The Oldest Art in Greece is Not What You Think

[@RareEarthSeries]

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[@thelastaustralian7583]

Notice also the geology . It has not that long ago been covered in Lava . So other Caves are probably just under the surface ...

[@Murray-wk3hz]

The mountain honey is well worth trying and buying.

[@nicholasdalli6303]

Could you kindly cite that initial scientific paper that had prompted this video - I would like to read it.

[@Nyan_Kitty]

Did Google Maps also spell out street names for you?

[@VAXHeadroom]

Going to try to summon Milo Rossi @miniminuteman773 ...

[@DMSP]

This is incredible: a single online study leading to the first video of this art, this is true expeditionary storytelling. Goosebumps, what an adventure

[@FreeFallingAir]

Indeed my friend

[@1ntwndrboy198]

Woow 😲👍🤟✌️

[@GuntherRommel]

You know what it is? It's Rare Earth.

[@vr0k3n]

It is not a single study regarding this site. There's are a lot of results if you just google "Asfendou cave", dating back to 2017, not 2019 as he said in the video.

[@firstlast5454]

To anyone reading this, please email the Historical Museum of Crete to ask for more preservation of this site!

[@AdamMorganIbbotson]

I am an archaeologist, specialising in British prehistory. Without reading the study, those circular divots, arranged in lines and circles look extremely similar to ‘cup marks’, a style of Early Neolithic rock art found throughout Europe (which may be a good topic for Rare Earth). From Britain to Spain and Norway, cup marks are found on both vertical and horizontal rock faces - some people think they’re evidence of some ritual or activity on the rock, rather than art, but they’re often found alongside other carvings. I have a few books and articles out on the topic, as in Britain, the distinction between Irish Rock Motifs, and Cup and Ring Marks is distinct and very fascinating

[@the_silent_tortoise]

I'm just an engineer, but when I saw that I immediately thought "torch holders"/primitive candle sticks.

[@lmorandini]

"Cupules" (cup marks) are found worldwide, not just in Europe; plenty of them down here in Australia, for instance.

[@uncleartax]

@@the_silent_tortoise interesting, it would make sense given they’re in a cave and it would take along time to carve out rock

[@auyemra1331]

any idea what the purpose of the cups might be? my thoughts are it might have been a specific art style used at the time. the cups still look to form an image. it be interesting to date the cups vs the scrape's

[@stankythecat6735]

Thanks for the added context. I don’t know why but to me it looks like a form of accounting

[@snowballeffect7812]

It's not that I don't care to go visit the site. It's that I don't have the tools to fully appreciate it, so I'm satisfied with this video as a proxy for my in-person experience.

[@brixan...]

Which tools let you do that?

[@CybershamanX]

(2:42) I'll bet you he heard you coming miles away. I know people who live in remote areas abd they have an uncanny ability to hear approaching people. It's just unusual to have anyone coming out their way, so it pays to be alert. 😎☮️

[@GizzyDillespee]

Ya, he who lives at the end of a gravel or dirt road, knows you're coming... either by the reverberations or the dust plume, depending on the road. If he had goats around, they'll let you know.

[@grahamschmidt444]

This is so true and funny to hear someone say. I used to live at the end of a half mile (6/ 10th) long driveway in a house surrounded by woods, and I'd always tell my friends who would pick me up that I heard them as soon as they pulled onto the driveway. I'd tell them that and knew they didn't believe me 😅

[@Doomroar]

Wait so like when your dog knows exactly when you are coming home kind of deal?

[@grahamschmidt444]

@@Doomroar it's exactly like that. I would hear cars before my dogs

[@thetobyntr9540]

​@@grahamschmidt444 Humans have a spike in sensitivity on the low end that makes us sensitive to sounds lower than dogs. I can hear the low rumbles of trucks going down the road up to about a mile away, and I can identify certain neighbors with a decent accuracy if I've heard the engine before. I think we used to use it a lot for tracking elephants, and our own voices have a lot of long wavelength tones so it probably makes understanding deeper voiced people easier.

[@DAFLIDMAN]

wow I feel super privileged to see this within the first hour of uploading, its so cool looking back into the past and seeing possibly the first evidence of sailing.

[@suicaedere7244]

Knowing what tourism does to archaeological sites maybe it's better to remain more or less unknown.

[@squirlmy]

what they did for cave art in Chauvet and Lascaux caves, is make full replicas of them and all the art contained within, and that was an enormous undertaking. Making an exact replica of this little cave shouldn't be difficult at all.

[@E-Kat]

@@squirlmyyes, that was silly. They should now replicate the whole planet Earth.

[@DemPilafian]

@@E-Kat Depending on which simulation you're in, you can do that with the Command-V keystroke.

[@ethansloan]

"The slickness of the hand of a 13 year old meeting his girlfriend's father." lmao

[@Metal0sopher]

Pretty disgusting and an insight into the warped mind of the person who said it. Who would think something like that up? Creep.

[@GuntherRommel]

4:00 ".. I couldn't quite capture it on camera, but the entire cave had that same ssslickness that the hand of a thirteen year old meeting his girlfriend's father." Poetry, no joke. I don't know how you do it, Hadfields, but you keep outdoing yourselves. I am a proud Patreon supporter, and I can confirm that the Patreon rewards are amazing. My children's favourite shirt was in one of my favourite episodes on Evan. I have postcards from around the world scattered across my desk, all of them wonderful reminders of some of the best things I've ever watched. For $7.50 CAD a month, you can help drive these two across the world, in a very literal sense. Gas ain't cheap, after all.

[@Fischjesicht]

FBI is looking into it

[@Fokas-n8t]

13 year olds should not be forming such relationships

[@sneakyninja2773]

This is truly a spectacular video! Thank you so so so much for taking that detour and sharing it with us! The historical implications here are huge, and that is SO cool!

[@vasilis3377]

Born and raised in Chania and I'm ashamed to say that I had no idea this cave existed, granted Crete is a huge island with many archeological sites, and Sfakia is a remote area, but still I should have known about this significant site. I also agree with you, this monument should be better preserved and properly guarded, seeing it drenched in water breaks my heart. Unfortunately modern Greeks only care about having their own fun, football, and fighting each other over tending politics, this won't get fixed unless the EU, or UNESCO steps up and slaps our wrist. Anyway thank you so much for this amazing video, I hope you had a good time in Crete (I love this island)!

[@UCpRLf-3JlOxOyZ1vGEEMlGQ]

You can help prevent it. Share it with the local authorities and museums and get them to understand the cravings' importance and danger.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Visited Chania 30 years ago, and Knossos, Samaria gorge etc. Lovely island.

[@user-McGiver]

it has a guard... it guards it with his life!... and selling some homemade raki is not as bad as it sounds... big organizations will put it on a map and destroy it... it's his land... he's responsible!... he'll probably fight them if they try to take over from him... never mess with Sfakia!

[@Eleutheria2024]

Οι σύγχρονοι Έλληνες προστατεύουν και ενδιαφέρονται για τα αρχαία αλλά το θέμα είναι η εκάστοτε κυβερνήσεις να κάνουν μελέτες και να τα προστατεύουν με φυλακές και οποία είναι να πηγαίνουν σε μουσεία και όχι να ξηλώνουν και να φεύγουν βράδυ κρυφά .. Έπρεπε εδώ και χρόνια να είχε γίνει σωστή καταγραφή τον ιερόν και αρχαιολογικών χώρων....σε όλη την Ελλάδα.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

​@@UCpRLf-3JlOxOyZ1vGEEMlGQthe local authorities know. Greece has just so much ancient stuff to take care of, they prioritise what brings in money. I live on Rhodes. We have dozens of ancient sites that are just abandoned only on our small island, because we don't have the resources to take care of everything.

[@mrwhite8420]

This is definitely Rare Earth. Thank you for all your work. Your videos are incredible!

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Lol. I was thinking about NPC quest givers and ultra rare quest achievements right before you got there. Thanks for being our IRL walkthrough guide.

[@michaelh6743]

Clearly showing my age here, but what is an "NPC quest giver" "ultra rare quest achievement" and "IRL" ?

[@katethegoat7507]

Yeah it'd probably be safe to recommend people *not* to visit that cave to prevent tourists from accidentally damaging it

[@philipgrund967]

atleast its locked behind a gate. So you know someone had the forethought to put some basic level of protection around this.

[@daddymuggle]

It's not much protection at all.

[@rickh3714]

I suspect Yanni(?) has a hand in deciding the motives & discretion of people visiting. A 'riff raff' detector. Like most good barmen do.

[@keithklassen5320]

@@rickh3714 Riff raff can search and climb. This video should not exist.

[@kcnmsepognln]

@@keithklassen5320 Who are you to decide the merit of another person? Why do you get to decide what knowledge is shared?

[@JeffAllison]

I so hope that your videos remain forever ensconced on a hard media somewhere, and serve as a bit of archaeologic wonder in the far future as this cave art is now. Love your work, and I hope it continues to be a passion for you for a long, long time.

[@marlborogorila]

One of the first people to see the video, truly one of the first to know about it. I feel special.

[@sunny_muffins]

That`s the dilemma that I have when I find something interesting. I would like to share that knowledge with more people so that they can also enjoy the moment. On the other hand I know that a small percentage has very bad ideas... In Switzerland I found a very accessible place where you can see chamois (a small goatlike mountain antelope of Europe) daily. I keep the secret because I know that people will end wanting to touch them or taking selfies with them.

[@coreofnothing]

Usually gatekeeping is nonsense, but in archaeology (or nature), if it is about sites that could be harmed, I totally agree with it

[@taimunozhan]

That isn't really gatekeeping, more like goatkeeping

[@sunny_muffins]

@@taimunozhan 😂

[@user-McGiver]

smart move!... take that from a Greek (Hellin) we do have great respect for the Helveti people... they're trusted to preserve secrets!

[@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname]

Where is that place in Switzerland? I promise not to tell anyone

[@bnelkin]

Dude! This is so cool, I'm sailing around Greece with my dog right now and I'll 100% visit. If you're still in the area it would be epic to meet you in person, been watching your videos since well before COVID. EDIT: Love the note at the end, and I'll be getting myself some Mythril...

[@aperson1]

Did you get to see it? How'd it go?

[@GnomeFanboy]

This is legit the best show on KZbin bar none. Incredible things I would never find randomly scrolling through the internet. Never stop this show man.

[@Persivefire]

I was just getting into Minoan and Mycenaean history, and this shows up, thank you

[@gdhdi5339]

I'd love for you to a similar story about ancient rock art in Australia. Yes, it's far out of your way...but you've been to very remote locations before. A bit of international publicity could help to stop big money from just blowing it up.

[@Thepiggypwnr]

as someone who has almost 0 interest in history or travel, this is one of my favorite channels on youtube. all the videos are so good.

[@CJtheGen-X]

If this indeed is around 11,000 years old then this is no less important than Göbekli Tepe or the Giza pyramids!! This needs world heritage protection and a definite "keep out" presence. Thanks for being cautious and yet bringing this to light!

[@pok0000]

wow i live in crete and didnt know about that, Thank you . This is my next place to visit!!!

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Incredible. I hope this place will be well preserved like tou said. I’m almost feeling nervous, knowing about it.

[@pijnacker01]

Excellent video. Don't feel ashamed visiting such sites. You're documenting them. Great job.

[@E-Kat]

This is safe to watch - no background music!!! Thank you so much!

[@IAmAlgolei]

Amazing! I was actually looking for information online about this back in 2018 and all I could find were those old drawings you showed between around 4:30 to 4:40. Thanks! I had no idea the cave was so small. Your video shows much more detail than I could find online back then.

[@OneAmongBillions]

Sincerest congratulations and thanks to the Hadfields who so meaningfully exercise their gifts to everyone's enrichment. I envy that you so clearly know where your towel is.

[@tobiasheal]

How interesting. I've been joining archaeological excavations in Crete since I was an undergrad in 2017 and I had no idea this was there.

[@kalrandom7387]

Enjoy your side quest

[@defense200x]

@@kalrandom7387 please don't

[@cwtrain]

@@kalrandom7387 The whole point is to leave it alone. Let's not.

[@David-nc7ed]

@@cwtrain @defense200x I think you've missed either the original comment saying they joined archaeological excavations before or the poignant comparison to the similar caves in France. People should see this, should be able to marvel and enjoy this incredible find, archaeologists should take note and tourists should flock to the site. The video seems to correctly state that the issue here is just some guy has the key to a small locked gate and that's all the infrastructure here. Tourists are left to just look at it, with nothing to stop them carving their name next to it. Those caves in France have exact copies made for tourists to marvel at whilst the original caves are kept away and climate controlled to preserve the history. The rain will wash away this art if people come or not. Its best hope is for lots of archaeologists to come, papers to be written, tourists to want to see it and most importantly Greece officials to take note. Protecting history whilst also letting people see and experience our shared history is majorly important. Some dots on a cave floor no one will ever see are just as tragic as a destroyed piece of history.

[@tobiasheal]

I agree that it would be good to visit if they could get some proper infrastructure here but I would caution that that kind of infrastructure isn't guaranteed. If enough people start visiting, the Greek authorities will take note but in my experience working with Greek archaeology, that's no guaranteed it'll actually be looked after, I've seen several sites decay considerably after excavation because the government couldn't be bothered to get around to putting the proper infrastructure in place.

[@fid29801]

Videos like this are the perfect representation of good old internet. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@LindysEpiphany]

Fantastically fascinating stuff to be sure! That 12,000 year mark is showing up more and more. It's proving to be the timeline for some major historical events, a b4 and an after if you will! Almost everything I learned in grade school in the 1970's is null and void. Ancient history, geology, Astronomy, it seems they had most of it wrong.😮

[@michaelh6743]

If you look into it further, there seems to be a 4000 year cycle and if you do the math, well..

[@ContraNovae]

The stories you tell with such illumination are compelling. Your channel deserves so much more.

[@JonnoPlays]

Rare Earth, indeed. Nice find! 👌 💯

[@vasilikimanoli9285]

Ευχαριστούμε!!

[@nathanmadox3364]

Rare Earth, putting out a video on the rarest earth on Earth. Great work man, loved your vids for a while this is up there with your bests!

[@lysandroabelcher2592]

I never subscribe after only seeing one video. This time, I did. Your vibrant narration style totally worth it. Thank you and kudos!

[@sunne1954home]

Incredible!!! Thank you two so much for sharing all this data!!!

[@TheCryptoLark]

Solid video dawg

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's videos like this that make me LOVE this channel ! There's no doubt that's a boat and those leaf shaped paddles are common across a huge number of ancient cultures. Wonderful, thank you so muchl !!!

[@Castonorama]

06:20. "This shows that people were sailing across the med long before we thought." Maybe, but the earliest art was 12000 years old. That is the end of the ice age when sea levels were much lower and it would have been a very short boat trip or maybe just a walk from the Peloponnese to Crete.

[@RareEarthSeries]

We know how low the water level dropped during the ice age - it has been factored into the study already. The earliest art isn't 12k years old, that's simply the youngest it could possibly be. For all we know it is 50k years older than that.

[@hansspiegl8684]

Thank you!!! ANd - this is the best travel / history video I have seen on KZbin!

[@MrOuruboros]

this channel always has the most interesting stuff, described in words that feel like I am reading high class literature, accompanied by beautiful images. Rare quality channel!! much loved by me

[@Savvas1640]

The Greek authorities have no excuse, at all, by saying that this is a country with thousands of monuments and thus no easy to guard them. They can make a replica nearby for the public, and then they can seal the original, accessible only by scientists, and also, this one urgently needs some protection from the dripping water. As a Greek I say that Greek autorities simply do not care, no excuses, all they have in mind is how to be in the power and to confuse things by using redtape till the end of the world.

[@Dionysios_Skoularikis]

Αγαπητέ, αν αποκλείσουμε οοοοοοολους τους αρχαιολογικούς χώρους στην Ελλάδα, δεν θα έχουμε που να μείνουμε..... Το λέω για να συμπληρώσω τον λόγο σου, όχι για να αντιπαρατεθώ.

[@stevenbuth8530]

Another spectacular production! Love to see it!

[@DNA9099]

Thank you so much for this :) i think there's also the possibility that these people came across the ocean by ship and drew things they remember from the land they came from (deer herd). It's hard to interpret these cave drawings, i hope at some point they'll find a piece of organic material in this cave to date it properly. Super interesting

[@iExamineLife]

Stuff of what King Minos are made of, thanks for sharing 🙏

[@byergo]

Your channel is so damn good!

[@NottoriousGG]

That's a game board! Slide pebbles into the holes for points, the holes on the animals represent the kills, and to go from animal to animal you must hit pebbles onto the trail that leads to them, most animal kills wins!

[@jonathanbush6197]

Someone might market a game based on the archaeology it reveals, not necessarily limited to Crete.

[@izzycurer1260]

It's a gameboard based on a starmap! Just like how tarot cards, and hence playing cards, are based on astrology.

[@josephchandler8358]

Thank you for your energy and wonder in the video.. a very nice treat to stumble upon. Subscribed.

[@youtubeuser6067]

The gatekeeper needs to be much more cautious about his gatekeeping duties now that the secret is out. Any gatekeeper must take care to always supervise who accesses the site and accompany them for as long as they have possession of the key or access to that cave site.

[@ΓεώργιοςΧαλκίδης-τ5ζ]

not a gatekeeper, he is Iannis and he gave the key to Rare and Earth

[@1bytesnack369]

Maybe they did like the French did with Lascaux and created a replica next to it and closed off the original to the public? In any case, thanks for sharing!

[@krokodyl1927]

I like your suggestion. 🌝

[@David-nc7ed]

They'd need a lot more interest in the site before they would commit the money to do that. Sadly there's always populism involved with decisions like that.

[@squirlmy]

@@David-nc7ed not for a cave that ca barely fit one person!!! Lascaux is huge! making a tiny little replica of this "cave" shouldn't be difficult or expensive at all.

[@darkire2]

Amazing, like always

[@TUN3RCOM]

Awesome video! Yes I live for this stuff. Seeing history like this really arouses the mind and feels magical. So many questions to ask.

[@davidbergstrom5703]

Thanks for showing us this! Really cool!

[@jimdask]

I had a very similar experience just like yours, there is another cave at fragokastelo that has thousands of years old drawings and I have visited it. Unfortunately the fears you expressed in your video had became a reality, because in that cave somebody had drown a PAOK (Greek football team) logo next to the drawings.

[@justdadstuff5171]

Now, that's vandalism. In 2000 years, that's priceless.

[@davidec.4021]

@justdadstuff5171 no

[@dwdei8815]

Well Done! A once-in-a-million quest, chasing the most tenuous of clues to find that the treasure at the end is real. Wonderfully narrated, beautifully filmed.

[@porkmilk8984]

So awesome. Thanks to yall for making this trip and video

[@LiliWhyte]

Thank you for enlightening us on this incredibly important find. I hope there's a proper effort made to preserve this site before it's too late!

[@gallos11]

I'm Greek and I've never heard about it! As with many other antiquities unfortunately remains untapped, because the state doesn't care.

[@-_Nuke_-]

me too and im from Crete!

[@AmericanTough]

They’re stars and seasons. We’re probably looking at one of the very first attempts to map the stars on the planet. Wow!

[@Daniel-gi3jo]

Imagine, standing at a shoreline and having the idea to build something that floats. They did, a very long time ago.

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

The sailing part is the really cool bit. That takes some knowledge of physics, hell even fluid dynamics, to decide to make a sailboat. And even if you can capture the wind, you have to make it work so that you can go in the directions you actually want to go. So that is an engineering problem to be worked out. Sailing also likely gives the boats a minimum size that is actually pretty big - certainly outsizing something like a large canoe by some amount - so it is neat to know that they were capable of this 12,000 years ago (at least!)

[@zapfanzapfan]

Fallen trees float... not much of a mental leap to get on that log... paddling/sailing to Crete though takes some effort.

[@amberservold2187]

Love to see you above 1 million! Been a long time fan!

[@seandougherty9568]

The floor was as slick "as the hand of a 13 year old boy shaking the hand of his girlfriend's father"! So freaking funny I almost drove off the road when I heard it!🤣🤣🤣

[@darvoid66]

I loved every minute of this video. I hope we find out more about this place and what it all means.

[@viator21]

Real adventure and real insight, this is what I want from a travel show. It makes my heart happy that there are still mysteries to be discovered and explored.

[@sabinereimer7809]

Fascinating!! Thank you so much!❤❤❤

[@MRSketch09]

Thanks for doing this. That was actually pretty interesting. (more than I expected anyways thanks to your Mithril tales)

[@suzanparrish4798]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!

[@zapfanzapfan]

And I just happen to be taking a course in Paleolithic rock carvings. This piece has not come up in the course, it will now 🙂 Thank you!

[@612moses]

So happy you got to Crete. Super cool island

[@sandramorey2529]

This is wonderful! Thank you.

[@CapitulationTrader]

Dude, you are a blast! I LOVE your adventures. Keep it up!!!

[@angelafoxmusic7265]

Wwooww! How incredibly amazing! Thanks for sharing.

[@TheLateHaunt]

Finds like this are literally your channel's namesake. Great video!

[@puravidadew7031]

I was stationed in Chania, Suda Bay area when I was there in 73/74. Such a beautiful island. I hope to get back there before I die.

[@roaxeskhadil]

Excellent storytelling, as always.

[@bozhidarmihaylov]

Phenomenal.. as always 🤯 Thak You! The Keykeeper behind the bar :)

[@Artful_Synthesis]

You and your work are inspirational beyond my words ability to describe.

[@1111atreides]

I'm sure I'm not the first to recognize Pleides, Scorpio and even possibly Orion in the polka dots.

[@rosafilippidi6440]

😮 Wow!!!! Everything about this story is so cool !!!!!

[@CAM-fq8lv]

Happy just to see it in your video. Thanks.

[@melindaatha2665]

Fantastic information

[@Relaxeduniverce]

Finally! I've been there, I'm Greek living in Greece. A lot of things about Greece aren't public knowledge...

[@davidec.4021]

I am currently on holiday less than 30 km away from this. As soon as i saw the zooming in on the map on Crete my first reaction was “no way I have to go”. But then, just by seeing that it’s just a gate and a man with a key, even before your last reflection, i changed my mind completely. I really hope they put some measures to protect this. I for sure will not go now and wait to see it when it is preserved, or just wait for new studies

[@erikrojas8829]

Great story, like all the stories you tell us about, it reminds me of the petroglyphs and pictographs in Chiribiquete national park in Colombia, we visited the place to study the fauna, but we were in awe of the beautiful rock art, and the fact that some of them were made 20000 years ago , and some of them are still being mada by uncontacted indigenous people. One of the interesting adventures in my life.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Wonderful, thanks for bringing attention to this ancient art.

[@stevesarvis5464]

Im intrigued by this. Thankyou.

[@LuisAldamiz]

Thanks for bringing forth this site to our attention. I wouldn't worry too much about the protection of the site, it will solve itself out if the site ever becomes more popular (some authority will take over for sure) and anyhow what matters the most is documenting and knowing about it. Intriguingly we know of Early Paleolithic tool remains in Crete, attributed to some sort of archaic human, at Plakias c. 130,000 years ago, but we also know of more modern settlement (also at Plakias) by our species c. 11,000 BP, which almost matches your claim of deers going extinct around that date. These findings are deemed "Mesolithic" (i.e. Epipaleolithic) and are also found in other islands of the Aegean, as well as in Cyprus (and separately I remember reading about Mesolithic settlement of Corsica too). I wouldn't like to read too much on your sketchy outline of the layering of the engravings but, assuming the lowest layer of deer drawings is c. 12-11,000 years old, the ship could well be already Neolithic (reaching Greece before 9000 BP, still without pottery... but definitely with sea capable ships, with which they would settle all southern Europe and then the Atlantic region in the following millennia, including all islands, bringing with them the whole Neolithic package of seeds and animals like sheep, goats and pigs, unsure about cows but maybe too). In any case thanks to you and very especially your wife and the keeper of the keys for bringing this rare site to public awareness.

[@GeorgeRealFU]

It's a funny and interesting video... I hate to break to you but we are full with caves strange,spooky nice, dark with artworks without,from last century from past centuries...,all kinds....everything is possible. I know this cave you went since I was 17 and went to Crete first time. Next time you should Visit Peloponnese- its huge many places...like Epidavros, Diros,many many places ,Pelion, Corfu, Olymbos, and many more smaller island like Andros ,Ithaki ...lots. You need years and even after 20 years, you might discover just 10-20 percent of places in Greece, man...known or unknown is full of surprises. Only at some large islands alone Crete, Corfu, and a few others you need years to find all the "hidden" places and moths to check the most standard ones with the help of guides and help from locals. The small island....years seriously years. And most of them have their local untold stories and myths from the past. There are lots I mean LOTS AND LOTS of places not only caves in Greece, that "no one" has ever seen and most of these places are hidden. But not all there are lots in common view in the middle of nowhere. Most of the gov doesn't care cause they are not giving money to support them and they prefer to avoid them. Last century at list... In every Greek mountain and Island, there are places you don't know there are. In Cities and villages too but extremely more under covered. In every church in Greece, there is something around underneath that no one knows. Usually tunnels or underground builds Many Greeks but not the majority, also know many places from relatives and personal experiences and travels about these facts. Inside the Greek sea, there are tons of places that are not published yet and others not founded yet. Most Greeks have found even one time some archeological artifacts accidentally. Everywhere you go is like most probably there is something there to find or to check. Next time you go try Saint Theodor's Church near to Megalopolis of Peloponnese where there is a huge tree on a small church's roof but the roots are nowhere:) This is not some secret place but not many people know it. 🙃

[@nutin321]

This is friggin' awesome!

[@1myfriendjohn]

Amazing work!

[@DavidAustin-ct2wq]

Awesome video!

[@Joel_Inosin]

rare af earth thanks

[@michaelvaughn1496]

I want your job!!! 😄 Love your channel and especially when you focus on history and archaeology. Thanks for the great channel.

[@harveyrouen4655]

Thank you for this video

[@DaBlaz803]

This is my homeland, island of Crete! No surprise… Minoan civilization is one of if not the oldest civilizations on Earth. Great video! Thanks for sharing it out there! Keep up the good work 👍🏽 Καλή συνέχεια 🇬🇷

[@Endevide]

I live in Greece and had never heard of this! One of the few times YT algorithms work well. I always wanted to be an archeologist so I was getting goosebumps when you located the place and showed the study and how they had seperated the findings and color coded them to be more visible. It's not odd to have one person have the keys for something like this here in Greece. The amount of antiquities we have it would make it impossible to be controlled. Also, maybe it's for the best to have it less known. The only people that need to know the exact location is scientists from around the world. But yeah it would be difficult otherwise. No matter where you dig here you'll find something, and that has caused problems in the past. Heck, I grew up in a house where one of the rooms was sitting on top of ancient city structures of one of the most ancient cities in Europe. We had a wooden floor in that room, probably due to regulations at the time.

[@kranzonguam]

Thank you!!

[@vizlerandras]

Because of your brilliant video, I got to see this wonderful cave art this week. Unfortunately the first damage has been done, a guy named Iohannis felt like he had to scratch his name next to the drawings. And by now we’re handing over that key to from hand to hand of coming visitors. I wish this cave was better protected.