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Scientists Discovered An Ancient Civilization In The Jungle That Pre-dates The Aztec And Inca
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Journey deep into the lush jungles of Mesoamerica, where archaeologists have unearthed the remnants of a civilization that predates even the mighty Aztecs and Incas - the enigmatic Olmec. Unearth the secrets of this ancient culture, whose colossal stone heads and intricate jade carvings continue to baffle experts. Explore the sprawling ruins of Tikal, a once-thriving Olmec city hidden beneath the Guatemalan rainforest. Discover towering pyramids, ornate temples, and mysterious hieroglyphs that offer a glimpse into the lives and beliefs of this ancient people. From their sophisticated calendar system to their mastery of agriculture and trade, the Olmec left an indelible mark on Mesoamerican history. Unravel the mysteries of their sudden disappearance and contemplate the enduring legacy of this pioneering civilization.
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[@LifesBiggestQuestions]

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[@trebrown8144]

Black people already know your lying, yall trying to find a way to cling to here so bad 😂😂😂😂😂😂 only shemite land over here boy

[@jfwhatahwhat7408]

I was interested at first then the guy starts with the liness? Dumb, Der, Der derp. Like they were stupid and so on. I will tell you, on old maps that have been found S. America and antarctica was connected and so was Australia. Africa looked pretty close, I believe dark skin folk moved upwards from the south pole when it was jungle{such as found on really old maps}. Anyway that's my hypothesis and just a bit of it. Thank you.

[@shannonlohr1565]

I am always amazed by new discovery cities..each discovery more amazing than the one before. The people were more advanced than we know..

[@chriswampler1]

when lifespans were much longer it stands to reason that each person that lived centuries could figure out how to do things using methods we have yet to understand.

[@josercarcamo]

I don't understand why it's commonly acceptable for Europeans to tell the world the history of the Native Americans without consulting actual Native Americans. That's like accepting a Native American telling Europeans their history. It shows arrogance and faulty social science.

[@oceandiamondxx]

cause their sick in the head and believe ppl who dont speak english are incompetent.

[@dianek1173]

Agreed. They come on their ancestral lands to tell them all about who lived on it and then the last thing they do is ask for information from the very descendants of those people. And yet, their oral histories always turn out to be correct when verified.

[@MRTEE34]

They are milk demons

[@medicine2202]

It just so happens that the people wealthy enough too travel and explore sites around the world are Caucasians, Thus contributing the most too telling the story of our history. While there are gatekeepers in the archeological world controlling the narrative, there are way more archeologist who care too tell our story in the most accurate way they can. Wouldn't u rather have wealthy people uncovering the mysteries of our species or have no wealthy people and have no answers too our great ancestors.

[@donHooligan]

Free Turtle Island!

[@greatsilentwatcher]

We may speculate for years to come, but the true of ancient history will forever remain a mystery.

[@KeithRozzell]

It's very simple 12

[@johnmeissner8715]

When the terrestrials come back to witness the demise of Earth first hand, they may reveal our history.

[@Italliving]

@@johnmeissner8715 LOL we are the Terrestrials off-spring / Test Slaves, they destroyed all when they came that's why we cant comprehend how all was build according to the earth , water systems 12000 years old still work today, why , all the land air water was holy, these false gods f*cked us all up looking for gold and oil ..... has no purpose for us none at all

[@piked261]

One day all will be revealed 😊

[@peter25681]

@@johnmeissner8715 Obviously you have been conditioned by Hollywood and Star Trek to have a faith in little green men. Foolish to believe Hollywood for ANYTHING! Does the movie "2012" sound familiar. There are actual answers, but you would have to first be deprogrammed to even hear the alternative.

[@samesryals6952]

We never want to give ancient man any credit the truth is there have been many advanced civilizations we will never find any remains of

[@cantbefaded83]

I read something, the reason why extra terrestrials have not made contact is because they cannot find the advance intelligent civilizations that they once where in contact with.

[@johnmeissner8715]

Yes, the earth's crust went through many upheavals through time completely overturning past civilizations like flipping pancakes.

[@kristybarker924]

Right. Agreed. The many different catastrophes wiped away the evidence.

[@mauimixer6040]

Quite now ! Don't tell anybody that they've been lied to ! They can't understand, yet,,,,,,,I hope !

[@georgezink8256]

Thank you

[@jwestfalldavis3574]

Besides the colossal head the Olmecs are known for the first (pictoral) writing samples in the Americas. And I would hardly call the Egyptian hieroglyphs as sparse. The Giza glyphs are on the inside walls and corridors whereas Tikals glyphs are on the outside and exposed to the weather.

[@Thehabanero_]

My family is from the region these are found in. We highly resemble the olmecs.. it’s obvious the people here in Veracruz are descendants of them.

[@jbird4474]

DNA results would be interesting....

[@veroland3768]

​@@mikephillips2984that is a theory that NOT ONE indigenous nation goes by. Our creation stories which are many all starts here in the America's.

[@veroland3768]

@@mikephillips2984 is the Bible on that list of myths?

[@veroland3768]

The Bible could also be considered a myth if you consider indigenous creation stories a myth as well and that Mongolian spot your are talking about is not only in Mexico.

[@peregrinefalcon6747]

​​​@@mikephillips2984 I have Olmec, Maya, Aztec (i.e. Mexica), and Purepecha DNA; however, I have absolutely NO Asian DNA. My Native American DNA is completely Western Hemisphere.

[@dee058w]

You do understand that the Aztecs were around until the 1500s and the Inca until the 1700s... Not very ancient... Especially compared to the Olmec at almost 4000 years old and the Zapotec and Maya at 3500 or more years old. The oldest civilization in the Americas is the Caral Supe people, who lived in modern day Peru 5000 years ago.

[@JoseRodriguez-om9bn]

You’re all wrong what you just said with the years 😂😂😂

[@mga9153]

lmfaoo that’s when they found them they are ancient the Incas were a little more older

[@MAGaBAMA_84]

Everyone forgets the famous Cloud Warriors known for architecture, and war tactics. The Chachapoyas!

[@distinctivecapital301]

@@MAGaBAMA_84 The Chachapoyas civilization flourished from approximately 800 CE to the time of the Inca conquest in the late 15th century, around 1470 CE. Here are some key points regarding their time period: 1. **Early Development**: The origins of the Chachapoyas are believed to date back to around 800 CE, when they began to establish their distinct culture and settlements in the cloud forests of the Andes. 2. **Cultural Flourishing**: The Chachapoyas reached their peak during the 11th to 15th centuries. This period saw the construction of significant architectural sites, such as Kuelap, and the development of their unique cultural practices. 3. **Inca Conquest**: The Chachapoyas were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire in the late 15th century, as the Incas expanded their territory. The exact date of this conquest is generally placed around 1470 CE. 4. **Post-Conquest Period**: After the Inca conquest, while the Chachapoyas were integrated into the Inca state, elements of their culture persisted. The impact of Spanish colonization in the 16th century further transformed their society. Overall, the Chachapoyas were a significant civilization in the Andes for several centuries, contributing to the rich tapestry of pre-Columbian history in South America.

[@distinctivecapital301]

The statement contains some accurate points, but it also requires clarification and correction regarding the timelines of these civilizations. 1. **Aztecs**: The Aztec Empire was prominent in Mesoamerica from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest, which culminated around 1521. So, while they were around until the early 1500s, they are often considered a relatively more recent civilization compared to others in the Americas. 2. **Inca**: The Inca Empire flourished in the Andes region of South America from the early 15th century until the Spanish conquest in the 1530s. Therefore, saying they were around until the 1700s is inaccurate; their major civilization ended in the 16th century. 3. **Olmec**: The Olmec civilization, often regarded as one of the earliest in Mesoamerica, dates back to approximately 1200 BCE, making them around 3,200 years old rather than 4,000 years as suggested. 4. **Zapotec and Maya**: The Zapotec civilization emerged around 500 BCE, while the Maya civilization began around 2000 BCE and continued to thrive in various forms until the arrival of Europeans. The Maya are indeed one of the more ancient civilizations, with some of their cities dating back over 3,000 years. 5. **Caral-Supe**: The Caral-Supe civilization, located in modern-day Peru, is one of the oldest known civilizations in the Americas, dating back to about 3000 BCE (approximately 5,000 years ago). They are notable for their complex society and monumental architecture. **Summary**: The Aztec and Inca civilizations were major players in the Americas but were indeed more recent than the Olmec, Zapotec, and Maya. The Caral-Supe people are among the oldest known civilizations in the Americas.

[@ExploringTheMysticEra]

Each of your videos is carefully invested, from content to images, very admirable!”

[@LeloBoyle]

Such quality,no mistakes,hardly primitive!!!❤

[@biancahardin1269]

Exactly. Look what they have accomplished. I always wondered that when I was in school.

[@Omm3693]

The step pyramid in Tikal Guatemala is an exact same as the one here in cambodia. The ancients of india went all over the world. South India vedic civilization is tens of thousands of years old.

[@divineallah3660]

you mean the ancients of Africa went all over the world. yes Africa (Alkebulan) old India, China, and that whole part was/is all a part of Africa. do your research

[@cordelrencesmith1291]

Nigazeta in y'all history is yahwah....🎉 5:48

[@TuathaDeAcaciaTribe]

I believe that a lot of people forget that pangea once was.. where all the continents were connected

[@moniqueengleman873]

I believe most people don't understand or know anything. We are just specks of dust.

[@Jfarmer1776-r9e]

100% we don't know squat

[@frankedgar6694]

You do realize that modern man or ever any of the earlier hominids didn’t come into existence for a hundred million years or more AFTER Pangea ceased to exist. Even the predecessors of dinosaurs were gone. Perhaps after you’ve better educated yourself, it’ll make more sense.

[@Cloakfiend]

But there was still bits connected which led to eventual information not reaching them and not learning discovered skills they would once have learnt. Water levels were alao very diffetent as was the climate. @@frankedgar6694

[@tommyh.8391]

@@frankedgar6694 You ask too much of them. Keeping themselves low information people is the key to them pontificating on subjects they know very little about. Will-full ignorance is their shield.

[@johnlord8337]

Look at these smaller statues that were buried. They display Asiatic features, BUT they also display those conehead features much like the conehead Egyptian pharaohs, and such conehead skulls found all around the planet.

[@Teresa-y7t]

@johnlord8337 There are several ancient human fossils of the Americas' first inhabitants. None have African DNA, NONE! The African came to the European on ships of horror, and it's very well documented on paper and DNA trail! Catch up with recent science!

[@trebrown8144]

Can you liars be any more obvious😂 black people already figured out the plot😂😂😂😂

[@jwestfalldavis3574]

THe facial features are very different. The Olmecs have broad flat noses,thick full lips, round puffy features with broad heads, whereas the "conehead" Egyptians had facial features with finer noses, high cheekbones. and chiseled jaw.

[@johnlord8337]

@@jwestfalldavis3574 Did you read anything of the comment line ? No one is talking about Egyptians. Look at the (D!) video where such ivory or other statues in some archaeological dig have Asiatic features and coneheads. The archaeologically dug up stone heads resemble the Nubians and Nabataeans of African descent.

[@alexperriman9298]

Please hear me out. Nothing about aliens per se. But the original mega civilization was Atlantis. As the great deluge or flood, prevalent in many myths and legends across the globe sank Atlantis, survivors found refuge on all landmasses above sea level. Hmm. Tibet, Machu Picchu, for example. There are crops such as wheat at high altitudes. This is a theory which would make much sense. The Indus valley civilization was incredibly advanced thousands of years ago, in modern day Pakistan.

[@CarolynJoann1234]

Thank you for letting this community know. Oh my gosh, I will definitely be praying for Andrew. 🙏 ❤

[@davidespinoza2067]

I've always said that the Earth 🌎 is alot older than our scientists have been saying!!

[@PaulinahPaulinah-tx1gx]

4,5 billion is a lot older.

[@davidespinoza2067]

@PaulinahPaulinah-tx1gx Civilizations have come and gone and if I'm right our WORLD is getting closer to the END!!

[@msabccbscnnoanfoxnews]

And where do you get your info from are you just guessing

[@davidespinoza2067]

@@msabccbscnnoanfoxnews Google PUMA PUNKU and read about it or listen to the video

[@glamourgirl-n9b]

I agree. They don’t know & don’t wanna rewrite the history books. They’re finding out the big bang happened long ago, before they thought. The bering bridge theory is being rewritten.

[@Paul-xv4qh]

Ankor wat, olmecs,easter isle megalithic, pyramids and sphinx are all preflood civilizations and artifacts. Plus I believe that the look on the olmecs head carvings was the actual look of the tyrant or ruler before the genesis flood. Wow.

[@leschatsont9vies]

I have seen many Cambodians looking like these big carved heads

[@davidwass9996]

Or their God / Elohim.

[@markcorreale8495]

Perhaps, but to me they look like symbols of a lost ancient civilization.

[@johnkangas6594]

@@Paul-xv4qh Kauai Hawaii has massive archeological ruins that I believe are also pre diluvian. Thousands of acres of terracing and temples. Honohonopa in Kalalau valley on the NaPali coast is a massive pyramid shaped structure that is entirely man made.

[@LegadosCulturales]

lol wtf?

[@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705]

I'm intrigued by the people who created those amazing sculptures.

[@Stephanie-b3q7t]

They were not human.

[@Hebehim-z9d]

Us so Callie’s blacks of Americans

[@Hebehim-z9d]

@@Stephanie-b3q7t😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705]

@@Hebehim-z9d most likely.

[@JosephHolness-u2m]

Maybe they are sculptures of people who liked eating ants, bees and hornets alive; hence the Swollen lips.

[@VikingVic76]

I suspect that this culture was around when the most recent cataclysmic global flooding occurred. This flooding would explain why many of the megalithic structures are in such disarray, scattered about the landscape. Also explaining why these "head sculptures " are everywhere

[@belvedere92]

THAT GUY IN THE FIRST 3 mins says the Olmec heads appear to be "non"-native American, like they used to call the rest of the world: "non-European". That guy might have been better employed smashing African noses found on statues. Wow so many people having difficulty see who these Olmecs were, although the statues make it absolutely clear.

[@JuneBarbone]

Look like Africans to me! 👍🏾

[@belvedere92]

@@JuneBarbone Go to the head of the class June. Too many people are trying to fit their responses into the established narrative.

[@grider421]

Right and you probably believe the Egyptians were black! Right? That’s what i thought. 🤣

[@chel5105]

Wow . . . 2 minutes of an educational site up pop all the exoerts everytime . . . 🤣😂😅

[@jmlorenzo3639]

They look like indigenous people from South America ​@@JuneBarbone

[@Brian.Martin]

Imagine our technology if all these people survived.

[@John-wg6xw]

I think the Olmec heads were first quarried as a big ball and simply rolled to their destination and then carved into faces.

[@Howard-bj1jq]

The rock heads are not heavier than many building blocks in Egypt, Stonehedge, Baalbek, Easter Island, Inca, Japan, and several locations in Europe. How were any of the large and heavy stones moved? I guess we might not ever know.

[@jwgrower81]

Sound vibration frequency

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@Howard-bj1jq they moved them from the energy or "Mana" ~electro- magnetic energy grids of the Earth😁

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

@@colinchampollion4420 So why can't we do that today? If you know how, you could make billions of $ and get a Nobel Prize for Physics. So tell us how ... now, please.

[@kaoskronostyche9939]

Oh come now - EVERYONE knows that Aliens did it all. Many, many species of Aliens came to Earth over the millennia to ... cut stone and move it around ... . They did not leave medicine, anatomy, chemistry, physics, astronomy, hygiene or advanced agricultural techniques but they sure loved cutting stone.

[@Howard-bj1jq]

@@kaoskronostyche9939 Maybe they had no rock on their planet!

[@idontlikeit.7822]

As was said, “ it’s amazing what you can do if you don’t watch tv. “

[@paideia-e9u]

Thank you very much for your efforts in making and sharing. You gave solid evidence about some matters. Many others are unsupported, and many guesses and assumptions are not rational.

[@donHooligan]

thinking is not a crime.

[@martinfromseacity2010]

Thanks very interesting, ancient societies

[@lcjones0710]

They may wanna rethink who invented the wheel because it may have been invented in other parts of the world so it may be older

[@SpecialAgent666]

Yeah, I knew from High School that The Olmecs were the Oldest studying that stuff about, The Maya, The Aztecs and so on.

[@msabccbscnnoanfoxnews]

They weren’t the wholeest though. Who over people have them beat by double

[@michaeladams9105]

Caral supe is older

[@SpecialAgent666]

@@michaeladams9105 I looked it up, ES VERDAD, so far according to Archaeologists, that coastal society structure is even older than The Olmecs by 2,000 years however in another region of the planet, SUMER is definitely older.

[@philoso377]

We use concrete and mould to shape form buildings. Fortunately we also have vibration tools to evacuate air pockets in the fluid concrete before it set hard, hard as stone. Unfortunately ancient builders don’t have such vibrator were force to finish their constructions full of air pockets. See page 0:29.

[@Zonaxion-SG-12]

The Olmec being dated around 4000 years ago, might possibly be Ante-deluvian, (preflood), people. The Earth was a Pangaea at that time. The reason for their sudden disappearance was the Great Flood of Noah's day.

[@ricchamen6304]

These structures and their writing s & honest documentation of victory s and loss’s is way ahead of A) the Egyptian s dishonesty about losses. And I believe the building of the Pyramids. What always interested me was the Egyptian s sudden change to a SUNGOD. I don’t remember where from or when( how long ago) but I recall some one telling me that there was a documented journey of a Pharaoh who had stated he flew in a ship from X-place to Y-Place and the reason the person had mentioned it was that if one “Took the distance travelled in the Time travelled in their means of documenting time it would mean that they flew AT LIGHT SPEED”. A weird and impossible thing which is what I thought back then in the 1980’s. But then I say looked at that completely flat tabletop mountain in S.America,which has no evidence of any stone removed from its top down its sides or at its base and one wonders. Certainly the appearance of “The Handbag Image” and many other s from varied continents around the World is like many other Repudiative Images very odd indeed, as well as the disappearance of certain S.American Culture s who Only set the well structured Date lines or Calendars to certain periods only. Also the strange image on the Burial Stone Of The Mayan Chief; who seems to be seated like an Astronaut on top of an engine with an Oxygen mask and with hands and feet seemingly placed to perform a task as if “His about to launch into Space. It does strike one as odd.As does the wide knowledge of buildings waterways;Raised road ways,The growing of food on built layers of Super rich soil (still not reproduced by modern man).& The seemed to build and float them on marshy ground and live and work those areas. They soil supplying annually. It would resolve today’s earths problems with over farming farms. And give rise to areas to farm in never before farmed in. Like Hayawaska. Imagine determining the 2 ingredients required from The Entire Amazon that were needed to create that mixture. A lot strikes one as A Little FAR Out there. The Nazka lines& images.(For whom by whom) Incredible!And they worshipped the sun. Which was Golds only value since it gleamed like the Sun. So much went on on The Americas,With the Almec and other Southern tribes and people s. Those of Easter Island and I believe a whole lot more which today lie permanently under The sea(from an island chain),Iraqi, Somalia,Iran, Saudi Arabia,Turkey,India; N.America;which was heavily flooded after a (part)comet strike(4 which they now found the impact crater). At one time or another after the earths N.Ice belt melted almost every part of the world were filled with ancient culture s,which contributed to the earth s culture. But Asia was a great contributor as were The Russian s and other European cultures. But Roman s built upon the ruins of ancient Huge stone sites which had been there. And face it all that knowledge of using sound to cut and move stone must have come from “Somewhere” and “Someone”. The holders of Those bags. I mean the Almec Mayan and Azdec s didn’t just decide one day to build A few large temple s&start playing a game with a rubber ball. Constructing Stealia covered with their dialect and images. The layout of structure s is perfect even beyond the fact that it echoes the stars! And why does it? Because they had visitors from there often or were struck by meteor s so often they were forced to have a plan and layout. All a dash advanced if you ask me. Or maybe we’re absolutely stupid. It’s a possibility. Face it we let gov.s hide the existence of UAP’s UFO s whatever it presently is today. Perhaps back then the skies were full with visitors. So much so they were taken for granted.

[@glenndavis479]

And not to mention that modern day archaeologists can't prove most of their assumptions & theories.

[@kevinobrien9271]

This would be a better read if it was organized, and didn’t seem like a manic state of mind rant.

[@glenndavis479]

@@kevinobrien9271 To be honest I'm amazed it got past the algorithm...when one starts to question the narrative comments seem to just fall of the face of the Earth.

[@anthonylynch1407]

It was the Egyptian Thoth

[@williamneal7210]

We don't know what the heads "looked like" before they were carved. We do know a number of near-perfectly spherical stone "balls" have been discovered in Costa Rica, spheres whose purpose or reason for being created is unknown. I postulate these heads started as these spherical shapes and they were simply rolled into place from the quarry they were sourced from. Once in place (tens of miles away from the quarry) they were carved into the massive heads existent today.

[@WWZenaDo]

The largest Costa Rican spheres are only around 7 feet in diameter.

[@crystalstar9676]

Many of the stone spheres are much smaller than the colossal stone heads..

[@bryanvanloo5454]

Stayed in CR. Studied there. The culture of “pura Vida “ know exactly what the orbs are.

[@janicebillington2633]

​@@bryanvanloo5454 do tell.

[@quitequiet5281]

Excellent theory!

[@Chuxgold]

Where do the Toltec fit in. As its kind of hard to believe that even if separated by a small distance, they did exzist at the same time. And could have simply been a break away culture of the other. That develop their own ideas seperatly. Anyways I heard a lot more about the toltecs before I ever heard anything about the Olmecs. And now the Toltecs never get mentioned. And I'm starting to think there're exzistance threatens some academic paradigm.

[@RjSierra-m2v]

The TOLTEC came about 600bc and are from the TOLA of Issachar tribe ISRAEL!

[@whitebird357]

900 to 1200 BCE. That sounds more realistic than some other archeology done on stone structures in other areas of the world.

[@reneewauchula]

We all came from one place. My granddaughter asked me about the zoarasterist in the Middle East and I said of course, if they came from Noah. of course they would behave a certain way. That's why there's so many pyramids around the entire world when supposedly people didn't know each other. That's Why so many of the carvings look familiar. We all came from one place in the world. It didn't break apart as long ago as people think. And it's already been proven that people were traveling the oceans long long before our snotty little scientist and archeologist thought

[@JohnnyRFrias]

I think Mauri, New Zealand, Easter Island and maybe the civilization of the lost continent of Mue.🤔

[@2008cash]

This is amazing and so cool to know that people had structures like they had.

[@pmrespinozadelosmonteros5870]

The Olmecs were the first to have military ranks. They were also first to divide agricultural fields hectares, for planting

[@melaniewoolcock2628]

I think the Olmecs and Easter Island, are connected.

[@boxinggoat3766]

No I doubt it… they look nothing alike

[@eddie-o5u]

For those that insist these people are of Asian descent, don't for get the most ancient San people of Africa are thought to be the progenitor people of the Asians( who also trace their genetics back to Africa).

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

I've spent a little time in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala visiting pyramid sites there. The indigenous folks there are not impressed with most of the "Scientist" that come tell them how things were there. After climbing up a few of those pyramids in the heat of the day the thing that really stands out is there is an amazingly refreshing cool breeze up there. It's a perfect place to refresh yourself after working down below in the farms. And around them are perfect places to gather at the end of the work day too. The locals will tell you this is why those are there if you listen to them. From the top of them you'll see other pyramids off in the distance. The local park rangers I spoke with, native Guatemalans, told me they communicated with each other using smoke signals from the tops of the pyramids all around there. And they are not impressed with the the "anthropologist" portraying them as brutal butchers making human sacrifices all the time. That really disgust them.

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@TheOzarkExplorer they made human f l esh SOUP called Pozole!

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

​@@colinchampollion4420 We made nuclear bombs to fry people so no high ground to stand on when bringing up "human sacrifices". In both those cases it was the elites, not the working class folks who did that.

[@nitromartini1422]

​@@colinchampollion4420: That's right. Nowadays, a typical Mexican restaurant's version of "posole" is a stew made of pork and corn (or hominy). The Aztecs' version of that same dish used human body parts instead of pork. The Aztecs were hyper-violent cannibals who had a very warped idea of religious worship. They had a version of soccer which involved scoring points by kicking a ball through a hoop mounted sideways. The losing team were killed as a "sacrifice". Their sick culture surrounded a group of people who were comparable to Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer.

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@nitromartini1422 are you part Azteca?

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

@@colinchampollion4420 Well if we want to be honest we've had our share of insanely murderous culture too. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians.

[@AmErikAnPriestess]

I want to go here one day, I remember when they found it 💜

[@MartinRiveraPerezGonzale-cr3wo]

Olmec sites with Giant reptile painted on then are also intact.

[@peopleofonefire9643]

The Olmecs had nothing to do with the Olmec Civilization. They were a Nahua people, who invaded Tabasco around 1100 AD. Mexican archaeologists called it the La Cultura Madre. Stirling had photos made of him next to structures excavated by Mexican archaeologists. Then being totally ignorant of Mesoamerican cultural anthropology, he used the Olmec name to a civilization that he implied that he discovered. The Zoque (Soque) have always claimed to have been the founders of the Mother Culture.

[@Oreo-xc9sd]

You need to do more Research. What you said has no evidence. Olmec Civilization is 3,800 years old with Scientific Proves.

[@congerthomas1812]

Yep, we have had 6,000 and 12,000 year solar cycles

[@gregoryk.tanaka4285]

Weren’t the Olmecs traced to West Ghana based on the hair and clothing features on the tall stone carvings plus the little clay figurines found at the foot of the heads? In fact, doesn’t the arrival of the Olmecs correspond to the departure of King Abu Bakhiri II from Ghana in a huge flotilla of boats? Well, those stone carvings were radioactive carbon dated to 1310-in other words, more than a century before Christopher Columbus.

[@Teresa-y7t]

Anyone who uses looks and clothes for race and ethnicity seriously needs to catch up with recent science. My Gramma told me, and looks, don't cut it.

[@MRXYZ1ER]

Supposedly some DNA was recovered. They were not related to African DNA

[@janicebillington2633]

The Giza pyramids were never used as tombs.

[@viajandoyaprendiendoconRicardo]

Better education than learning about "the first texans" bs. My name is Ricardo from Houston, Texas where the first texans arrived less than 200 years ago.

[@ggonzalez0990]

Video kept showing Aztec ruins and referring them to Mayans???? Another European piece describing South America history???

[@germaineprien7691]

Hmm very interesting, I've been to Tulum and that was very cool, the water is an aqua color, its very beautiful.

[@megalithicmaiden]

Started watching this, and didn't expect my partner to pop up in it! lol

[@rabbitss11]

It came as a surprise to all of us

[@elzaaltmann]

I learned in highschool during the early 70's about the Olmecs and Toltecs. Which came first? My parents had one such head, smaller. We lived in Honduras/guatemala. Do not know where it came from, or how we ended up with it. Its been donated now.

[@an7317]

Why not ask modern Mayans and Aztecs since both Indigenous American groups are still very much here. Also, the Aztec, Maya, and Inca share lineage with the Olmecs, and Toltecs because they are their descendants. Its like talking about vikings knowing their descendants are modern Scandinavians and Icelandic people.

[@Eric-is6wz]

Learned this in the 1980s in high school.

[@bevsputler5455]

Possibly sea fares from around the Philippines…they are finding DNA Similarities in South America, Southwest America & Mexico

[@johnkangas6594]

The Giza pyramids were not tombs.

[@tattoomarkwood]

They were there way before the Egyptians came. They're all over tje world, including Antarctica. THEY know already, but can't release it due to profit, control and greed.

[@rockroll7218]

They were likely an energy generator

[@johnkangas6594]

@@tattoomarkwood i live on Kauai Hawaii and pyramid shaped structures can be found here. They seem very very old. Definitely not natural formations.

[@aftersexhighfives]

​@@johnkangas6594can you tell me which island and can you see them on Google Earth orders the tree coverage completely obscure them?

[@armageddonOperator]

They are some kind of loudspeakers

[@HwnDragon1]

They look Polynesian

[@patrickrussell6216]

💯 👍

[@corythegoat2745]

Nope

[@corythegoat2745]

Definitely so called African Americans who are indigenous Americans! And they come from the Mississippian Mound builders of Mu Atlantis!

[@corythegoat2745]

You go in the south east and find black people looking like all those statues and that's facts and the paintings in the pyramids it's already been side by side comparisons!

[@TrïGGerHaPPy-007]

@@corythegoat2745 You've clearly never been to or met any Polynesians , they look very much like Samoans...

[@footballdrills3434]

The detail and symmetry are similar to some Egyptian statues with the sides of the face being perfectly symmetrical. Only precision machining could achieve this level of accuracy, not a sculptor with a hammer and chisel..

[@brucewilson2763]

Basalt is very hard. What tools would have been available to them to carve and smoothen those boulders?

[@returntosender8389]

Granites and andesite are harder than basalt. Both can be found in South America. I agree with you that the making and transport of these heads were not easy tasks. Full respect to the craftsmanship of these people.

[@jeffszilagyi5824]

When the Continent of Moo and the Lemurians and the Continent of Atlantis sunk the Survivors Spread through out the Remaining Continents! Actually before their Continents Sunk there Presence was already Global!😊👽

[@mdlg5043]

Has anyone stopped and asked a Native what they might know? The truth is in their stories.

[@MartinRiveraPerezGonzale-cr3wo]

The Knights of Templer, Red cross started a massive cleaning of areas in all parts of both North and South America. With my approval.

[@Gaming444fun99]

Imagine all the crazy stuff buried 20 ft underground.

[@TB-zw7dt]

We know very little about the culture that brought about the Olmec Empire. We know little about the Olmec. Speculate as you will.

[@TB-zw7dt]

The carbon dating diagram at 6:02 was fun to pause on.

[@barbarahague6843]

Possibly the time when giants roamed the land.

[@livewellherenow]

This documentary contains very valuable information. However, your play with lightning and the movement of the crumbled paper is somewhat annoying. If you make other documentaries, please stop using these effects that do not provide any benefit. Thank you.

[@no.1spectator39]

They migrated to the Americas from Asia which means Asian civilizations like Mesopotamia, Oxus, Indus and Yangtze civilizations could be much older than we thought it was 👍

[@jordanterry6411]

Natives from North to South America can definitely have those features

[@mimibaker2022]

6:42 anyone else reminded of Easter island?

[@bpmalanadu7136]

There is an Asura Architect called Maya in ancient Hindu texts.

[@1azulcielo1]

Some Indian women are named “Rana”.

[@RichardCraig-n7f]

It has always been a curiosity to me why the original inhabitants of what is now the US never developed any of these skills including astronomy, engineering, mathematics or urban planning given their documented presence here for over 20,000 years. While peoples to the south were building monuments and developing sophisticated urban centers NA peoples were living in tents with dirt floors. Go figure.

[@142dewin]

My God is always with me!

[@youhavebewarned]

Olmecs look very African

[@davidwass9996]

Why does everyone assume that the heads were modeled on them and not their gods?

[@Miguel-p6x2e]

Exactly 👍

[@arthurlara4282]

They look exactly like the people that live in those regions now. Who are mostly indigenous and have some of the lowest mixture of DNA from Eurasia and Africa

[@grider421]

Look more Polynesian to me. Samoan to be exact.

[@ROOSEVELTPARK-r9t]

Ya they look very mongoloid too even more id say but no one talks about that that

[@Pacman_Perimeter]

They speak of the Mexica (Aztecs) as if they were an ancient people. To put it into perspective, the Mexica didnt rise to prominence until centuries after vikings began raiding Churches in Briton. Also no mention of the Toltecs? These were the people who preceded the Mexica. Be careful where you get your history from on the internet.

[@JAMESMUSIL]

Those big heads ; Nothing like the one I have in my backyard it's ten times bigger ! I will send you'll a picture of it . THANK YOU MOTHMAN M

[@IrisDoesburg]

Greetings, The Olmecs are part of the Anunnaki❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephenshepherd4242]

Before the flood

[@landonbrown4223]

Glad I’m not the only one who knows that

[@dubsydubs5234]

The flood lol.

[@louielouie684]

@@dubsydubs5234 Can you imagine being in charge of poop patrol everyday for 2x all of the species on earth that were loaded onto that Ark ? at least twice a day ? That boat was huge and had to be better equipped than any Carnival Cruise line . The flood exactly.

[@dubsydubs5234]

​@@louielouie684 They had nothing to eat there was only 2 of everything so clearly no food for the carnivorous animals, they went without food for 40 days then had the energy to walk thousands of miles back home, fortunately they all had maps and compasses, not sure what they had to eat once they got home because everything was drowned and washed away, I guess they had to procreate and eat their offspring, not sure what they had to eat maybe mom and dad if they had any meat left on them. Anyway ignore the facts it really happened, magic.

[@--P.R.--]

All of the theories proposed are speculative.

[@SaltyDog-wwrd]

I think the incidence of sudden appearance of Olmec development, without evidence of earlier stages, seems to indicate that the Shang influence was direct and a primary influence. I think it is even possible that the earliest Olmec dynasty was the exiled Shang queen, the last of the Shang dynasty, who in Chinese tradition was forced to flee and sailed into the eastern ocean towards the rising sun. However improbable, it is possible that this story is true, and that she and her court arrived in Central America, where they founded the Olmec civilization.

[@luisquezada7394]

5:40 I personally think they had sound levitation technology and the world was just as connected as we are today. Same goes for the Pyramids of Egypt ;)

[@Rahiem.official]

The Olmec were probably giants which would be a more plausible explanation as to how they transported those gigantic stones from such a distance away when there’s no evidence of any tools or vehicles that would suggest otherwise

[@emc14000]

why are the stairs so bloody high and steep whats the point of that?????? anyone know? great video thankyou

[@garyrawlings3209]

Many of those buildings were temples built for s pecial worship.

[@MartinRiveraPerezGonzale-cr3wo]

i am Martin Gonzales, from Bejar de San Antonio Tejas. My Grandmother Guadlupe Gonzales rest in the "Orden Cabellos de Americas" or "Unidos Cabellos de Americas"

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

Heads up: those giant stone heads *do represent the actual local people*. I have met one - that's it. Great artists. Those are ball players.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Interesting that the Atlantis connection is so popular, considering that the Olmec were flourishing about the time Plato wrote about the destruction of Atlantis, citing it as having been destroyed millennia earlier. But then childish minds do believe fairytales are true.

[@andrewthomas405]

Lost civilisations seam to be popping up every single day

[@Ulqiniflorini1963]

Imagine what these people would have achieved had they discovered the wheel !!!

[@1azulcielo1]

Everyone speculates when the truth is unknown. It’s all speculation.

[@lenaely6146]

Somebody show this to that US senator who said there was nothing here when the colonizers arrived 🙄🐒

[@Stephanie-b3q7t]

We studied all this. Why could i not remember it all?

[@1mshocking]

If the Olmec colossal heads truly depict individuals with distinct features, could they be preserving the likenesses of an ancient, previously unknown ethnic group that played a crucial role in Mesoamerican civilization, and if so, what happened to these people?

[@Teresa-y7t]

Catch up with recent science. The Aboriginals of Australia, the Negritos from the Philippines, the Natives of Papua New Guinea and others, are from Asia with ancient Asian DNA, not African DNA. The world knows that tight curly hair and dark skin don't always equal black African. The world knows that diet and exercise can dictate your physical appearance including hair texture and skin color. Catch up with it science. The ancient DNA studies have been done and verified. There are several ancient human fossils of the Americas first inhabitants. None have African DNA. NONE! The African came with the European on ships of horror and it's very well documented on paper and DNA trail.

[@Teresa-y7t]

@mystery2038 There are several ancient human fossils of the Americas' first inhabitants. None have African DNA, NONE! The African came with the European on ships of horror, and it's very well documented on paper and DNA trail. In fact, there are a lot more whites that carry Indigenous DNA, and they don't do this! Get over it and catch up with recent science. New sophisticated genetic studies and dating techniques have given up lots of shocking surprises. With more to come. Catch up with recent science. With the new science and dating techniques, every newfound ancient human fossil, tool, and site strengthens the position of the REAL Indigenous of the Americas and makes bigger fools of the wannabes. Catch up with recent science.

[@briank.3539]

Why do space aliens and Atlantis theories always come into play when trying to understand ancient civilizations?

[@chriswampler1]

Basing understanding on current conditions is not unusual but it doesn't mean that it is accurate. Things can change drastically and a lot faster than many hypothesize. Nothing says that continental drift didn't occur much faster than what is thought to be true.

[@ColdFlame53]

I don’t think they are wearing helmets, maybe they are wearing crowns.

[@garyrawlings3209]

They were a warring people with kings. Those were actual helmets to protect them in battlle.

[@MRXYZ1ER]

That in no way looks like a crown.

[@thepianoplayer416]

The last part of the video mentioned the Egyptian pyramids lacked inscriptions unlike Mayan pyramids. This is an accident of history. During the Middle Ages, the country converted to Islam and the shiny surface with inscriptions were chipped away and used as stones for construction elsewhere. The pyramids did have hierographics on the surface. The main difference is that the Mayan pyraids are stepped pyramids with a central stairway to the temple on top. The temple on top was used by priests for rituals such as human sacrifice. The Egyptian pyramids are 1 solid structure that did have writing on it.

[@MarthaZubia-r1t]

174 arqueological places are known in Mexico, their cities were advance and have arquitectural impresive structures.

[@eddie-o5u]

Let me clear this up for everyone that scratches their heads not knowing who these 'mysterious' people are. If someone who looked like this chased you and tried to rob you, how would you describe them to the police? Some Asian dude??... 😉

[@MRXYZ1ER]

A grey stone head.

[@sniper001353]

There was also the Inca and the Toltec

[@shirleysmith9421]

When it comes to Ancient technology and civilization the Common People 90% of us don't know the Truth of History 🗣👥👥👥👥👥👥👥👥👥💯⁉️❓⁉️❓❓❓

[@loriEntropy]

Please invlude reasons why these are the theories speculated? What points to such a hierarchy and such divided societal structure? Does nothing show a more communal egalitarian structure like many other ancient people groups?

[@loricrane5315]

Very similar to Easter Island. How close were the continents at that time approximately in history?