Five More Lesser Talked About Ancient Marvels

[@realexivus950]

With how many channels Simon has at this point, he's basically the British Empire of youtube.

[@EMMYK1916]

The empire is no more

[@NS-uu4xi]

WOOOOOW this comment needs more likes 🤣🤣

[@Ryecrash617]

@@EMMYK1916 Simon is the New Empire.

[@josephteller9715]

He's addicted... every few months he needs a new thrill... and that means a new channel...

[@harveylafever3646]

RULE SIMONIA!

[@agingerbeard]

I clicked on a simon channel I never heard of, then he tells me in the first minute about another channel I've never heard of. You god damn legend 😂

[@firefox517]

lmfao same

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

I visited the underground city in "79 in the off-season ... you had to go and find the guard who was supposed to guide you, but he just turned on the lights and gave us the key ... so the two of us were able to go through the complex , exploring all by ourselves, (being careful not to fall into any of the sudden shafts that could have been fatal )... it was unforgettable.

[@susie9893]

Oh that is so excellent. Nowadays when you visit Derinkuyu you basically only see 1 room - it's pretty sad. BUT (and maybe this has changed) there's an abandoned cave town not far away that's become an open-air museum with pretty much the same deal you had. You pay for your ticket at the gate (if you can find the guy) and then you're free to crawl through it (and I do mean crawl in places - we had so much fun)

[@VideoDotGoogleDotCom]

I wonder how many have had a similar experience but never returned to share it...

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - Poverty point 3:35 - Chapter 2 - Ellora cave temples 6:05 - Chapter 3 - Stone kingdom great zimbabwe 9:10 - Chapter 4 - Sigiriya rock fortress 11:25 - Chapter 5 - Derinkuyu underground city

[@joshuawebb5891]

Thanks Simon for this video . My great uncle , Clarence H. Webb ,was one of the first people to discover archeological remains at Poverty Point in the late 1930's . He went on to do extensive work at Poverty Point , and Belcher Mound . Fascinatingly enough he was not a trained archeologist , but a renown pediatrician by trade . It was simply a hobby that he loved , and he was passionate about the local Caddoan Indian culture .

[@joshuawebb5891]

@s schi You never know. Eventually, he had to retire from being a doctor because the excavation work took up to much time. He ended up retiring as Louisiana's state archeologist.

[@VideoSage]

I so want photogrammetry to take off, and all of these places to be scanned so we can explore them in VR. Not to mention have them saved to the future, just in case something should ever happen.

[@bluebird3281]

Yes you're right ! Wish they would scan of the coasts as best they can too. There might have been settlements there when the ice sheets were bigger and ocean levels lower.

[@johnnymartinez478]

Somthing wil happen just look at isis ... blowing up all the ancient building in the Middle East .... and people wonder how come we can never find truly ancient civilizations

[@eekee6034]

It can already be done if you have the time patience and skill to do it with a little less automation. More than 10 years ago, I wanted to digitally restore an unusually beautiful cemetary in my hometown which had been heavily vandalized in the 90s. I would have used a camera, tape measure, compass, relatively simple modelling software on a laptop, and only a little bit of math for the few tall structures. The only reason I didn't do it was because I didn't feel well enough to leave the house half as much as I'd need to. Now I think of it, I'm sure there are accurate digital recreations of some sites. I can't think of any right now, but I never thought my idea was particularly new. I suppose photogrammetry (I'm guessing what that is) would help with the economic issue in making such recreations. As things are, a recreator would likely have to live in the area of a site for months to create the digital version. Perhaps the few recreations which exist have been made by dedicated locals.

[@roguemaxify]

Sooo...an open world rpg? ;)

[@eenfx]

you could pick a random channel from across all of youtube and it'd still probably be one of simon's

[@djmasey420]

Seriously, I see a video topic and want to watch it and then that familiar voice pops on!

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

What are we up to now? 9 channels? Toptenz, today I found out, biographies, geographical, visual politics, megaprojects, side projects, business blaze, xplrd, probably a few I’m forgetting.

[@phillawrence6413]

And they're all the same

[@nickpidgeon7384]

How the hell can you even throw shade at the people that create these channels? Seriously, what is wrong with you? At least explain yourselves? Simon is an amazing host with such dulcet tones and very well spoken.. where is this hate coming from? Have a serious look at yourself in the mirror you absolute numpties!

[@nickpidgeon7384]

And just so you know I'm mainly talking to people like Phil Lawrence..

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

A new channel? At this point you've completely taken over YT Respect, comrade

[@sandybarnes887]

Yeah. 10 channels aren't enough

[@mayoite160]

@@sandybarnes887 he's already mentioned that he has 762 channels in another video

[@sandybarnes887]

@@mayoite160 Business Blaze Mega Projects Side Projects Top Tenz Today I Found Out Biographics Geographics Highlight History Xplrd Visual Politik EN The Simon Whistler Show I may have missed one. Visual Politk is now hosted by someone else, Simon was presenter for a long time. The Simon Whistler Show hasn't had new content for a while.

[@terryarmbruster7986]

Don't forget his podcasts and non yt video sites.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

이것은 실제 설명입니까, 아니면 영광스러운 지도자의 이미지를 모독하고 있습니까? 마음을 바꾸는 것이 좋습니다. 영광스러운 지도자는 사방에 스파이를 가지고 있습니다! 당신은 그가 어떤 공포를 할 수 있는지 이해하지 못합니다!

[@bdemaree]

"Hey everybody, just to let you know I've started my 157th channel..."

[@starwarsian1]

Too low of a count. Add a zero

[@amandajones661]

😅😅😅😅

[@cfapps7865]

Poverty Point is a huge mystery with many unanswered questions. The whole mound builder phase has little solid answers.

[@christianbuczko1481]

Wasn't nefertiti the wife of akenaten??? If that place is close to that time there could have been significant climate change going on after santorini erupted. It could mean the changes in the society at that time were due to bad weather, maybe snow or floods that resulted from that vast eruption emmitting huge amounts of ash and gases. I think most sudden changes of civilisations result from neccessity or a sudden advance in tech.

[@cfapps7865]

@@christianbuczko1481 Santorini went off about 300 years before Akhenaten but that plays an important role in the Hyksos leaving Egypt in a mass exodus after losing a war to the S. Egyptians...in the time of darkness and other disasters when Santorini was going off. Re-written in a famous book another way. :)

[@christianbuczko1481]

@@cfapps7865 im not convinced by the dates from archeology regarding what happened around that eruption. What happened at armarna seems to match certain stories, but dates are way off from what is expected. The eruption is meant to explain the 10 plagues so should be closer to the creation of amarna. Akenaten for instance seems to be moses, or closely related maybe son or grandson, amarna seems to have biblical connections with the jews having disappeared for 20yrs somewhere around that area. Then theres the stories about atlantis, the sea peoples ect which all date from santorini blowing. With all that stuff going on, and having dates which vary so much makes me doubt accuracy with a few dating methods..

[@rcrawford42]

There were multiple phases -- Watson Brake, Poverty Point, Hopewell/Adena, Mississippian, and Woodland. Each had their own style, though, oddly, Poverty Point has elements from later periods. The Mississippian period is relatively well-understood, as they lasted until European contact, with the last of their nations (the Natchez) being wiped out by the French.

[@cfapps7865]

@@rcrawford42 Yes. Watson Brake came 5400 years ago. I have made over 200 videos on the Mound Builders.

[@edugenchris6227]

It wouldn't be a month of 2020 without an announcement of a new channel from Simon.

[@belizeanbeast1625]

The guy has more channels than I have ex girlfriends

[@bmxerkrantz]

still applicable in 2024

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Simon: Great Zimbabwe Bill Wurtz: *I just found out where the Swahili gets all their gold!*

[@t_xxic8814]

I always try to build the Great Zimbabwe. It gives you +1 trade route and A LOT of Gold. But sometimes you will have no cattle in your territory... :/ ;)

[@prof_nv5629]

Could you do one on the Great Walls of Benin and the Ancient City of Benin, Sungbo's Eredo, The Walls of Kano and The Great Mosque of Djenne

[@memofromessex]

Really good shouts there 👍

[@itsxunlight]

Good idea

[@PeterDrake]

@5:54 You probably meant throngs. If it attracted thongs of tourists then it would be popular for an entirely different reason. ;-)

[@RoseUnseen]

you really take " i took a public speaking class once" to a new level

[@RoseUnseen]

@Cpt BEARDless somones not a sopranos commenters

[@josoffat7649]

Hmmm, not sure speaking to a camera is the quite the same but mmkay

[@charleskummerer]

5:51 "It attracts thongs of religious people" ... I think ya meant throngs my man

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

as long as the religious people are attractive. I wouldn't want to attract thongs of ugly fat sumo wrestlers.

[@BulletHole]

i saw the timestamp in your comment, but didnt read the rest.. as soon as i heard the mistake i knew what you had corrected! oh whistle.. its not like you speak for a living....

[@skipintroux4444]

I find girls that are not religious are more likely to be wearing a thong.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

@@BulletHole He hasn't the time for perfection with over a dozen channels to narrate. Apparently perfection isn't worth the extra time since it pays peanuts (if anything).

[@sudazima]

@@skipintroux4444 clearly you havent checked all those lewd muslimas

[@AMB1894]

Suggestions: Caral (oldest city of the Americas); Shimao and Liangzhu - huge Neolithic cities of China; Pohnpei ruins (Caroline Islands); Watson Brake (3500 bc), Hopewell and Cahokia mounds (North America); Budj Bim West Victoria (Australia).

[@rcrawford42]

Cahokia is a good one. It's hard to find an Hopewell site that's intact enough to get the full scale of what they were like; you ALMOST get it from the Newark earthworks.

[@spddiesel]

Simon: I need an idea of something to talk about... Also Simon: TO THE UNESCO LIST!

[@GlenHunt]

Geographics on Shuri Castle on the Japanese Island of Okinawa? Okinawa is basically modern Japan's version of Hawaii, with roots going back to the feudal times of east Asia. Samurais and stuff.

[@EriMinAdventures]

Gods bless you for giving both Imperial and Metric measurements for almost every single measurement in this video! It sounded like it was a pain, lol

[@cheekymoe629]

I love Simon’s videos. I can just turn them on and listen while working or relaxing or whatever. I love I don’t necessarily have to see to understand what he is talking about because he talks about what is being shown. I love it.

[@alannabanana6255]

"If you dig this, you'll dig that, ya dig?!"

[@michaelsummerell8618]

The Ellora cave temples are often mentioned with the Ajanta site as they are both quite similar sites, not so far from each other. It has to be appreciated that these sites actually carved out of the cave/mountain itself which when you see them in person with all of their intricate details really is quite amazing.

[@d33pNacho]

I run a channel called "ee" to complement the channel "xplord"

[@MegaKat]

Rather than showcasing exploration, it details things simply stumbled upon purely by accident?

[@demonflowerchild]

Wondered where those e's went from xplord

[@plaidshirt9955]

*eoe *xplrd

[@MrChristianDT]

ee- amen in several Siouans languages. Pronounced eh-eh.

[@MrChristianDT]

ee- amen in several Siouans languages. Pronounced eh-eh.

[@juliehovar5488]

THANK You, Simon and of course The Team! Here, in NM mountains, will lose reception at any time this week due CME's and such as we pas through this... Thank you Simon, Your channel brings concrete truths, offers fun analogies, and certainly entertains schooling on a much deeper thoughtful level... All of the Teachers in my DNA/lineages are fond of Your presentations and sharings. Have to go now as I am one of those nurses who dart about reminding "them" that it is OK . THANKS!

[@morlockrevolt]

Poverty Point in my state getting some love! That semi circle of rings is said to have been mounds that they lived on and the trenches between were filled with water, like a mini venice i guess.

[@rcrawford42]

Would have been hard to fill them with water, since the site is on high ground. The rings are definitely the sites of homes -- excavations have found hearths, and apparently every once in a while the town would be destroyed and then rebuilt with the new hearths exactly over top of the previous ones.

[@morlockrevolt]

@@rcrawford42 Idk I just remember when I went that that was in the museum. Maybe they have changed that theory.

[@liquidminds]

"Amazing to think people carried it all by hand in baskets to make such large mounds" Ants: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

Yes but we're not ants now, are we? We can't regularly lift two to three times our own bodyweight as part of our natural biology now, can we? So that was a pretty dumb comparison, wasn't it? Especially when the very sentence you quoted mentions and focuses on the fact it was PEOPLE doing this.

[@mkhuisman]

XPLRD is awesome. All of Simon's channels are worth a watch! Allegedly

[@sandybarnes887]

Yeah. I like all 10 of them

[@hndrwn]

I bet your life is great in the basement there with Danny MHui, allegedly.

[@Maajadah]

I’m subscribed to all 100 of his channels. I’m convinced he has cloned himself and thus can find the time to make so many videos.

[@mkhuisman]

@@hndrwn I’d be honored to be in the basement with Danny. Absolute Legend.

[@hndrwn]

@@mkhuisman hahaha give my regard to Olly. He is also an obedient and great writer LOL

[@TheQuickSilver101]

If you do a part three I'd love to see The Tower of Hercules covered. It's been in basically constant use for nearly two millennia. Thanks for the great content Simon! 👍🏻

[@justsomepersononyoutube9271]

Simon is the one of the most underrated actors

[@lekiscool]

He has like 7 active channels right now? I don’t know how he reads so many video scripts.

[@mattjax1330]

Script reading boy* slap sometimes

[@DerptyDerptyDUM]

@@mattjax1330 😅

[@davidbright8978]

Except he not a actor, he a narrator. Like Mike rowe

[@lydiasamuels5175]

I believe he is a spokesperson but I suppose it could be an actor also. Although as smart is he is I would think being an actor would be beneath him. Maybe a stage actor. Also Simon I would like to story of who and how the people who decides on the UNESCO sites was set up and who funds them Etc. If you already have a video out involving that I apologize for wasting your time. Afterthought, I think I'll check

[@Wintertidal]

Simon with infinite youtube channels: "I need MORE!" and i'm here for it.

[@zenmail42]

Finally another channel from Simon, he's been so constrained by his limited outlets. ;- )

[@Dan-lt3nk]

I’d love a side projects on the gardens of Capability Brown. Not quite megaproject material but some of his gardens were massive undertakings.

[@gmoney4980]

Its getting to the point where 70% of my subs are to Simon's channels.... what a Blazing Legend.... allegedly.

[@liquidminds]

Allegedly, Simon just recorded himself saying every single word of the English language and now a super powerful AI uses this data to generate large amounts of videos pretending to be a human. Allegedly.

[@sjw4life546]

I would love for Simon to talk the Deffufas of ancient kerma for part three! Also, I have to give a thumbs up to the plastic surgeons who worked on the fresco females. 😅

[@Malloc42]

As a Louisiana resident I can attest Poverty Point is worth visiting. If you're just traveling through on I20 between Monroe, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, MS, it's about a 15 minute diversion North of the highway. You can spend a few hours here walking around. The tours are informative and you get a little walk.

[@deemariedubois4916]

Excellent video. I love learning about past human built areas such as this. I do get weary of today’s historians insisting people in certain times weren’t capable of such accomplishments when obviously they were.

[@felidaebi6239]

Rani ki Vav (ancient stepwells in India), Hampi,ELEPHANTA CAVES ,Konark Temple,Champaner- Pavagadh Archaeological Park,Bhimbetka Shelters

[@TheRealUnknown01]

you might want to watch Praveen Mohans videos on Sigaria, he explains how they whole structure is a fortress and even talks about the moats surrounding it and how it can be flooded

[@chetmcdonald]

I suggested Poverty Point years ago and I'm glad he listened. Nice job Simon.

[@Nothanks710]

I'm starting to think simon is some type of robot. how else could he keep up with so many channels? lol

[@sandybarnes887]

With magic spoon cereal, cocaine and a slave locked in the basement. And the communist ETA heater

[@kab8466]

@@sandybarnes887 Allegedly

[@sandybarnes887]

@@kab8466 😆

[@ricks2651]

He has 19 clones.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

He's just reading wiki articles out loud.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

"It attracts thongs of religious pilgrims..." Just like Frank Zappa did when he played live shows.

[@Brinta3]

A thong is a kind of underpants. ;) I’m sure he said throngs.

[@blackeyedsusan727]

Must take a minute to thank you, Simon, as a Jew and a WoC for making a point to use CE and BCE to describe time. Too many videos on KZbin still use the outdated and Eurocentric A.D. and B.C. Thank you for being a mensch! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@tobydawes6007]

could you do a video on the defences of Iwo Jima or Okinawa as the engineering complete by the Japanese soldiers by hand is amazing with miles of tunnels, bunkers and strongpoints built with the material that they had available on the islands and concreat made with corral as well as trees to defend against the Americans.

[@Bleedblxck]

How is it every time I sub to a new channel he says he has another new channel? what kinda scheme is this

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

A pyramid one.

[@katesisco]

Making a connection with the age of the site with a known common is so important. Places the discussion within a visual mental context. Poverty point and the Egyptian age makes an astonishing reference. It boggles the mind to think how an excavation can proceed vertically and not horizontally. But then, isn't the how step wells are constructed?

[@TheHazyshade]

Thanks for the new channels

[@JesusLovesYouPerfectly]

hey Simon, could you do some videos on British castles? or, perhaps, underground catacombs? that sounds good i think

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

For Simon, a few "side projects" in addition to all the other stuff he puts out, are as many and as involved as most folk's MAIN project. The man's a Force of Nature.

[@DaremoTen]

Xplrd... You're just giving up on this whole sleep thing entirely, aren't you?

[@busnello1987]

i swear to god i thought the same. Simon must creat a show called "slp" while he rests and appears on youtube.

[@robert-zr1kx]

@@busnello1987 I'd watch. SLZZP

[@Fallen7Pie]

He replaced sleep with cocaine and filming business blaze. The budding Hunter S. Thompson of educational videos

[@BryanBagehi]

Watching older videos and seeing the progression of the beard is almost as interesting as the video content.

[@marcuschilders4965]

Love you sir. Keep me learning.

[@Kspat2]

I live close to poverty point in Louisiana, if you ever find yourself driving thru northern Louisiana on interstate 20 I highly recommend going to see it. It’s fascinating.

[@theknifedude1881]

I liked your reference to the “cockeyed archaeologists” who identified some carving as a phallic symbol.

[@syeenzo7935]

Nice a new channel! More Simon for us 😁

[@lysan4878]

As someone who has walked up the largest mound at “Poverty Point” it is a lot larger and higher than it looks in photos. There’s also numerous mounds on the property and a hike that will take you around the entire site.

[@donnysandley6977]

Great video 😉 so glad you're keeping the imperial measuring system in there 👍👍👍👍

[@mokimoki9404]

We all joked about you making another channel, yet here we are

[@aerokir]

Well done! You make history fun 😄 Sugestions: The pre historic temples of Ggantija and the Hypogeum in Malta. Both are UNESCO sites as is the capital city of Malta - Valletta.

[@dachungjr]

I no longer have time to watch any other youtube channels. All my youtube watch and selections are now Simon, lol

[@liquidminds]

He's missing a news channel, a reaction-channel, a gaming channel, a food channel and make-up tutorials... then all the other channels would be obsolete. Maybe Mr Beast for giving away money and one of the Paul-Brothers for getting punched in the face repeatedly... but that's about it.

[@MSApeace]

You could include Knossos, Phaistos, and/or other Minoan sites !

[@amirfawzanzainal1991]

What i love the most is how simon mentions the measurement in both metric and imperial units, something that all american channels should be doing...

[@gabbyn978]

The Sigiriya rock was also a fort against Kashyapa's brother, Moggallana, who was the rightful heir to the throne. After about twenty years, they met again in battle, at the foot of the rock, and Kashyapa the ursurper lost the battle. He would not survive it.

[@Baton793]

Very interesting video, thanks for compiling them like this!

[@hd1987hd]

What about a video or several on just the unisco world hearitage sites

[@franl155]

That would be awesome

[@adamelliott2302]

Poverty Point. My area of the world. Thanks for covering it.

[@rahulbetgeri]

Kailasha Temple 🙏🏼, an Engineering Marvel, carved out of a Cliff from top to bottom... intricate carvings with little or no room for errors 🙏🏼

[@gregallan2842]

The Ellora Temples were carved into the volcanic tuff deposited by the Deccan Traps eruptions about 66M years ago. It's incredibly tough material. The craftsmanship involved is astonishing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Traps

[@garymaidman625]

I haven't seen the third video of this mini-series, but I can almost guarantee that there is one ancient marvel that isn't mentioned on here. It is Australian and very few Australians know about it. It's called Wurdi Youang. It is an astronomical site and has been dated to around 11,000 years old, making it the oldest astronomical site in the world.

[@Samcharleston24]

Not real

[@garymaidman625]

@@Samcharleston24 Wurdi Youang is most certainly very real and is most certainly a lot older than Stonehenge.

[@ursaursae9848]

Damn Simon, another channel?! I'm here for it.

[@joshjones6072]

So many Dwarven Halls in this video. Amazing. I love it. Thank you!

[@TomCatTheCatMan]

Find this channel and another that I've never heard of within a couple minutes. I dig it Simon, fuck all these haters. Keep making channels, we always need more education!

[@MrMikeBerryman]

I love this video especially the “Troglodyte” joke.

[@richardbeck8945]

If you want another Native American mound builder, look up Cahokia Mounds. Also, don’t forget about the Pueblo city of Mesa Verde.

[@lukegleeson115]

The Eel farms in Victoria, Australia are amazing. 30,000 years old and just got world heritage listing. Oldest case od aquaculture that's been confirmed.

[@daveknight3940]

have you done one on the eye of the Sahara? it would be mostly speculation, but it would be interesting.

[@evilwelshman]

Why do I get the feeling like Simon is soon going to be on the Guinness Book of Record for most concurrent KZbin channels? 😂😂

[@izaac1312]

The great pyramid of Cholula, the largest pyramid in the world by size

[@erinspbrown]

www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-great-pyramid-of-cholula-san-andres-cholula-mexico

[@bradschwamberger1217]

Thank you for talking about Poverty Point!

[@abrahamj1744]

Also, east and west of the Okavonga are straight lines emanating from the delta. Approximately a mile apart in an area of 250X300 miles. Possibly canals? I don't know of nature creating such symmetrical lines in so vast an area.

[@drewping2002]

woohooo! Poverty Point was my suggestion!

[@frankENZC]

This was very interesting! Thanks. I subscribed.

[@yogachick1955]

Sigiriya, aka Lion Rock, in Sri Lanka!!!!! The Palace on the Lion and the water gardens are amazing, just to name a few of it's wonders... also, I almost cried getting to the Mirror Wall and the Palace, because the cliff is so high & steep and that's w today's safety standards... there used to be a city on that cliff!!

[@pauln2661]

Great Mesa and the Anasazi ruins in the very southwest corner of Colorado near modern day Dolores. The cliff dwelling is large and the most obvious however, there is sites all around the area. No one knows why it was abandoned, the most regarded is drought over a period of years that made agriculture unsustainable with their methods.

[@inewulf3204]

Simon here taking the "there is another" meme to the Nth with these channels. Subbed

[@DavidJashi]

If you plan on more videos about those, try Vardzia cave town.

[@Dang3rMouSe]

Not sure what was prev covered but some suggestions: Nan Modal Longyou Caves Shahr-e-Gholghola Ggantija, Malta Western Caucus Megaliths/Dolmens (some look like Flintstones houses, no joke)

[@midnite_rambler]

This one was really good. Each segment was long enough to give plenty of information about the subject. Much better than the 1st one.

[@amandajones661]

Please cover Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville TN. It's the only known site of Mississippi Native American cave artwork where people can view up close. The cave is amazing!

[@sarahwatts7152]

There are a great many archaeological wonders around the city of Trujillo, Peru. My personal favorite is the Moche Templo de la Luna (Temple of the Moon), which has loads of friezes (with original, vibrantly hued paint!), including one massive wall of friezes which probably shows how the Moche ordered their universe. Oh, and did I mention it was the site of pretty gruesome human sacrifice? Add this to the incredible ceramics the Moche produced and I'd say it's a natural fit for the show.

[@jedgar63]

I was in the Derinkuyu underground city in September. I really liked the stone doors that could be rolled into place.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@stancil83]

10:10 Wow these are great. Impressive detail. Clearly these people were extremely advanced. Very impressive. Clearly you can have a whole video just talking about these impressive drawings. I mean just look at them. The curvature along with other aspects. Simply amazing. Art so good It's hard to think clearly. Clearly lol.

[@jvin248]

Some good sites here. I'm continually amazed how often 'religious ceremonies' are used to explain ancient facilities or 'pictures of priestesses'. People then were not a lot different than people today, adjusting for technology. Carve up a modern city and see how many structures are businesses, home estates, markets, warehouses, convenience stores, and restaurants. How many 'religious figurines' are actually kids' toys -- look around a modern house and see toys everywhere. I'm sure the ancients had the equivalent of stepping barefoot on Legos the kids left there... Most of the reason stems from the ease of achieving funding for determining a site was used for shocking religious ceremonies than there is for uncovering a family farm or blacksmith shop. "Man bites dog" sells newspapers.

[@euroschmau]

Yay! You covered my suggestion, Ellora!

[@josjawillems3708]

5:00 "A Balrog - a demon of the ancient world." - Some bearded dude

[@ryandegrave8978]

Simon actually has a channel now which only features videos explaining his other channels.

[@Whitleb2]

have you considered the Hagia Sophia yet? built-in record time apparently, and recently changed status to a mosque from a museum.

[@BytebroUK]

I think it was a cathedral, then a mosque, then a museum, and now a mosque again! Fascinating place.

[@constantinople777christens5]

@@BytebroUK it was originally Christian Basilica . The Blue mosque is cool too.

[@Carewolf]

@@BytebroUK And it was already more than 500 years old when Vikings visited it and placed runic grafiti there.

[@constantinople777christens5]

@@Carewolf The vikings visit to the Haghia Sophia is the exact reason the Kievian Russ and people of Novogrod adopted the Orthodox faith, plus they liked wine other wise they would have been Muslim too.

[@garymaidman625]

Hagia Sofia, which incidentally means Holy Wisdom, wouldn't be considered a lesser known marvel. If anything, it's sister basilica, San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy would be considered more so. It's not as big as Hagia Sofia, but it is no less impressive.

[@annescholey6546]

Thongs of Tourists? What a mode of transport!😂

[@shebbs1]

In Australia thongs are indeed a form of transport.

[@shadymcnasty5920]

7:50 excellent pun right there haha