Palenque and the Ancient Maya World | Nat Geo Live

Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans.
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[@rupertsibelius7512]

OMG, I am sure a lot of people after watching this video just want more. I mean both of them are great but David Stuart has this quiet passionate luxurious way of transmitting the fabulous wonders of the Maya people. David explanations of Palenque are marvelous, i hope and i am sure many people too, would wish somebody somewhere, will do more videos of David Stuart´s precious descriptions of mayan archeology. He definately is a door opener to the mysteries of those amazing mayas. Thank u David.

[@jalismich1980]

Gracias a Dios que los pinches Españoles no destruyeron estas obras de arte.

[@chungwahcancion7870]

this was an awesome video for me, i missed Palenque though. now that i have watched this video , i feel i am working hard to get back now... just going to even the most modest mayan ruins can send wonderful shivers down my spine

[@shalis16]

The city of Palenque was known by more than one name. One of them was Tok Tan, meaning Cloud Centre. Perhaps it was named that way because the city was build on the edge of a mountain. Another name is Lakam Ha. This one is much more appropriate I think. Lakam Ha means Great Water. In and around Palenque are various springs and creeks that flow through the forest. The Classic Maya name for the Palenque 'empire' is called B'aak. B'aak means 'bone' or 'captive' in Classic Maya.

[@vanessasouthern1792]

Shalis Morthanien cool info. Thanks. I’ve been there and it was amazing. Magical.

[@michaelcorr7576]

Yes I can't wait to see for myself...

[@Garbeaux.]

No, it was Shika la Dikha.

[@theahollett8758]

The maya were knowledgeable of the secrets of water. I think Great Water can also be translated as Great Light or Great Love - both aspects of water... Palenque was one of the main centres of the Classic may so these would fit...

[@harrowgateguy]

Some beautiful waterfalls there as well and the decendants of the Maya live in nearby villages wearing their hair and clothing in traditional style.

[@711zuni]

On my way for the 4th time -first time in 1971 - again in 1986 and about 10 years ago Looking forward to revisiting it with all the new insights from this video ... and other research

[@Gekumatz]

Wow, how did the site look like back in 1971?

[@michaelcardoso286]

I got into the Maya because of a book by George Stuart that I bought from my neighbor at a yard sale for 50 cents. Because of that I became fascinated by The Maya and this fascination has taken me all over Mexico and Guatemala to visit ruins and learn more. I hope to one day meet David Stuart and thank him for having a father that opened up a wonderful world to me.

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

Well, isn't that special? You must be very proud of yourself... Glad that you are so rich that you can travel as you please; lucky you! 🤮

[@TheHagalina]

David Stuart is the man! Juicy Juice! His father is ultra-cool too. People who get to get near him are the luckiest to me. He's really an inspiration and he has driven me nuts since high school and I'm in my forties. Man O Man Man on Man!

[@futurequake]

The tomb lid was of Pakal in his souped up space car.

[@ssesf]

Went there on my overland trip from Mexico City to Panama City. Sundays were free entry! Guess what day I visited the ruins? Afterwards I headed for Belize.

[@Ghast101]

ssesf Movies that sounded like fun! I wish I could go there one day.

[@cnztl04]

very good job. I recomended this book : Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens

[@harrowgateguy]

“The last lords of Palenque“ is also a good book. It presents the perspective of the present day descendants of the Maya living where all the generations they descended from always lived

[@Parzival224]

36:39 I think that the palenque "astronaut" rappresents the dead King Pacal lying across his throne, his royal seat and the back throne is a wooden cross shaped like a totem with something that looks like a serpent around it.

[@gregorymcintosh4289]

What a great history of the Egyptians of Central & South America. Who knew! The Curators of this talk are fabulous, Many thanx! 😊

[@DanishAnwarPakistani]

Nice indepth info and commentary on MAYAn Civilization. Bravo

[@shonii119]

stunning, I want to see more

[@jimmygarciagaricia4108]

Oh! Yeah! 👍 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽

[@markdzima]

I enjoyed this and learned a lot! Thank you!

[@mexicounexplained]

Excellent. Thanks.

[@alexdickinson3272]

Very much enjoyed this video, I just wished there wasn't an advertisement every 3 minutes, it kills the flow of the video

[@greysunshine]

Dude, so annoying. Maybe 1-3 long unskippable commercials, but the constant interruptions mKe want to punch somebody.

[@1331GAA]

It looks much the same as it did when I had the experience of visiting in 1969.

[@Gekumatz]

Wow, was it more forested or was it mostly cleared out as we see it?

[@bristleconepinus2378]

amazing that Schlieman was there. Got to see Pakal's tomb in Mexico city, @ the wonderful museum there, while visiting Teotihuacan. Great talk.

[@aukai102706]

awesome... I LOVE HISTORY..

[@ramyashastri]

Fantastic lecture

[@Justin_WithThreeDots]

What exactly would someone dislike about this video?

[@jjt1881]

Amazing lecture. Most educational. Thank You.

[@edwardpamintuan]

I am in Palenque right now. Come visit the ruins and spend a day in the rain forest. Then, afterward, you can stay in one of the many luxury resorts minutes away from the ruins. Amazing place and awesome people.

[@wizard970]

@thedetective22 How did you come to that earth shattering conclusion?

[@allgood6760]

Thanks 👍

[@webcamsociety]

I love your high quality videos, the views at 2:00 are amazing!

[@jessicamoores181]

Thank You, Wondrous Stuart’s!!!😘😘

[@jimmygarciagaricia4108]

" Palenque" rocks!!!!!

[@leeparten8124]

At the 24:44 mark, I realized - didn't these early explorers know how to do a charcoal rubbing of these images and glyphs? Kids in preschool can do that.

[@grantkruse1812]

Those Dummies didn't even know how to write a language or take a selfie...How Bow Da

[@bigjimmyrocker]

well done

[@yolandamarroqin993]

Seems this was where Throth the Atlantien Priest King who survived the Great Flood(10,000-12,00 B.C.)went to build pyrimids. & place the emerald tablets in the Halls of their Amenti,as in other pyrimid sites(Egypt conduit sites) also recived their cosmic esoteric wisdom of the stars,making King Pacal a true Star Messenger-among the South American Kings who held Sun High Tec. able to electrifiy Tesla way!His incarnation was Qusaqual,Palenque as other Mayan sites were great sites for these Star Messengers,& the Indians admitted they did not build these sites!

[@leonardolazaldi9761]

I’m a proud to be maya descendent

[@winston2015]

wayy too short ! but very good, tx!

[@duniariyaratne1559]

Love his video! Tks NG

[@chungwahcancion7870]

i am going to live there again, mayan ruins are that good. necesito mucho mas espangol. it took me 6 days and 1000dollars to see 5 sites and go snorkling? bring money for poor people and, nick-nacks, plus have a 1000 backup just in case. see Mexico City and Veracruz,,Campeche, Yucutan , bring your soul but be willing to pass up many people, for there are so many. the traffic is scary...sorry but thats true

[@harrowgateguy]

I saw a video a while back that was about a large artifact found in Pacal’s tomb It was sort of in the shape of a rocket thruster. There was a picture of it in front of the pyramid where they said it was on display for some months or maybe a year before being taken away. It looked like it was about 6 feet tall. Was it a hoax? I can’t seem to find anything about it now.

[@harrowgateguy]

@Abu Dabu where is it now? I never see any mention of it anywhere except that one video. I’ve been to Palenque twice in the 1990’s and saw nothing about it even in the underground tomb where it was supposedly found.

[@paco75082]

Very interesting.

[@plutogsngnun7624]

I been there and it’s magic, almost 7 hours in a car thru very very bad roads

[@Itsmyzelf]

yup those roads!! speedbumps literally every 200m

[@kristianperoy1041]

Palengke is marker for Tagalog here in the Philippines

[@santoshjanakiraman8907]

it's not marker, it's market la

[@vanessasouthern1792]

RED QUEEN. Still wearing Jade jewels. And all her teeth. 🦷🦷🦷💋💀

[@AVFASSIO]

EXCELLENT...

[@nishajaihindajain9192]

There is a Indian channel called SANGAM TALKS that has a good video on MAYAN civilisation.

[@michaelmcpoet1]

I will have to watch this thanks Nisha

[@yolandamarroqin993]

these sites must be protected-remember it was the indians themselves who cut down the whole scared Pine forest, so the gringos would stop coming to view the yellow monarch butterflys who migrate to Mexico on top of mountain once a year! Never underestimite the actions of ignorance-among all life forms...Nameste-no offence, my mother held Hopi-Lakota-Chyanne Scottish/Irish Spainard mix,while father was of Spainard/French,all of the noblitys who used their wealth to fund a new world,The Americas-thus here I am,a poor american-rich by these Historys of all our grand Past! Thanks to KZbin & wise archaeologilists!

[@djgillster7696]

How could they have made a photograph in 1787?? Didn't photography onlu get started in the mid 19th century?? Cival war photos were some of the first, I thought.........

[@jjt1881]

The picture is from the XIX in Spain. The lecturer was referring to the history of the artifacts. At the same time he was showing a picture in which Heinrich Schliemann was posing with the director of the museum in Madrid with the artifacts in the middle of the photo.

[@bcuz0]

my math teacher made me watch this and makes me watch social studies videos, WHY?

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

HE HATES YOU !

[@Myohomoto]

Mayans=Math

[@theahollett8758]

@@Myohomoto called 0 the highest number

[@robyngillon6113]

Found you yeeeaahhh

[@davidcoleman2463]

It is better then chitzen Itza but Tikal in Guatemala is better still.

[@Phxboy602]

Cool

[@Zangoose5111]

From la mulana

[@nezhaulcoyotl85]

True to that :)

[@lwnhp8748]

I sure wish you guys have gotten there before the Smithsonian we would know a lot more about the Americas if there had been anyone other than the Smithsonian not willing to be bought

[@TheHagalina]

David is just dreamy. O.k. ? Now I can shut up!

[@namajkatiufputkata]

palenque was a party center!

[@LobsterPotsticker]

@delinkasso explain?

[@juanbcrrl]

No entiendo bien el inglès, pero el solo hecho de ver que se trata de los Mayas el documental se me hace mucho muy interesante, alguien me puede decir si existe este mismo canal pero en idioma en español?

[@thesouthindex1118]

Do you know the maya or mayan is a sanskrit word ?? Want to know??

[@ImmaDeacon]

mayas still exist...

[@vanessasouthern1792]

The elite are still sacrificing humans. Yes.

[@majgots7]

yes, but most of them are very poor :c

[@anikettiwari3900]

@UNPACKED with Ja'Nese when i realize you said ... "we" i am scared dude

[@trymeiamthebest3013]

UNPACKED with Ja'Nese are you Mayan too because I am ☺️

[@chhunlim5809]

M

[@wirpool85]

3 add in the first 3 min, so blurry it's unwatchable.

[@nibiruresearch]

The Indigenous people of the Americas are thousands of years older than previously thought. The Hopi history is written down in the ebook: The History of the Hopi from their origin on Lemuria. They say that they are at least 30,000 years old and are the ancestors of the Maya. Ancient texts, like the Indian Mahabharata and the Mayan Popol Vuh, tell us that the Earth suffers from a cycle of seven natural disasters. Those disasters are causing massive floods, earthquakes, firestorms and a bombardment of meteors every few thousand years. These disasters create a cycle of civilizations. One of these civilizations lives more than 10,000 years and reaches a higher level of knowledge and skills than we have now. Their civilization ended 20,000 years ago because of the next recurring disaster. Before they disappeared, they have built these huge temples all over Central and South-America. To learn much more about the cycle of civilizations, recurring floods, and ancient high technology, read the eBook:"Planet 9 = Nibiru". Search for: invisible nibiru 9

[@wfcoaker1398]

And the image on his sarcophagus shows him flying a rocket ship. Von Daniken told us that long before anyone else figured it out. David Stewart is lying through his teeth to keep people from knowing the truth. Lol. Palenque was the Western capital of the lizard people after they left Lemuria. Or was it Mu? Lol.

[@pedrol.grande3048]

@@wfcoaker1398 wow the lizard people, did they came before the frog people or after the bird people?

[@scotabeme]

look at the tassles behind him they are in the air, he is falling,as he must because he was not killed in battle or as a child. but he will rise in 2012. if you read the stellas in the temple of the follieated cross, to greet the sky gods.

[@yolandamarroqin993]

Adding the dots by divine science the scared Geom-math of it-noticed most are volcanic sites-mercury lakes-hum-part of the grand mall chain of volcanos-I'd say we are "In the hands of God-In La Mano de Dieos)-nothing to fear,eh- knowing how to live-live it right-I yell as Pedro Infante-he had the correct view-Life live it well-as for its mysterys clearley their are alot!

[@juansanchez5001]

Lucky too have gone

[@chinito1234100]

that is my country guatemala the best =D

[@chriss.4144]

Palenque is in mexico

[@jimmygarciagaricia4108]

@@chriss.4144 Your right!🤟

[@david27g1]

Nice

[@crystalruiz9328]

Aztecs mayans 1

[@michaelmcpoet1]

Highly intelligent civilisation

[@maxlopez7420]

🇲🇽

[@chhunlim5809]

Go

[@chhunlim5809]

Do you like my comment ? Please tell me if you don't tell me it's ok

[@ben_jamin160]

no way does he believe all of this

[@cjvaye99]

pal en que but what about coo cool kan

[@TheToltec]

It's not what it means...

[@Zangoose5111]

I came here to see what the boss "palenque" was...

[@tichergeorge]

@TaePoDongIII wat

[@falutak]

uh-huh!

[@HarryshKumar-rt2uv]

These days even North Indians joined Americans...lol...

[@nativepro1523]

how did i get here??lol

[@chabouyamoreno5258]

Quazaquatal mexica mexican origin lol

[@saram12034]

:O 2,666 videos!

[@Bricklaying001]

OOF

[@karimorris2110]

to long video! !!!!!!!!!

[@slader-hl1kk]

To short for me I like a minimal 2 hours

[@Kevvbot]

ummm hmmm

[@chabouyamoreno5258]

How u like that fro n nose lol nope just mine see they maya people working on slab lol there u go Hawah Hawah Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya

[@LinkVisions]

Boring ! missing 99% of the fact way around the truth!

[@DrSpike666]

@icyshadow0 Its the work of Satan! And the number 2,000 D:

[@Bob-dz6rr]

The first Ancient Americans kept written records which have been translated and published in the Book of Mormon.

[@mexicounexplained]

lol

[@karimorris2110]

to long video

[@slader-hl1kk]

To long what to short for me I like a minimum 2 hours lol

[@LinkVisions]

get real NAT.

[@Vivaswaq]

SECOND!!

[@number1bobo]

This is a lecture, not a documentary...only a few slides of the actual sites. Long on academia fandom and short on updates or new technologies. Their estimate of the Mayan territory is probably much too small, there are indications the Maya were in the Eastern US maybe as far north as the Great Lakes.

[@futurequake]

The so called group of the cross were not built by Pakal or his sons. They were built by his father and step mother long before, et's. Pakal was about 35 when he died. Pakal was an et. His son was part human part et. None of the buildings were temples. The group of the cross were homes, just like most of the buildings. The pyramids were power plants, homes, administrative buildings. NOT TEMPLES. I'd advise looking at the photos and graphics with the sound off. These guys are clueless.

[@sunspiral79]

ET??..as in extraterrestrial?? Give me a break...lmfao

[@popular9506]

Maya word is hindu word

[@adangarcia6584]

I wanted to watch a documentary, not a lecture ! I'm done with school. Please label your lectures !

[@amisfitpuivk]

vvvv Trolled vvvv

[@jerrykukla337]

Palenque was known as Naga city and Na- Chan...This video is full of lies! Rather if Nat.Geo.confirmed THE US Skyscrapers calendar in Nat.Geo magazine, Feb1989! Watching the 911 Database!!! I won't even waste my time on a such liars!!!

[@chabouyamoreno5258]

Haya Haya lol asian isrealites lol

[@aztlanwarrior1983]

This guy has a drink in his right hand, he is drinking! Shame on you national geographic! Shame one you!

[@susansewell4213]

He has a scratchy voice, a throat lozenge in his mouth and is sipping water.

[@slader-hl1kk]

Everyone drinks at some point ans who knows could be water I would imagine but I'd its alcohol props to him lol

[@Damorte]

lol maya didnt exist it was aliens who went and done it all.

[@jimmygarciagaricia4108]

" pakal" what a beautiful name!!!! 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽🪶

[@Bringmeoneofthosechickens]

what is the name of the opening song?

[@wkboonec]

Homo sapiens got the Leakeys - the Maya got the Stuarts. It's a great priviledge to find a video of these two gentlemen, amid all the non-sensical videos about the so-called Mayan prophecies.