New info on the White Sands Footprints and Other Updates
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- I know I've been slow to get these updates made but they're finally here! There IS such a thing as a forensic geologist, the LSU mounds probably aren't as old as previously reported, and the White Sands footprints might also be a bit younger than previously thought.
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Videos referenced here:
Scott Wolter is a Goddamned Con-Artist: • Archaeologist Reacts t...
The LSU Mounds: • Are the Louisiana Stat...
White Sands Footprints: • 23,000 year old Footpr...
Here's the response paper to the Ellwood study on the LSU mounds: Http://onlinedigeditio...
Glad to see you are back. I am a fan of your work and your style, so direct and no-nonsense. I am learning a lot and I am looking forward to hear about your new projects. Good luck and keep us posted, please.
Thanks. Good to see you again.
Nice to have you back, thanks for the updates.
Appreciate the updates
0:32 oh my goodness. That must have been just incredible. That’s not some tiny little site lol that’s a BIG name! Congrats on being able to excavate on such a historic site.
You are young, there will be more updates from you on all of these findings. Good to have you back. One can only imagine the discoveries over the next twenty years.
I'm a good bit older than most folks think.
@@NathanaelFosaaen Enjoy that while it lasts !:-)
Good info! Thanks!
Glad to see you back. When the subject of the "mounds" comes up in a conversation, it seems there are a lot of stories, and people are pretty vested in whichever story the have chosen.Someone told me to look up "the Mound Myth". I believe it has to do with setting aside stories that the Mormons had told each other. I watch a lot of stuff by ex Mormons. Really bright educated people who wake up and realize there are some problems, some myths. I never realized how much ownership that church has over parts of history.
They're talking about the "myth of the mound builders" which is the belief that the mounds were built by someone other than the ancestors of indigenous americans that we know today. Common examples are "giants", the Phoenicians, Lost tribes of Israel, vikings, and people from Atlantis.
I think that is exactly what I was saying only not as well I now see. The way I see it anyone who has a personal stake in changing history, instead of just correcting a record, will most likely tell lies. And some documentaries are ridiculous.
thank you -- it's been awhile....
Would very much enjoy , on your way through sometime , you stopping by for 30 mins of your time to show things that Id guarantee you'd turn the visits into months or years ... Ive enjoyed finding your channel , Thank you ...
Glad to get rock solid N American archeology updates. I have no idea what the first part was about but hope you can share more on current projects. I appreciate news or discussion on current debates or interesting revelations on both sides of continent and all between.
The hypothesis regarding cremation is interesting. Cane and reeds produce high temperatures but for short duration. So it would indeed require massive quantities to keep large fires going sufficient for cremation or other ceremonies. Seems like much smaller quantities of deciduous hardwood would be the better option. On the other hand, my understanding is that some contact era native mortuary practices included storing bodies in charnel houses where the flesh was eventually removed from bones and later the thoroughly dried bones could be more readily reduced to ash with much less fuel and effort require than one might see in the Hollywood portrayal of a Viking funeral. If this type of method was used then the reed and cane funeral pyres would make more sense.
It looks like the debate is just really getting started. it will be interesting to see how it plays out. I look forward to seeing updates on the matter.
Over 300 thousand years !
Interesting nuance about White Sands. Thanks much.
I’m a forensic cosmetologist.
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Great to see you back Nathanael!
Ness of Brodgar? That would be a great video!
Europe gets enough press as it is. They don't need my help.
Quick one Nathanael. Do you feel that all the very early dates south of the ice sheets are as ambiguous as all the sites from what's left of Beringia (like Alaska) are "good"? Sorry if this is gross simplification, it just seems that currently a very early date is an imperative for digs in the US, Mexico, Brazil etc.
Love your channel.
Or maybe they are the only digs that make the news.
Those are just the digs that make the news. The public tends to recognize the importance of the oldest stuff and the biggest stuff, so that gets all the press.
Thanks Nathanael. I often feel a lot of popular science, as I read it, is skewed or a bit sensational.
When was the area of White Sands submerged to allow for fully aquatic grass?
Based on the radiocarbon dates some 22,000 years ago. But because of the possible offset from the reservoir effect, it could be as recent as 15,000 years ago.
Jealous you get to work in the UP!
The climate here is divine.
Where did you do work in NW Arkansas? I live in Arkansas and my team and I explore caves, mounds and other interesting sites!
That's what I like about your channel. You're a scientist and you're prepared to clarify, correct and generally take responsibility for anything that could be misinterpreted, which isn't easy when you're trying to summarize (largely for the layman/person) a science (archaeology) which quite often is about interpretation rather than definites.
The Ring of Brodgar vlog was infuriating as I was hoping for so much more ... I can understand you were busy, but I was expecting some interpretation. Any chance of a vlog on the excavation any time soon ?
No. I don't talk about European archaeology on this channel.
Big fan of your input and breakdown on current archeological events! Currently living in Oregon and recently there was an article in the news about the discovery of the "oldest settlement" in North America being found in Oregon. If interested, would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Yeah Cooper Landing! super cool findings but I haven't seen an actual publication on the recent work. (not that I've looked for one)
thank you
👍 Thx for clarifying, NF! Nice to see you back. Was hoping you hadn't gotten sick of filthy Ytube yet, though it'll always be understandable if and/or when anyone does.
Welcome to Michigan! Don't let the flies and mosquitoes eat you alive up there! :)
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The proper nomenclature is “Welcome to da’ yoo pee, eh!” ;)
Get yourself some pasties while there.
I would like your opinion on the Topper site
What about it?
@@NathanaelFosaaen Thank you for responding. My question was not well written, but my question is do we know where the artifacts from Topper went, where it has been found, and what was the context. I have looked for that information, but have had little luck in finding it.
@peteroland5389 when I was in grad school at UT Knoxville there were a bunch of students working on processing the pottery from Topper, so at least some of it is there. I'll talk to David Anderson about sending me some sources on it.
@@NathanaelFosaaen thank you, that would be great, and anything you can find about the range of trade would be awesome.
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The buildings didn't fall they were disintegrated into dust !
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Interesting.
Er, why is the vid listed at 14+ minutes but only a little over 7 minutes of actual information? Just curious.
It's down to 4 minutes, no content.
Give it a minute. I tried to crop out the blank space at the end and it wound up cutting out the whole thing. I'm reverting to the original cut now.
suggestion: collaborate on a video with @AlexisDahl if you are digging in the U.P.
Excellent idea!
Bet you had some good “water of life” in Scotland!
You need alcoholic anonymous 😂😂
Hmm. Know people who were engineers on the 911 commission, they didn’t add on any extra professional claims… seem to me it’s got more layers 🧐
In his television appearances, Wolters tries to use the term "forensic geologist" in order to establish his expertise to differentiate ancient stonework from modern fakes, and if he thinks it's old, to guess at the provenance, and so on. If his title actually implies he's capable of chemical analysis of 20th century concrete... that's misleading at best. Even if it's an actual specialization, it's not really relevant for judging whether lithographs are ancient Native American or of European origin or an intelligent contemporary fraud. He's still a hobbyist doing vanity archeological speculation, in that regard.
He's a professional actor, though, and probably makes pretty good money doing that. I wonder if, at home, he's like, "Aarrghh, those conspiracy idiots drive me nuts!" Maybe he could co-miserate with some of the political conspiracy hosts...
five mins in and you've not mentioned the title topic..... Constructive criticism: Put errata at the END or make a special separate "Errata" type video. I'd done with this though. Just wanted to hear about a place that's within an 3 hour drive from me but...no.
Constructive criticism: When it's your channel you can organize your videos however you want.
@@NathanaelFosaaen True. Didn't think you'd have a delicate ego though. Try not to let the daisies or dandy lions hurt you when next you dig a hole, graverobber XD
Are you drunk yet 😂😂
You should have more subscribers
I'm fairly niche. Feel free to share the channel around though.