As a person in a wheelchair, thank you so much for visiting, documenting (with video) AND, most importantly, talking about what you are showing! Your video is great. Thank you so very much.
How cool! It's got to be really awesome to have the know-how about masonry and take a look at old structures like Chaco. We lack that knowledge but agree that it's pretty impressive. 😊
It's an amazing location and hard not to feel affected by it, regardless of one's spiritual beliefs. Just the enormity, craftsmanship, and dedication to it is awe inspiring! 😄
Cool place. Rough road getting there. My daughter worked there a couple of years ago. She was involved in monitoring the cliffs. Not to prevent them from falling but as a warning so that visitors would not be injured. We were able to visit her for a couple of days.
Loving this Longer format. Gotta say the longer I watch this the more I'm seeing so many comparison's to Göbekli Tepe. We can see that the cliff's have eroded & collapsed I wonder how many caves have never been found yet. The T doorways remind me of the T's at Göbekli Tepe. Thank You So much for everything you do Glenn & great editing as Always Amy .
Always so interesting when you're able to compare and find similarities to places that span distance and time, isn't it? Don't think that the long format will be a common thing... just REALLY hard to condense a place as large as Chaco to a shorter form video. 😊
So glad to see I am not the only one noticing the comparison! I am completely awestruck by the similarities, especially other sites in the region like the reconstructed Great Kiva at Aztec National Monument or the partially buried ruins of the Salmon site looking shockingly similar to buried Karahan Tepe as well as all the other ancient networked sites in Turkey! It's deeply moving to even consider that these ancient people's share a cultural heritage...there are just too many instances of duality to deny that the roots of civilization extend much farther in time, cultural and spiritual practices remaining largely unchanged over thousands of years, especially now with new evidence that the ancient network within ancient Anatolia are seemingly derived from Ancient North Siberians and with the peopling of the Americas continually being pushed back further in time, where did it originate and how long ago? Such an incredible story. I can't wait to see it for myself!!
Great to see your Chaco canyon trip. I was born in Farmington NM in 1952. I worked all over that area of NM in the early 70's as a drilling fluids engineer in the oil and natural gas industry. That area of NM is covered in ruins. Really fascinating.
I saw this as a quick stop on another video, but I'm so glad I watched your video with all it's history. Now I can see how rewarding this would be to go see. Thanks for sharing and great job. cheers
That place looks incredible. So beautiful and amazing. Thanks for all the info on Chacó Canyon. Love your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us. Stay safe.
Very interesting tour of Chaco Canyon, I passed up the opportunity to visit it on vacation. Now I wish I had stopped. The history amazes me. Great video, as always Many Thanks.
Hopefully next time? 😄 Granted the drive in is not one for the faint of heart. It's not terrible or anything one needs an off road vehicle for, but it is certainly long and unpaved. 😅
Great video, love seeing all these structures! One small correction, the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, shown at ~15:06, were built AFTER the Chaco Canyon Great Houses had been abandoned, with the Chacoans moving to Mesa Verde after mysteriously abandoning Chaco, rather than the other way around. If you're interested in learning some more about the archaeology (and particularly the archeoastronomy) of this region, I have a video on my channel about the topic (I also talk about the purpose of those corner windows you point out!).
I heard stories from Navajo elders who shared a dark chilling history about this place. The chills you have come from the horrors that the elders spoke of, and this gives me even more faith that the elders history is that of a trustworthy and compelling case that the walls were built not to keep people out, but to trap people within as they are erriely similar to a corrall. I remember the elder explained how the site was meticulously situated between steep cliffs on either side and how those Kivas were slave pits, where sacrafical victims or prisoners were detained by the Anazasi, and closely observing the kivas you can recognize how difficult escaping would be. When taking these characteristics of the site into consideration, you can't imagine it a happy place. Another fact about the place are the anthropological finds indicating the practice of cannibalism.
Yes Anasazi were cannibals will be visiting the area next week...as a woman of Apache/Yaqui ancestry...I definitely will not go to such a place. I am extremely sensitive to the Spirits
@@sarahgriph4859 Both the Apache and Yaqui were feared warriors that stood in the way of the expansion of authoritarian policies brought on by the United States government. We know much more about the Apache, but the Yaqui are shrouded in mystery. I'm a fan of the Yaqui shaman "Don Juan" in the many excerpts of Carlos Castaneda! I myself am of Choctaw ancestry from my grandpa, so I'm very curious about my native history.
This place has electromagnetic energy which affects sensitive people there is an immense amount of bad energy left behind by these people it's known as the crying and dying place. 43:53
It is known as the “attack on indigenous people who lived and drank from spring that bubbled up”, at the 24:42 mark, before Satanist rode in, and “got rid” of everybody. Then cemented in the spring watering hole, like they did to Mount Rushmore 💦
Was there a couple weeks ago. Was impressed by how nice the right angles are in the doorways and such. Wasn't expecting that. Same with the little+big rock patterns.
Chaco canyon is such a magical place! I’ve only been there once and I was injured so I couldn’t get around much. I’ve been wanting to get back there and camp. It saddens me though to see all the natural gas refineries that are cropping up around Chaco. I hope they can keep it protected
I thank you for that time and research and detail you included for this amazing Great House in New Mexico!! Very good work, thank you! I was there in the late 90's. You answered alot of my questions ❤!
It is my understanding there was more rainful during the time Chaco was at its height -making gainful farming more imaginable. PS- Loved the video - nice work!
No doubts that climate has changed in areas over time affecting what we see now and what was then. Take a look at a place like Petrified Forest National Park... it's hard to imagine millions of years ago it being under water! Granted that is millions of years as opposed to centuries but it still blows my mind.
Apparently there was a drought and they over hunted the area, but others say it was a political change and war that forced them to leave. Dr.Steven Lekson has awesome presentations about Chaco on here.
Amazing site. Was here the night before a new moon, and found out I was at an internationally recognized dark space. There was a plethora of telescopes, old and new preparing for the next evenings sky show. Be well
I have seen parts of this site as a child & seen a lot of videos & information & it still fascinates me! For me it is the rectangular doors & windows & the size of structures! Recently archeologists have discovered some clay vessels that according to one of the archeologists has a residue of cocoa beans in them; they sent samples to the HERSHEY company in Pennsylvania & their labs confirmed that it is cocoa residue! The Anasazi evidently had hot chocolate on cold N.M. winter nights! How long did it take to build all those structures??? No wonder that N.M. is the Land of Enchantment!
Fascinating! The beauty of that area seems ideal for sitting with a cup of hot cocoa in chilly evenings while admiring a hard day's work of constructing those amazing structures. Thanks for sharing! 😄
Just did a look-up on the wood and experts have determined that those trees came from the Zuni Mountains approximately 50 miles south of Chaco Canyon. That's an admirable feat to bring those logs, some of them quite large, such a long distance.
I've studied and visited this site (living in Durango,Co)....Your presentation and information is SOO much more than I have found! Fantastic! Thank you so much!
A sipapu (a Hopi word, Ancestral Puebloans) was a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva (pithouse). The sipapu symbolizes the portal through which their ancient ancestors first emerged to enter the present world.
Nice video. The alternating of the stones from large to small is called banded masonry. It gives the wall much greater strength. Super advanced masonry technique for the time period.
When I taught school on the Navajo reservation I visited Chaco many times. I took an astronomy class at Dineh College and often I was looking at Chaco from that perspective because they were advanced astronomers. The Anasazi built all their settlements on a north-south line from Mesa Verdi to Chaco and maybe further south. (Pueblo Benito and other structures may not have been housing but some kind of ceremonial centers.) I found that my compass would act strangely at Chaco and I wondered if maybe there were ley lines or electro/magnetic flows along that line that made them want to build on it. All I can say is there's more to Chaco than what's visible to the eye. You can feel it. This videographer felt it too as tingles on his neck. Hackles going up? As an aside, the reason for the abandonment of Chaco was a several hundred year severe drought and cold in the 1200's something that was also seen in Europe. The rock Chaco was built with came from close formations that naturally break up into those flat stones and you can see the outcroppings. It's believed that Chaco may have for a time been invaded by a people from the south, maybe Mexico, who were cannibals at least in a ritual level because bones were found with "pot polish" e.g., having been stirred and cooked in a pot. Those people had teeth filed to a point which is what identified them. So if you get the jitters at places in Chaco, maybe that's what you're feeling.
A few years ago I was surprised to learn at the Tuzigoot National Monument in Cottonwood, AZ that tropical birds thrived along the Verde River until the late 1800's when they were all killed for their feathers. It is possible that these tropical birds existed farther north so it is not surprising that their feathers were found at Chaco Canyon.
Just went there a month ago. Only about 20 people there it was outstanding , awesome and humbling . I reviewed this video before I went and it was definately helpful. I reviewed it again after my experience there. Thank you for doing this. I have to say that the drive in and out of there was awful especially the 21 mile route the southern exit. I called ahead of time to check on the road conditions and checked the NPS website too. When I started reciting my "Hail Mary's" on the road to exit I knew this was a bad trouble. I live on a farm so I know bad roadsand ruts. Be sure to check on this before you go. I had a all wheel drive Nissian and didn't get stuck but it was tricky. I did not see a single vehicle coming in and or going out. I had humor myself so I would stop complaining and would recommend this road to any perspective couple that is thinking about a life commitment- guarantee there will be some intense conversations. Since I was solo I could only yell at myself- really not helpful.Once your there it is totally worth it and a unique experience regarding human history.
I have to wonder for how many people that road is a deterrent to visiting. It's kind of nice because if you have the ability to traverse it, you're fairly likely to have a quiet experience like you did. On the other hand, it's such an amazing place that more people really should check it out. Glad that you had a good time (minus the drive). 😄👍
Great video! LOVE Chaco Canyon, been there twice, will return. For more info, an excellent book is People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture by Kendrick Frazier.
Thanks for this fascinating video! I'm sure the builders of that place never did anything without good reason. It's possible the significance and purpose of the site varied over time while it retained its overall importance.
I imagine you are spot on with your statement. Given that it was built over generations, I would have to imagine that plans and reasons changed. And yes... everything there seemed to have some reason to it, even if it isn't immediately obvious. 😊
@@CactusAtlas it reminds me a lot of that abandoned pre-Columbian city in the desert of northern Peru. Although the sites are separated by about 3000 years I suspect the story of their rise and fall (ie prolonged drought) is very similar.
Well done. 44:00 minute went by fast. That’s a sign of a good show. I have a feeling that the Kiva culture was to these people as the ancient amphitheaters where to classic Greece. In other words: SHOW TIME. There are seasons of the year when the work load is less and we have time to gather together and tell our stories. The Kiva was the theater, the stage for this. Just like Shakespeare playhouse in old London. Our stories unify us as a people, a culture, a community. You did a nice job on this video. I like your humility. Sincerely, Pete
This is coming directly from a student, but as a viewer, I'd still be interested- the next time you go there, it would be great if you could have a ranger show you around and get more in depth answers to the questions you posed, or tell you things you might not know. Incredible video, and for my project on this park, your video helped immensely. (part of my project that I came to this video for is to interview a ranger for my selected park, but I could not get in contact with one in time. I am meant to ask and answer these questions: Why was this place so important that it was made a National Historic park? What would the park have looked like back then, what would people be doing? Why should any individual care about this park? What was economically significant about this park during it's time? If you could pass only 1 piece of information about this park, what would it be? Anyways, your video helped answer a lot of these, thank you so much. Still would love to see more if you ever get to go back.)
That's so interesting when looking into the dwelling "basement"; I was thinking, "ah, get out of there man, I don't think that's a good place to be..." then you remarked that it felt "eerie" and the hairs on your neck were alerting you--yeah energy can adhere to form, that place has vibes, sometimes it's best to stay away from a dark vortex like that. But still, we and I include myself are curious about history. It's possible that initially it was a garden sanctuary that was taken over at a later date by a people in a downward spiral. Thank you so much for sharing your video;
Was there 3-4x in the 80's & 90's as I lived in both Durango and Farmington. Watching your video brought back good memories. Back in the day there was almost a natural walk up to the top of the wall overlooking Pueblo Bonita . Got some great photos from this viewpoint. Walking on the top of the Mesa you could almost still see the indentations of the roads lead towards Aztec ( and also other roads believed to be trading routes back then as it was quite a cultural and trade center. Lastly, others watching probably don't have a sense of how remote this area really is. Great video 3/20/23
Ya probably not a good place to be LOL. They traded with the native Mexicans, not only goods, but also culture. It's probably verboten nowadays, but when my MiL was there in the 1950s they openly told them how there was evidence of human sacrifice and cannibalism. There's evidence of this all over the SW during certain periods. Now I'm pretty sure they won't even talk about it. I've read academic papers trying to disprove what's obvious, trying to contrive why there are cut and cooking marks on human bones, all sorts of excuses and hemming and hawing. It's bloody obnoxious, literally and figuratively. Heh. We're planning a trip there later this year. Gonna try to camp there and not to get too creeped out.
Very nicely done, once again.... but you missed the whole carved stairways and ancient roads on top leading off from the canyon to other cultural settlements! That was one of the coolest things for me. Chaco was the center of a huge wheel with spokes leading out. It was a trading post for the entire SW.
Unfortunately we're likely to miss a lot of things because of time. On the flipside, always gives us a reason to return to places which we don't mind. 😄
@@CactusAtlas Not criticizing, just letting you know. You seemed so interested in finding out the "purpose" of Chaco, and the roads are part of the explanation.
Thanks for sharing your tour of Chaco.. my husband and I were there many years ago.. there wasnt a ranger on site. You revealed some new insights to several things there. Thanks.. would love to be able to revisit, but age has advanced!!
Awesome video dude! I live 2 and half hours away from Chaco Canyon.. But I’m sure I’ll never get to visit this place… Thanks for showing an up close video!!
I haven’t been there since 2009. Had quite an experience after sunset coming down from above Pueblo Bonito up on that mesa. Was such a beautiful sunset but a very interesting experience. Let’s just say we’re not alone out there!
@@CactusAtlas was very beautiful however I had a kind of scary paranormal experience after the sun went down. Let’s just say I hurried back down the mesa and ran literally to the parking lot back to my car. And I was the only person parked in that parking lot!! So was definitely not a live person following me
Thanks for this video. I am reading Anasazi America by David E Stuart. The reading is a little dry, but the video clears up the book a lot. The book is about 250 pages and I am not sure I will finish. But I am definitely re-reading chapter 5, The Chaco Phenomenon. Thinking about going to Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde possibly in 2024.
I grew up on a farm/ranch and spent a little time in South West Asia, so I have a different perspective. In Afghanistan, for example, you can see how people live in dry areas. What was and still is necessary today to survive. To me, many of the sunken rooms remind me of grain silos. We know that in Europe there was a cooling period between 1300 and 1850. If that had an effect on North America that would have led many of the Natives to move south to survive, in just a few generations that would have had many natives believing that their ancestors and heritage came from the north.
This video brought back great memories of a trip my husband and I took to New Mexico in 2015. If you get a chance, go to Aztec NM and see a reproduction of an actual Kiva. Quite interesting.
@@CactusAtlas obviously, my comment came before I watched the entire video. lol.. thanks so much for showing ALL of Chaco. So much I couldn't physically reach, but awesome to see in this video.
Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but those alternating bands of larger and smaller rocks was utilitarian in purpose - it's for structural integrity.
Nice work! You can tell by the architecture and the logistics of the location of the complex in the valley that this was a peaceful society. It was not built like defensive structures, nor up high for warring advantages.
It's too cold at night to live there without any fires 🔥... and there's ZERO evidence of any hearths or fires or much of anything in those buildings. Only the round spaces show signs of habitation. The only things they have found are corn cobs and interestingly enough, equipment for playing some kind of ball game 🏑. This was in the corner of one of the many rooms... all this leading us to believe that these structures must have been Graineries or Banks for storage of grain and other "dry goods". It's all very fascinating and mysterious. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏽
Very happy to share it with you! You raise some very interesting and valid points about grain vs evidence of living. We certainly believe that they was not a mass community living there as many books have stated this theory not to hold water and the evidence is pretty much there to support that as you stated. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us and thanks for watching our video. 😄
Fantastic, I would like to walk around there too, but I wonder, is it allowed to walk around these buildings? Good pictures and overview. Thank you so much for these wonderful pictures 🤨 👴 👨🦽
I am so glad I found your channel! Your in-depth research you do kept us watching intensely and excited. We will be traveling there in Sept on our way thru eastern Utah and western Colorado. What time was your visit? Weather looks great and no people!
Awesome! Thank you! We try our best to do research but as with many of these older sites, sometimes things vary - especially things such as purpose or what life was like then. This video was filmed in July of last year. We include the date videos were filmed in descriptions to help people out (us too! It's so easy to forget when we went places. 😅). Hope your trip is a fantastic one there!
I think those structures are essentially Aztec empire, trading and storage posts to keep all the precious metals they got from the south west and mining, and they’re also store houses for the food to support the labor force that was kept there as they brought gold and silver, and other things back home. That’s why the structures have so many storage rooms and are put in strategic lookout locations over pretty large distance from each other. It’s from the outstretched arm of the Aztec empire.
It's amazing,the rock works looks like brick work. I noticed they built two over one,one over two ; much like the early Portuguese explorers(?) seamen who sailed everywhere in the currently known world long before it was known by anyone else ( except Templar knights)
Has anyone checked to see if these sites line up with any Ley lines or any of the geographical line systems? So many megalithic sites have been found to line up with these lines! Even some of the tiny Megalithic sites in New Hampshire have been found to line up with these lines along with the great pyramids etc....
Wow! Nicely done! It's a place I likely will never have a chance to visit so it was great to tag along in your beautifully shot video. One question: you mention a book several times - what is the title and author?
I am Navajo and my father's clan is Kiiyaanni witch translates into The Towering House People. My mother's is Toahani which I ransoas into the Near Water People. We get by our kids there clan. The Towering House People' trace the eir orgins I o Chaco, ence he name Towering House. Our legends say that the people at Chaco started using magical powers which turned to the dark side. Many people fled some finding refuge wit the Navajo which is how they clan was formed. They eventually destroyed the themselves with this magic o witchcraft d that is what happened to them.
The Chacoan stairs were what you'd gone up through, the crack. Much like you, I was a little worried as the trail marker, an arrow, pointed up through that crack. Love New Mexico.
Very interesting to see this site as I'm Native and it's forbidden to enter or go near these ruins. These people were not ancestors to the Natives in these areas. As I remember, they were people who came to this region from the south and were only here for a brief moment in time (200-300 years). These ruins are viewed as places of "sadness and death". The people who created these structures were not view positively by the tribes in the region. Very interesting to see what it looks like up close though.
It is estimated that there was sufficient precipitation for corn to be raised in Chaco Canyon in only 3% of the years of its existence.The population in the canyon was heavily dependent on outliers raising maize in locations with better rainfall.
These people weren't lazy by any means, they're actually pretty good primitive engineers, build all that in canyons and then make it's blend in to camouflage it so hopefully they could hide from their enemy and have the advantages of cliffs too help ward off their enemies.
What everyone misses on these historical native American civilizations of the "deserts" is that the climate may have literally been dramatically "GREENER" (not desert at the time). Eight or ten centuries ago, for example, these areas like Chaco cannon may have been more lush, had more forest around it, and probably had more fauna. Natural climate change drove these natives from the ever dryer climate.
6:30 I may be wrong but I think Brian Fagan in his book Chaco Canyon dates most major construction from 850 to 1150 AD (not 950 to 1250). By mid 12th century (1150 or so they were well into a major drought and most people had left.
I grew up in the four corners. I read the masonry work with three layers of small stones then a large layer made the wall stronger. Archaeologists built and tested it. Mesa Verde masonry work is different, I don't think I've seen it there. At one time Chaco Canyon was a thick pine forest and where the dry wash is was kind of swampy. Those logs they used in construction came from there, they didn't carry them by hand for fifty miles like they once thought. Over time the Anasazi people deforested the area and it dried up. There are pine trees in nearby canyons but the pine forest that it once was never recovered. it's got Utah Juniper and Pinon nearby tho. I think the doors are small because it is easier to defend, imagine attacking someone bent down while the person on the other side is hitting you in the head.
There is a place at the end of the Anasazi road from Chaco at Angle Peak. They would make the most decorated pottery and throw it off the edge of the cliffs at Angle Peak Badlands. It was some kind of celebration of their ancestors from the north the archaeologists think. It has a great view.
I'm from the Zuni Pueblo and whenever I visited Chaco I felt extremely uneasy and almost fearful. I think something very bad happened there and I could feel it in the atmosphere. Perhaps their knowledge of the universe became too powerful and they opened a gateway to something frightening or something. I say this because I used to lay on my back and gaze and point at the stars and Milky way as a child and my Zuni Grandma saw me and told me it was forbidden to do so now. When I asked her why she told me she didn't know but that her Mother and Grandmothers had passed this down. Also a lot of petroglyphs contain depictions of alien like creatures and stars while the sun is out.....perhaps a Supernova type event.
As a person in a wheelchair, thank you so much for visiting, documenting (with video) AND, most importantly, talking about what you are showing! Your video is great. Thank you so very much.
You are so welcome! We're so happy to bring these things to you. 😊
I was blown away by the masonry. I'm a retired Mason it is truly amazing. Well worth going there.
How cool! It's got to be really awesome to have the know-how about masonry and take a look at old structures like Chaco. We lack that knowledge but agree that it's pretty impressive. 😊
The Spaniards were building masonry structures for hundreds of years before these structures were built.
Yes in-between killing every body in the name of God and gold. No wonder the old ones moved in to cliff dwellings.
I had a unique spiritual experience a year ago in this amazing place, Ancestors are present 🙏
It's an amazing location and hard not to feel affected by it, regardless of one's spiritual beliefs. Just the enormity, craftsmanship, and dedication to it is awe inspiring! 😄
@@CactusAtlas absolutely
The Conquistadors surely thought that in the 1500s, too.
@@toadflax636 🙏
Anyone who visits Chaco Canyon without being left in awe has something missing.
Couldn't agree more! 😄👍
AWESOME Video!!!! This is by far the best I've seen of this place! Good job!
Thank you! 😄
Great job! We spent about 2 weeks at Chaco and didn't see everything. Such an epic place!
Whoa! Two weeks! That's incredible! 😲👍
Cool place. Rough road getting there.
My daughter worked there a couple of years ago. She was involved in monitoring the cliffs. Not to prevent them from falling but as a warning so that visitors would not be injured.
We were able to visit her for a couple of days.
Oh, wow! That's so interesting. So I assume there is still a risk of parts of the cliff falling? And you're not kidding about that road. 😅
@@CactusAtlas Yes. She’s a geologist. They have put sensors to monitor the movements of the cliffs.
Thank you for the nice look around this beautiful, and momentous place, frozen in time.
Loving this Longer format.
Gotta say the longer I watch this the more I'm seeing so many comparison's to Göbekli Tepe. We can see that the cliff's have eroded & collapsed I wonder how many caves have never been found yet. The T doorways remind me of the T's at Göbekli Tepe.
Thank You So much for everything you do Glenn & great editing as Always Amy .
Always so interesting when you're able to compare and find similarities to places that span distance and time, isn't it? Don't think that the long format will be a common thing... just REALLY hard to condense a place as large as Chaco to a shorter form video. 😊
So glad to see I am not the only one noticing the comparison! I am completely awestruck by the similarities, especially other sites in the region like the reconstructed Great Kiva at Aztec National Monument or the partially buried ruins of the Salmon site looking shockingly similar to buried Karahan Tepe as well as all the other ancient networked sites in Turkey! It's deeply moving to even consider that these ancient people's share a cultural heritage...there are just too many instances of duality to deny that the roots of civilization extend much farther in time, cultural and spiritual practices remaining largely unchanged over thousands of years, especially now with new evidence that the ancient network within ancient Anatolia are seemingly derived from Ancient North Siberians and with the peopling of the Americas continually being pushed back further in time, where did it originate and how long ago? Such an incredible story. I can't wait to see it for myself!!
@@MM-yl9gn those ancient civilizations were listed as closest ancient for Chaco canyon
I was there day after christmas 2021 there was 3 people there it has been my favorite trip ill never regret or forget
right on! there's nothing like it.
Great to see your Chaco canyon trip. I was born in Farmington NM in 1952. I worked all over that area of NM in the early 70's as a drilling fluids engineer in the oil and natural gas industry. That area of NM is covered in ruins. Really fascinating.
NM is beautiful. It gets a lot of bad PR
Thank you for making this video! Amazing and beautiful place!
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄
I saw this as a quick stop on another video, but I'm so glad I watched your video with all it's history. Now I can see how rewarding this would be to go see. Thanks for sharing and great job. cheers
Awesome! Thank you! 😄
Amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Our pleasure!
That place looks incredible. So beautiful and amazing. Thanks for all the info on Chacó Canyon. Love your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us. Stay safe.
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😄
It’s amazing 👍 to build those structures with minimal tool and materials 😎
Well, they had plenty of material though. Some of it clearly wanted to be part of it so badly it fell. 😂
Very interesting tour of Chaco Canyon, I passed up the opportunity to visit it on vacation. Now I wish I had stopped. The history amazes me. Great video, as always Many Thanks.
Hopefully next time? 😄 Granted the drive in is not one for the faint of heart. It's not terrible or anything one needs an off road vehicle for, but it is certainly long and unpaved. 😅
Great video, love seeing all these structures! One small correction, the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, shown at ~15:06, were built AFTER the Chaco Canyon Great Houses had been abandoned, with the Chacoans moving to Mesa Verde after mysteriously abandoning Chaco, rather than the other way around. If you're interested in learning some more about the archaeology (and particularly the archeoastronomy) of this region, I have a video on my channel about the topic (I also talk about the purpose of those corner windows you point out!).
Correct and it's on the same meridian (give or take a minute or two) like Casas Grande in Mexic6 and others.
I heard stories from Navajo elders who shared a dark chilling history about this place. The chills you have come from the horrors that the elders spoke of, and this gives me even more faith that the elders history is that of a trustworthy and compelling case that the walls were built not to keep people out, but to trap people within as they are erriely similar to a corrall. I remember the elder explained how the site was meticulously situated between steep cliffs on either side and how those Kivas were slave pits, where sacrafical victims or prisoners were detained by the Anazasi, and closely observing the kivas you can recognize how difficult escaping would be. When taking these characteristics of the site into consideration, you can't imagine it a happy place. Another fact about the place are the anthropological finds indicating the practice of cannibalism.
Yes Anasazi were cannibals will be visiting the area next week...as a woman of Apache/Yaqui ancestry...I definitely will not go to such a place. I am extremely sensitive to the Spirits
@@sarahgriph4859 Both the Apache and Yaqui were feared warriors that stood in the way of the expansion of authoritarian policies brought on by the United States government. We know much more about the Apache, but the Yaqui are shrouded in mystery. I'm a fan of the Yaqui shaman "Don Juan" in the many excerpts of Carlos Castaneda! I myself am of Choctaw ancestry from my grandpa, so I'm very curious about my native history.
This place has electromagnetic energy which affects sensitive people there is an immense amount of bad energy left behind by these people it's known as the crying and dying place. 43:53
Carlos Castaneda has been exposed as a fraud I was. Very disappointed.
It is known as the “attack on indigenous people who lived and drank from spring that bubbled up”,
at the 24:42 mark, before Satanist rode in, and “got rid” of everybody. Then cemented in the spring watering hole, like they did to Mount Rushmore 💦
Absolutely amazing and spiritually beautiful ❤
Was there a couple weeks ago. Was impressed by how nice the right angles are in the doorways and such. Wasn't expecting that. Same with the little+big rock patterns.
It's truly impressive, right? 😄 Hope that your visit was enjoyable!
Chaco canyon is such a magical place! I’ve only been there once and I was injured so I couldn’t get around much. I’ve been wanting to get back there and camp. It saddens me though to see all the natural gas refineries that are cropping up around Chaco. I hope they can keep it protected
Oh no! Well I hope you get to visit again when you can fully explore. We might have a bit of info about camping there coming soon too. 😉
I thank you for that time and research and detail you included for this amazing Great House in New Mexico!! Very good work, thank you! I was there in the late 90's. You answered alot of my questions ❤!
Awesome! So happy to help! 😄
It is my understanding there was more rainful during the time Chaco was at its height -making gainful farming more imaginable.
PS- Loved the video - nice work!
No doubts that climate has changed in areas over time affecting what we see now and what was then. Take a look at a place like Petrified Forest National Park... it's hard to imagine millions of years ago it being under water! Granted that is millions of years as opposed to centuries but it still blows my mind.
Apparently there was a drought and they over hunted the area, but others say it was a political change and war that forced them to leave. Dr.Steven Lekson has awesome presentations about Chaco on here.
Amazing site. Was here the night before a new moon, and found out I was at an internationally recognized dark space. There was a plethora of telescopes, old and new preparing for the next evenings sky show.
Be well
Sounds amazing! I can only imagine what astrophotography could look like coming from that place.
Great job showing us this historical treasure. Thanks!
Our pleasure! It was fun doing it!
This is the most interesting video. Can’t wait till you explore more here
Oh, we'd LOVE to go back and explore more. To be honest, we really need to go back to New Mexico sometime soon. 😄
I'll be there July 4. Looking forward to it.
Nice! I hope you have a tremendous time during your visit! 😄
Thanks for the post! I just made reservations to make our trip in October!
So awesome! Hope you enjoy it! 😄
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Why do you think they abandoned it?
I have seen parts of this site as a child & seen a lot of videos & information & it still fascinates me! For me it is the rectangular doors & windows & the size of structures! Recently archeologists have discovered some clay vessels that according to one of the archeologists has a residue of cocoa beans in them; they sent samples to the HERSHEY company in Pennsylvania & their labs confirmed that it is cocoa residue! The Anasazi evidently had hot chocolate on cold N.M. winter nights! How long did it take to build all those structures??? No wonder that N.M. is the Land of Enchantment!
Fascinating! The beauty of that area seems ideal for sitting with a cup of hot cocoa in chilly evenings while admiring a hard day's work of constructing those amazing structures. Thanks for sharing! 😄
Great video and commentary!
Thank you kindly! 😄
Just did a look-up on the wood and experts have determined that those trees came from the Zuni Mountains approximately 50 miles south of Chaco Canyon. That's an admirable feat to bring those logs, some of them quite large, such a long distance.
I've studied and visited this site (living in Durango,Co)....Your presentation and information is SOO much more than I have found! Fantastic! Thank you so much!
Wow, thank you! You are very welcome! 😄👍
I live in new mexico and have always wanted to visit chaco...lol i only live 2 hrs away. You went before me im jellous great content🤟
Thanks! Two hours away? I'm so jealous! Hope you're able to find time to visit Chaco. It's a truly fascinating place. Few locations like it. 😄
Yes I live in grants whis is like two hours of the location maybe a lil more
A sipapu (a Hopi word, Ancestral Puebloans) was a small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva (pithouse). The sipapu symbolizes the portal through which their ancient ancestors first emerged to enter the present world.
Awesome place. This for sharing.
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Thank you! 😊
I’ve never heard of this place but it is really cool! Crazy that it’s still standing. 😁👌🏽
Really astonishing place! Enjoyed it a lot! 😄
WOW, very interesting. TFS
Thank you! Cheers! 😄
Nice video.
The alternating of the stones from large to small is called banded masonry. It gives the wall much greater strength. Super advanced masonry technique for the time period.
Thank you! Very cool about the stones. Thanks for the info! 😄👍
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That was amazing, i am shocked that more people don't know about this! Beautiful shots as well. Thank you!!
Thank you very much! 😄
When I taught school on the Navajo reservation I visited Chaco many times. I took an astronomy class at Dineh College and often I was looking at Chaco from that perspective because they were advanced astronomers. The Anasazi built all their settlements on a north-south line from Mesa Verdi to Chaco and maybe further south. (Pueblo Benito and other structures may not have been housing but some kind of ceremonial centers.) I found that my compass would act strangely at Chaco and I wondered if maybe there were ley lines or electro/magnetic flows along that line that made them want to build on it. All I can say is there's more to Chaco than what's visible to the eye. You can feel it. This videographer felt it too as tingles on his neck. Hackles going up? As an aside, the reason for the abandonment of Chaco was a several hundred year severe drought and cold in the 1200's something that was also seen in Europe. The rock Chaco was built with came from close formations that naturally break up into those flat stones and you can see the outcroppings. It's believed that Chaco may have for a time been invaded by a people from the south, maybe Mexico, who were cannibals at least in a ritual level because bones were found with "pot polish" e.g., having been stirred and cooked in a pot. Those people had teeth filed to a point which is what identified them. So if you get the jitters at places in Chaco, maybe that's what you're feeling.
All very fascinating information! Thank you SO much for sharing!
Cheers Glen for Another Great Video
Our pleasure! 😊
A few years ago I was surprised to learn at the Tuzigoot National Monument in Cottonwood, AZ that tropical birds thrived along the Verde River until the late 1800's when they were all killed for their feathers. It is possible that these tropical birds existed farther north so it is not surprising that their feathers were found at Chaco Canyon.
Just went there a month ago. Only about 20 people there it was outstanding , awesome and humbling . I reviewed this video before I went and it was definately helpful. I reviewed it again after my experience there. Thank you for doing this. I have to say that the drive in and out of there was awful especially the 21 mile route the southern exit. I called ahead of time to check on the road conditions and checked the NPS website too. When I started reciting my "Hail Mary's" on the road to exit I knew this was a bad trouble. I live on a farm so I know bad roadsand ruts. Be sure to check on this before you go. I had a all wheel drive Nissian and didn't get stuck but it was tricky. I did not see a single vehicle coming in and or going out. I had humor myself so I would stop complaining and would recommend this road to any perspective couple that is thinking about a life commitment- guarantee there will be some intense conversations. Since I was solo I could only yell at myself- really not helpful.Once your there it is totally worth it and a unique experience regarding human history.
I have to wonder for how many people that road is a deterrent to visiting. It's kind of nice because if you have the ability to traverse it, you're fairly likely to have a quiet experience like you did. On the other hand, it's such an amazing place that more people really should check it out. Glad that you had a good time (minus the drive). 😄👍
So I take it my Buick sedan shouldn't go on this road? I'm afraid if I rent a vehicle, they'll find out I strayed off the main byways! 🙃
Great video! LOVE Chaco Canyon, been there twice, will return. For more info, an excellent book is People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture by Kendrick Frazier.
Thank you! And thanks for the info as well! We'll be sure to check it out. 😄👍
The underground structure with the railroad rails looks like a cistern
Thanks for this fascinating video! I'm sure the builders of that place never did anything without good reason. It's possible the significance and purpose of the site varied over time while it retained its overall importance.
I imagine you are spot on with your statement. Given that it was built over generations, I would have to imagine that plans and reasons changed. And yes... everything there seemed to have some reason to it, even if it isn't immediately obvious. 😊
@@CactusAtlas it reminds me a lot of that abandoned pre-Columbian city in the desert of northern Peru. Although the sites are separated by about 3000 years I suspect the story of their rise and fall (ie prolonged drought) is very similar.
Good Point - Very purposeful.
Well done. 44:00 minute went by fast. That’s a sign of a good show.
I have a feeling that the Kiva culture was to these people as the ancient amphitheaters where to classic Greece. In other words: SHOW TIME.
There are seasons of the year when the work load is less and we have time to gather together and tell our stories. The Kiva was the theater, the stage for this. Just like Shakespeare playhouse in old London.
Our stories unify us as a people, a culture, a community.
You did a nice job on this video. I like your humility.
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Thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed our video! 😄
This is definitely in my bucket list.. Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure! Thanks so much!
This is coming directly from a student, but as a viewer, I'd still be interested- the next time you go there, it would be great if you could have a ranger show you around and get more in depth answers to the questions you posed, or tell you things you might not know. Incredible video, and for my project on this park, your video helped immensely.
(part of my project that I came to this video for is to interview a ranger for my selected park, but I could not get in contact with one in time. I am meant to ask and answer these questions:
Why was this place so important that it was made a National Historic park? What would the park have looked like back then, what would people be doing? Why should any individual care about this park? What was economically significant about this park during it's time? If you could pass only 1 piece of information about this park, what would it be?
Anyways, your video helped answer a lot of these, thank you so much. Still would love to see more if you ever get to go back.)
Glad we could be helpful. 👍
I had almost forgot to thank you for this video please forgive me, nonetheless great video thank you so much sir 👉🤝
Thanks! We're glad that you enjoyed it! 😄
That's so interesting when looking into the dwelling "basement"; I was thinking, "ah, get out of there man, I don't think that's a good place to be..." then you remarked that it felt "eerie" and the hairs on your neck were alerting you--yeah energy can adhere to form, that place has vibes, sometimes it's best to stay away from a dark vortex like that. But still, we and I include myself are curious about history. It's possible that initially it was a garden sanctuary that was taken over at a later date by a people in a downward spiral. Thank you so much for sharing your video;
Was there 3-4x in the 80's & 90's as I lived in both Durango and Farmington. Watching your video brought back good memories. Back in the day there was almost a natural walk up to the top of the wall overlooking Pueblo Bonita . Got some great photos from this viewpoint. Walking on the top of the Mesa you could almost still see the indentations of the roads lead towards Aztec ( and also other roads believed to be trading routes back then as it was quite a cultural and trade center. Lastly, others watching probably don't have a sense of how remote this area really is. Great video 3/20/23
Ya probably not a good place to be LOL. They traded with the native Mexicans, not only goods, but also culture. It's probably verboten nowadays, but when my MiL was there in the 1950s they openly told them how there was evidence of human sacrifice and cannibalism. There's evidence of this all over the SW during certain periods. Now I'm pretty sure they won't even talk about it. I've read academic papers trying to disprove what's obvious, trying to contrive why there are cut and cooking marks on human bones, all sorts of excuses and hemming and hawing. It's bloody obnoxious, literally and figuratively. Heh.
We're planning a trip there later this year. Gonna try to camp there and not to get too creeped out.
Very nicely done, once again.... but you missed the whole carved stairways and ancient roads on top leading off from the canyon to other cultural settlements! That was one of the coolest things for me. Chaco was the center of a huge wheel with spokes leading out. It was a trading post for the entire SW.
Unfortunately we're likely to miss a lot of things because of time. On the flipside, always gives us a reason to return to places which we don't mind. 😄
@@CactusAtlas Not criticizing, just letting you know. You seemed so interested in finding out the "purpose" of Chaco, and the roads are part of the explanation.
Wow what an amazing video👏👏 this is going on our bucket list! Thanks , video well done, this place is amazing!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing your tour of Chaco.. my husband and I were there many years ago.. there wasnt a ranger on site. You revealed some new insights to several things there. Thanks.. would love to be able to revisit, but age has advanced!!
Glad you enjoyed it! It's our pleasure. 😊
That was a lot of fun! I just moved to the area and didn't want to go out there alone. Now I feel better about going and I'm even more interested!
It's a fantastic place if you're into history and culture. Definitely go for it!
Awesome video dude! I live 2 and half hours away from Chaco Canyon.. But I’m sure I’ll never get to visit this place… Thanks for showing an up close video!!
Thank you! Glad you liked our video and we could show you Chaco Canyon. 😄
I wish! As a Native American I can’t go near this type of ancient structures!!
@@osheakurb2912 Do you mind to share with us the reasons that keeps you from not visiting this place? ✌️ Peace
@@LightOverdoZ bad mojo. Got more sense than the rest of us LOL
@@thedeafcattledog8608 I see you, Not if you show respect and walk in peace 🙏
I haven’t been there since 2009. Had quite an experience after sunset coming down from above Pueblo Bonito up on that mesa. Was such a beautiful sunset but a very interesting experience. Let’s just say we’re not alone out there!
I can't even imagine some of the sunsets to be seen there. Thanks for sharing your experience! 🙂
@@CactusAtlas was very beautiful however I had a kind of scary paranormal experience after the sun went down. Let’s just say I hurried back down the mesa and ran literally to the parking lot back to my car. And I was the only person parked in that parking lot!! So was definitely not a live person following me
On my list of Native American sites to visit. Thank you for sharing this !
Our pleasure! Hopefully you get that opportunity to visit. 😄👍
Thanks for this video. I am reading Anasazi America by David E Stuart. The reading is a little dry, but the video clears up the book a lot. The book is about 250 pages and I am not sure I will finish. But I am definitely re-reading chapter 5, The Chaco Phenomenon. Thinking about going to Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde possibly in 2024.
Wonderful! Glad our video can be helpful to you. 😊
I grew up on a farm/ranch and spent a little time in South West Asia, so I have a different perspective. In Afghanistan, for example, you can see how people live in dry areas. What was and still is necessary today to survive.
To me, many of the sunken rooms remind me of grain silos.
We know that in Europe there was a cooling period between 1300 and 1850. If that had an effect on North America that would have led many of the Natives to move south to survive, in just a few generations that would have had many natives believing that their ancestors and heritage came from the north.
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This video brought back great memories of a trip my husband and I took to New Mexico in 2015. If you get a chance, go to Aztec NM and see a reproduction of an actual Kiva. Quite interesting.
The clips from the end of this video is from that very kiva! But one will wait for that video. 🤫😉
@@CactusAtlas obviously, my comment came before I watched the entire video. lol.. thanks so much for showing ALL of Chaco. So much I couldn't physically reach, but awesome to see in this video.
I gave many a tour at Chaco.
How awesome! Such an amazing place. 😄
Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but those alternating bands of larger and smaller rocks was utilitarian in purpose - it's for structural integrity.
TY I valued your comment immensely it helps me establish some theories
Nice work! You can tell by the architecture and the logistics of the location of the complex in the valley that this was a peaceful society. It was not built like defensive structures, nor up high for warring advantages.
It's too cold at night to live there without any fires 🔥... and there's ZERO evidence of any hearths or fires or much of anything in those buildings. Only the round spaces show signs of habitation. The only things they have found are corn cobs and interestingly enough, equipment for playing some kind of ball game 🏑. This was in the corner of one of the many rooms... all this leading us to believe that these structures must have been Graineries or Banks for storage of grain and other "dry goods". It's all very fascinating and mysterious. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏽
Very happy to share it with you! You raise some very interesting and valid points about grain vs evidence of living. We certainly believe that they was not a mass community living there as many books have stated this theory not to hold water and the evidence is pretty much there to support that as you stated. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us and thanks for watching our video. 😄
Seems to me those "kivas" would make good cisterns, something more useful in the desert than tiny ritual holes
Awesome video. Thank you.
Thank you too!
Fantastic, I would like to walk around there too, but I wonder, is it allowed to walk around these buildings?
Good pictures and overview. Thank you so much for these wonderful pictures
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Yup! There's a trail, and it's clearly marked where not to go.
It was a trading place.
I really loved this video. Thanks for sharing! Gramma Candy
You are so welcome! 😊
the sky was their TV
Very cool
I am so glad I found your channel! Your in-depth research you do kept us watching intensely and excited. We will be traveling there in Sept on our way thru eastern Utah and western Colorado. What time was your visit? Weather looks great and no people!
Awesome! Thank you! We try our best to do research but as with many of these older sites, sometimes things vary - especially things such as purpose or what life was like then. This video was filmed in July of last year. We include the date videos were filmed in descriptions to help people out (us too! It's so easy to forget when we went places. 😅). Hope your trip is a fantastic one there!
I think those structures are essentially Aztec empire, trading and storage posts to keep all the precious metals they got from the south west and mining, and they’re also store houses for the food to support the labor force that was kept there as they brought gold and silver, and other things back home. That’s why the structures have so many storage rooms and are put in strategic lookout locations over pretty large distance from each other. It’s from the outstretched arm of the Aztec empire.
It's amazing,the rock works looks like brick work. I noticed they built two over one,one over two ; much like the early Portuguese explorers(?) seamen who sailed everywhere in the currently known world long before it was known by anyone else ( except Templar knights)
The masonry there is pretty impressive. 😄👍
Cool video, very informative! 👍🏼
Thank you! 👍
Has anyone checked to see if these sites line up with any Ley lines or any of the geographical line systems? So many megalithic sites have been found to line up with these lines! Even some of the tiny Megalithic sites in New Hampshire have been found to line up with these lines along with the great pyramids etc....
Wow! Nicely done! It's a place I likely will never have a chance to visit so it was great to tag along in your beautifully shot video. One question: you mention a book several times - what is the title and author?
Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society by Brian Fagan
That underground area could have been water storage … but in the summer, it’s cool down there
I am Navajo and my father's clan is Kiiyaanni witch translates into The Towering House People. My mother's is Toahani which I ransoas into the Near Water People. We get by our kids there clan. The Towering House People' trace the eir orgins I o Chaco, ence he name Towering House. Our legends say that the people at Chaco started using magical powers which turned to the dark side. Many people fled some finding refuge wit the Navajo which is how they clan was formed. They eventually destroyed the themselves with this magic o witchcraft d that is what happened to them.
The Chacoan stairs were what you'd gone up through, the crack. Much like you, I was a little worried as the trail marker, an arrow, pointed up through that crack. Love New Mexico.
That Turkey at about 1:10 made me do a double take. At first, my brain saw a pig stretched out on spits.
😂 Honestly, I can see it now.
Very interesting to see this site as I'm Native and it's forbidden to enter or go near these ruins. These people were not ancestors to the Natives in these areas. As I remember, they were people who came to this region from the south and were only here for a brief moment in time (200-300 years).
These ruins are viewed as places of "sadness and death". The people who created these structures were not view positively by the tribes in the region. Very interesting to see what it looks like up close though.
Sure wish UA-cam was a thing when i was traveling extensively.
It's pretty helpful, isn't it? Helps us out heaps as well. 😅
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It is estimated that there was sufficient precipitation for corn to be raised in Chaco Canyon in only 3% of the years of its existence.The population in the canyon was heavily dependent on outliers raising maize in locations with better rainfall.
These people weren't lazy by any means, they're actually pretty good primitive engineers, build all that in canyons and then make it's blend in to camouflage it so hopefully they could hide from their enemy and have the advantages of cliffs too help ward off their enemies.
What everyone misses on these historical native American civilizations of the "deserts" is that the climate may have literally been dramatically "GREENER" (not desert at the time). Eight or ten centuries ago, for example, these areas like Chaco cannon may have been more lush, had more forest around it, and probably had more fauna. Natural climate change drove these natives from the ever dryer climate.
It absolutely was.
We agree. The climate was different back then.
They had more inches of rainfall.
Agree
Yes, I agree, otherwise trees onsite would not have been an available building resource.
Wrong. Completely wrong. Look at tree rings and SCIENCE. There was a mega drought for crying out loud. Sheesh.
6:30 I may be wrong but I think Brian Fagan in his book Chaco Canyon dates most major construction from 850 to 1150 AD (not 950 to 1250). By mid 12th century (1150 or so they were well into a major drought and most people had left.
If you happen to Visit Chaco.
There were thousands of artifacts that were found there. You will not see any there.
Some of those look like water holding
I grew up in the four corners. I read the masonry work with three layers of small stones then a large layer made the wall stronger. Archaeologists built and tested it. Mesa Verde masonry work is different, I don't think I've seen it there. At one time Chaco Canyon was a thick pine forest and where the dry wash is was kind of swampy. Those logs they used in construction came from there, they didn't carry them by hand for fifty miles like they once thought. Over time the Anasazi people deforested the area and it dried up. There are pine trees in nearby canyons but the pine forest that it once was never recovered. it's got Utah Juniper and Pinon nearby tho. I think the doors are small because it is easier to defend, imagine attacking someone bent down while the person on the other side is hitting you in the head.
There is a place at the end of the Anasazi road from Chaco at Angle Peak. They would make the most decorated pottery and throw it off the edge of the cliffs at Angle Peak Badlands. It was some kind of celebration of their ancestors from the north the archaeologists think. It has a great view.
I'm from the Zuni Pueblo and whenever I visited Chaco I felt extremely uneasy and almost fearful. I think something very bad happened there and I could feel it in the atmosphere. Perhaps their knowledge of the universe became too powerful and they opened a gateway to something frightening or something. I say this because I used to lay on my back and gaze and point at the stars and Milky way as a child and my Zuni Grandma saw me and told me it was forbidden to do so now. When I asked her why she told me she didn't know but that her Mother and Grandmothers had passed this down. Also a lot of petroglyphs contain depictions of alien like creatures and stars while the sun is out.....perhaps a Supernova type event.
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I have seen the T shape doorway in some other ancient culture but I look at so many on UA-cam I am not sure which one. Gramma Candy