Lost Ancient City Unearthed on Google Earth in the American Southwest
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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Hello again from the American Southwest! This is my favorite place to explore in the country. It's full of forgotten and ancient places that dot the landscapes.
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This area I am exploring in this video is in the Four Corners Region, which is a very large and diverse area full of ancient history. There are ruins nearby that have been dated to about 1000 years ago and created by a Native American group called the Ancestral Pueblo, so I am assuming that these were created by them too during the same time period.
The Puebloan peoples lived and thrived in this region for a very long time. I love exploring these long forgotten ancient villages and cities created by them and other Native American groups.
I have so much more coming soon and I hope you hang around!
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As an old man, your channel brings back memories of wandering the high desert of Northern Mexico back in the '60s, when I was just a sprout. There used to be a lot of ruins down that way.
Theres something comforting in tucking back up under a sheltering rock, a campfire down to coals, and staring at the stars from a warm sleeping bag. And I never thought The Old Ones would mind, maybe seeing another campfire in their area was a comfort to their spirit.
I thank you for being so respectful as to disturb as little as possible. 👍
Wow. Your description of a nice peaceful desert campout was perfect! Thank you
Thanks for sharing your experience with us. You write about it from your heart, and I almost feel myself there sitting in front of that campfire under that sheltering rock looking up at the night sky. A thousand points of light illuminate the darkness. It feels so peaceful … I feel so peaceful. Again, thnks!
COOL
Thankyou for sharing.
Truly, a beautiful description!! 🙌🙌🙌
I find this young man a very respectful, responsible person. He respects the land, structures, pottery pieces and other items. He takes the time and energy to go to these places of history and shares what many of us can't do. We have so much more to learn about the past.
When I see these areas, I try to picture the Native Tribes constructing these structures with what they had at that time. All I can say is WOW!
Be safe everyone 😊
I was saying the same thing. Real history has too many holes in the stories because of how the land was taken over by Europe and others. Stories have been erased and replaced. It’s sad to see these structures from coast to coast demolished like they are. Who knows how everything would look and be today if greed didn’t wash ashore. Know what I mean?
It's hard work building these rock piles then remembering how to get back to them to film.
We’re getting to participate in his passion of finding new places and documenting. Thanks Trek Planner!
To this day, we still don't really know how many structures were built then and further back in time how they done it with the tech available at that time. All around the world there are structures made in a way we can't replicate. Remember, they didn't have cars, cell phones, electrical, or much of anything else other than the land provided and extremely smart to make it all work.
@@kisheacox8147 I know what you (((mean))) oy vey
Much respect for not disturbing those artifacts!
Thank you for keeping the location secret and for leaving no trace.
I certainly want to thank Jeff again for sharing these sites and adventures with us. I also want to make note of something I believe is equally important. It is thanks to twenty-first century technology that Jeff is able to locate, travel to, and explore these places that otherwise would remain silent and undiscovered. Sharing them on UA-cam and his channel is another fruit of present-day technology. There is also the wonderful example being set about how to respect and preserve these sites so that others can not only see and enjoy, but I also hope will work to preserve them. I also hope that other anthropologists, archeologists and historians will uncover the secrets of this lost civilization. That would benefit all of us.
@tellusorbit Thank you so much! It's so true about how technology has helped in discovering these places. I feel fortunate to be able to visit them. I know I'm not the first nor the last to see these places in person, but it is just so much fun to see them
@@TheTrekPlannerI've tried to find contact Information to speak with you?
@@TheTrekPlannersorry for this late reply but this is the first time your channel appears in my UA-cam home and I have high hopes you actually see this comment. Please report these finds to someone, just the fact that you haven’t touched or done anything to this site is amazing but really you should report this to someone before other people identify these sites and illegally dig something important. I'm sure you already do but please report all you findings not just to us but to archaeologists too. Sometimes I look at google maps too and I’ve been able to identify a Roman villa in Italy and obviously reported the find
Yes, I like how he doesn’t take artifacts.
Agreed. I always point out the benefits of eg smartphones to folk (20 and 30 years younger than I) who fall for the modern tech is bad stuff.
Really cool, no ridiculous overblown music, just great awe inspired and humble commentary.
Thank you for the total respect for what has come before, and not one cuss word.
We look foward too your new adventures. Your kids probably think dads nuts. Believe me, my dad was like you and I'm 68yro now and remember going some trips when I was little, but when I reached 28yro I never missed a trip. If we'd had your equipment we might never have come home.
Your kids will never forget!
Thank you so much for that! These kids are such great hikers and explorers! I wish I could explore more with them but my schedule is a little bit more flexible than theirs at the moment, but we do have some adventures coming up soon with them!
5 years earlier a family was hiking and dad asked mom "where are the kids" mom says "They are over there stacking rocks again"
That was truly an amazing set of ruins! It was all very interesting but that huge boulder with the stacked stone walls around it and under the edges of it was really something! Great video!!!❤
That was the Bag End of this Shire; prime real estate at the time I would imagine. He probably built that wall up higher to keep his nosy neighbors from snooping. ;)
This seems like a sizeable settlement with maybe a hundred or more (?) people living here. It's so fascinating to imagine how they went about their lives. Thanks for doing what you do!
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Thank you so much! I could imagine about 100+ people living in this area. I'm sure there are many other ruins underneath some of the dirt that we would never see, which would hint at a good sized settlement
@carmineredd ... Thanks Sean!
Thank you so much! I enjoy your excursions and enthusiasm. You make it feel like the viewer is on the hike too.
Having a great deal of anxiety about heights, I can only imagine how fearless and comfortable you'd have to be to not only scale but live in some of these dwellings.
Same here , I catch myself every time he looks over a ledge
Totally agree.
What if back in the day this wasn't high up, but rather there was soil and other stones that crumbled over the last few hundred years.
Imagine the many we will never know due to time burying or completely wiping out its existence due to natural causes. We have so much yet to discover. We know more about the moon than our own planet. Thanks to advanced technology, uncovering some of the past has been a mind blower. I can't wait to see what else of the past we will see next. Buckle up folks!🙂🙂
I have a fear of heights, but visiting these sites has lessened my fear over the years
At 1 minute, i believe those round scalloped features in the rock are the mortar component of a mortar/pestle used to crush and grind nuts or maize into flour for bread. This site really was a fascinating area. Thank you.
Always so cool to see what you find and I really appreciate your desire to preserve all that you find and go out of your way not to damage anything. Keep exploring and thank you for sharing.
Incredible find! Love the outline you made with the drone shot. Its nice to be able to visualize like that.
Drones have really made a difference going places we can't safely and seeing these magnificent examples of past civilizations.
If anyone finds places like this, please respect the land and the Native Tribes who lived here. They are considered to be sacred ground.
Thank you for bringing these places to our attention. I love the desert but live in the redwoods of the pnw. Beautiful here, yet long for the sun and rocks of the southwest. Your videos bring me a satisfying taste of this land and the forgotten history. You have my gratitude.
Love how you get so excited over your finds. How you respect everything
Agree, like how he picks up pottery shards and replaces in same position. Then I think of all the yahoos screaming around on giant souped up ATVs, like "Razors". Ugh.
Better than any American history courses I have ever taken. Nice job, dude!
Thanks for sharing your treks.
"My education sucked because they didn't do this specific thing!"
@@Objectified "Modern tech allows for more in-depth exposition enhancing the current methods of knowledge attaiment."
What a great way to fill ones spirit, seeking out and finding these sites. Life is all about reward.
It’s amazing how many people were living in the areas you are exploring. Country that is mostly unpopulated now. I love watching your videos and sense your enthusiasm. Thank you for sharing.
I don’t have enough words to express my gratitude for the ancient history you are bringing into my home and to many others!
I hope you make maps with all your discovered things-for science these informations can really be important!
I don’t “trust the science”. They are responsible for more bad than good with replacing a story with something else. Science already has gone too far. I’d push them off one of these cliffs before I gave them any information they can abuse more lol
I love how excited you get over finding ruins!
Really enjoyed this video. Those cliff dwellings were amazing. I'm glad you showed respect by leaving the pottery remains. Great stuff! As always, be safe out there & thank you!
Hey Trek Planner, I love your videos. You would have had so much in common with my father he wrote for the Gallup Journey about archeology in the Southwest. I couldn't find them on the Gallup Journey anymore but I'm building a website with his published articles about the 4 corners area.
Please let us know when the website is up and running. There will be many interested in reading your father's writings.
I’d love to read these articles! Please post a link when you are finished with the website 🙏🏼
Just when you think it's over there's another whole level (or two or three) below where you are filming, with super cool rock structures and rooms. What fun it is to go along - thanks for thinking of us here at home - -
Thank you for opening my eyes to think that so many people lived here so long ago with so little is astounding!
Jeff, you are wonderful. Sharing these discoveries with all of us allows us some remarkable sites most all of us would never be able to get to. This was a wonderful hike. Thanks a lot. Oakland ca 2023
Thanks for the video’s, I can never see myself getting out west at my age. Love what you do.
the drone footage and the music had me man... Thanks for creating that moment and letting us just enjoy it vs trying to force some long commentary. That was a moment, a peaceful but powerful moment, jaw dropping. Perfect to ponder thoughts. Thinking of us today, and them then.... (Perfect soundtrack for that moment, really locked me in to the feels I had)
Thank you so much! I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the music. It’s honestly one of the most difficult aspects of making these videos but I was happy to see your comment on it!
Your adventures get better and better!
This is a great channel and I appreciate the time you take to explore these places. If there is another YT or any other channel that shows these places I am unaware We wouldn't see these 1,000 year old sites without this. Thank you.
That means a lot to me! Really appreciate your comment!
That was a amazing video! I can just picture a community of people working and living there! Thank you!
Wow! I can only say, incredibly awesome.
Wowza!
Gratitude brother!
What a find! And an adventure! Kindred spirits, you and I.. stay free..
On top is a rainwater catchment area that funneled water over the cliff and down to cisterns (waterproofed kivas) where they lived.
Good catch! Pun intended.
Agree 💯 So much fun just watching 🎉
This find is awesome! One of my favorite yet from you. And you do it with Google, some archeological knowledge of the area, the time and curiosity to get out there to see for yourself…and a motivation to share because you know a lot of us viewers share your enthusiasm. Thank you!
Fantastic Jeff, simply fantastic. Thank You
Thank you so much!
One of your best videos. Note the total lack of dropped rubbish. Whilst there is some evidence of vehicle tracks I doubt anyone has explored the site in recent times
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. The young man respected the area too. Loved his curiousity!
Love it! Like a kid in a candy store, only this all sparks the imagination and intrigue!!! TY and God Bless!!! I appreciate how respectful you are, and for sharing this to the world!!!
one of the larger settlements I've seen you find. Had to be a very prosperous community
Thx Jeff. Do you look around for petroglyphs or other type of paintings on the rock walls when you are flying your drone? I love the fact that you fly the drone and are very careful where you walk around these sacred sites. It always ceases to amaze me how inventive these people were in these arid environments so long ago. Keep up the good work. I really appreciate your care and openness.
I did use the drone to look for petroglyphs. I was planning on hiking down below along the cliffs and boulders but there was heavy rain and lightning nearby and I didn’t want to be out. I will come back at some point and explore around though! Thank you for your comment!
Petroglyphs can be found on more than rock walls, but can be randomly found on large boulders scattered on the ground surrounding sites.
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I love watching your videos featuring the American Southwest, especially the Four Corners region. Mesa Verde is fascinating to me. I never realized that all those old dwellings even existed until...my brother went on a hike in Mesa Verde and got lost and perished in the wilderness. (June 9, 2013) He was missing for almost eight years, when an off-trail hiker stumbled upon his skeletal remains. On the one year anniversary of his disappearance, a group of friends and I went to Mesa Verde and I fell in love with the place. Your videos excite me a lot of the times, because you are always so kind, careful and inspiring. I would love to be able to do what you do, but my bum knee and tendonitis is my Achilles Tendon won't let me go far these days. Keep hiking and filming. I'm watching all that I can find.
This looks like, a bedrock mortar (BRM) is an anthropogenic circular depression in a rock outcrop or naturally occurring slab, used by people in the past for grinding of grains, acorns, (corn maybe) or other food products. There are often a cluster of a considerable number of such holes in proximity indicating that people gathered in groups to conduct food grinding in prehistoric cultures.
I thought I seen a couple
Growing up in New Mexico in the 60's and 70s I was lucky that my father had an interest in archeology and would take us to sites like these on many weekends. I appreciate your respect for these sites and their peoples.
I enjoy your adventures in the 4 corners area. Your respect for the ancients is noted. I'm another old dude and I find your enthusiasm refreshing. Congratulations Jeff
What a spectacular find!! Thanks for your effort to bring it to us! Your respect for the historical context is truly admirable! Again, absolutely AWESOME find...thanks. We thoroughly enjoy your videos.
So very cool! Adventure onward!
Your excitement jumps off the screen and into my heart. And the drone shots are just phenomenal. Thank you so much for bringing us along! Continued safe travels.
Wow! What an amazing discovery! Bravo! I also want to acknowledge you for being so respectful. That is really lovely. Thank you.
This is fantastic!! I love old ruins.. and these are ancient ones.. Thankful that you took us all along!!
I’m so glad I found this channel. About 10 years ago me and a friend found what looks like a rock castle in a really random place in Wisconsin in the middle of a field. At the time I thought it felt really out of place because I didn’t know native Americans built structures like this. It honestly felt European but that would also be out of place. It’s also strange cuz I have no clue where the rocks would come from and how they would have built it. It’s very close to a town and is now fenced off with a about a 2 foot high rail fencing. I’ve never heard of anyone ever talking about it in our town. I’ve asked people and they have no clue what I’m talking about even tho it’s RIGHT THERE. Right off the side of the road. I want to know more about it but I have no clue how to go about it. How do I find out who would own it besides going door to door? Parts are visible from google earth.
I believe your town tax office would have land maps showing ownership. Hopefully it’s online but you might have to go to the office. At least that’s how it’s done here in upstate NY.
local genealogy group may know something if its early european settlers. local university anthropology department maybe.
Go to the county courthouse and talk with the county clerk. They should be able to point you to the correct office where you can inquire about it. Or find some old dudes at the coffee shops and if they have lived there all their lives, they should be a wealth of information about the area.
Check libraries in the area. Most counties have a historical society of some sort, and many of these have some really old records, often placed in local libraries. Also, check any colleges in your part of the state. Some Universities even have Archeology Departments, where info can be found. And last, check out old newspapers records. These can often have "human interest" that could help. (This takes time, as old newspapers are stored on microfiche, and there's a lot of reading and looking to find things.)
And keep good notes for your own use. There's nothing more frustrating than driving an hour, going through two hours of research, and an hour back home, only to realize that you can't remember key dates, or names, or whatever.
I'm a 'treasure hunter' type, using a metal detector to search out the lost and hidden of the near past. I do as much research as I do field work. But it pays off in the long run. And it adds provenance to my finds.
Happy hunting!👍
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It is absolutely amazing when explorers find these pre-flood cities, the entire city absorbed all the sediment in the water then petrified into hard rock, yet we can still clearly make out the structures. Incredible! 😃
My fear of heights keeps getting triggered by you walking so casually on the edge.. 😮😅😂
Seemed a lot of people lived around there. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
That check dam must have been so beautiful & relaxing! A little waterfall, babbling brook noises! Wow!
Wow!! What a discovery! That is an amazing place you found to explore. Thanks for letting me tag along.
Fascinating! Thank you.
What a beautiful planet we are privileged to live on!
I enjoy these trios you so graciously take us along on!
I really love your content! We don't have it that arid over here in sweden, everything is overgrown or already mapped and discovered, we got some cool stuff for sure, but I really enjoy the thought of having the possibility of exploring like you do!
Trekking from my home! Such a privilege. Thank you so much!
Thanks Man, without you I would never see these wonders.
Good health and long life to you.
Wow! What a great find. I love exploring with you.
A real life treasure hunt. It makes me wonder who lived there and how they lived. Thanks for taking me along.
So interesting‼️ thank you for sharing❤
Today is great day because I found your channel. My husband and I spent many years in the Four Corners area looking for ruins. That was long before the days of Google Earth, tho. We never actually found anything identifiable, but just being out there was a wonder in itself. I was a big city girl who showed up in Farmington and never left because I instantly fell in love with the area and thought I had surely found one of the most beautiful spots on earth.
Wow! Amazing, I enjoyed this very much! Thank you for sharing!
Your pictures are amazing, thanks. Glad to join you on your adventures.
my favorite video of yours so far.
Wow thank you!!
Cool…Enjoyed the exploration!
Very incredible ⭐
...my heritage is directly from the Four Corners area.,..
... absolutely exceptional find 👍
Thank you very much for your Awesome drone footage 🎥🏜️
Thank you for sharing this site with us. I hope it can get excavated and preserved in situ.
Thank you for sharing your findings. So fun and educational to watch your videos.
Interesting find. Lots of history out there for people who look!
Great find. Your enthusiasm comes across well as does the respect you give to the people that built these wonderful places. It must have been a harsh life.
This was great! These homes look cozy and organized.
I had fun! Thanks too for drawing what you thought the rooms were like. Im really enjoying following your videos
So glad others get the same enjoyment that I do. Can’t leave the house anymore but man oh man I KNOW what you are feeling. Raised Tucson and have trekked all over AZ prefer the southern half. I’m so glad you get it. The vibe that you can’t deny and so palpable. When you stop and give pause, I can see it coming into you. You get it so far more than you think. Thank you so much for letting me see my younger self in you and you feeling that 4th dimension. Squat down, be silent and let yourself become a real part of the desert. You are blessed. 9:56 9:56
Truly amazing how many of these sites you have found. Thank you for sharing
Nice find! Your channel is one of my favorites!
Thank you for being part of my channel!!
What a find!! Thanks, TP.
I love seeing these videos of ancient ruins.
Not much about them we learn in schools.
This has been such an adventure. Thank you for sharing it with us...😊
Very interesting....thanks for sharing!!!!
I love seeing what our native cultures created. Thanks for sharing!
Wauuu 👍
You just more discoveries than I’ve seen any other American archeologist do in many years 👍
Can’t give enough thumbs up 👍
COOL! Watching from the Philippines. I have traveled much of the western USA but have not hiked these areas so appreciate the look back into history and ancient cultures.
the drone videos, wow, so exciting!
Really Great Story and Video. Amazing! Thank you for sharing. ❤
Seems silly, but I have read that some of the ancestral pueblo kept turkeys and would either construct enclosures for them within their houses or keep them in a room of the house. It seems as though throughout their history turkeys were very important to them so if you see something that looks like an enclosure.....maybe it was for turkeys? Thanks for taking us along to discover these places with you!
Not silly at all. It’s very accurate. I’ve found multiple Turkey enclosures in SE Utah while exploring Cliff dwellings in the canyons. They are cage like structures built out of timber and the uprights are sunk into the ground. Yes they are nearby the human dwellings.
Rode my Harleys for fifty years young man ! You bring back so many wonderful memories im 69 yrs old now , Again thank you for sharing !
Interesting & incredible discoveries , thank you for sharing ✌️
I was born and raised in New Mexico this is the best video where they were going out and just trying to see something, that I've ever seen that is awesome thank you!
Real Good one. Really enjoyed that.
So cool, really makes you wonder how these people lived, and felt they had to defend themselves from others.
@The TreK Planner Thanks for the Great video. I RoccoMend this video and your channel. I especially enjoyed seeing the drone footage of dwellings below on the cliff face.
Wow! Just wow. Thanks for sharing.
Love to join you on your adventures! Thank You for sharing!!