Unearthed: Mayan City of Blood (S1, E1) | Full Episode

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[@larrysingleton2864]

Currently getting screwed over by the VA over pain meds. (Missed Vietnam by a day back in 75 when I joined the Navy. Ran into a black guy in a wheelchair in a book store. I mentioned the same thing as we were looking at the war books. He said I didn't miss a thing, He left his legs in Vietnam.) That said this is a great documentary. Appreciate that I'm not being assaulted by the noise they call music blasting through most of these docs and movies.

[@danmcmurry1203]

One year I was at Chichen Itza at the equinox, we watched the 'snake creep down' the side of the pyramid as the sun passed. About 1000 folks showed up to watch, awe inspiring. It was a bucket list event. Love the content.

[@Jan_von_Gratschoff]

Hate to burst your bubble, but the snake pattern shows up for 4 months straight every year.

[@xXtuscanator22Xx]

@@Jan_von_GratschoffYes…and the Great Wall of China isn’t gonna go anywhere either, but it’s still a bucket list for many people to go visit it lol

[@lindalaws3857]

They are opening portals vernal & autumn equinox's summer & winter solstice's vernal equinox opens to the pleiades , the swans ( Cygnus) leave every autumn equinox . Winter solstice is to the west gate & .there are 2 ENTIRERLY different openings or arrivals of the god worlds ultimate highers ..august 1-2-3 + February 1-2-3- but the snake gods lost South America was taken off them as penance ( by the higher Elohims judges ) for allowing "we eat you" by ripping out Ur heart " into the planet at the time of Baleque & one hundreth father ( a SANANDA BEN JEHOVI) who had attracted the interest of the black Saurians beyond the SHIELD of ORION ..The claw bk began 2010 in oct ..100 father came bk 2011 November 1st ( is his day) its thought he initiated the birth of the last silent avatar x 6 ( which are (7 ) a unit of PHI avatar gods for the Transition of Souls

[@shirleykathan-sayess5764]

@@danmcmurry1203 awesome!

[@ultranitro437]

I've climbed that pyramid and saw the great red thing inside. All i remember is that it was extrememly hot and so humid that there was water running down the walls and it was hard to breathe. Me and my brother also jumped into one of those round blue underground lakes and swam with those strange black fish. I have watched numerous videos on this pyramid and NONE of them mention the coolest thing our tour guide showed us. He stood at the big snake head at the base then took 2 steps back and 3 to the right (something like that) and clapped his hands super hard. The echo of his clap sounded like a huge hawk cawing. He said the mayans understood sound so good that they designed it to do that on purpose. I tried it myself at age 13 and got it to work. My mind was blown.

[@mlgkiwee]

youre lucky to have seen inside. its closed to the public. i went last week.

[@mlgkiwee]

@Faylene Gostanian nopenfor vandalism

[@KamauTheQuietWarya]

I was just there too! September 2021. I went swimming in a sinkhole as well! My tour guide did the clap thing as well. It sucks we were on a time crunch- i wanted to stop by every single table & buy the carved items. We went to a village ran by a woman where they had a shop full of obsidian. We got blessed, ate lunch there. I bought a few obsidian items. One was over $600, i keep it in my living room looking out the front window, in view of the sun. When the guy wrapped it, he would not even touch it. He carefully wrapped it & explained do not allow anyone to touch it, only the owner. I wish i would've thought about xmas gifts for friends & family. I left a fantastic review on TripAdvisor. All inclusive at hotel Riu. I hiiiiiighly reccomend all inclusive Riu if you'regoing to cancun. I honestly cannot imagine a better option for the price. When we were at the temples, they explained you used to be able to go into the structures but ppl started stealing of course so now you can't. I wish i could share the photos with you all. It was a very special experience & great for the spirit. I had never been outside of the country other than rocky point. I could go on forever, we were there for nearly a week. I'll close with this: Cocoa Bongo is the greatest club ever!! Ever, ever! Cancun!

[@tobascoheat6582]

Cool!

[@kenaaronbabbit9987]

I saw that Tour guide stuff then I went and clapped in an empty field and it made the exact same noise when it bounced off a crappy house so it's bs the echo will bounce of any building and the pitch of the noise comes from the hands clapping

[@findingglorya9047]

I'm so happy that they did not remove the artifacts from the water. Truly appreciate the level of respect 👏🏼

[@shirleykathan-sayess5764]

I first read about Chichen Itza in a Scrooge McDuck comic book in the ‘50s. I was fascinated. I have been lucky enough to visit it three times and even climb the great pyramid. Thank you for such an outstanding documentary! ❤️ Shirley

[@dieseljester]

Oh wow! You got to climb El Castillo? I'm jealous. I first heard about Chichen Itza and the Mayan from an old 80s PBS show called "Voyage of the Mimi". Visiting the place became an item on my lifetime to do list that I finally got to do last December. I was in awe when I got to see El Castillo in person finally.

[@jasoncardinal86]

I took my family on vacation to tulum a couple weeks ago. We were lucky enough to make it to chichen itza. You can't climb the pyramid anymore

[@tomcarson8854]

I absolutely love, Love, LOVE this kind of exploration! If I could back my life up about 40 years, this is what I would do!

[@Mandy-dh8oc]

Its only too late when your dead

[@addycastro6033]

Watching this after visiting chichenitza, it’s a great experience. I love to learn about history and the Mayans just amazed me with their attention to detail and intelligence. 🇲🇽

[@angelstarburstguru9414]

I love learning

[@McKeeNJackson]

Such a beautiful culture 🇲🇽

[@houseofsolomon2440]

I visited Chichen Itzà in 1978 as a 10 year old. There were only a few other families there, so basically had the place to ourselves. I was absolutely floored by El Castillo, the ball court, the huge cenóte, the celestial observatory. It permanently influenced my appreciation and enthusiasm for Mayan culture.

[@buzz5969]

Do you now like basketball?😊

[@houseofsolomon2440]

@@buzz5969 lol

[@WorldMysteries2u]

Incredible! Discovering the mysterious Mayan city and its blood-soaked rituals truly reveals a dark yet captivating part of history. The Mayan civilization is both beautiful and eerie. Thank you to the channel for bringing such valuable details and helping viewers gain a deeper understanding of this ancient civilization!

[@esmeraldadominguez116]

Just came from this place and it’s so beautiful!!!! The zenote! Refreshing water!

[@brendacummings5271]

It's probably hard for people to realize it looks that awesome in real life. Really it even looks more awesome than you can imagine even when you're being there. It's a place that I would love to go back and spend a lot more time visiting and touring. Went on a cruise and took that as one of the places I wanted to go but it limited us to such a short visit it made me sick to leave. I'd advise anybody to go there fly in and stay in a hotel. Mind blowing awesome experience 🤓

[@versatileduplicity9313]

I love how science and math plays a role in how a temple looks

[@wenbinzhang8851]

Just came back from visiting the sites. Now I'm going through my photos and videos following this documentary.

[@jenniferc9002]

Their astrological building alignments and using the step pyramid as a calendar is amazing ✨🌙

[@MyYTaccountName]

Thanks for the upload. This series is perfect for watching before bedtime.

[@jon-marcyaden6265]

This doc is great, delving into the cenotes and sacbes that were so important to the classic Maya. Lots of beautiful footage. Great job!

[@selvama6373]

the Sacbes (roads) are actually all across Mesoamerica, uniting all the sites, all the way to Tikal in Guatemala and beyond! Truly amazing. Thank you for the video!

[@alvimana4694]

Many years ago, I remember being able to go in through the doorway at the base of the pyramid next to the snake head. This led to a buried pyramid under the main one where the jaguar and the statue of chac mool were kept on the altar there. Our guide was the one who led us there. It was great to discover this little-known secret at the time.

[@TheBashingKing]

I just finished a tour here over the weekend. The tour guide is a Mayan. The Mayans didn’t disappear. There are still 7 million of them on Earth

[@jaydenmadsen3881]

No, I think they’re just talking about like ancient Mayans before Spanish colonization because yes, you are very correct. Millions of Mayans and there’s some in the rainforest still.

[@theamused8705]

Why did their civilization collapse?

[@buzz5969]

@@theamused8705COVID

[@dieseltrain7979]

@@theamused8705good question 🧐

[@jsandoval3226]

@@theamused8705 we moved on just like everyone is leaving California 😂

[@ericahymes3780]

So glad all this Amazing humans ❤️ with their knowledge and high quality of interest on the old Mayan Ruins teach all Humanity what they represents. God Water The star's Forest The magestic under water tunnel Lime stone best construction materials, we ever see survive 🙌 Thousands of year's just Majestic cities. So proud of my Blood DNA ❤️ God Blessed 🙌 our Mayan Tribes live in Guatemala, Mexico 🇲🇽 Belize, El Salvador and Honduras, they all have structures was part of their Territories 🏞🙏👈

[@davidmizak4642]

The remarkable information you provide to your viewers needs to be applauded. I sincerely appreciate your effort to expand your viewers knowledge. A sincere thank you!

[@cuzbizkets3631]

YINZ need to let us in there .......

[@cuzbizkets3631]

dont yinz wanna know wtf is really goin on w this shit

[@cuzbizkets3631]

ill give yins one hint...and i got this from the space aliens, themselves........... these megalithic sites were all, placed cerebrally , to power the earth w free electricity.....and water

[@Florida79578]

@@cuzbizkets3631 hm yes tinfoil hat man

[@peggywiggins1829]

That is the most amazing place I have ever visited.

[@Chinoponce150]

Really?a stone chisel?this is so ridiculous.I wonder what they teach in history class at school.

[@wfcoaker1398]

It was alien Lizard People.

[@larrysingleton2864]

This is a great documentary. Appreciate that I'm not being assaulted by the noise they call music blasting through most of these docs and movies.

[@Siouxperman]

We need to preserve precious places like this:

[@truebluereef419]

I was lucky enough to have visited this site and actually climb the pyramid. Once you get to the top, the views are breathtaking. Jungle as far as the eyes can see.

[@peggywiggins1829]

That is the most amazing place I have ever visited!

[@PjKneisel]

I love these shows that focus on the reality and intelligence of our human ancestors instead of saying “oh it was aliens!” Science is amazing.

[@o.1105]

Muy buen documental ( Es curioso que las misma forma de estas pirámides están en la isla de cuba en la costa norte de la provincia de pinar del Río en el fondo del mar a 650 metros en el fondo Del Mar y hay una ciudad que aparentemente se hundió o que esa ciudad es más vieja que las de Yucatán y que al moverse la tierra 🌎 esa ciudad desapareció en el fondo Del Mar ) fuera bueno que se documentaran y que comenten sobre las pirámides en cuba 🇨🇺 felicidades por su canal es muy bueno

[@jonathanmitchell9886]

The odd thing about Chichen Itza (or rather, the odd thing about the way it's perceived in the present day) is that it wasn't really a Mayan city. There was a Mayan ceremonial center which included the small but decoratively impressive buildings that make up the older part of the Nunnery Group, but this could hardly be called a "city." The monumental architectural style and iconography that people associate with Chichen Itza aren't Mayan at all: they're primarily Toltec, though the Toltec did expand upon existing structures built by the Itza, barbarous cousins of the Maya who settled in the area after the original inhabitants had departed. This isn't a minor distinction. It's the key to an actual understanding of the city. The Maya were there first; then the Itza (who spoke the Mayan language but were considered savages and held in low regard by the "proper" Maya). Finally, the Toltec people from central Mexico settled there. The Itza had built the original pyramid, but the Toltec enlarged it into the Castillo. That structure is physically impressive, without a doubt...but when I visited Chichen Itza, I couldn't escape the impression that the real mystery lay in the smaller but older Mayan ruins. These are the vestiges of an advanced culture which remains enigmatic: a culture defined not by war and human sacrifice (as the city's later inhabitants were), but by a preoccupation with astronomy--specifically the movements of Venus--and mysticism. Who were the Maya? How did they develop a calendar more accurate than our own? The huge stepped pyramid at which tourists marvel is alien to the Yucatan; it was imported there from another place by another culture. It's possible, even likely, that the original Mayan ruins which stand in the jungle were as mysterious to those later settlers as they are to us today. These buildings are surrounded by an entirely different atmosphere than that which characterizes the rest of Chichen Itza. Something unaccountable seems to have happened in them, and standing in close proximity to these structures is a little bit like standing near a haunted house, peering through a shadowy doorway at... What?

[@MegaMademade]

Really interesting post. Thank you

[@jonathanmitchell9886]

@@MegaMademade Thanks, Marina!

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

Hi Jonathan. I lwas totally swept up in the whole story of what happened and who came first and who they were. Have you written any books about this and your experience because I definitely want to go out and buy them now. The way you tell it, takes you on a visual tour of everything in your imagination, at least that is what I feel that it did to me. It was totally Spellbinding, and I was enthralled to the max ! It is totally falscinating and grips me to my very core. Please do let me know what books you've written, so that I can go out asap and buy them. I have to read more. Thank you so very much. Sincerely, Chirelle Alana

[@jonathanmitchell9886]

@@chirelle.alanalooney8609 Thanks, Chirelle. Some of my work has been published, but so far I haven't written anything about Chichen Itza. Maybe someday.

[@chirelle.alanalooney8609]

@@jonathanmitchell9886 Oh please let me know when you do. It is so fascinating, and I loved reading what you said, it was so educational and really gave you something to think about. I plan on rereading what you wrote over and over, so that it really sinks in. I find it so mysterious, that I can't stop myself. Thank you!

[@fishdude666ify]

Weird that the Great Pyramid in Egypt was also built over another previous structure AND has a big pool of water under it, AND has mathematical/astronomical significance built into it. I'm sure it's just a coincidence though, right? Not like they could communicate with each other, right? Or have a common source of information? I mean, it would be ridiculous to even CONSIDER that idea, right? 🤔

[@McKeeNJackson]

I remember growing up thinking just this and still do. I laugh when ppl think aliens think they were here to link them up or give them knowledge. Just give them their credit lol they were super smart for their time

[@SamanthaBoomtown]

Start digging into every Pyramid all over tye earth and you'll find the same thing

[@tonyd7601]

I knew about the Maya Pyramid for years but this is the first doc I've seen. Great job.

[@cjmanila]

That was so interesting! Great episode.

[@SouthernBelleReviews]

Very cool, science channel. Thank you.

[@johanngregory3499]

Absolutely wonderful . Thank you for producing such a magnificent look into the history ✌🏻❤️🙏🏼🇲🇽

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[@lucyguerrero5883]

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[@DDarkness]

When I went there the guide said that they built the temple's as tribute to the sky people. They also had a game where you put a ball through this hole and the winner gets his head cut off. I can't remember the name of the game.

[@avimae4225]

Their version of soccer. I was there in '90.

[@pippaschroeder9660]

Ever seen the world to el dorado? I think it’s a bit different in the movie though.

[@joseluisreyes4580]

Juego de pelota is the name of the game

[@McKeeNJackson]

@@avimae4225basketball

[@offthegridgreco]

There's more to this than our primitive minds can grip. Using modern thinking to analyzing ancient knowledge won't work. Dating is wrong. Repurposed structures were impossible to maintain, ergo abandonment. Their attempts were futile. Globally futile.

[@margaretthai588]

Fascinating stuff here. I like like like.

[@WealthBizGrowth1]

Thanks for the upload , so amazing

[@jasonryanCabrera]

Even though theres is no heavy equipment available at that time, they still manage to construct such gigantic infrastructure.

[@angelabaker6216]

Just came back from Mexico and swam in a cenote near Coba. I am not one of those people who normally feel presences, but I got the distinct feeling of being watched by something that did not want me there, and I felt like something was squeezing the life out of me until I got back to the land above.

[@ConradRaymond]

This Kat Is 1 Kool MaMa LooKa. Dig Jack fini

[@ConradRaymond]

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[@ConradRaymond]

😂😂😮 22:14 22:14

[@ConradRaymond]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉❤❤❤❤❤😅. (. 22:48 22:48 22:49 22:50 22:50 🌚💯💯💯💯

[@billtribble2904]

25 years ago my wife and I had a life changing experience there on top and inside the pyramid.

[@HouDeani]

Wheres episode 2?????

[@skintech8620]

I loved it so much, I Subscribed! So everybody throw your hands in the air, Cause were alive!!! Ah Yeah!,That was nothin', And while I was at it, I clicked the like button...... Word!

[@jc341]

I was just there. The entrance to the cenote under the Castile is visible now but filled in

[@______xxfunky_space_panda4183]

Di you see any muscular men engraved in stone? Cuz if you did we are all going to die

[@jarvislarson6864]

I read an archeologist excavated the entrance and found a hoarde of artifacts then reburied it because there was so much there it was the only way to preserve it and left it for future dig

[@RamblinJer]

Shifting a free limestone block is one thing, cutting, moving and placing it is another. Show me start from finish and within a reasonable time, and then, and only then will I concede archeologists are correct.

[@englishcraft2816]

Never cut with little chisels and moved with sticks, don’t know what to think

[@jimih7811]

Exactly

[@frooitbunch1309]

think about this, in the middle of the temple was a red jaguar with jade stone, jade stones symbolize purifacation and balance , red is known for being "extreme" such as red being the color of blood, just like their human rituals and the jaguar symbolizes power , ferociousness , and also aggresiveness. now lets go back to jade stones, their human sacrifices represent balance in what they though was the center of their universe... this is a theory....

[@termitee100]

I’m soooo impressed. Modern humans can’t do it

[@jarvislarson6864]

Sure they can there's no megalithic stonework in the Maya temples now Peru is a diff story

[@SoulSearch11110]

I don't think we have a fraction of the strength they had, nor are we exactly the same species.

[@sayittomyfaceidareyou8629]

So was giza on top of water also.

[@carlharmeling512]

As capable as the Mayans were they should have been able to solve their water problem. What ruined their civilization was the practice of human sacrifice for the purpose of cannibilizing the sacrificial victims. The region lacked a source of animal protein and the maze was deficient in protein. The priests were the very gods they invented and then said needed human blood to survive. The lower classes rose up and overthrew their oppressors and left those horrible pyramids to the jungle. Put yourself for one minute in the place of those peasant victims and you will understand why they rebelled with anger and violence.

[@fayepieper7203]

I 💙 Unearthed

[@williambuck5617]

it seems with all the quartz in south america that one of these guys would have looked thru a clear piece and made some form of lens to better view the stars just because we have not found one we can recognize dont mean they never had one. these people in the past were every bit as smart as us today and there are all sorts of raw materials that could have been used in many ways we never thought. most stuff over long time periods turns to dust and is remade over and over as found by others so we really have no clue what people thousands of years ago had or could do. we used to as kids take small crystals of quartz and start fires with sun light there is quartz crystals all over the earth. im sure they used them too.

[@judyjohnson7286]

‘🥸

[@militantpacifist4087]

Speaking of blood, I’m hungry for some tamales. 🫔

[@melissafreeman7416]

😉

[@McKeeNJackson]

My favorite

[@bonniebrown4186]

What is the red thing or stuff inside.

[@luckynumbersevuuun]

5:35 is a perfect example of why I dont care for this kind of documentary, because it's sensationalizes the solution when it's actually very simple, they knew that a harder rock could deform a softer rock and therefore they used tools that were harder than the material that they're working with. I don't understand why they try to make it sound so sensational and also so stupid, they don't really give you the answer, they don't empower you with the real knowledge, it's not ancient knowledge it's common knowledge and if you took a geology class you'd learn about the Mohs hardness scale and then you'd know it and be able to see right through it. We need a new age of documentaries with real substantive applied science examples. Not stupid talking and silly narratives for viewer eyes. The perfect example of why you really never learn anything watching these kinds of show I mean okay you may learn a few things oh, but you're not really learning the science of it which is actually quite simple.

[@melissafreeman7416]

Research helps. These videos ARE very basic. Both don’t hurt... but you do find yourself asking why certain things mentioned though.

[@Nica_casey_stoner]

KARNA MALASNYA MENGGALI HANYA UJUNG PIRAMIDANYA SAJA.SEDANGKAN JARAK DASAR SAMPAI UJUNG PIRAMIDA SEKITAR 4 KILO METER.....INFO LEWAT 😊😊😊😊

[@Look4HistoryGuy]

Chichen Itza was built as an astronomical observatory & fortification to PROTECT a natural, underground water spring (water being the most important survival source for humans). Our ancient ancestors were able to go into & survive catastrophic, natural events in our far distant past. A pyramidal shape is the strongest building design & was improved apron generation after generation. This structure had many different life preserving features & functions the fundamental being the preservation of human survival.

[@Look4HistoryGuy]

Serpents are wise people & NOT snakes. Adam & Eve met a serpent in the garden of Eden (They were interacting with a wise person). The Druids would say 'Wise as a serpent, we are serpents'.

[@LalitaDevi-yf4cf]

Human sacrifice had been done all over the world. Tantric. Thinking to use the spirits for own use. Still is. When going to see a someone on that field there is always a scull. People on good path must have faith to

[@angelstarburstguru9414]

Wonderful Strong men

[@Drcragory]

Beautiful

[@stevenmccart5455]

As much as I find archeology fascinating, it still seems like glorified grave robbing to me. I think it's disrespectful to disturb Graves or to remove artifacts that someone was buried with and display them in a museum. I don't care how a person died digging them up and making a dramatized TV show with thier remains is creepy.

[@helmeteye]

Name one civilization in the existence of mankind that didn't or doesn't currently require human sacrifice.

[@StanTheman-u2z]

WHAT CIVILIZATION IS DOING HUMAN SACRIFICE TODAY, PLEASE TELL ME? I WILL KNOW THEN NOT TO GO VISIT THAT CIVILIZATION!😮😮😮

[@helmeteye]

@@StanTheman-u2z All of them. The most dangerous place on the planet to be human is the womb. That's not even to mention the gender affirming child sterilization racket.

[@kesselparsecs7841]

That doesn't make it right

[@helmeteye]

@@kesselparsecs7841 What doesn't make what right? I can give you more examples of human sacrifice that is going on in every modern society.

[@StanTheman-u2z]

@@helmeteye PLEASE GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES! NO DOUBT THERE ARE SOME CRAZY RELIGIOUS CULTS SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD THAT ARE DOING THIS, BUT I DOUBT IF THERE IS ANY LEGAL HUMAN SACRIFICE GOING ON ANYWHERE! THE CLOSEST THING I CAN THINK OF IS WHEN THE CHINESE HAVE KILLED FALUN GONG MEMBERS AND THEN HARVESTED THEIR ORGANS. I GUESS YOU COULD CALL THAT A FORM OF HUMAN SACRIFICE!

[@PatanKhan-iv8mj]

Good information tanks

[@Parzivan]

Chichén Itzá is one of the best Mayan ruins but you have to realize the Guatemala has the best ruins in Tikal just saying

[@georgittesingbiel219]

I've been to TIKAL. Mayan suburbs in the middle of a sweltering jungle. Amazing!

[@sonelcoet5488]

It's a fantastic theory of how this was done, all they need was to find a gigantic boulder 300 by 300 ft of perfectly flat stone and start carving with... wood!!! and work for x years until they got 5, 10, 15 thousand of this blocks and then transport them all to the right place... eight people to move a small boulder... to move 15,000 they would need 120,000 workers, plus the builders, plus... the logistics of this it is not feasible if you think about this theory. I might be a really stupid fellow, but... I might be not.

[@torhildsvendsen9424]

Great knowledge of the sky, the astronomi ! How and WHY ? LOST/ LAST WORLD...?

[@michaelbrayson4107]

They act like Valladolid is not even there... It's the town there where the tour buses ride through. Id love for you to visit me here.

[@WayOfAges]

Those cenotes are lava tubes created by the chixculub impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66M years ago.

[@martinbarrios1139]

I think the cenotes were a cemeteries if they killed some many people like they said they didn’t have any people to work

[@xXtuscanator22Xx]

I just can’t imagine ancient/old warfare compared to modern warfare. Ancient warfare was just so brutal. Like having to cut, stab, and smash people into pieces. But then again, I’m sure ancient people would find our modern warfare to be the scariest thing and basically think it was the gods at war

[@Fenikkusuuk]

The Aztec did not have beasts of burden and did not use wheels... I think possibly the Mayans were similar. Imagine being the guys who had to bring the carved pieces to where they would be installed on architecture... then imagine if they dropped it and it broke !!!!!!!

[@billm6774]

They had some magic tricks there; the Kukulkan Pyramid at Chichen Itza spring and fall equinox 1) the priest is at the bottom of the steps and in a puff of smoke he disappears only to appear minutes later at the top ,how did he do it? The pyramid was surrounded by people. 2) priest at bottom of same steps with two giant stone snake heads next both sides of the stairs . bodies of the snakes appear to be coming down the steps at you. 3) the sunrise goes thru a small opening in the building called the observatory and up the stairs to the altar at the top. I've been there back in the 90's and it was cool back then.

[@kenaaronbabbit9987]

I dont think its because of drought I think its because agriculture had channels using the water and there is no more agriculture and the ducts have since closed

[@luznavarro7591]

This is cool 🤓

[@laugheveryday_tn]

really good video

[@______xxfunky_space_panda4183]

AWAKEN MY MASTERS

[@theamused8705]

Imagine if you had a time machine and went back to see the Mayans at the height of that civilization.

[@StanTheman-u2z]

IMAGINE IF THE MAYANS GRABBED YOU AND USED YOU AS THEIR NEXT HUMAN SACRIFICE!😮

[@McKeeNJackson]

That would be some to see and we could learn so much about them and how they found out their extensive knowledge

[@theamused8705]

@@StanTheman-u2z there's a risk to everything. 😄

[@StanTheman-u2z]

@@theamused8705 ALL RISKS ARE RELATIVE! SKYDIVING IS RISKY, BUT I WOULD RATHER DIE THAT WAY IF MY PARACHUTE DIDN'T OPEN THAN BY HAVING MY HEART CUT OUT WHILE I WAS STILL ALIVE!😬😮😟

[@jonathanbair523]

Um correct me if I am wrong, but didn't the Spanish land and first make contact with the Mayans? Before they pushed in to hit the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

[@arsnotorious]

Love it... but the Observatory is actually a water collector. Like a humidity trap, you'll need to excavate that to understand it.

[@KeithRozzell]

Fertility vitamins & minerals material & food . 😱 Oxen and the wheel 😱 love these any thing in the Forest or jungle i love. I wouldn't visit Egypt if i owned it.😂😂😂

[@patrickprafke4894]

Makes you wonder how they dealt with mosquitoes.

[@krono5el]

Maya had oils for that also they figured out how to get rid of dandruff, amazing what you can do in thousands of years

[@MIORBO]

They covered themselves in the most pungent urine of the animal's

[@teresafernandez9849]

​@@MIORBO says who? No, we used certain plants to repel insects! Try mint, and marigold.

[@MIORBO]

@@teresafernandez9849 right over your head

[@twstf8905]

Haha "The soil is berry berry thin!" 😁👍

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Beware of documentaries that make frequent use of adjectives - "amazing," "astounding," "remarkable", and the great favorites, " dark," and "mysterious!" The information presented in this documentary is nothing new, nor is the news carried out human sacrifice. It would have been better if they had just presented facts and let each viewer decide for themselves what is amazing and astounding.

[@englishcraft2816]

100 and 1000 of canoes, now I’ve heard it all

[@gregc5320]

Why is she not stating the obvious that these bodies have been cannibalized. The scrape marks on the bones are a huge telltale sign?? Very interesting documentary, I just don't like when they stop short of the truth

[@marveloussoftware4914]

Why did they build this city in the jungle? LOL, back then, there was mostly jungle. Sure there were areas that weren't jungle but those areas were settled quickly. So you either have to find unoccupied land or fight others.

[@rodhanson7112]

DID YOU KNOW THAT CLOSLOS SANTA WAS BORN IN MEXICO AND NOW HE LIVED IN AMERICA AND HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIURISISiS IN THE WORLD 🌎

[@michaeljacobs8458]

Blame it on aliens psychedelics or Meditation What ever the reason was people around the world seen or experienced something Nearly all have built temples to their gods plural What’s up with all the pyramids around that time too I wish they would tell us What they have found in Antarctica If anything I lean towards they are discovering things all the time down there

[@Timothy_D_S]

Feel fortunate that I got to go there and see this and swim in the cenote. I’ll never forget the stench of B.O. though lol

[@jessicaguarneri8460]

This was a really good video, but I don't care for the sensationalist "oh no WHY did they practice human sacrifice, HOW did they move these rocks, WHY were these bones found in this spot" framing. Sure, it gets views, but it gives the wrong impression.

[@vNightSuNv]

There is a misconception here. Chichen Itza is a not Maya pyramid. If you want to get a real Maya experience, visit Uxmal, Tikal, or Tulum.

[@moviesmovies5337]

Are there any good movies about the Mayans or Aztecs

[@mikemurphy5898]

7:35 finding a way to do it, does not mean they find the way they did... nor does it mean you found the best way. I feel like this program is doing a better job arguing for that ancient aliens show than the alien show did itself lol

[@lookingfunny6023]

Could you imagine being a mayan.Shoot!!! it has not rained all week and everyone keeps saying thank you to me for no reason all day.If it does not rain before the next sunrise.... I'm out : )

[@dellalyn9918]

So after this, I would say that the Mayans were creative and brutal...the human and animal sacrifices in the way of torture, I don't think I have the awe and respect like others do.

[@TheMasaoL]

Im curious. At about the 20 min mark they get into human sacrifice to the gods but the people sacrificed appear to be the dregs of the society. No real loss. What if the sacrifice wasn't exactly religious. What if it was scientific? Medical to be precise?

[@cruncherblock3834]

Feed the blood lust of their particular "gods".

[@stargo2931]

@Maria Kelly Are you sure you don't say yes?

[@melissafreeman7416]

😂 I really don’t think so... but that is funny 😆 thank you

[@kickingsaturday]

And remember, there’s always a tunnel somewhere that means to place

[@YHWHissalvationYHWHiswithus]

The pyramid was a hydraulic ram pump designed to pump water and as a side effect the extremely powerful pulse coupled with the resonance effects and special materials created electrical energy