Weird and Unexplained Archaeological Discoveries

Merry Christmas, you filthy animals. Here are some facts from the fact boy.
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[@michael42093]

The world: Merry Christmas Simon: Babies in ancient Ecuador were buried with helmets made from skulls of other children

[@washkabe9179]

Lmfao

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

😂🤣😭🤣... but merry Christmas tho.

[@wwaitkus]

I was always a fan of light-hearted fairy tale faire on Christmas myself.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

I know huh!

[@maryellen9503]

Hence why we adore him.

[@antoniovillanueva308]

Simon is the hardest working, semi-human, Yoko hating, being in show business today. I would like to sincerely congratulate the coders, maintenance workers, and technicians that make his existence possible.

[@trentwilliams6614]

The way he builds up his other shows make you wanna watch them

[@joshuabush2700]

Theory on the dolphin/porpoise. They have been noted to save humans occasionally so maybe a drowning monk was saved and the animal was honored with a proper burial.

[@DrNothing23]

Ya, they've also been known to actually attempt RAPING humans too... True story.

[@peterkoller3761]

you mean they honored it by first killing it so they could give it a proper burial.

[@rmt3589]

Did it do it on acedent, or on porpoise?

[@wonky_shoebox7514]

​@@peterkoller3761 maybe they didn't have to kill it, a town near me had a bottlenose dolphin that stayed close since he was a young adult. He was around for just over 30 years. The monks may have regarded the porpoise as one of them, hence a proper burial

[@anyawillowfan]

My assumption when someone buries an animal in their own grave is that the animal is likely to be a pet (in this case the porpoise could be an animal that hung around and the monks became attached to it), or a stray who died nearby.

[@JokerzPrincezz]

That was my first assumption “perry the porpoise pet and mascot of St. Peter” sounds real to me 😂

[@ellisjoel6109]

I know im randomly asking but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost the password. I would love any help you can give me.

[@bodiesergio6738]

@Ellis Joel instablaster =)

[@ellisjoel6109]

@Bodie Sergio i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

I'm pretty sure Simon's sponsorship of his other channels and how they all loop into each other channel is the closest thing this world will ever see to a perpetual motion machine.

[@joshuahadams]

On the Norwegian coin: a mineral called Ramah chert was quarried in the Torngat Mountains of Labrador and passed along trade routes. Pieces of stone quarried from the Torngats have been found as far south as Maryland in the US and in a Norse settlement in Greenland. It wouldn’t be too outlandish for a Norwegian to trade with an Inuit, and pass along the coin as part of the deal, and that coin made its way south along the trade routes.

[@fishinwidow35]

I tend to agree that it was part of a trade.

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

"If you don't know, I have another channel" Is an under statement

[@jackdenihan5333]

“ I have a fleet of channels” would be more accurate at this point

[@DrNothing23]

Like Cthulhu saying, "If you don't know, I have another tentacle..."

[@suzannemenuet947]

Seriously! He has like 4 or 5 that I know of!

[@erykszymanski9167]

@@jackdenihan5333 A fleet that would rival the Pepsi Navy

[@MikeJBeebe]

He's a living testament to the amazing powers of COCAINE! (allegedly)

[@Taragoola]

"At the center was a tomb" followed by "We don't know the purpose of the structure" Bro I think it was a tomb.

[@toddnolastname4485]

Looked like a maze around the tomb.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

"Not ment to be human, but meant to be fish".. I've read enough Lovecraft to know where this is going.. Its a cult of DAGON.

[@gregoryturner9530]

Damn innsmouth folk

[@petergray2712]

It's more likely they were amulets meant to protect against the evil eye.

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

Ia Ia Cthulhu fatagn!!!

[@amberdulay7238]

The monk’s “SEEEEEEECRET PORPOISE”. Caitlin Doughty’s video on this was hilarious!

[@danaott2849]

I love her..😁.. And, all of her Deathlings..☠

[@amberdulay7238]

@@danaott2849 and I love you, fellow Deathling!

[@shinobusora]

It's awesome finding Deathlings on other channels. Hello, fellow Deathling! And totally agree. Her video was awesome. I saw the grave and was like, "Hey! I know those bones! Secret porpoise!"

[@annahooge3878]

Yeeeeeeees 👏🏻

[@jimcappa6815]

Haha yes! She also did one on the babies wearing helmets made from other babies.

[@chrisrice3537]

The fact that Simon makes enough content to satisfy even the most needy of people needs to be celebrated 👏👏👏

[@SecurityMonitorLizard]

That porpoise was probably just like a team mascot that they didn't record, but respected enough to give it burial rights.

[@djquinn11]

Miami Dolphins

[@SecurityMonitorLizard]

@@djquinn11 FACT: The Miami Dolphins are an ancient society of monks.

[@KissesFromCanada]

Totally. Or... the waters don’t clear well, and a rotting body on the beach would stink up the whole island.

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

Honestly my first thought was mascot too😂😂 I was just picturing these monks waving at their little porpoise friend every day while they did their tasks

[@liquidminds]

My first thought was "pet". A lot of people have had moments with wild animals and people have said they can see "that the animal has a soul" by looking into its eyes. All it takes is one monk who had a moment with the animal, thinking it also has a soul, who decides to burry it properly because of that. But of course, it also could have been food.

[@ComaDave]

5:45 Weird to hear Simon say "allegedly" in such a matter-of-fact manner.

[@CorwinAlexander]

Allegedly

[@fishinwidow35]

RE: the Maine coin. Both of my father's grandmothers were Native women from NH. I had my DNA tested and it came up 13% Eskimo/Aluet. Vikings were trading more than coins ;)

[@tessjuel]

The viking coin from Maine is relly interesting if it's genuine but I can't see any weird mystery there. It's about 1,200-1,300 km (750-800 miles) away from the known viking settlements. It's not at all unlikely for a lost ship to end up that far off and it's also possible the coin was traded from native to native all the way down the coast from Newfoundland.

[@HEATRACER24]

Merry Christmas Simon and everyone!

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

And a happy New Year!

[@mrcmoes]

Merry Christmas too you!

[@joeyr7294]

You too, you legend 🍻

[@themaltaboy]

And to you too

[@Sabrina_116]

Caitlin Doughty talked about the porpoise grave on her channel!! I was so weirdly excited about knowing that story 😂

[@samw8452]

Me too! I love her channel.

[@mikebar42]

It's a holiday Simon, take a day off

[@joycejames8461]

He cannot rest until he's told us everything that's ever been known.

[@TheSassygrasshopper]

mike bar although he is definitely one of the hardest working youtubers out there, he records like 15 episodes a day so he takes time off whenever he wants cause he has a stock pile of content...

[@saldan3985]

@@TheSassygrasshopper Or he just grabs cocaine and BLAZE (Allegedly)

[@MrWizeazz]

He’s got other channels to constantly make. He can’t rest for a second. 😂

[@mikebar42]

@@MrWizeazz I heard working to much can cause hair lose

[@dinkthedinorawr]

Keep the channels (and podcasts!) coming Simon. Your voice is relaxing, you are humorous and your scripts are well researched and well written. You have an awesome team and I love learning from you

[@sandybarnes887]

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 EN is now hosted by someone else. The Simon Whistler Show hasn't had new content for a while.

[@CorwinAlexander]

How many videos a day does the man put out?

[@sandybarnes887]

@@CorwinAlexander at least 1. Some days 3 or 4.

[@bernardlemay8563]

Eventually you should get a YT commemorative plate saying "Congratulations for reaching 1 million channels"

[@AbbeyN0rmal]

Happy Christmas to u Simon and to everyone here in the chat much love to all

[@rhijulbec1]

Same to you! 🎅🤶🎄⛄🌟 Jenn 🇨🇦 👋 👋 👋 Hello from Canada 🍁!

[@marlog3]

Thank you. Merry Christmas happy holidays

[@roshambo5895]

Thank you! Merry Xmas and love from North Korea 🇰🇵

[@natashaestes154]

Thank you. You as well 😊

[@whateves5369]

Same to you

[@pirateadam3686]

1000 years in the future... SimonBot: Archeology is the boring hobby of trawling social media servers long abandoned to find complete pictures of random people in unnerving levels of detail.

[@ApocTank66]

How many channels do you need? Simon: "Yes!"

[@MrChristianDT]

Best idea with the porpoise skeleton-- they wanted to give someone a proper burial, but there were no remains to bury, so they just used whatever they had on hand as a stand-in &, possibly, didn't tell anyone.

[@The_Marine708]

I just want one Christmas where Simone dresses as Santa, and carries out videos like normal. Is it too much to ask for?!?!

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

You have my sword!

[@CorwinAlexander]

And my axe

[@peterkoller3761]

and my .45 cal S&W!

[@slayingroosters4355]

0:27 literally nobody has ever thought this, EVER! But keep them coming they’re great 👌🏿

[@kalumbailey5103]

The porpoise might have beached itself on or close to a holy day, the monks took it as a sign and buried it as a christian, weirder things have happened. And the maine penny? Norse where the first none native culture to find the americas so i don't see it as much of a stretch that they traded with or got massacred by the natives

[@sabikitsune5517]

My theory on the Viking coin (if it's real) is that the Newfoundland group traded it to a local tribe, and then it kept getting traded (and/or stolen) to/by individuals in different groups until it was lost in Maine

[@mckinleyostvig7135]

This man has more KZbin channels than Santa eats cookies.

[@nckoes]

Merry Christmas everyone! Simon is a nice present.

[@mcknight1731]

Merry Christmas

[@pixiesouter9419]

Merry Christmas. Watch Business Blaze. He nice on all his channels, he's honest on BB x (Edit: I just realised you said present not person lol, ignore me)

[@RockerChick006]

@@pixiesouter9419 he's way less scripted and way more amusing

[@pixiesouter9419]

@@RockerChick006 agreed.

[@nckoes]

@@pixiesouter9419 I've been a BB fan long enough to get the in jokes. My favorite channel. Yay cocaine! (Allegedly)

[@griftermediaco7023]

Merry Christmas, Simon!!!

[@Sabatuar]

The Starving of Saqquara puts me in mind of Olmec artwork.

[@edew9180]

Monk finds an injured, dying porpoise, comforts it in its last moments, and buries it. 600 years later: OMG why is there one single buried porpoise?!?!?!? We can’t figure it out!!!!

[@Zaeyrus]

Merry Christmas Simon!! Thank you for all the content!!

[@tamarabarrett5137]

They call him “Flipper”

[@debralucas2224]

Or, in this case, "Flipless". 😏

[@claredyj2015]

Love your channel Simon! 😊

[@ewestner]

Oh, yay, more info about the Codex Gigans, just like I asked for! Thanks!!! What a nice Christmas present!

[@djpuplex]

I don't get nearly enough of a snooty Brit educating me on ancient hereabouts.

[@rolandfischer931]

Its like a soothing habit for me at this point lmao

[@agent_meister477]

Yea, but he's OUR snooty Brit!

[@julikae735]

Love listening to this "snooty brit".

[@SkunkApe407]

Thank you for the Christmas upload, Simon and Co.! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

[@artisan1800]

Merry Christmas Simon!!!!!! And everyone else at Toptenznet☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️

[@taytortwat]

Merry Christmas Simon!!

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent, merry Christmas

[@adrianem1125]

Happy Christmas Simon and crew

[@aragos32727]

I literally woke up this morning and was unwrapping presents hoping that I would get more videos from Simon. Christmas wish answered.

[@Averagecanadian1984]

Merry Xmas Simon ...thanks for the vid

[@jakem5037]

Happy Christmas Simon and friends 👍❤

[@kandreasworld4374]

Merry Christmas Simon!⛄🎄🎁

[@korlashgaming8313]

I'm always on the lookout for more Simon, I use business blaze to help put my son to bed. I also got the best laugh of my life when he told me Danny needs food.

[@SonjaPierce]

Simon, I've noticed that some of my favourite videos are written by Radu. Can you please pass on that i appreciate his hard work? Thanks and merry Christmas to all of you at Top Tenz and your other channels!

[@endergamer7483]

2:11 me slinking to steal food back to my nest of a room, like a possum

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone, and especially Simon and his team, from Canada! 🇨🇦

[@underworldblu]

My favourite KZbin person! Well, the only one I like. Enjoy your holidays Simon.

[@LungsOutJem]

Been a long time since I've caught a video this early. Interesting stuff.

[@ghostofluck1811]

Merry Christmas Simon, team, and all subscribers!

[@joeyr7294]

Merry Christmas Simon and Co. 🍻 Can you please do a side project vid on the missing German uranium cubes!

[@washkabe9179]

Merry Christmas, Simon

[@cristinesplinis5815]

Merry Christmas, Simon and family!

[@saulthechicanootaku]

I think Simon is the human Swiss Army Knife as he is one man that can do lots of things on KZbin. Have a safe holiday, Simon!

[@anarchyantz1564]

I don't get enough videos from Simon. We need more channels.

[@LuinTathren]

Happy Holidays to everyone who works on all the channels hosted by Simon! Looking forward to all the videos that will come out in the coming year!

[@petersicheri9670]

2020s best Christmas present today this man has been pumping out videos all year he needs an award a pay raise a covid passport I don't know but this guy is literally making 20/20 so much more easier thanks

[@ryanrizzo4869]

Merry Christmas, TopTenz crew!

[@perrydowd9285]

I'm on a Simon binge tonight.🤩

[@mgithaiga1]

Merry Christmas Simon Whistler!

[@SedDelMar]

Whew! Great subjects. Holiday tidings!!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

Who would bury a dead porpoise ?. " Let's bury our lunch here boys. "

[@nickbalmes6640]

Just can't get enough of Simon Whistler's videos

[@ericvacca551]

Apparently Simon or Daven are fans of Home Alone. The Merry Christmas you filthy animals was a dead give away

[@ratedpjp4322]

very interesting and we did not know that part of history.

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent, educated 👏

[@JudeNance]

Fascinating as all ways.

[@melindaweasenforth1206]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Simon to you and your family.... and of course to all your subscribers and a Happy New Year.. hugs Lynn Weasenforth 💯💜💛💙🌹❄️🎄🌨️

[@johnnyswiftly4674]

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄

[@User31129]

"We are of course talking about big balls...." Yeah, my sense of humor hasn't advanced much, despite my 35 years.

[@sailcat9]

I don't get enough videos from Simon. Period.

[@QuietFury9]

The rest of the world taking a day off for xmas. Simon talking to himself in the mirror " I'm about to further this mans career "

[@DreamBelief]

You do realise that huge portions of the world do not have a day off on christmas. They are part of the world too. Not celebrating christmas doesn't suddenly make you live on pluto.

[@damiancurrington3191]

The skull helmets struck me as pretty bizarre initially, but thinking about it more yielded a possible theory. The skulls of the older children being used as ceremonial headgear (granted the skin and hair are intact as supposed) are done so to properly bury them. By having the older skulls worn over the younger, it implies greater importance. Reason would dictate, then, that the older child is actually the subject of the burial, not the younger. This goes a little further down the rabbit hole in this possibility, but here goes: the small children's corpses are not as important because they are not from the same tribe. Intertribal conflict is not out of the question, and if the main tribe lost a child as a casualty of a skirmish they would want to make sure they were buried properly. Whether the bodies are from other tribes or just orphaned children (or even sacrifices) there's no immediate knowing until further testing is completed.

[@JokerzPrincezz]

My initial thought was that the children were siblings who died together, or around the same time. This could have been a way to keep the family together, signify the end of a bloodline if this was the last of a couples children, or if they died of disease this could have even been a religious rite to protect remaining family from illness. They could have also died in a way that left the older kids bodies mangled and this was a way to ensure a proper burial as an intact body was important in many cultures.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Merry Christmas 2020🥳🎀🎄🎁

[@pecansandy34]

It's aliens man! All of this is aliens. Too cool 😎

[@maryellen9503]

Merry Christmas, Simon! Can I suggest that the grave of the porpoise was re a pet?

[@vicariousgamer2871]

Simon, the hardest working man in showbiz ! :)

[@judemelroses9920]

Christmas morning historical gem knowledge.

[@MrWizeazz]

Simon can you please do a video on the Sea People?

[@Albinoafroman316]

Merry Christmas to all

[@furyrage2011]

Boi Simón goes nonstop in the holidays.

[@augustcannon]

Another channel..... This dude is going to be youtube in ten years

[@2sexyfomyshirt]

I need you to do a toptenz business blaze style

[@nmarrs8539]

Seriously Simon were do you find the time and energy for all these channels you front? Hardest working man on KZbin.

[@saltyark7564]

Any archeologists that study “ ooparts” (out of place artifacts) have some giant Diquis spheres if you know what I mean 😉 They have some giant stone balls.

[@TheEternalPheonix]

#7 reminds me of a Tumblr post that suggested how to perplex future archeologists. It definitely seems to be in the same vein.

[@alibentz8692]

My husband loved his smash the dislike button shirt and the allegedly shirt I got him for Christmas. He also thought the vincero watch was awesome too! Thanks for the ideas/ merch!

[@TurquoiseInk]

Oooooh , please do a cursed objects show!

[@fredgarvinism]

You can actually go on a tour in costa rica and they will take you to a quarry and show you where many were made, ones that were discarded and how to make them.

[@DidMyGrandfatherMakeThis]

With regards the porpoise, it would be very interesting to see if it lies along the same direction as humans were traditionally buried by the monks at the time.

[@peterkoller3761]

I am surprised the Roman pentagon-dodecahedrons only found along the upper Danube and in Raetia did not come up! They are about fist sized, hollow, with different sized holes on the surfaces and knobs on each corner, quite elaborate and skillful pieces of craftmanship the purpose of which nobody knows.

[@seangannon6081]

I’m gonna start wandering around burying random objects and homemade thing-a-majigs and carving random stuff into rocks just to confuse people in the future.

[@skaetur1]

Simon: Every few days we upload new channels.

[@TheStrykerProject]

Watching TopTenz just after a Business Blaze episode is...oddly strange...

[@albussr1589]

I say the Monks got absolutely wasted and one said: "Hey, let´s burry our Dinner to confuse the People who come after us!" And everyone cheered.

[@ZeoViolet]

Dear Simon: Here's hoping you took time out of your busy Christmas day to spend 15 minutes or so on Zoom with your family and stuff yourself with all the fruitcakes they sent you as gifts! Now, on to the video!

[@thesocialmisfit]

Compliments of the season ☃️