancient architecture. It's mind boggling and beautiful.
@ariadnepyanfar1048 Жыл бұрын
I would love an hour on each of these. My knowledge of history across India, South America and especially Africa is disgracefully weak. Having a monumental building, sacred site or city is a great focus to marvel at what was created, how and why. Scraping up everything we know about the civilisation and society that created such wonders is endlessly fascinating. Please throw in the latest we have on Gobleki Tepi and the nearish contemporary complexes that are also coming to light as well. Human history is being pushed back and its gobsmacking.
@dominikhejl57483 жыл бұрын
Next episode: Tatra. Third oldest car and truck brand from Czech Republic. They made quirky luxurious cars and heavy duty trucks.
@chetmcdonald Жыл бұрын
The poverty point culture found in the lower Mississippi. There was once a very sophisticated and complex society that live there, it is the oldest culture ever found evidence of in North America. Definitely deserves its own video
@josephbenson44132 жыл бұрын
While it is one of the noted 7 Wonders, not much really gets said about it, but the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus would be an interesting topic. (There is a war memorial in Indianapolis that is, I believe, a full scale model of it.) Also... what about Cahokia near St. Louis? Monks Mound there haha base larger than the Great Pyramid. It is a fairly impressive site.
@sdaniel91293 жыл бұрын
I am familiar with these ruins, but always nice to see them again on KZbin ;-)
@unclecarl54069 ай бұрын
Bludy brilliant Simon. Bludy brilliant.
@tatum6353 жыл бұрын
I want to learn more about Eredo!!!
@maxfarley25192 жыл бұрын
My personal list: I. The Great Pyramids of Giza II. The Cloaca Maxima III. The Colossus of Rhodes IV. The Circus Maximus V. The Great Wall of China VI. Buddhas of Bamyan VII. Chichen Itza Pyramid
@loupiscanis94493 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@PhantomLover0074 ай бұрын
Learning that Cholula is possibly in the largest structure ever made, makes me love the hot sauce, even more
@cdsaylor23 жыл бұрын
I'm really curious for you to do a best of video. What stories have really stuck with you through all these videos?
@MotoMatt3 жыл бұрын
Beard is getting awfully bushy Simon lol
@kathimorrical99123 жыл бұрын
O.o, I like it!
@jaybabe77673 жыл бұрын
I have been saying the next assassins creed should take place in eurdo during its prime. It would be awesome.
@thejudgmentalcat3 жыл бұрын
I'd never even heard of these! ❤❤
@maszkalman36763 жыл бұрын
i only heard about the first two...
@tatum6353 жыл бұрын
I want to know more about Eredo
@MeanBeanComedy Жыл бұрын
Seems like Dwarka adds some more evidence to the Younger Dryas Catastrophe Hypothesis! 🤔🤔🧐👍🏻
@jphillips70833 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for the moment Simon's beard gains sentience and declares war on our solar system.
@johnmcnulty44253 жыл бұрын
My I suggest the great serpent mound outside of Cincinnati, Ohio in the US. Also in that state is the necropolis mound in Chillicothe and the 5 km serpent near Portsmouth.
@ThomasJHorrego11 ай бұрын
i was there in malta in 2011. really cool
@claudiaxander3 жыл бұрын
Please do one on the vast and crumbling ancient ruins known as 'My Dignity'.
@kennyhagan57812 жыл бұрын
Been to Cholula, worth the trip.
@TheEvilCommenter3 жыл бұрын
Good video 👍
@gregchambers61003 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@tomaskisielis3563 жыл бұрын
wow. it just blew my mind .
@krystalrose81142 жыл бұрын
I wish he would do a side project on the coral castle in Florida USA. Its just interesting or maybe he could do it on decoding the unknown. It would be good I think
@kiyoshiperkins69343 жыл бұрын
This could be for SIde, or Mega, or Geographics: The TransCanada Highway - linking the East and West of the second largest country in the world.
@scholtzm83 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a long story
@Theringodair3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a megaproject.
@markrowland13662 жыл бұрын
South East Nigeria. Has the great walls , ten thousand miles, of the Benine Empire. A local explained the need when pointing out the problem of farming alongside Elephants.
@Anedoje Жыл бұрын
Thats not the south east thats the South South zone ie the most southernmost region of Nigeria
@brinmoody2 жыл бұрын
If you ever do another part of this someday, include the Rathcroghan in Ireland. It's the largest of the six ancient cultural centres and is an impressive sprawling complex of religious and political locations (some 240 of them), the earliest of which are neolithic and the latest to the late medieval period, crossing approximately a time of more than 5,500 years between the first constructions and the last with it at its height during the Celtic Iron Age. It's, in my opinion, seriously underrecognised and underappreciated.
@donstoddard84583 жыл бұрын
Cool thank you
@iliyaDZ3 жыл бұрын
The Dwarka temple is enhanced by the slum like architecture cramped next to it. The Lack of even basic planing there elevates this wonder to yet unseen heights.
@dwarasamudra88893 жыл бұрын
Theyre not slums but they are indeed ugly. They will be removed one day hopefully....
@dwarasamudra88893 жыл бұрын
Several large temples in India including Somnath, Jaggannath, Lingaraj, Meenakshi, Kashi Vishwanath, Ambarnath, Trimbakeshwar, Omkareshwar, Yadadari etc are going under massive redevelopment projects.