The Mysterious Green Pyramids of Babeldaob, Palau | Ancient Architects

[@AncientArchitects]

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[@ohkfilms]

You should do a video on Binuangan Kingdom of Philippines. There are lost history of numerous kingdoms in the archipelago. However this one is in your alley because very recently sea walls of the kingdom has been recognized. The walls extend well into the river that feeds into the estuary as carefully constructed to seemingly allow for more navigable inland waterways. The kingdom is famously mentioned in the Laguna bay copperplate dated AD 900. Which also mentioned better known kingdoms of Tondo, Medang, Sri Vijaya, Butuan, etc. written in Sanskrit, Javanese, old Tagalog.it’s a document for gold payment for debt. So there was government, there’s astronomy-dating, there is fiat currency, there is trade with other kingdoms. There is even a butuan king buried in China. The lost gold exhibit in New York and boxer codex, friar descriptions shows just how much gold and spices there was. Before Spain erased most of records and British Invasion of Manila stole treasures. The Philippines had Hinduism and Buddhism long before Islam and Christianity. Back to binuangan. It’s so mysterious, you can look at Google maps and see the structures that are hundreds of meters per wall. Reminding me of nan Madol.

[@trippknotic]

I visited Palau many years ago on a scuba diving trip. Palau is absolutely beautiful as are the people. Thanks for the news 🙂

[@HomesteadForALiving]

The scale of some of the Mississippian mounds near me in Tennessee is absolutely mind boggling. Our image of indigenous native Americans in small hunter gatherer bands is only representative of the period of collapse following the arrival of the Spanish. It was empires before that.

[@JMM33RanMA]

I added some information on this, but please look up on Google images Sakitama Kofun Park Kyushu To me it looks almost identical to the great mound at Cahokia. Am I seeing things, or do you see it too?

[@therealunclevanya]

For those of you saying they have never heard of it, the small coral island of Peleliu within Palau might be better known to our American friends. Nearly 10000 US service personnel gave their lives taking the chain of islands.

[@ElementalMaker]

Highly recommend reading 'With The Old Breed' if you haven't already. Great first hand account of the battle and conditions on Peleliu and Okinawa. Truly an unreal read. May the many men lost there rest in peace.

[@Keallei]

2:42 that is my father, Kemedaol in the red shirt. He has worked with archaeologists over the years, including when the compact road was built. 3:30 We are also from one of the clans in Imeliik and in this photo you can see in the very back with the hat my father’s older sister, Julita Tellei, who is a very knowledgeable elder in the Palau community and sometimes has a show with her cousin Cita. (search Cita and Julie show) Also in this photo is Tina Rehuher, another prominent figure in Palauan cultural knowledge and former Minister of State. She is on the left in hat and sunglasses. In front of her sitting on the left is Kiblas Soaladaob, a popular local singer who works with UN grants. On the far right seated is Linda Tellames from the Historical Preservation Office. She is an excellent resource for all things cultural in Palau. I have a deep respect for all these women, matriarchs who guide us. There are more terrace sites than this one mound. This particular terrace complex is in Imeliik. There are other terraces in villages to the south, east, and north. I appreciate your trying to pronounce Babeldaob; you did relatively well. Babeldaob means above the ocean, as this main island in our archipelago is… well, above the ocean. The burial mats are made of woven pandanus leaves which are harvested, thorns removed, split, rolled into disks of dozens of leaves, boiled, hang dried, and split further before weaving into various patterns. Freshly boiled pandanus smells wonderful. When I was a child I had a woven pandanus pillow stuffed with flowers and herbs and it was the most wonderful thing to nap on. And at the end of life we cover our relatives with mats and flowers for their “kemanget el omerael” or long journey. We walk around their grave in a clockwise manner, laying flowers down and handfuls of dirt before covering them with soil. The bones found are likely of the “kuoll” or honored, which usually means chiefly title holders. The legend of the serpent is called “Bersoech er a Elechui”, Elechui being the name of the village.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

Ke kmal mesaul era omesodem era tial video ma teleteled ma siukang er kid. Ngdi kora rrau a renguk er aikal chais. Kmal dimlak kudengei el kmo a Belau a ou pyramid. Did I miss e cheldecheduuch, growing up or tiang beches el discovery?

[@Keallei]

@@islander_67lilbrownguy30 Pyramid is just a shape. There are these terraces in Melekeok and Ngiual, for example. I’ve never called them pyramids, personally. We only learned about the legends in school but the more detailed accounts I learned from my family and then later on through my own curiosity by asking questions of elders and book research.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

​@@Keallei yeah, ak chad era Ioueldaob so never heard of any cheldecheduuch that talked of these... at least, none that I can remember, Sulang =)

[@howtosurviveelectronichara6474]

My former stepmother visited Palau about 25 years ago and it just sounds like the most magical place on earth. I am not surprised the ancient builders loved it well.

[@HistoryWithKayleigh]

Never heard of this place before, you always bring us these intricate discoveries. 🤗

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks for the support and for watching, Kayleigh 👍

[@nancyM1313]

Hi History with Kayleigh🚴‍♀️ Looking forward to your video on your trip with Jahannah. Cheers!

[@bluefish4999]

Famous for it's Jellyfish Lake people dig snorkeling through them as they don't sting.

[@JMM33RanMA]

I knew there were some little known sites on Pacific Islands, but this one is especially interesting. The "pyramid" featured here looks more like Mississippian mounds at Cahokia, Illinois, US than Central American or Egyptian pyramids. In fact, the traditional burial sites of Korean and Japanese rulers were in earthen mounds, sometimes with stone foundations, the older ones (古墳) on Southern Kyushu looked a bit like this one, but larger. Palau is much closer, geographically, to Korea and Japan [especially Kyushu's Satsuma Kingdom] than the Americas or North Africa and there are some suggestions of ancient population movement across the Middle East to Asia, And from there onto the Pacific Islands. If Stone Age humans were able to reach Australia, Indonesia and Japan, as the evidence shows, then later spread of a mound building culture could have done so as well. Satsuma had an extensive island empire, including the Ryukyu Island chain so a connection to other islands is quite possible, whether deliberate or accidental. Thanks for another information packed and thought provoking video. A Google search for Kyushu kofun or burial mounds will bring up some images. Strangely at Sakitama Kofun Park there is a mound that looks identical to the great mound at Cahokia!

[@markklocek1280]

I liked that the remains were reinterred with dignity. We must always respect our forebears. Unlike the atrocities carried out in Egypt to the honored dead.

[@Strategy_Analysis]

Fascinating! While I know of Palau, I've never heard of the green pyramids. Love the expansion of your content.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

Don't feel bad brah. I'm a 54 yr old Palauan and this is news to me. #Ongasireng 🤙🏾🇵🇼

[@BelkoTVMexicanJoker]

visited palau 5 times.. its just beautiful. never heard of the pyramid. will visit soon

[@srednaac]

Interesting - This island also has stone monoliths! PS Could we get the coordinates for the place?

[@barrywalser2384]

I can’t believe this isn’t better known. Fascinating! Thank you for reporting on it for us.

[@AncientArchitects]

First I’d heard of it too. Hope you’re well mate. If I’m ever in your neck of the woods we’ll have a pint

[@barrywalser2384]

Absolutely! I’m in.

[@thomasrobinson4401]

Another amazing video! Thank you so much. To change the terrain so much, will of been such a monumental labour. I'd like to think that it was for the revered, rather than the elite. Being such a small and isolated community.

[@kurtschulmeyer1041]

Too many people think ancient societies were primitive; finds like these and others around the world prove otherwise.

[@808bigisland]

Just did some weed with a Mikronesian friend who was born on the small island next to Babeldao. It's a warm 30 C and listening to local music.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

*Babeldaob* 😉🤙🏾🌴🇵🇼

[@sarahcappelletti8904]

Starmap of Gwynedd, Wales! Check it out! 🤓🤩✨

[@kenlieck7756]

Sounds like the French could've learned a thing or two about pyramid maintenance from that ol' serpent... I mean from the ancient Palauans!

[@geraldmeehan8942]

thank you for new viseo. Reminds me of earth mounds of east central U.S.

[@AncientArchitects]

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[@loridamadris806]

I’m from Palau and I hope a lot of can come visit Palau

[@liamwinter4512]

Lidar the globe and make it open to all to sleuth. It would cut down the timeframe of discovery

[@marekgo6747]

Machu Palau after the big flood.

[@dougalexander7204]

Hard to imagine the determination and hard work endeavor of these ancient men and women to re-form their landscape with stick, rock and bone tools.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

#DuuchElReng 😁🤙🏾🇵🇼

[@smileawhile3788]

Cool video! Thanks for showing us archaeologic works that others aren't talking about. Great job!

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@davidluftig4644]

Wow, however what is the appropriate date of origin? You said hundreds of years ago, it seems this was an error and it's probably much older.

[@davidluftig4644]

I looked at notes, about 500 BC.

[@floydriebe4755]

i've known of Palau for years but, have never heard of this site. it's another link in the chain of humanity. all over the world, at different times, our ancestors created similar works. there may be surface differences but, inside we are all a part of the whole. "great minds think alike" can be applied to this phenomenon, showing that our brains have been the same for millenia, capable of thought, imagination, and creating new ideas. thank you, my friend, for bringing this to our attention. much appreciated!

[@maryjanelamar1767]

im from PALAU ISLAND and never heard about this site..will ask my family here in palau island..thanks for sharing..

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

#MeToo 😮🤷🏽🇵🇼🤙🏾🌴

[@qcgarcia]

and mikey bustos just visited the monoliths.

[@Olkv3D]

It is extremely intriguing that that the current peoples have used their own traditional burial motifs when reintering the six people in a wholly different place and many centuries later. - Now I'm wondering if something similar had been practiced in the past by newly settling people; and if that there are sites, tombs and mounds throughout the world where we have mislabeled or misdated certain aspects of them.

[@Faythe98]

Im glad the skeletons were properly reburied!

[@rayfleming2053]

The terraces remind me of the rice terraces on Luzon which some researchers think are 2000 years old but could be older.

[@baysideauto]

Very interesting, never knew about this site. To cool Matt

[@AncientArchitects]

Me neither - saw it in the archaeological news!

[@Enclosure_2k]

There's some type of pyramids at Açores Island! You know anything about this? Plus there's people who think that's atlantis. O.o

[@TheTimeDetective42]

It's just like Silbury Hill of the PAcific!!!!! There is one of these in Poland but natural plateau

[@AncientArchitects]

I love how you make connections. Amazing brain 🧠 👍

[@TheTimeDetective42]

@@AncientArchitects Aw thanks, backatcha!

[@onepercenter13]

I didn't know about this Very interesting thanks

[@denis-du2sq]

🥰❤💯🙏

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Would love to see LIDAR of the surrounding jungle!

[@StaggersonJagz]

👀

[@opheliawacondo9146]

Thank you for sharing. I wonder if you were able to date the bones you excavated. Where do our ancestors come from? Just being curious. Again, thank you.

[@catman8965]

Nearby was an intense battle of world war II.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

Peleliu or Beliliou as us locals call it. 🙏🏾✝️ 🤙🏾🌴🇵🇼

[@sarahcappelletti8904]

Thanks for another great video, keep it up!! So many ancient sites to explore.. ❤️

[@AncientArchitects]

Cheers

[@jackrabbitjohansen]

there are stone monoliths too in palau

[@Sirach-pv5xv]

This was brilliant Matt, I have never heard of this. Q. Matt, if U could travel to just 3 Ancient Sites. Which ones? 🙏

[@matthewjackson3882]

Come on really, I don't know why people keep saying that pyramids are graves and built with stone and bone that sounds so absolutely stupid.

[@jonkore2024]

Pyramids how the ancients broadcasted into the future

[@johnr797]

What I want to know is why pyramid-like structures seem to be common to ancient peoples across all continents

[@dthird3107]

Those were rice terraces just like in the Philippines. It wasnt Pyramid at all.

[@temarikel8674]

Burial grounds at higher elevations on a island makes sense. But pyramids? Come on man!

[@robertrobert7924]

Was this particular island spared the ravages of WW2?

[@burrowsgod]

I'd never heard of that place..nice one.

[@AncientArchitects]

Me either!

[@domestique3954]

The site seems similar to Gunung Padang

[@CaucAsianSasquatch]

New Logo, noice

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks mate

[@TheTimeDetective42]

FIRSTEST!

[@AncientArchitects]

Hey Doc!

[@TheTimeDetective42]

@@AncientArchitects Hiya Matt!

[@TheStepnen]

nice stone work,wow, old stuff everywhere

[@thomasmccarthy9758]

I knew this serpent I used to meet her for a coffee and we would discuss how we would confuse people in the future. T

[@1lorko]

I've been to Palau, I didn't known about the pyramids but I did go to the Nan Madol ruins on Pohnpei and the Lelu ruins on Kosrae.... could it all possibly be the same civilization 🤔

[@cafearga]

Pyramids all over the earth.

[@nancyM1313]

Definitely the channel to watch If you're an Ancient Enthusiast. Thanks Matt. Have a nice day. ⛳🏌️‍♂️

[@kaiokendo]

Wheres the Teletubbies??

[@tedchiodo1491]

It’s described as a mound not a pyramid. Someone should learn there shapes.

[@islander_67lilbrownguy30]

ToMAYto -ToMAHto 🤷🏽🤙🏾🇵🇼

[@penneyburgess5431]

Thank you Matthew.

[@joecaner]

The green pyramids and earthworks of Palau were constructed by "the coalition of the willing."

[@tafinzer]

Love your work Matt. Always informative, thought provoking and concise. 👍🏼

[@Johnnypensful]

Another amazing thing u bring to us... Ty... very interesting 🤔

[@AncientArchitects]

Only a quick video but interesting!

[@graemefeeney9678]

What a great insight

[@JamesFenczik]

Hey just wanted to say I really dig your new channel aesthetic and I fuckin love that new logo! I'll definitely grab a shirt or something with that when you have one. (do you?)

[@BatMan-ev7zg]

Fantastic...more stuff to research 🙌 Amazing work , thank

[@ghostindamachine]

awesomeness :)

[@mrains100]

Thank you.

[@wesellis4135]

Thanks again Matt. Yet again, I have learned something interesting and new from you. Keep up the good work

[@choll680]

My home😍

[@nicknewell23]

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[@merlinwizard1000]

65th

[@bluefish4999]

Nan Madol is a monolithic structure in nearby Pohnpei.

[@howiegruwitz3173]

Non European cultures, created by Europeans according to Robert Sepehr

[@AncientArchitects]

David Miano (World of Antiquity) ripped his ideology and dodgy “anthropology” apart. Thankfully.

[@AncientArchitects]

David Miano (World of Antiquity) ripped his ideology and dodgy “anthropology” apart. Thankfully.

[@Dale-TND]

is there any evidence of agriculture? What crops did they cultivate? I find it hard to believe but its very possible!

[@gmxkey]

Ba bel thawb

[@einienj3281]

Wow! Amazing! Thank You ❤️

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks for watching

[@darkanchordesigns5906]

Reminds me of the terracing here in Okinawa. Everything is terraced like that.

[@timvw01]

First?

[@AncientArchitects]

You win the gold medal 🥇

[@elliottprats1910]

I am really interested in Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia but earlier in time, like pre 4,000BC. I LOVE dogs so when I started learning about the history of the Dingo, the mystery surrounding it led my to learn about the possible people who brought the dingo from China to Australia. I know you love dogs too (and did a recent video on them) but maybe consider doing one on the history (mystery) of the dingo.

[@ShortbusMooner]

I wonder if they've been scanned, yet? 🤔

[@likesmoney2225]

2 questions Where did they come up with the vision to create this? How did them move the tons of earth?

[@TraitorVek]

I Enjoyed the Video - Thank You

[@jimmyzbike]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for the links

[@billyboy17ify]

Love the new look of the channel. good video man 👍✌️

[@whatthefunction9140]

#1

[@AncientArchitects]

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[@theamateurspacearchaeologi4978]

Another great video.

[@AncientArchitects]

Thanks 👍

[@missdavid8976]

Love these sites ... pretty cool!

[@historybuff7491]

thank you for the info

[@AetherflyerGames]

Glad to learn of this!

[@dougg1075]

Cool

[@AncientArchitects]

Just a short update - thought it was interesting! :)

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I love this guy!

[@brotherlynch6977]

Good one, I'd love to hear more!

[@Turdfergusen382]

WHATEVER!.... That's just some dumb ol hill.

[@oreilly1237878]

It wasn't done with just bone tools you can guarantee that.Check out Sylvie Ivanova at newearth

[@fokkenhotz1]

Thanks so much, I pray prosperity into your financial accounts.