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If you don't mind me asking, I'm just curious about how you lost your lower leg? I'm amazed and impressed by what you are able to do. It's a testament to the love you have for what you do, that drive to see what's around the next bend. And a testament to the technology that allows you to still do what you love.
They have fascinating rock structures in NZ left by pre-Maori people. I hope you go and check it out bc an ideology has a grip on the authorities that wants to control the narrative and interfere with archeologists that don't bend the knee.
I salute the cast and crew who made this film possible. Especially the cameraman who did the perfect shots and video for National Geographic. Another learning video for the next generation to be shown.
I was about to post this comment. The film making has been legendary. And Albert has just one foot. I am inspired to visit this place before it's a tourist trap. I did it in 1992 when I visited Angor Wat and just 6 of us were there. this is the Angor of the Pacific.
It's great to see more documentation of this site which is unstudied by archeology. However they have the wrong idea on this place, this is clearly a pre-flood civilization, contemporary with that of other sites like gunam padang, this site must date to at least 12 - 30k years ago before the rise of the sea levels, so much here is underwater you couldn't imagine... this place is much much older than said.
As someone whos had a prosthetic leg for a decade or so you'd be shocked at how far the technology has come in just that time alone, never mind what I grew up seeing. Or what's to come. Most people have no idea I have a prosthetic unless I'm wearing shorts
This prosthetic enhancement evolution got pushed along by the V A due to the vast number of military men injured in numerous wars in the last 75 years. Thank you for your service. From a former nurse.
@@Enolaskum I hope you don't mind me asking and it's okay if you don't want to answer but I'm curious about your story for some reason, how did you become an amputee? 💫
@SRWJ ps. I apologize for the entire book I should probably make a tl;dr basically got a rock stuck in my shoe and I had no feeling in my foot so I had no idea and they had to cut it off.
@@mariolee9627quit downplaying a culture’s achievements by saying they came from Africa thousands and thousands of years ago, insinuating that Africans are responsible for this.
Albert, you're an inspiration!! I've struggled with my total knee replacement becoming infected in my right knee and almost lost my leg and ever since I've struggled to walk properly, mostly from pain, bcuz part of my kneecap is out of place and I haven't had the money for another surgery (it would be the 7th, hopefully final) so I've been living with the depression of not being able to be active like I used to, running 3 miles a day, hiking, rock hounding, etc, and it's hurt my soul more than my knee. But, you make me determined to fix it and get my a** back in shape!!! Thank you, Albert!! Keep it up!!
Check out the Travell and Simons Trigger point charts. Trigger points are amazingly effective, safe and self treatable therapy and can deal with pain, even phantom pain, and release tightness in the Quads that could be pulling the kneecap out of alignment. I have used it for decades.
I couldn't imagine making such a journey into unknown areas not knowing if you'll survive and ever see land again. They took an enormous gamble and flourished for centuries until they fell. Magnificent!
Luckily there will always be those crazy few who are willing to venture beyond safety and the known in order to find out what else there is. Otherwise the world would still be quite small
I really like the magic part on how the stones were transported, to a regular person who didn't have the same knowledge as the builders seeing such large rocks floating on water would indeed appear as magic. Albert is a really good host his excitement is contagious, I'm really enjoying exploring the ancient world with him!
Easter Island, which he mentioned top of the video, has the same legends about how their Moa were moved, and has walls there with stones rivaling those of Peru's structures. Seems the ancients either had a better understanding of the laws of physics, or other help to move these. Similarly, Egyptian archaeologists still want to claim the Great Pyramid and Sphinx are +- 5,000yrs. old, while more progressive scientists realize they are closer to 12-30,000 yrs. old. I can't help wonder if we'll eventually learn that Nan Madol is much older also. I'm curious why it fell out of use, The more we learn about these amazing places, the more understanding we'll have about our own history as humans on this planet.
@@gointothedogs4634 There are mentions of Super Human species of the Antedeluvian(Prior to Cataclysmic Flood Of Noah's Time) period. It is Believed those people were the ones who had built Numerous Mysterious Structures spread across the Globe!!
I am your no.1fan Albert Lin and crews. I am amazed by your determination, love, inspiration and dedication. I love ALL your documentary shows. I wish I was part of the crew for each of the revelation journeys. I love it very very much, your technique surprisingly. ALL the best and the health you will be. Tks
@25:13 Jaw dropping point ! Absolutely amazing effort to get to that peak. Must have been an amazing view in person. Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable story
Mind blowing that structures like these were built so long ago in such a difficult to access place. They had to lug those blocks through such a difficult environment before they could build this. So much respect for these people
Excellent footage, data gathering interviews etc - I read Nan Madol is universally accepted as the single most unexplained ancient structure. Fascinating. Thx Albert.
Hmmmm people's definition of ancient is weird.... i live in a town thats as old as Nam-madol.... the greek structures predate this by a 1000+ years.... the Egyptians by 5000.... and i dont consider them Ancient..... Now if you take GobekliTepe.... they dont really know how old that is.... same with some other structures around the world....
@@rogerelzenga4465 Few people would agree though. To most people, all of those are ancient. But I wonder why there has never been any archeology done there. I've seen 5 documentaries on it, and none say WHY no archeology has been done!
Albert Lin is my personal hero, I'm going to watch any and all Albert Lin content from now on. I am lucky the first thing I'm seeing from him is a topic that is truly fascinating, and he puts such a great spin on while not reinventing the wheel. Thank you National Geographic and Albert Lin!
Most importantly is regardless of how far we advance technologically we still should always respect when the locals say "I wouldn't do it". Glad Mr Lin did so.
My family originally from Rota which is part of the Northern Mariana Islands. Our culture is very rooted and spiritual as only 1000 were able to survive after we were colonized/migrated
I salute the cast and crew who made this film possible. Especially the cameraman who did the perfect shots and video for National Geographic. Another learning video for the next generation to be shown.
I have to thank you for this show, It's just amazing. and God bless you for showing the world that just because you may lose a leg. Doesn't mean you need to stop living! this inspires others like no one else has!
Excellent footage, data gathering interviews etc - I read Nan Madol is universally accepted as the single most unexplained ancient structure. Fascinating. Thx Albert.
Albert Lin's journey to Micronesia to explore Nan Madol is absolutely thrilling! It's incredible how National Geographic brings these hidden gems of history to light. Nan Madol, a marvel in the Pacific, is a testament to ancient ingenuity. Lin's exploration might unravel mysteries and offer insights into this enigmatic city. Can't wait to see what secrets and stories he uncovers from this ancient island city. It's like a real-life adventure unfolding right before our eyes!
I had heard of these islands before but this is the first time I learned how big, how awesome, and how much effort it must have taken to build it. Excellent report. Thank you.
It’s incredible. I’m really interested in learning about lost cities and ancient civilization so such videos like this one is definitely my fav. Thank you and your team
When I first heard of this city only about 8 years ago, my internet search for data on it could be gone through in less than two hours. Just rather short vid gave me more info in less than an hour than in several hours searching on my own. This was awesome, but left so much still left to discover....
Its absolutely fascinating to observe lost cities and lands. I can't help think the people of that time were far stronger because their diet was far more healthier. A great video to say the least.
it is also educational when the history is revealed. why it crumbled.. what happened to the people. it is also interesting to interview the elderlies.nthanks for this vidoe.
Its interesting that they say their rulers were not a very nice peoples to everyone and that was 800 odd yrs ago. About 800 odd years ago an angry war like people came to New Zealand (in the same region) and attempted to slaughter and cause problems with the original peoples already here. Their way around it was through "marriage" and then control. The people here were redheads with blue eyes, maori are black haired and brown eyed. The only original originals left are on chatham island, chased off the main land. Their guide looks very maori featured. Kava is a very popular drink in places like samoa etc @@nelidacayas6789
Dear Albert, thank you for doing this. Completely fascinating and I applaud your commitment to to the local culture and traditions. I love new technologies that “do no harm” - rather than the old 19th and early 20thC diggers and plodders - some no more than plunderers. When you described one of the stones as “big as a bus” , I suddenly understood the enormity of the question of how the structures were built. A huge question. How many people does it take to lift one of those stones that high, that accurately? Again and again? Big, big, HUGE quandary.
Thank you Albert. Love your shows with these antediluvian cities all around the world… the clues are gathering about an ancient civilization that we don’t know anything about, and that for some reason academics seems to totally dismiss… so thanks again, thanks the LiDAR and the drones, and can’t wait to see more
I have watched many shows on Nan Madol. This is the most interesting and by far the most informative! I want to watch all of his shows... You were able to get way more information from the locals.... WOW 🤯
Probably because of the amount of respect and genuine interest he seems to have not only for the past but for the current people and traditions of the land.
Watching from far North Queensland Australia. Keep thinking the musics leading to the appearance of at least one crocodile or a shark. Its a great show, and I'm glad the reserarch into our ancient history is popular, finally, as i turn age 68. Waited a long time for scientists to make advances as we seeing the last few years. Good on you.
My other island beautiful thank you sir Lin for such a beautiful documentary my father told me many stories of this place growing up there makes all the natives proud what they accomplished and thank you for showing the world our beautiful island
This is so inspiring. Nainoa Thompson and his crew with the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawaii sails the Hokulea Canoe and navigates with the stars. Taught to them by Mau Piailug Master navigator from Micronesia. Hokulea has been sailing with her crew since 1976, from Hawaii to Tahiti and other islands and around the world. I think looking into Hokulea will widen your perception of knowledge, that is in this world some things go unnoticed. Thank you for sharing your passion with us! Mahalo.
Fascinating report. I love the way the guide at the location is in flip flops going up the volcanic mountain and he's cautioning Albert to be careful climbing. :) Much respect to the ancestors and peoples of Micronesia.
The way you don't belittle their culture but you also clearly imply that you don't buy into "magic" or "spirits" is EXACTLY what we need in documentaries. Respect their ways but make clear what is fact and what is fiction. Really enjoyed this Nan Madol piece.
In Indonesia, we have a song that goes "Nenek moyangku seorang pelaut, gemar mengarung luas samudra" which translates to "my ancestors are sailors, who like to sail through the vast ocean" So yeah, i believe that people who lived in archipelago back then had such an amazing navigation system which allows them to sail across the sea to so many other islands, just like those people who sailed from Micronesia to New Caledonia or vice versa
I am so grad to see the video whcih picked up this ruin. My grand father lived this island before WWII. I actually have never been there but heard some of the infos about it. It is so interesting.
Albert you bring the past back to life is such way that you make a history lesson a treasured joy. I've watched several of your documentaries, and you present them in a wonderful, modern, unique way...thank you so much
Was für eine grandiose Reportage ..was für eine grossartige Arbeit ..hat meine Seele berührt ..Tränen in den Augen ..HerzensDank dafür 💙⚘🎁⚘💙ein grosses Geschenk 💙⚘🎁⚘💙
i was wondering when this will make it on the national geographic channel. this is where my grandfathers from and i visited once and loved it. beautiful and friendly natives. very welcoming 🙏🏻 culture towards outsiders
Incredible I see origins of my culture, I’m French Polynesian and I lived on an atoll where “marae” or the religious place of ancestors were made with rocks, strangely all are not the same. On an atoll there’s no mountains only reef. Ancients tells us that some of the pieces used were picked on a mountain or on high island, in memory of the origin island from where the first family came. This two different side to side islands remind me the same stories of my people. Oral communication was very important at the time. in my opinion the connection so close with our nature as well as only oral communication, must have given language and words greater importance, and undoubtedly unimaginable cognitive capacities, the wisdom of the peoples of the Pacific as well as their power the "mana "is felt everywhere, in everything, surely they had the capacity to understand and read reality, in a transcandent way with stone and living things. 👻
I am New Zealander and that resonates very well. I was also hinking of Taputapuatea. Didn't they also make stone traps when the tide rise and then falls fish (Ika) get caught in the falling tide?
There should be so many investigations going on here and dozens of other sites around the world! There push the boundaries of what we knew or thought we did! This is amazing human history!
Awesome! After living in Hawaii for the past 15 years and learning about how they travelled the ocean long ago, I felt there had to be an older civilization that travelled all the island nations of the pacific.
I feel the same...I feel wierd when someone says many years ago people didn't have this or that..even with all the discoveries we have made we have prove of very advanced almost incomprehensible (by us) technology....But then we ignore that and call our technology the most advanced and ourselves modern humans...(I believe we are modern humans by the sense of time(period on earth) but we aren't the most advanced technology (civilization)....this earth is very very many years old...there were others...I feel we should not be comparing ourselves (especially technologywise) with past humans or whatever they were) I think we should only compete with US..2000 years ago and beyond...life happened.
i think they only scratch the surface of how big Nan Madol truly is, so the speculation of it's age. The great Polynesian Empire is not a myth i think, spreading from Hawaii in the north, Easter Island in the east, New Zealand in the south, Philippines in the west and Nan Madol would make the centre of it. The capital city of this empire with their emperor living there. The mythical lost continent theory comes to mind lost with the great flood.
Its going to be interesting to see the development of this find, as it may turn into these finds.... Because the Polynesians were already an impressive group of people do to their travels, but you add the addition of settlements like this and it just takes perception on them to another level.
Stop it. As an islander we can't claim and divide bit rather join our history together to paint this lost piece of ourselves . Because weather yall know the oral history here or not the bottom line is that we as islander hold a very sacred knowledge which even includes the knowledge of the stars. And if you look at each of our culture we share a lot in common from war battles to spiritual realms and the supernatural. What if these were never just legends but real shut that the world if just now finding out about ?
Ah, the ghost cities of the Pacific sound like a fascinating subject! It's always intriguing to explore lost cities and uncover their mysteries. The Pacific region has such a rich and diverse history, and it's amazing how much there is still to learn about these ancient places. I wonder what kind of architectural and cultural secrets this episode might reveal about the past civilizations that once thrived there. What an interesting exploration into history and archaeology!
Wow, that's just amazing. And the rock structure of Nan Madol, somehow look exactly like the stone structure at gunung padang-Indonesia, just crazy.... Imagine if they perhaps the same civilization that built those structure....
@@alexsetterington3142 Very good point. But a possible link in quarrying methodology. I am not an expert on anything to do with quarrying, but if both sites had their stone quarried using similar techniques, then that could point to some sort cultural link in how stone was obtained. it could also just as easily mean this particular type of basalt in the pacific needed to be quarried like this out of necessity and independently developed the same way in two different places too. My heart is set on there being a link in the quarrying methodology, but it would need more research and evidence, possibly another independent site or two (preferably at different time periods too) utilizing the same quarrying methods.
These rock formations are all over Micronesia. I walked down a stone path that went from the village all the way tot the ocean. Thousands of huge unexplainable rocks. Insane.
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Stone size and structure looks like Gunung padang indonesia
If you don't mind me asking, I'm just curious about how you lost your lower leg? I'm amazed and impressed by what you are able to do. It's a testament to the love you have for what you do, that drive to see what's around the next bend. And a testament to the technology that allows you to still do what you love.
its not lost if someone knows where it is
This site screams Gunung Padang aesthetics! Certainly much older than 800 years, that figure is almost laughable
They have fascinating rock structures in NZ left by pre-Maori people. I hope you go and check it out bc an ideology has a grip on the authorities that wants to control the narrative and interfere with archeologists that don't bend the knee.
I salute the cast and crew who made this film possible. Especially the cameraman who did the perfect shots and video for National Geographic. Another learning video for the next generation to be shown.
I was about to post this comment. The film making has been legendary. And Albert has just one foot. I am inspired to visit this place before it's a tourist trap. I did it in 1992 when I visited Angor Wat and just 6 of us were there. this is the Angor of the Pacific.
It's great to see more documentation of this site which is unstudied by archeology. However they have the wrong idea on this place, this is clearly a pre-flood civilization, contemporary with that of other sites like gunam padang, this site must date to at least 12 - 30k years ago before the rise of the sea levels, so much here is underwater you couldn't imagine... this place is much much older than said.
Respect ❤
5:08 MMMM tasty none of them have marks around the lips of drinking ANYTHING. its easy to notice fake videos when you pay attention
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It's beautiful to see the respect for local traditions and beliefs. This is what every explorer should be like
YESS THANK U !
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This is like the best advertising for a bionic leg: climbing, diving, jumping, ... discovering lost cities!
As someone whos had a prosthetic leg for a decade or so you'd be shocked at how far the technology has come in just that time alone, never mind what I grew up seeing. Or what's to come. Most people have no idea I have a prosthetic unless I'm wearing shorts
This prosthetic enhancement evolution got pushed along by the V A due to the vast number of military men injured in numerous wars in the last 75 years. Thank you for your service. From a former nurse.
What I learned is I'd gladly trade a leg for my good hand back. Then again I almost lost one of each so quit my whining.
@@Enolaskum I hope you don't mind me asking and it's okay if you don't want to answer but I'm curious about your story for some reason, how did you become an amputee? 💫
@SRWJ ps. I apologize for the entire book I should probably make a tl;dr basically got a rock stuck in my shoe and I had no feeling in my foot so I had no idea and they had to cut it off.
as a Pacific islander , watching this makes me really proud
Respect to our ancestors and all Pacific island brothers and sisters.🌀
They came from Africa migrated over 10,000 yrs bc
Ancient tree
yes, where ever we go, we must respect other cultures
@@mariolee9627quit downplaying a culture’s achievements by saying they came from Africa thousands and thousands of years ago, insinuating that Africans are responsible for this.
@hyncelz Africans are responsible for you ....thats where the original human is from
This was amazing to watch. Makes me realize that what we know about history is probably barely scratching the surface. So cool!
5:08 MMMM tasty none of them have marks around the lips of drinking ANYTHING. its easy to notice fake videos when you pay attention
Albert, you're an inspiration!! I've struggled with my total knee replacement becoming infected in my right knee and almost lost my leg and ever since I've struggled to walk properly, mostly from pain, bcuz part of my kneecap is out of place and I haven't had the money for another surgery (it would be the 7th, hopefully final) so I've been living with the depression of not being able to be active like I used to, running 3 miles a day, hiking, rock hounding, etc, and it's hurt my soul more than my knee. But, you make me determined to fix it and get my a** back in shape!!! Thank you, Albert!! Keep it up!!
Check out the Travell and Simons Trigger point charts. Trigger points are amazingly effective, safe and self treatable therapy and can deal with pain, even phantom pain, and release tightness in the Quads that could be pulling the kneecap out of alignment. I have used it for decades.
Hope youre doing better!
God bless
Thins guy is an inspiration to ALL.
I couldn't imagine making such a journey into unknown areas not knowing if you'll survive and ever see land again. They took an enormous gamble and flourished for centuries until they fell. Magnificent!
Luckily there will always be those crazy few who are willing to venture beyond safety and the known in order to find out what else there is. Otherwise the world would still be quite small
what are you even talking about lol
He's speaking of the original settlers.@@interstellar792
Truly, a testament of the curiosity and courage of the human spirit
bro. i swear these people have no reading comprehension. i just cannot haahaha
I really like the magic part on how the stones were transported, to a regular person who didn't have the same knowledge as the builders seeing such large rocks floating on water would indeed appear as magic. Albert is a really good host his excitement is contagious, I'm really enjoying exploring the ancient world with him!
this is Lemuria, they could levitate things back then
Easter Island, which he mentioned top of the video, has the same legends about how their Moa were moved, and has walls there with stones rivaling those of Peru's structures. Seems the ancients either had a better understanding of the laws of physics, or other help to move these. Similarly, Egyptian archaeologists still want to claim the Great Pyramid and Sphinx are +- 5,000yrs. old, while more progressive scientists realize they are closer to 12-30,000 yrs. old. I can't help wonder if we'll eventually learn that Nan Madol is much older also. I'm curious why it fell out of use,
The more we learn about these amazing places, the more understanding we'll have about our own history as humans on this planet.
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There are mentions of Super Human species of the Antedeluvian(Prior to Cataclysmic Flood Of Noah's Time) period.
It is Believed those people were the ones who had built Numerous Mysterious Structures spread across the Globe!!
I don't know about magic... That's just ridiculous. It was clearly aliens /s
Dude is living my dream. I want to sail around the world and explore the mysteries in history of our planet
lets go
Can I join?
come on friends, lets do it
Good luck 👍
I'm down, lets go
Dr. Albert Lin, you sir is truly an inspiration. Thank you and to your team for this exploration 👏
I am your no.1fan Albert Lin and crews. I am amazed by your determination, love, inspiration and dedication. I love ALL your documentary shows. I wish I was part of the crew for each of the revelation journeys. I love it very very much, your technique surprisingly. ALL the best and the health you will be. Tks
he and his prosthetic even tougher than my own foot :')
and what a magnificent documentary albert, well done!!
@25:13 Jaw dropping point ! Absolutely amazing effort to get to that peak. Must have been an amazing view in person. Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable story
5:08 MMMM tasty none of them have marks around the lips of drinking ANYTHING. its easy to notice fake videos when you pay attention
Mind blowing that structures like these were built so long ago in such a difficult to access place. They had to lug those blocks through such a difficult environment before they could build this. So much respect for these people
these ancient civilizations were obviously far smarter and most likely far more advance than we may ever know or that they are given credit for
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Excellent footage, data gathering interviews etc - I read Nan Madol is universally accepted as the single most unexplained ancient structure. Fascinating. Thx Albert.
I'm going to read up too.
Same.
Hmmmm people's definition of ancient is weird.... i live in a town thats as old as Nam-madol.... the greek structures predate this by a 1000+ years.... the Egyptians by 5000.... and i dont consider them Ancient..... Now if you take GobekliTepe.... they dont really know how old that is.... same with some other structures around the world....
@@rogerelzenga4465 Few people would agree though. To most people, all of those are ancient. But I wonder why there has never been any archeology done there. I've seen 5 documentaries on it, and none say WHY no archeology has been done!
5:08 MMMM tasty none of them have marks around the lips of drinking ANYTHING. its easy to notice fake videos when you pay attention
I have seen arguably all of the publicly shared videos of this site and this one is by far the best . Thank you National Geographic.
I love this guy. He's a great role model for everyone!
Omg that’s crazy, I dreamt of living at this place. Such a vivid dream too. Never knew the place really existed till now. Very cool
how did this place seem like in your dreams?
Albert Lin is my personal hero, I'm going to watch any and all Albert Lin content from now on. I am lucky the first thing I'm seeing from him is a topic that is truly fascinating, and he puts such a great spin on while not reinventing the wheel. Thank you National Geographic and Albert Lin!
Respect this country this my country 🇫🇲
I'ma 💩 on it!
I am soooo glad that I stumbled upon this video! I learned so much and can't wait to explore more through your videos. Thank you, Albert!
5:08 MMMM tasty none of them have marks around the lips of drinking ANYTHING. its easy to notice fake videos when you pay attention
Most importantly is regardless of how far we advance technologically we still should always respect when the locals say "I wouldn't do it". Glad Mr Lin did so.
I was born in micronesia and glad youtube recommended me this video. Its so good to learn about where I'm from. Great job!
Where do you live now?
Yes ..curious
My family originally from Rota which is part of the Northern Mariana Islands. Our culture is very rooted and spiritual as only 1000 were able to survive after we were colonized/migrated
I salute the cast and crew who made this film possible. Especially the cameraman who did the perfect shots and video for National Geographic. Another learning video for the next generation to be shown.
I have to thank you for this show, It's just amazing. and God bless you for showing the world that just because you may lose a leg. Doesn't mean you need to stop living! this inspires others like no one else has!
Excellent footage, data gathering interviews etc - I read Nan Madol is universally accepted as the single most unexplained ancient structure. Fascinating. Thx Albert.
Albert Lin's journey to Micronesia to explore Nan Madol is absolutely thrilling! It's incredible how National Geographic brings these hidden gems of history to light. Nan Madol, a marvel in the Pacific, is a testament to ancient ingenuity. Lin's exploration might unravel mysteries and offer insights into this enigmatic city. Can't wait to see what secrets and stories he uncovers from this ancient island city. It's like a real-life adventure unfolding right before our eyes!
This is my first ever watch of Lost Cities; I certainly WILL be watching more! 😮
I had heard of these islands before but this is the first time I learned how big, how awesome, and how much effort it must have taken to build it. Excellent report. Thank you.
They were the vikings of the Pacific.
very inspired by albert lin - continuing to chase his dreams after losing a leg and allowing others to see the world through his eyes
It’s incredible. I’m really interested in learning about lost cities and ancient civilization so such videos like this one is definitely my fav. Thank you and your team
I am an architect and I have to appreciate the architecture of this lost city. That is incredible
When I first heard of this city only about 8 years ago, my internet search for data on it could be gone through in less than two hours. Just rather short vid gave me more info in less than an hour than in several hours searching on my own. This was awesome, but left so much still left to discover....
this was so beautiful, I don't know why but my heart feels moved after watching and learning from this
Its absolutely fascinating to observe lost cities and lands. I can't help think the people of that time were far stronger because their diet was far more healthier. A great video to say the least.
not really. they had plenty of help and probably slave labor over hundreds of years.
@@ct1762 I don't care.
Pour moi ils étaient plus grands et beaucoup plus fort et très intelligent 😅
it is also educational when the history is revealed. why it crumbled.. what happened to the people. it is also interesting to interview the elderlies.nthanks for this vidoe.
Its interesting that they say their rulers were not a very nice peoples to everyone and that was 800 odd yrs ago. About 800 odd years ago an angry war like people came to New Zealand (in the same region) and attempted to slaughter and cause problems with the original peoples already here. Their way around it was through "marriage" and then control. The people here were redheads with blue eyes, maori are black haired and brown eyed. The only original originals left are on chatham island, chased off the main land. Their guide looks very maori featured. Kava is a very popular drink in places like samoa etc @@nelidacayas6789
All i can say is WOW...salute to all of you guys....❤ watching here from Bahrain...
Dear Albert, thank you for doing this. Completely fascinating and I applaud your commitment to to the local culture and traditions. I love new technologies that “do no harm” - rather than the old 19th and early 20thC diggers and plodders - some no more than plunderers. When you described one of the stones as “big as a bus” , I suddenly understood the enormity of the question of how the structures were built. A huge question. How many people does it take to lift one of those stones that high, that accurately? Again and again? Big, big, HUGE quandary.
wow the most interesting program I have ever seen, I couldn't stop watching!!😊😊😊Thank You!
Thank you Albert. Love your shows with these antediluvian cities all around the world… the clues are gathering about an ancient civilization that we don’t know anything about, and that for some reason academics seems to totally dismiss… so thanks again, thanks the LiDAR and the drones, and can’t wait to see more
You're right they dismiss them because they have no answers for things that don't fit into their paradigms. Fabulous show!
I have watched many shows on Nan Madol. This is the most interesting and by far the most informative! I want to watch all of his shows... You were able to get way more information from the locals.... WOW 🤯
Probably because of the amount of respect and genuine interest he seems to have not only for the past but for the current people and traditions of the land.
What an awesome journey! Thank you, Mr. Lin and the National Geographic and its staff.
Watching from far North Queensland Australia. Keep thinking the musics leading to the appearance of at least one crocodile or a shark. Its a great show, and I'm glad the reserarch into our ancient history is popular, finally, as i turn age 68. Waited a long time for scientists to make advances as we seeing the last few years. Good on you.
My other island beautiful thank you sir Lin for such a beautiful documentary my father told me many stories of this place growing up there makes all the natives proud what they accomplished and thank you for showing the world our beautiful island
He is such an inspiration. I love all the places he visits. LIDAR has made such a difference in exploration.
This is so inspiring. Nainoa Thompson and his crew with the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawaii sails the Hokulea Canoe and navigates with the stars. Taught to them by Mau Piailug Master navigator from Micronesia. Hokulea has been sailing with her crew since 1976, from Hawaii to Tahiti and other islands and around the world. I think looking into Hokulea will widen your perception of knowledge, that is in this world some things go unnoticed. Thank you for sharing your passion with us! Mahalo.
so many forts and mounds in 🇹🇴 Tonga too, Wallis 🇼🇫 aswell!
This was beautiful. Always enjoyable and very interesting…
Fascinating report.
I love the way the guide at the location is in flip flops going up the volcanic mountain and he's cautioning Albert to be careful climbing. :)
Much respect to the ancestors and peoples of Micronesia.
What a role model this fellow is to the disabled. What a great presenter he is. Whatever he's being paid, he's worth every penny.
Thank you very much for showing our beautiful island of Pohnpei
Wow! Thank you Albert for bringing with us in your fearless adventures, discoveries and to your how mind works...
Thanks to National Geographic for sharing these amazing documentations on UA-cam. Really enjoy watching them. Remarkable productions❤❤❤
The way you don't belittle their culture but you also clearly imply that you don't buy into "magic" or "spirits" is EXACTLY what we need in documentaries. Respect their ways but make clear what is fact and what is fiction. Really enjoyed this Nan Madol piece.
In Indonesia, we have a song that goes "Nenek moyangku seorang pelaut, gemar mengarung luas samudra" which translates to "my ancestors are sailors, who like to sail through the vast ocean"
So yeah, i believe that people who lived in archipelago back then had such an amazing navigation system which allows them to sail across the sea to so many other islands, just like those people who sailed from Micronesia to New Caledonia or vice versa
Nama dari leluhurnya aja Sau Deuleur yaa.. Kayak Familiar sama Bahasa Sunda "Sadulur" yg artinya "Bersaudara'
One of my bucketlist destinations. Thank you for posting
I am so grad to see the video whcih picked up this ruin. My grand father lived this island before WWII. I actually have never been there but heard some of the infos about it. It is so interesting.
Mind blowing documentary! The way Dr Albert explored area with a bionic leg is impressive!
Respect for everyone contributed in making this!
Whoever shot this, he did an amazing job! Lovin’ these kinds of documentary…
Watching from Nairobi, Kenya. Thrilling documentaries you make Mr Albert.
I had an amazing impression from watching this video and learned a lot about a topic that interests me . Thank you very much.
Albert you bring the past back to life is such way that you make a history lesson a treasured joy. I've watched several of your documentaries, and you present them in a wonderful, modern, unique way...thank you so much
This was a very informative film. I thank the whole crew for bringing this to us.
That shot of you on the top of that rock, omg it's so magnificent I could cry.
Was für eine grandiose Reportage ..was für eine grossartige Arbeit ..hat meine Seele berührt ..Tränen in den Augen ..HerzensDank dafür 💙⚘🎁⚘💙ein grosses Geschenk 💙⚘🎁⚘💙
i was wondering when this will make it on the national geographic channel. this is where my grandfathers from and i visited once and loved it. beautiful and friendly natives. very welcoming 🙏🏻 culture towards outsiders
How breathtakingly serene, tranquil and our Elohim is so good ❤❤❤❤!!!! This is the very definition of magical and how awesome the world is ❤❤❤❤❤
The rocks used to built the structure are very similar or perhaps identical to the structure located in Gunung Padang Indonesia.
Incredible I see origins of my culture, I’m French Polynesian and I lived on an atoll where “marae” or the religious place of ancestors were made with rocks, strangely all are not the same. On an atoll there’s no mountains only reef. Ancients tells us that some of the pieces used were picked on a mountain or on high island, in memory of the origin island from where the first family came. This two different side to side islands remind me the same stories of my people. Oral communication was very important at the time. in my opinion the connection so close with our nature as well as only oral communication, must have given language and words greater importance, and undoubtedly unimaginable cognitive capacities, the wisdom of the peoples of the Pacific as well as their power the "mana "is felt everywhere, in everything, surely they had the capacity to understand and read reality, in a transcandent way with stone and living things. 👻
I am New Zealander and that resonates very well. I was also hinking of Taputapuatea. Didn't they also make stone traps when the tide rise and then falls fish (Ika) get caught in the falling tide?
There is a lot of unprospected value in oral traditions and folklore around the world. I think the next 10 years are going to make this clear.
@@adambotica6419 Ika means fish in your language? In our language, 'ikan' means fish.
@@danieltangkilisan3074 which language is that? Do you mean from French Polynesia?
Wow ! Amazing!
There should be so many investigations going on here and dozens of other sites around the world! There push the boundaries of what we knew or thought we did! This is amazing human history!
Awesome! After living in Hawaii for the past 15 years and learning about how they travelled the ocean long ago, I felt there had to be an older civilization that travelled all the island nations of the pacific.
I feel the same...I feel wierd when someone says many years ago people didn't have this or that..even with all the discoveries we have made we have prove of very advanced almost incomprehensible (by us) technology....But then we ignore that and call our technology the most advanced and ourselves modern humans...(I believe we are modern humans by the sense of time(period on earth) but we aren't the most advanced technology (civilization)....this earth is very very many years old...there were others...I feel we should not be comparing ourselves (especially technologywise) with past humans or whatever they were) I think we should only compete with US..2000 years ago and beyond...life happened.
Check out lost continent of Mu
i think they only scratch the surface of how big Nan Madol truly is, so the speculation of it's age. The great Polynesian Empire is not a myth i think, spreading from Hawaii in the north, Easter Island in the east, New Zealand in the south, Philippines in the west and Nan Madol would make the centre of it. The capital city of this empire with their emperor living there. The mythical lost continent theory comes to mind lost with the great flood.
He’s so lucky to be able to see this incredible place!!!😲👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍😍😍
Best job ever , im jealous ☹️
I love this, its so amazing. I am in awe. Thanks for this information about Nan Madol a fascinating place. Thanks for the whole team. Great job guys.
I have always been astonished at Nan Midol and this was was so very interesting. It's hard to wrap around my head how this was done. Fascinating.
Excellent videos to watch.👍. Thumbs up
Such a fascinating documentary!!! Thank you!! 👍👍❤😊😊
Oh my goodness Albert, this is mind blowing 🤩🙏🙏🙏
Excellent content. Great information and astonishing footage of a once greater society.
Thanks for the sharing of your wealth
என்ன ஒரு சக்திவாய்ந்த மனிதர்களக வாழ்ந்து விட்டு அடையாளங்களையும் விட்டுச் சென்றுள்ளனர் Great people live in seaside. Thankyou showing
Ladar is amazing. This team is amazing too. Excellent video!
Can we appreciate how Albert is really into researching and understanding AND also respecting the site.
Its going to be interesting to see the development of this find, as it may turn into these finds.... Because the Polynesians were already an impressive group of people do to their travels, but you add the addition of settlements like this and it just takes perception on them to another level.
This is not a new find. Nan Madol is very well known for very long time
@@alexsetterington3142 first time for me... Have they found any other sites like this in Polynesia!
It has been known by the people of Phonepei since it was built....and they are Micronesians, not Polynesians.@@alexsetterington3142
Stop it. As an islander we can't claim and divide bit rather join our history together to paint this lost piece of ourselves . Because weather yall know the oral history here or not the bottom line is that we as islander hold a very sacred knowledge which even includes the knowledge of the stars. And if you look at each of our culture we share a lot in common from war battles to spiritual realms and the supernatural. What if these were never just legends but real shut that the world if just now finding out about ?
number one your research is out of this world. then your videos are terrific, what can one say but admire.
Who else is off da za
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Blowing rn
Ummm….what?
absolutely shmindoodled rn
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Ah, the ghost cities of the Pacific sound like a fascinating subject! It's always intriguing to explore lost cities and uncover their mysteries. The Pacific region has such a rich and diverse history, and it's amazing how much there is still to learn about these ancient places. I wonder what kind of architectural and cultural secrets this episode might reveal about the past civilizations that once thrived there. What an interesting exploration into history and archaeology!
You did your thing Mr. Lin.This was the best in person display I have ever witnessed.
Thank you,
Not only am I highly entertained, I learn so much also. Thank you!
Morris West's "The Navigator" which I read while in my Post Grad (1977) gives an excellent premonitions to this.
Need more shows like this one! It was good! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this incredible episode. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ❤️🎶
this video is just one of the masterpieces NatGeo ever made! Trully wonderful✨✨
So many things we don’t understand or even discovered. This earth has seen billions of people come and go with countless civilizations.
Amazing!!!! There really arent enough adjectives to describe the wonder of this place thank you for the adventure
Wow amazing💚
Can't believe National Geographic is doing a documentary on my beautiful sacred island!💚
Amazing & beautiful documentary💚💯
Absolutely awesome history of my Pacific island people's. Thank you for documenting
Wow, that's just amazing. And the rock structure of Nan Madol, somehow look exactly like the stone structure at gunung padang-Indonesia, just crazy.... Imagine if they perhaps the same civilization that built those structure....
Similar Basalt columns but structure looks nothing alike
@@alexsetterington3142 Very good point. But a possible link in quarrying methodology. I am not an expert on anything to do with quarrying, but if both sites had their stone quarried using similar techniques, then that could point to some sort cultural link in how stone was obtained. it could also just as easily mean this particular type of basalt in the pacific needed to be quarried like this out of necessity and independently developed the same way in two different places too.
My heart is set on there being a link in the quarrying methodology, but it would need more research and evidence, possibly another independent site or two (preferably at different time periods too) utilizing the same quarrying methods.
I just wanna say Thanks for all that National Geographic does. This is insane.
These rock formations are all over Micronesia. I walked down a stone path that went from the village all the way tot the ocean. Thousands of huge unexplainable rocks. Insane.
only 800 years ago..... its not that unexplainable..... the greeks predate this by 1500 years.... Egyptians by 5000....
You're an inspiration dude, Kia Kaha (stay strong) from New Zealand
Albert Lin he's finally back.😊
He's an inspiration to all not letting his injury slow him down and moving on!