I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 1)

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    VIDEO INFO
    Howdy friends! In this video, we begin our deep dive into the wonderful and imaginative world of Graham Hancock, journalist, sociologist, pseudoscientist, and pyramid enthusiast. In his most recent documentary series on Netflix, Hancock postulates the existence of an ancient lost civilization that dominated the world at the end of the last ice age. Throughout this series I will be taking a balanced look at this claim, weighing each piece of evidence presented, in an attempt to determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence for it.
    ADDENDUM: At 48:00 I mistakenly class the Zigurrat at Ur as a burial structure. In reality, the Ziggurat was a temple to the Goddess of the moon. In research I got this crossed with the Royal Cemetary at Ur. Thank you to all who caught this miscategorization.
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    VIDEO CHAPTERS:
    00:00 Thesis
    02:12 Who Is Graham Hancock?
    03:57 Who Is Me?
    06:10 How Do You Prove A Lost Civilization?
    08:18 Syllabus Week
    09:55 What Is The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis?
    14:21 Lesson 1: Once There Was A Flood
    16:58 Gunung Padang
    19:58 Secret Chamber?!?!
    22:45 24,000 Years Old?
    24:35 Nan Madol
    29:15 A Special Thank-You To Todays Sponsor
    31:43 Lesson 2: Survivors In A Time Of Chaos
    32:40 Interview with Dr. Geoff McCafferty
    45:11 Graham Hancocks Pyramid Extravaganza
    50:33 Texcotzingo
    52:10 Xochicalco
    53:15 What Have We Learned?
    53:25 Credits And Thank-Yous

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  • @miniminuteman773
    @miniminuteman773  Před rokem +2843

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    • @silentdrew7636
      @silentdrew7636 Před rokem +32

      Please put all of your episodes of this a playlist eventually

    • @JJamahJamerson
      @JJamahJamerson Před rokem +30

      Just want to ask while I might have your attention, I haven’t finished the video, but I wanted to ask would you do your own version of ancient apocalypse? Like your own video showing your own theories and evidence of the extent of ancient civilisations?

    • @rocksdexebec6308
      @rocksdexebec6308 Před rokem +31

      Have graham on your show and try to have a debate with then only I will fully look his or your side

    • @FPoP1911
      @FPoP1911 Před rokem +14

      Milo, thanks for great videos. Congrats on the new camera. Not an audio/video expert but there's something about the audio in this one that felt like audio levels might've been a bit whacky for lack of a better word. Maybe the echo off of the walls, maybe insulation can help. Can't wait for the next video.

    • @borttorbbq2556
      @borttorbbq2556 Před rokem

      So if I understand this correctly there is a Milo centipede going on here unnerving.

  • @amphilochusofmallus5070
    @amphilochusofmallus5070 Před 3 měsíci +3400

    "No one listens to me"
    -The guy with the Netflix show

    • @madtabby66
      @madtabby66 Před 3 měsíci +75

      Oh archeologists get shit wrong all the time. My favorite was “this culture keeps knives high up so the Gods would keep them sharp. (Sorry tried to look it up and just got ads on how to sharpen knives)
      Or…. Knives were kept high up to keep them away from the kids (every mother on earth)
      But if you’re going to debunk an archeologist, come up with something rational.

    • @ytfeelslikenorthkorea
      @ytfeelslikenorthkorea Před 3 měsíci +102

      he just capitalises on the 'conspiracy theory' strand of our culture. He must be telling the truth if 'they' want to silence him.

    • @Shaqiliciouss
      @Shaqiliciouss Před 3 měsíci +65

      @@madtabby66 I'm sure misinterpretations occur, but I looked into the knife story and could only find a tumblr post of someone talking about how archeologists were discussing reasons obsidian knives were kept high and that a mother among them just pointed out it was probably just childproofing (no source provided). While I'm not an archeologist myself I'm sure published that their theories, at least in modern day, are more than just them writing fanfiction about random shit they find.

    • @ImAmericanFr
      @ImAmericanFr Před 3 měsíci +25

      ​@@madtabby66 yeah ofc, its like you see a ball with a hole in it and you hear people saying "People put holes in these for a certain sport we have no data on" and then you say IT WAS MAGICAL SPACE ALIENS. when in reality it was probably just a stick or a rock

    • @RevCuck
      @RevCuck Před 2 měsíci +19

      i call it the "dave chappelle"

  • @SuzieClemme
    @SuzieClemme Před 8 měsíci +2899

    Hancock: Archeologists HATE ME!!!!!
    McCafferty: A very charming man, I wish I could’ve talked with him longer.

    • @Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat
      @Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat Před 8 měsíci +449

      And that's after interviewing McCafferty under false pretenses. McCafferty is a classy man.

    • @suh4771
      @suh4771 Před 7 měsíci

      Because he accepted that Hancock can have different ideas but for them to be taken seriously then you need the evidence. All of the evidence does not lead to Hancock's theory being the truth. All the charm helps to sell his opinion and make money from it but when Hancock always makes a point of martyring himself, he is just doing a Trump. Send me money because only I know the Truth. There is a reason why majority rules and until now, the minority had to suck it up.

    • @adakahless
      @adakahless Před 7 měsíci +94

      Honestly, production personnel will over dramatize things just to get views/rating. It's a fact of entertainment these days.

    • @robertkalas1921
      @robertkalas1921 Před 7 měsíci +8

      Hancock 👍

    • @johnhough7738
      @johnhough7738 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Don't fret, Good People. Experts in any field hate anyone who raises reasonable doubts about the stuff their meal-ticket is based on.
      Expert = "ex", a was (aka a has been); "spert" misspelling of spurt (which is a drip under pressure).

  • @homelesspyro995
    @homelesspyro995 Před 16 dny +252

    Graham: "No one listens to me."
    Yet he has been on the Joe Rogan show, has a fucking Netflix show, and multiple main-stream internet websites speaking about him and his work.

    • @1701EarlGrey
      @1701EarlGrey Před 16 dny +10

      listening to anyone is not obligatory 😃and wasn't he had series of bestseller books in last 20+ years ?

    • @chase5298
      @chase5298 Před 4 dny +1

      @@1701EarlGrey best sellers mean absolutely nothing when you look at how thats determined lol

  • @dogma2660
    @dogma2660 Před 2 měsíci +835

    Weird period to live in: multinational media corporation produces a major series full of misinformation and speculative history; correct history being taught by 20-something youtuber...

    • @LonesomeTroubadour
      @LonesomeTroubadour Před měsícem +52

      This just proves that Netflix thinks that woo sells better than reality. And, sadly, they're right.

    • @jordananderson2728
      @jordananderson2728 Před měsícem +20

      Taught by Will Turner*

    • @ixhilkalaskiiver792
      @ixhilkalaskiiver792 Před měsícem +2

      he was misrepresented and proved it on rogan's show, ahem... ;p

    • @tsm688
      @tsm688 Před měsícem +28

      @@LonesomeTroubadour They were televising pseudoscience from popular books as early as 1973. Netflix fell a hell of a lot faster than History Channel however.

    • @xXRehcaXx
      @xXRehcaXx Před měsícem +4

      Check out the Cleopatra show if it's still on there. Lol

  • @ryanbradford6227
    @ryanbradford6227 Před rokem +14862

    There is a certain amount of irony of a man named Milo debunking Atlantis.

    • @sticksnstonespatriot1728
      @sticksnstonespatriot1728 Před rokem

      Yes, this guy is boring and ghayeAF

    • @poikoi1530
      @poikoi1530 Před rokem +1366

      Give milo circle glasses and we're set in stone

    • @wncboy24
      @wncboy24 Před rokem +557

      How did I not see this earlier?

    • @GenericInternetter
      @GenericInternetter Před rokem +89

      huh?

    • @nikiabrock2733
      @nikiabrock2733 Před rokem +941

      ​@Generic Internetter Disney's movie Atlantis stars an archeologists named Milo who swears he has the way to Atlantis

  • @gormauslander
    @gormauslander Před 3 měsíci +3167

    "Garfield is real, because there are so many depictions of him"
    The Quetzalcoatl argument

    • @korosuke1788
      @korosuke1788 Před 3 měsíci +100

      Same with Jesus.

    • @gormauslander
      @gormauslander Před 3 měsíci

      You're not wrong@@korosuke1788

    • @MurasakiTsukimaru
      @MurasakiTsukimaru Před 3 měsíci +224

      There's been two depictions of Quetzalcoatl being a big tiddy blonde oneesan. Therefore, Quetz not only exists, but is a big tiddy blonde oneesan

    • @gormauslander
      @gormauslander Před 3 měsíci

      Please seek professional help @@MurasakiTsukimaru

    • @andyghkfilm2287
      @andyghkfilm2287 Před 3 měsíci +36

      I do hate mondays

  • @apothecary4371
    @apothecary4371 Před 2 měsíci +362

    19:53
    it's funny to me that graham thinks they 'cut the columnar basalt into pillars' when the name "columnar basalt" means that they were already... y'know... columns.

    • @Edmund-od7mv
      @Edmund-od7mv Před měsícem +42

      We have found another thing Graham Hancock has a loose understanding of then: Columns.

    • @Ozymandias-oj3we
      @Ozymandias-oj3we Před 7 dny +4

      *column*ar basalt
      It’s in the name

    • @616CC
      @616CC Před 2 dny +1

      It’s funny that you misunderstood that because he clearly knows they form in pillars

  • @TuntematonX
    @TuntematonX Před 3 měsíci +222

    As a permanently amused appreciator of Diogenes I must say, that definition of a pyramid would also include:
    - Machu Picchu
    - Upland Rice Farms
    - Some Carparks
    and many other things

    • @kathypince515
      @kathypince515 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Omg I love Diogenes!! Do you have any fun stories or facts about him?? I’m always trying to find out more about him, because DAMN we would have been friends! He was hilarious!!

    • @Malkontent1003
      @Malkontent1003 Před 2 měsíci +25

      BEHOLD! A PYRAMID!
      *Points at the Empire State Building*

    • @kathypince515
      @kathypince515 Před 2 měsíci +20

      @@Malkontent1003
      I remember someone on tumblr said centaurs r insects (meet all criteria, head thorax and abdomen, 6 limbs) and someone replied with:
      Diogenes: BEHOLD A CENTAUR *throws an ant on the ground*
      And then someone replied to that with “this is why we don’t invite Diogenes to these discussions”

    • @Malkontent1003
      @Malkontent1003 Před 2 měsíci +5

      @kathypince515 Phenomenal. I remember that post, myself. It was interesting and inspired a bit of fanart by one of my friends, a centaur with a thorax. XD

    • @kathypince515
      @kathypince515 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Malkontent1003 omg do have a link?! That sounds soooo awesome!

  • @itztliozelotl584
    @itztliozelotl584 Před rokem +10789

    As an Indigenous Mesoamerican, I appreciate your work in debunking these whackos. Who built the pyramids in Mesoamerica? We did. Amerindian people. The People.

    • @theblackgods4699
      @theblackgods4699 Před rokem +774

      But what about the lizard people , and the aliens 👽...what about the giants or the Dino people

    • @beardedbear9901
      @beardedbear9901 Před rokem +517

      @@Rampart.X Don't be silly Sheila, we know sure as a Dingos Dingus that you don't care about no evvydence.

    • @lolalaise4530
      @lolalaise4530 Před rokem +284

      Imagine calling someone a whacko without even listening or reading anything they have said, Hancock is just exploring a different idea of history not any “quack theories”

    • @fart63
      @fart63 Před rokem +1369

      @@lolalaise4530 exploring a different idea of history while completely ignoring all evidence we’ve ever collected about our history. He might as well be writing fanfiction

    • @Dekubud
      @Dekubud Před rokem +656

      Seriously, it makes me sad to see so many (let's not kid ourselves, mostly white) people who have such a small mind they can't just accept the diversity of knowledge, technology and cultures different people have developed throughout history.

  • @FernandoGonzalez-hu3id
    @FernandoGonzalez-hu3id Před rokem +7564

    My favorite part about the whole "why did so many diferent people build piramids?" thing is that i have seen kindergarden kids playing with blocks reach to the conclusion of "piramid stronger than tower" by themselves.

    • @ThatWitchMorri-V
      @ThatWitchMorri-V Před rokem +1047

      "Oh! Look! Proof that the aliens programmed pyramid building into our DNA! How else can you explain such young children knowing to do it!" (Why yes, I am fluent in sarcasm. Why do you ask? 😂)

    • @samuraijackoff5354
      @samuraijackoff5354 Před rokem +267

      What is the best way to stack rocks?

    • @vespernight4236
      @vespernight4236 Před rokem +529

      I ‘theorize’ my local Safeway is run by aliens. They keep stacking their produce in pyramids what could it mean? 😂

    • @Pillar_of_Salt
      @Pillar_of_Salt Před rokem +105

      @@samuraijackoff5354 For what purpose are we stacking them?

    • @brokenbird2136
      @brokenbird2136 Před rokem +51

      ​@@Pillar_of_Salt oh i see a pro

  • @steel8231
    @steel8231 Před 26 dny +34

    I like how he claims mainstream archeology doesn't think hunter-gatherers couldn't have built the site, then goes on to claim hunter-gatherers couldn't have made the site.

    • @varyolla435
      @varyolla435 Před 25 dny +4

      🎯
      Translation: _"do not listen to archeologists - listen to me. They are merely trying to educate you whereas = I am making money claiming this shite......."_

    • @jacos133
      @jacos133 Před 24 dny +1

      ... what? Where? You guys just make shit up because you're too stupid to understand complex problems.

  • @ishathakor
    @ishathakor Před 21 dnem +55

    the pyramid thing is so hilarious actually. "why does everyone have pyramids!!!!" maybe because a pyramid shape is a very simple way to pile rocks on top of each other

  • @Queen_Cnidarian
    @Queen_Cnidarian Před 3 měsíci +2397

    For a giant, advanced globe spanning civilization, they sure did a great job hiding the fact they existed.

    • @trippzy8048
      @trippzy8048 Před 3 měsíci +22

      Whats crazy is that recently with the discovery about Antarctica it proves his theory..

    • @mobcrusher99
      @mobcrusher99 Před 3 měsíci +244

      @@trippzy8048be more specific so we can prove you wrong

    • @trippzy8048
      @trippzy8048 Před 3 měsíci

      @@mobcrusher99 Ancient landscape discovered beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet. I do think alot of what GH says is BS but its funny to me that he got 1 theory right

    • @3nz0m4trix
      @3nz0m4trix Před 3 měsíci +6

      ​@@mobcrusher99 I think they found a pyramid on Antarctica....

    • @mrcroob8563
      @mrcroob8563 Před 3 měsíci +245

      ​@@trippzy8048What's crazy is that is in no way a pyramid...

  • @TheMadMurf
    @TheMadMurf Před 9 měsíci +3216

    One of the things that really annoys me about the "ancient aliens" or "super advanced ancient civilization" conspiracies is that it cheats the real civilizations out of their achievements. Like, building a pyramid is a lot of work. The coordination, engineering, artistry, and scope are all super impressive and they deserve credit.

    • @landon4351
      @landon4351 Před 9 měsíci +60

      Tell me how they built it
      Tell me why the inhabitants of those countries say that they never built them

    • @tartarm
      @tartarm Před 9 měsíci +490

      @@landon4351they put stones on each other until it became a pyramid easy

    • @landon4351
      @landon4351 Před 9 měsíci +33

      @@tartarm true thanks

    • @thepubknight6144
      @thepubknight6144 Před 9 měsíci

      If you look up the orgins of the socalled advanced aliens propaganda, it's based on Aryan Nazis Ubermensch/Supermen folklore
      That's why you keep seeing an obsession of Nazi propaganda throughout shows on the History channel

    • @junebug313
      @junebug313 Před 8 měsíci +134

      It really drives me crazy that people like you associate ancient aliens with what Graham Hancock theorizes. He's not suggesting aliens did anything, and he's not taking anything away from the cultures that achieved these things. He's literally praising their achievements, and proposing they had knowledge we currently do not. How is that taking away from them?

  • @edwardling9614
    @edwardling9614 Před měsícem +29

    Milo: if you hear hooves think horses not zebras
    Hancock: but i'm looking for zebras

  • @TheLotusManFILMs.
    @TheLotusManFILMs. Před 14 dny +23

    What I like about Graham Hancocks Netflix series is that it has inspired multiple high profile Archaeologists to make detailed rebuttals to his claims that have millions of views.

  • @AgitpropPsyop
    @AgitpropPsyop Před 4 měsíci +644

    “Pyramids: you love them, you hate them. You can fill them with mummies, or you can fill them with bass pro shops merch.”
    *iconic*

    • @ericktellez7632
      @ericktellez7632 Před 3 měsíci +9

      Or you fill them with smaller sized pyramids that covers a cenote in its hollow center if you are Mesoamerican

    • @ixhilkalaskiiver792
      @ixhilkalaskiiver792 Před měsícem

      neither of you even know wtf the pyramids were made for, so please, stfu already haha

    • @Salamandra40k
      @Salamandra40k Před 24 dny

      Wow! Its almost like we watched the exact same video!! What an amazing observation

    • @AgitpropPsyop
      @AgitpropPsyop Před 24 dny +5

      @@Salamandra40k and it’s almost like you are an insufferable hater for no reason LMAO

    • @Salamandra40k
      @Salamandra40k Před 24 dny

      @@AgitpropPsyop It costs me $0 to make fun of people being redditors. "HAHAHAHAA HERES THE JOKE THE VIDEO SAID EXACTLY BUT I SAID IT IN THE COMMENTS" like I thought we were passed that base, primate-level thinking already

  • @miniminuteman773
    @miniminuteman773  Před rokem +20165

    ADDENDUM: At 48:00 I mistakenly class the Zigurrat at Ur as a burial structure. In reality, the Ziggurat was a temple to the Goddess of the moon. In research I got this crossed with the Royal Cemetary at Ur. Thank you to all who caught this miscategorization.

    • @Sqk.
      @Sqk. Před rokem +295

      Pin this!

    • @beardedbear9901
      @beardedbear9901 Před rokem +556

      Should be pinned, maximise visibility. Pretty awesome that you're willing to correct yourself within minutes of the video ending.

    • @miniminuteman773
      @miniminuteman773  Před rokem +2514

      @@beardedbear9901 If I didnt have to have the sponsor pinned I would. Wish CZcams would allow for multiple pins like Instagram :(

    • @JJamahJamerson
      @JJamahJamerson Před rokem +117

      Proud to see you correcting this.

    • @beardedbear9901
      @beardedbear9901 Před rokem +338

      @@miniminuteman773 Welp, guess we just gotta updoot you to keep it high in the replies.

  • @Lh0000
    @Lh0000 Před 2 měsíci +36

    I’m reminded of that one post someone made a while back where they posted like all the pyramid-like structures people have built over the centuries and captioned it “what does this MEAN”
    To which another commenter replied: “it means this is the best way to stack a bunch of rocks and have them not fall down for a long time”
    And… yeah, sounds about right, doesn’t exactly take much effort to figure out pyramid shapes tend to be pretty sturdy, so it stands to reason and builders interested in making something of cultural importance would EVENTUALLY find this out and use it, which they did…

  • @katrose5179
    @katrose5179 Před 2 měsíci +21

    I love Graham Hancock. Not because I think he’s smart, but he reminds me just because you can sometimes be entertaining is not reason to assume you’re smart.

  • @ieuanclouter8494
    @ieuanclouter8494 Před 11 měsíci +2139

    I'm not living in Wales. I am living in a country sized pyramid. Thank you, minuteman, for helping me realise this.

    • @elbowjuiced
      @elbowjuiced Před 10 měsíci +127

      why are you living in a whale

    • @catxray1603
      @catxray1603 Před 10 měsíci +253

      ​@@elbowjuicedit's not "a" whale, it's multiple whales, since it's plural. This person lives in multiple whales

    • @inkyboi6776
      @inkyboi6776 Před 10 měsíci +164

      @@catxray1603can confirm as a welsh person we are living in a pod of whales

    • @Rachel98246
      @Rachel98246 Před 10 měsíci +32

      Name checks out. There are few names more Welsh than Ieuan 😂

    • @ieuanclouter8494
      @ieuanclouter8494 Před 10 měsíci +14

      @@Rachel98246 my name isn't Ieuan.

  • @carbonrick-roller7428
    @carbonrick-roller7428 Před rokem +8898

    My dad knows I like science so he recommended we watch the show together. I told him I knew about it and it was basically another ancient aliens. His response was “I’ve heard a podcast about it, they made some good points. You need to be open to different ideas”

    • @adnap7739
      @adnap7739 Před rokem +764

      Very similar situation with my dad but he loves Graham and all the points he makes.

    • @faikerdogan2802
      @faikerdogan2802 Před rokem +1137

      Careful. Don't let ur brains fall off from too much open mindedness 😅

    • @crztank9298
      @crztank9298 Před rokem +401

      It's not ancient aliens so you obviously know little about Graham

    • @edoardoprevelato6577
      @edoardoprevelato6577 Před rokem +1149

      Tell him being open minded doesn't mean not using critical thinking and not demanding substantial evidence.

    • @fnansjy456
      @fnansjy456 Před rokem +1

      ​@@crztank9298 he is a crackpot

  • @elliegray424
    @elliegray424 Před 3 měsíci +31

    this man is the chaotic academia aesthetic condensed into a person and i am so here for it

  • @californiumblog
    @californiumblog Před 7 dny +9

    53:00 "Next time you go to an art museum, remember every single thing in it is a fact." *Stares in horror at Saturn Devouring His Son*

  • @thebadshave503
    @thebadshave503 Před 3 měsíci +1379

    Hancock: I'm so fucking edgy, they don't let me near dig sites for fear I'll damage the artifacts. Every graduate program in America has a cash bounty on my head.
    An actual professor of archeology: He's a passionate guy and I don't agree with his hypothesis but he's fun to talk to and he was engaging.

    • @seanmorgan1759
      @seanmorgan1759 Před 2 měsíci +120

      The easiest way to find the people who have no real argument to support their position is to just listen for the ones who talk consistently about how persecuted they are and how The Man doesn't want you to know what they know.

    • @skrumbobumbo3279
      @skrumbobumbo3279 Před 2 měsíci +45

      ​@@seanmorgan1759it amazes me how accurate this actually is, you'd think eventually one of them would actually be right considering how many of them there are but they just never seem to be able to cross the finish line.

    • @seanmorgan1759
      @seanmorgan1759 Před 2 měsíci

      @@skrumbobumbo3279 Even if you have a good idea, if you convince yourself that you are The World's Most Perfect Boy and that everyone is out to get you, you're gonna lose your way. Narcissism is a trap that catches a lot of smart people.

    • @St.Michael77713
      @St.Michael77713 Před 2 měsíci

      It is even more funny that people can't READ between the lines. People just believe what they read 📚. Just like how most INCOGNITIVES get their information from Twitter and Facebook. NO person alive today knows how ot can explain how the great pyramids were built. FACTS. TRUTH. HURTS.

    • @reis5011
      @reis5011 Před 2 měsíci +28

      @@skrumbobumbo3279it's because all the people whose knowledge is ACTUALLY being suppressed are typically more worried about passing on the knowledge first, then talking about suppression
      also they usually dont get deals with netflix

  • @Phos9
    @Phos9 Před rokem +4352

    “A pyramid is any series of terraces that lead to a summit”
    Me, holding up a wedding cake, “Behold! A Pyramid!”

    • @deaddeer7179
      @deaddeer7179 Před rokem +422

      Wow! That's amazing!!!! You have your own personal pyramid goddamn, wait here while I stack up my pillows to create a new, brilliant pyramid

    • @amanul_2474
      @amanul_2474 Před rokem +552

      Oi oi, calm down Diogenes

    • @alyssumn3884
      @alyssumn3884 Před rokem +80

      A goddess among us! 🙇‍♀️

    • @ericrowe2533
      @ericrowe2533 Před rokem +227

      And if you were a victorian baker, it wouldn't have been impossible to even have a little mummy in that pyramid!

    • @timohara7717
      @timohara7717 Před rokem +33

      @@deaddeer7179 its for the invasion of intellegent ants in 2027

  • @tysonsmith899
    @tysonsmith899 Před 3 měsíci +65

    I hadn't watched the Netflix series, so I went into this video blind. But having studied archaeology at the Unviersity of Calgary a decade ago, the second Cholula was mentioned I immediately thought of Dr. McCafferty. Then, up pops the man himself. Great interview, great video, love to see archaeology education done so well

  • @marctestarossa
    @marctestarossa Před 3 měsíci +23

    I love how people always try to connect everything. Like it's impossible for several people having similar ideas independent from each other. Especially something like this vague idea of "pyramids". When I was a small child I've never seen something like a pyramid in my life, but somehow even I figured out on my own that if you want to create a somewhat stable bigger structure made of several smaller pieces, the structure needs to be wide at the base and narrow at the top.

  • @mrsupaconducta
    @mrsupaconducta Před 3 měsíci +913

    Ancient aliens taught me how to stack charcoal in my bbq grill, which I use to honor Baal during my summer holiday feasts.

    • @groovy3
      @groovy3 Před 3 měsíci +64

      a similar experience myself! aliens went into my house and taught me how to stack pyramids made of basil and pepperoni on a charcuterie board! (which i also now roast over a firepit to honor ba’al hammun)

    • @somepvpguy69
      @somepvpguy69 Před 2 měsíci

      See, those same aliens thought me how to put beans in a metal cylindrical 3 part structure to create dirty water that makes people hyperactive in large doses, while also teaching me how to use a box that creates fire with a. Strange unhealthy but good smelling liquid that then can be transferred into a wedge attached to a long bit not steep bowl to make bread into a burnt but taste treat the modern uneducated people call "toast"

    • @ralek592
      @ralek592 Před 2 měsíci +11

      .. Yall make me feel like my own mini DIY pyramid BBQ that was sherrifed by an alien feel less special.

    • @Reac2
      @Reac2 Před 2 měsíci +9

      Baal, the lord of murder, is displeased at your bbq's lack of blood, pain and brutality!

    • @seanmorgan1759
      @seanmorgan1759 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@Reac2 What if the steaks were cooked well done, would that be brutal enough for Ba'al?

  • @eldon8712
    @eldon8712 Před 8 měsíci +890

    Man, listening to Milo and Dr. Geoff McCafferty speak about archeology with such genuine passion makes me wish I had something to be evenly remotely as passionate about

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB Před 8 měsíci +15

      Video games are cool

    • @matthewcarter2683
      @matthewcarter2683 Před 8 měsíci +23

      @@DeathnoteBBvideo games are very cool. I completely agree. I also feel D&D/Tabletop games are just as cool.

    • @Orchair
      @Orchair Před 8 měsíci +8

      Would you like to start study music? It's pretty cool and nerdy (it seems out of nowhere but I am a musician)

    • @Ben-ff6hc
      @Ben-ff6hc Před 8 měsíci +19

      Keep exploring new things! I was pretty interested in a lot of things for my whole life but I've never been interested in something for as long and strong as I have been with chess since getting into it a couple years ago
      You just need to find your thing!

    • @jamesgaming-kn1zz
      @jamesgaming-kn1zz Před 8 měsíci

      @@matthewcarter2683 i agree tabletop rpgs are great

  • @fredonline1
    @fredonline1 Před 2 měsíci +14

    A kid playing with blocks figures out in about 5 minutes that a pyramid is the best shape for stacking them stably. To imply ancient peoples needed someone to teach them that is remarkably stupid.

    • @teal_m_101
      @teal_m_101 Před měsícem

      Nah, that kid is an alien.

  • @BeachWitch
    @BeachWitch Před 22 dny +10

    Cannot thank you enough for debunking this nonsense. At times it feels like we are descending into another “Dark Ages” when our populace is so uneducated in science and critical thinking. Your efforts are appreciated immensely 🙏

    • @varyolla435
      @varyolla435 Před 20 dny

      I mostly blame = Hollywood......... Look at movies dating to the 30's & 40's during what is termed _"the Golden Age of Hollywood."_ You'll see movies which extol science and scientists. Movies were being turned out which made heroes of say Pasteur or Alexander Graham Bell and so on.
      Then around the 50's following man's entry into _"the Atomic Age"_ = things changed. Hollywood via the era of _"B-movies"_ began to turn out a lot of science fiction nonsense. So movies about UFOs/aliens and space travel or Atlantis and mythical civilizations became soup du jour and movies with an "educational flavor" fell out of favor - why??? Because it was profitable of course.
      Moral of the story: decades of "distraction" have had an adverse impact upon the broader culture. Today people simply wish to be entertained rather than educated and that has given rise to the _"anti-intellectualism"_ we now see.
      So the perpetuation of pseudoscience - once limited to print media - has in the age of cable television and the internet gone mainstream. Underlying mediocre education for many coupled with their being bombarded by the pervasive entertainment genre has created _"the customer base"_ for this pseudoscientific trash. Hancock et al are exploiting people's ignorance and gullibility to make a buck. It's as simple as that I'm afraid. 🤦🤷

  • @babydahl9424
    @babydahl9424 Před 10 měsíci +939

    I want to say that Dr. Geoff McCafferty was very charming and kind. He could have taken this chance to bash Hancock but he didn't. He spoke to his honest thoughts and the charm of Hancock while still upholding that he doesn't really agree with his leap in logic. I admire him greatly for his calm and honest answers.

    • @0001nika
      @0001nika Před 9 měsíci +6

      That appoach i can respect...still his opinion. The bomb throwing child that made this video is just plain socially unacceptable and i hope this video gets removed

    • @moekitsune
      @moekitsune Před 8 měsíci +103

      ​@@0001nikalol what

    • @trashmann8132
      @trashmann8132 Před 8 měsíci +62

      @@0001nika L Bozo

    • @50733Blabla1337
      @50733Blabla1337 Před 8 měsíci +50

      @@0001nika Take your meds and a nap you all need some grass touching

    • @693iq8
      @693iq8 Před 8 měsíci +46

      @@0001nikaoh no someone swore
      Call the police

  • @cir0plus
    @cir0plus Před 3 měsíci +339

    22:15 Hancock: If you hear hooves, think of unicorns and not horses.

    • @avak2101
      @avak2101 Před 2 měsíci +30

      Pretty sure if he heard hooves, he'd think of centaurs

    • @noahgraff-uw8rs
      @noahgraff-uw8rs Před měsícem +8

      Naw, people with goat feet

    • @jacobash5904
      @jacobash5904 Před měsícem

      You never know! It could be!

    • @stevrgrs
      @stevrgrs Před měsícem

      I mean unicorns could have been real. Look at narwhals . No one would have EVER believed they would have existed if we couldn’t literally see them :)

  • @ST-vt4nu
    @ST-vt4nu Před 4 dny +4

    God the amount of times I've had people tell me about ancient apocalypse when I tell them I'm an archaeologist... They all just believe this man at his word. It's exhausting 😅

    • @ThePursuitWOD
      @ThePursuitWOD Před 4 dny +2

      Yeah so much false information out there in nearly every field of study, and it’s crazy how many people actually just believe it without thinking about it at all. I suppose it’s just a form the Dunning-Kruger effect at play.

  • @WeiHaoLong
    @WeiHaoLong Před 4 dny +6

    I do actually agree with Graham Hancock in that I don't think simple hunter-gatherers would be capable of building a volcano

  • @maianhnguyen8366
    @maianhnguyen8366 Před 5 měsíci +307

    Graham Hancock: *see lava tubes under a volcano*
    *inhales*
    “SECRET TUNNELS”

    • @joyofcookies
      @joyofcookies Před 3 měsíci +20

      I meeaaannn, to be fair; they are tunnels that no one knew about. And we don’t know for sure if the volcano that made them was in on the conspiracy.

    • @zzz7903
      @zzz7903 Před 3 měsíci +62

      🎶 Secret tunnel
      🎶 Through the mountain
      🎶 Secret secret secret tunneeeelll

    • @justmo6208
      @justmo6208 Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@joyofcookies the volcanos are working with mainstream media

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 19 dny

      @@zzz7903
      It's on double secret probation!

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 14 dny +1

      @@joyofcookies
      Damn those conspiratorial volcanoes!😆

  • @samroof9155
    @samroof9155 Před 8 měsíci +340

    His whole speech, "the archeologists hate me for trying to find out" reminds me of the CZcams ads I see that say "the government doesn't want you to have this product" or "this engineer had his device censored by big oil".

    • @diegoveloso3rd
      @diegoveloso3rd Před 8 měsíci +56

      Or those banner ads on websites that go "Dermatologists hate her for this one simple food" then show a peeled lychee hahaha

    • @Attackbow1566
      @Attackbow1566 Před 7 měsíci +23

      Hey now, don't joke around with the big oil censorship: it's comical, but does happen. The amount of money those people put into propaganda and information manipulation is startling.

    • @samroof9155
      @samroof9155 Před 7 měsíci +41

      @@Attackbow1566 you're right. Corporations can and will control what they can to their own ends. The problem is, con artists and scammers use this fact to their advantage. Certain ads circle around online that use ai generated voices and use stock footage to advertise products that "big corporations and/or governments don't want you to know about". They advertise something unrealistic, like "this product will double your gas mileage" or something similarly fantastic, only to discover it's a blank circuit board housed in plastic with a single led light. I'm afraid it just happens.

    • @Attackbow1566
      @Attackbow1566 Před 7 měsíci +11

      @@samroof9155 That's a very fine point, and I agree. I only made my comment because there's a startling number of people who aren't aware of the manipulations in the first place, and trust what they hear and read without inquiry. Sorry if it came off accusatory, that's my mistake.

    • @samroof9155
      @samroof9155 Před 7 měsíci +10

      @@Attackbow1566 I didn't see it as accusatory. I like to add context, so it's just me being weird.

  • @music_YT2023
    @music_YT2023 Před 3 měsíci +16

    Dr. Geoff McCafferty is just so great. One of my favorite interviews you've done so far. The real histories are compelling, but they definitely do not get the same air time as fantastical conspiracies.

  • @Graycy808
    @Graycy808 Před 3 měsíci +18

    I'm a new subscriber and also a big fan of Graham Hancock. That being said, I also am a fan of reality based history as well. Wouldnt it be fantastic if there had been a brilliant people that were responsible for building the pyramids and were global and all that? But I was interested to hear what a "mainstream " archeologist had to say. And while you might not be considered to be that, you are educated in the field, and I was happy to see that you didnt just disregard the theory but gave us solid information to show why you disagree with the theory. Really enjoyed the episode and content. Thanks for giving a balanced educated perspective on this topic.

    • @varyolla435
      @varyolla435 Před 3 měsíci

      Question: what is the opposite of "mainstream"??
      Answer: _"fringe"_ - nuff said......

    • @zapper_345
      @zapper_345 Před 3 měsíci +6

      I started this off expecting for you to start rambling about Milo being wrong like so many other comments have, but you seem like a smart and good person. Have a wonderful day!

  • @Jmcculloughc1350
    @Jmcculloughc1350 Před 10 měsíci +709

    As a person who has played lots of Minecraft and Colony Survival, I can confirm that people do in fact enjoy living on top of mountains, especially if you can get other people do a lot of the excavation and hauling of rocks for you.

    • @tommsn
      @tommsn Před 9 měsíci +95

      Minecraft: Slavery edition

    • @HaloWolf102
      @HaloWolf102 Před 9 měsíci +132

      @@tommsn It's ok, children yearn for the mines.

    • @user-rw7rf1ny8q
      @user-rw7rf1ny8q Před 8 měsíci +5

      Facts 😅

    • @Terracosm
      @Terracosm Před 8 měsíci +11

      based colony survival enjoyer

    • @Itchy__
      @Itchy__ Před 8 měsíci +4

      I'd do that, I need rocks to build random cobblestone/"and the other weirder looking stones" stone structures in random places.

  • @andreimoga7813
    @andreimoga7813 Před 10 měsíci +740

    when i saw that you brought a guest for an interview, namely Dr. McCafferty, i thought of an old saying from Romania: "a fool throws a stone in the water, and ten wise men struggle to take it out"
    that means it is easy to do something thoughtless, to make waves, but it's very hard to undo. it is much harder and requires a ton of effort from actually qualified people

    • @dsxa918
      @dsxa918 Před 10 měsíci +14

      I heard an American say "get in the pit and try to love someone" once.

    • @clarksonstestical7596
      @clarksonstestical7596 Před 10 měsíci +1

      He’s not qualified

    • @stephanieknowsbest
      @stephanieknowsbest Před 9 měsíci +4

      But then why was Dr. McCafferty IN Graham’s documentary? If he’s so qualified and he considers Graham’s theories to be mere “waves” or lies, why would he agree to be in it? All he’s done, is given academic credit to Graham’s story.

    • @Clippidyclappidy
      @Clippidyclappidy Před 9 měsíci +78

      ⁠@@stephanieknowsbest Graham literally went out of his way to mislead him on what the documentary was about, so he could be used to give a sense of legitimacy.

    • @spoddie
      @spoddie Před 9 měsíci +44

      @@stephanieknowsbest He explained that quite well.

  • @zuxiloman1638
    @zuxiloman1638 Před 2 měsíci +28

    having milo talk about archeology and call someone a "fucking liar" in a milion different ways is really entertaining

  • @zanderford2733
    @zanderford2733 Před rokem +361

    "We are a species with amnesia" would go so hard in like. Literally any other context.

    • @devotedicytea
      @devotedicytea Před 11 měsíci +20

      @@TheWiseRealizer I think he means that if it weren’t linked to a conspiracy theory it would go hard, not history in general

    • @lintree
      @lintree Před 11 měsíci +7

      @@TheWiseRealizer ...which is another context. Like literally his whole point was in any context other than what Graham was making up

    • @xXRehcaXx
      @xXRehcaXx Před měsícem +1

      It's a great way to open a tabletop game campaign.

  • @diGritz1
    @diGritz1 Před 4 měsíci +244

    Reminds me of my neighbor. He was excavating his backyard and around 3 meters down he uncovered very strange object with no logical explanation. It was clearly from a previous advanced civilization. He thought he had hit the jackpot. No one had the heart to tell him it was a stolen 71 vette that was buried by the previous resident. In hopes of digging it up after time ran out for an arrest.

    • @madtabby66
      @madtabby66 Před 3 měsíci +17

      Who the fuck buried a car? It’s not going to survive.

    • @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA
      @UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA Před 3 měsíci +52

      ​@@madtabby66 You don't need to have good foresight or basic critical thinking skills to come up with a dumb plan and rent a backhoe for an afternoon

    • @the_lion4800
      @the_lion4800 Před 3 měsíci +21

      ​@@madtabby66 That's the point - cars are usually buried when they're either:
      1. Used in a crime and is therefore "evidence" so it's easier for the criminal to bury it where it stays and becomes harder for the cops to retain any evidence
      2. It's hanging out rusting into the ground and the soil is not so hard. It's common practice to bury them for erosion and other things (look it up- seriously). It's why they bury it for crimes, since everyone already does

    • @ZoomZoomMX3
      @ZoomZoomMX3 Před 2 měsíci +1

      It wasn't to retrieve it the best explanation is so that a murder or robbery tool is not discovered.

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 18 dny

      3 METERS DEEP?!!
      Kek, that's an impressive feat.

  • @TheWallace3000
    @TheWallace3000 Před 2 měsíci +6

    You give me hope for humanity. Not enough to make up for everything that is going on in the world, but more like enough to get through a few hours of the day without having a total meltdown due to the constant catastrophe we know as cognitive dissonance. I might not be the finest example of a human being, but I also don't have a t.v. show where I express my outrageous understanding of reality with little to no actual evidence.
    Thank you.

  • @captainptmb334
    @captainptmb334 Před měsícem +6

    So, I went and checked on Hancock's videos. This one has ten times as many views. There is still hope for humanity.

  • @surfk9836
    @surfk9836 Před rokem +648

    There is no way the Aztecs could have developed an elaborate irrigation system. They needed an ancient advanced civilization to tell them water runs downhill.

    • @pfassarella8959
      @pfassarella8959 Před rokem +11

      They were the advanced civilization.

    • @johnhenry4844
      @johnhenry4844 Před rokem +72

      @@pfassarella8959 it’s sarcasm dude

    • @dueldr
      @dueldr Před rokem +1

      How many thousand years of human advancement did it take to develop the wheel? A lot more than you may think.. hindsight is 20/20

    • @t_time5053
      @t_time5053 Před rokem +57

      @@dueldr that is such a bad comparison.
      The one thing is a natural phenomenon that can be observed all the time.
      The other is unnatural and you need understanding of geometry to create it..

    • @surfk9836
      @surfk9836 Před rokem +27

      @@dueldr
      Don't confuse round things with a rim, spokes, and axel.

  • @templargaming3194
    @templargaming3194 Před 8 měsíci +392

    The most disappointing thing about ancient apocalypse was I thought it would be really cool, and in my head I thought it might be about the Bronze Age collapse, which really was like an apocalypse for ancient humans, but no I was met with pain and disappointment

    • @shad0ish829
      @shad0ish829 Před 8 měsíci +42

      Not the same time period, but can I recommend '536AD, the worst year in human history, catastrophe' if you haven't seen it yet? It's very old, so not nearly as pretty as ancient apocalypse, but easily found on CZcams. 2 parts about a catastrophic event in the 6th century and the repercussions. It's on 'chronicle medievil history documentaries'.

    • @robertstull8759
      @robertstull8759 Před 8 měsíci +23

      I had the same hopes. A friend told me about it, but described it very poorly. So, I honestly thought it was going to be about the Bronze Age collapse and got really excited. Imagine my disappointment. I do, however, find conspiracy theories entertaining so I was able to make it through two episodes.

    • @anok4u2
      @anok4u2 Před 8 měsíci +8

      Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts is a good watch covering that subject.

    • @whothefoxcares
      @whothefoxcares Před 8 měsíci +9

      The modern apocalypse ends with #ChatGPT caught in an infinite loop repeating: #Thatswhythatswhybecausethatswhy.

    • @mattybold6726
      @mattybold6726 Před 7 měsíci +2

      ​@@shad0ish829 I had not seen this and thank you ever so much for putting it out there! What a cool watch

  • @oliviaschulman9223
    @oliviaschulman9223 Před 3 měsíci +5

    i've been watching your videos in the background of things lately to study and when you listed your qualifications for this topic at the beginning of the video you reminded me a lot of my cultural anthropology professor. same tone of voice he uses in lectures and he's also a former archaeologist (primarily Maya structures in the Belize/Guatemala area)

  • @alien_isolation_fanboy
    @alien_isolation_fanboy Před 3 měsíci +8

    Im glad you were my first exposure to archaeology instead of conspiracy theorists lol

  • @WezelLispProductions
    @WezelLispProductions Před rokem +746

    Everytime my man and I pass an abandoned building, building for sale, or over all place that looks weird, he always says "huh, must be haunted". Now, thanks to milo, when ever I see something natural out of place, like a Boulder, tree, or weirdly located lake, im gonna say "huh, must be atlantis"

  • @roach2762
    @roach2762 Před rokem +2572

    My father is actually from Pohnpei. Said he swam around the water near Nan Madol as a kid. Whenever he would tell me about it he would talk about how he was taught about it in school and at home. Can't believe he never told me it was actually part of a twelve thousand year old global civilization that totally exists.

    • @user-hj8yf3hr4i
      @user-hj8yf3hr4i Před rokem +193

      Illuminasty confirmed

    • @skie6282
      @skie6282 Před rokem +38

      I think mili said it was the seat of the empire of the 12,000 year old global advanced civilization ... pretty sure

    • @peterwindhorst5775
      @peterwindhorst5775 Před rokem +130

      or that Nan Madol was used by Cthulu mythos as the sleeping place of their elder god.

    • @dunning827
      @dunning827 Před rokem +169

      I read Pohnpei as Pompeii and experienced mental whiplash like none other

    • @witchflowers6942
      @witchflowers6942 Před rokem +11

      it sounds like a magical place to grow up near.

  • @oganvildevil
    @oganvildevil Před 3 měsíci +2

    Thank you for these. Really been meaning to do a deep dive into some of these theories but really haven't wanted to.

  • @cross_key
    @cross_key Před 2 měsíci +13

    I am an archaeology student at a top 3 university (won't specify to maintain anonymity). I love this. This is like listening to my internal monologue. THANK YOU

  • @ther3aper561
    @ther3aper561 Před 8 měsíci +447

    Its really disingenuous of Hancock to think ancient people were too stupid or didnt care about building massive structures when ... Were literally still obsessed with it, and have been throughout our history

    • @alicepersson9568
      @alicepersson9568 Před 7 měsíci +62

      Imagine in the future, humans on Mars will send sensovideos on their fourthdimensionally mobile holophones about how "its impossible for 1000 and 2000's millenia humans to have built Burj Kalifa and skyscrapers with their primitive power tools and CATs."

    • @poolhall9632
      @poolhall9632 Před 7 měsíci +2

      At no point does Hancock ever claim that the indigenous peoples were not intelligent enough.
      This is a disingenuous interpretation of a legitimate question he’s asking
      - how they were able to achieve it?
      none of the “experts“ are able to tell him or recreate it.
      So if you have a hypothesis and it is not provable or repeatable it’s just a theory - and probably not a very good one.
      So if the only answer to Hancocks questions is to point a finger and loudly scream “racist” at him ….
      That’s not scientific or expert argument….
      It’s an emotional one.

    • @EndoftheBeginning17
      @EndoftheBeginning17 Před 7 měsíci

      @@poolhall9632 Hancock is asking the wrong people then. He's asking scholars, have him ask a brick mason (specifically a guy who has to plan and build large stone structures from both cut and uncut stones and make walls and stuff. That guy could tell how it was all done in about 15 minutes if just a little reseacrch was done into the seven simple machines (look it up on wikipedia)

    • @voice-of-the-flame
      @voice-of-the-flame Před 7 měsíci +2

      Make another one... I'm waiting

    • @dorianalexander2730
      @dorianalexander2730 Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@poolhall9632agreed. I just recently began watching more of Hancock stuff actually from this channel leading me to him. And I don’t feel he matches any of the claims his naysayers make of him or his accolades. But more seem like gate keepers on what should be considered real history and questions and if it could have been discovered then of course they would have discovered it by now. The egos are insane. And realistically I don’t know why it matters what statements Hancock makes if their arguments are so completely sound. Maybe let people think what they want to think after they listen to both arguments. The desire to discredit one another is so unbecoming.

  • @JarthenGreenmeadow
    @JarthenGreenmeadow Před 3 měsíci +229

    I think the issue is inherently that he's trying to make facts fit his narrative instead of forming his narrative around fact.

    • @mobcrusher99
      @mobcrusher99 Před 3 měsíci +12

      That is an excellent way to put it. You’ll fit in here

    • @simonwilton3546
      @simonwilton3546 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@mobcrusher99and thats all that matters. A science based on whatever evidence has survived will, by its very nature, have gaps. Anything that goes in that gap is simply a hypothesis whether Graham’s, your’s or any of the girlfriend-dodgers in this comment section.

    • @karlmarcs31
      @karlmarcs31 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Just like archaeologist do!

    • @YEs69th420
      @YEs69th420 Před 2 měsíci +17

      ​@@karlmarcs31A good mark of irrational people is just regurgitating the arguments they see used against themselves. Wholly uncreative "thinkers".

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 19 dny

      @@simonwilton3546
      "A science based on whatever evidence has survived will, by its very nature, have gaps. Anything that goes in that gap is simply a hypothesis whether Graham’s"
      The difference is that one side is using REASONABLE extrapolation of the gaps - and explicitly stated as extrapolation in any academic paper.
      Where as the other is basically just inventing/plagiarising fantasy for the gaps to reform archaeology into sellable alt history fiction literature to make money from people who don't know any better.
      Some times he doesn't even use the gaps - he INVENTS the gaps by mischaracterising known data points into something unknown so that he can further mischaracterise the entire thing to fit his own narrative.

  • @daos3300
    @daos3300 Před 3 měsíci +7

    'boohoo, everybody hates me.' i'm sure i've heard that somewhere else..

  • @ilremorto4387
    @ilremorto4387 Před 2 dny

    This is likely to go unseen, but I'm so happy to see you thriving, Milo. I've been watching your channel since you had sub 100k subscribers. Congrats on not only getting nearly 2 million subscribers (at the time of writing), but also doing it with this sort of content. Your content made me want to get back into writing. I have a degree in humanistic studies with an emphasis from ancient to Renaissance and have been wanting to write a fictional novel using the knowledge I gained in my studies, but kind of fell out with it. Your videos definitely inspired me and brought back a passion for history/archaeology/etc that I thought I lost.

  • @charliestewartchukkers
    @charliestewartchukkers Před rokem +546

    The issue I have with these programs is they always ask you to think for yourself while telling you that their opinion is how you should think

    • @SynchronizorVideos
      @SynchronizorVideos Před rokem +71

      The big issue - and Milo touches on it a bit - is that your average Netflix watcher will have little if any background knowledge on archeology and ancient cultures. So even if they trot out the boilerplate of “think for yourself”, pretty much any vaguely believable storyline can be presented and a viewer with no other context or opposing information will internalize it. It’s one of many cognitive biases with the human mind; we try to understand a subject and form firm conclusions out of any information we have to work with, even if that information is highly limited and relayed by someone else. If it’s all our brains have to work with, we’ll tend to run with it.

    • @FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube
      @FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube Před rokem

      @@SynchronizorVideos Of course, there is also the top % of thinkers who also have doubts with the mainstream positions. What about their questionsing? In fact, the historical evidence points toward the high likelyhood that people with profound points will be largely critized.
      Worrying about stupid people rising up to me seems silly. Ancient aliens did not create a new government that is holding spain hostage or something. Those extremely foolish people are losers who cannot navigate let alone control reality.
      It is not justification for name calling and disrespect toward people who do show a passion for learning... is not the wise or informed priority to have a vague fear serve as a foundational piece of evidence for an entire course of action.
      Likely couping mechanisms are to blame for the poor behavior of experts.

    • @FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube
      @FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube Před rokem +6

      @@SynchronizorVideos I dont want to leave a misunderstanding that i was saying you are wrong. Im just saying your tone seemed to suggest people are gullible and thats a problem, but the problem is, if people belive Milo.. they also are gullible and can be misled, so best we push all sides to refine and restate their reasoning. By relying on people to use their own minds, we enforce an accountability system on the experts rather than undermine them. Reasoning can be improved and be put up against laws of physics. Unchecked expertise naturally developes alongside psychological phenomenon. Complacency, maximization of Praise versus the maximization of collaborative truth discovery... i didnt know a single word for that one.. but yes you get the point

    • @otundetchagala9560
      @otundetchagala9560 Před rokem

      @@SynchronizorVideos So we should ban movies and books then, since a lot of people like to imitate fictional characters....

    • @chadkingoffuckmountain970
      @chadkingoffuckmountain970 Před rokem +19

      @@otundetchagala9560 You really pulled that random conclusion straight out your ass.

  • @sweetbread9008
    @sweetbread9008 Před 4 měsíci +382

    “If you hear hooves think horses and not zebras.” Occam’s razor reworded. I love it. But what if I’m living in the shrub-lands of south Eastern Africa mate?

    • @clairepettie
      @clairepettie Před 3 měsíci +106

      Then please keep an eye out for giants stacking large rocks and report back.

    • @MilloSpiegel
      @MilloSpiegel Před 3 měsíci +42

      Well, it still applys. If you are in a Nature Reserve you are more likely to See a Zebra then a Donkey.

    • @sweetbread9008
      @sweetbread9008 Před 3 měsíci +6

      Applies? Shrublands of south East Africa? You’re funny.

    • @wilhelmschmidt7240
      @wilhelmschmidt7240 Před 3 měsíci +20

      "insert local indigenous species here" 😂

    • @daos3300
      @daos3300 Před 3 měsíci +7

      then you would have different saying, obv.

  • @MagnusArchvile
    @MagnusArchvile Před 3 měsíci +6

    Graham Hancock is an inverse-scientist. He comes up with hypotheses and theories first and then looks for evidence to support it (while casually ignoring everything that doesn’t fit into his little narrative). I’d say he should stick to writing books but I have a feeling his stories would have just as many holes as his science

    • @basalosmen9494
      @basalosmen9494 Před 3 měsíci

      I can see you walking backwards from here.....

    • @NinjaMonkeyPrime
      @NinjaMonkeyPrime Před 2 měsíci +3

      ​@@basalosmen9494I can see you ignoring the evidence of Hancock lying about science like the water level changes during the Younger Dryas.

  • @pratikmurari8182
    @pratikmurari8182 Před 3 měsíci +6

    you should make one on "Ancient Aliens: Egyptian Mysteries Hide Proof of UFOs"

  • @JAllenKaiser
    @JAllenKaiser Před 3 měsíci +732

    I’m glad Milo made a point about the timeless universal human impulse to stack rocks [cairn building] - which continues to this day. Even modern visitors in national parks just innately feel compelled to stack rocks into pointy piles, (hancockian mini-“pyramids” I guess 😂) and the park visitors’ compulsive urge drives park rangers nuts… because cairns are normally used by the park service as waypoints or official markers… and with everyone’s inborn desire to stack rocks… it obscures the park’s official markers and can lead to people wandering off trails and getting lost. (Perhaps someone should suggest to park rangers that a more distinctive waymarker design would be appropriate than a stacked pile of rocks; a “design” older than homosapiens, and signifying everything from memorials, to altars, to graves, to artesian spring signage, to territorial boundary markers, to a prehistoric version of Lego… or Jenga… etc. etc.)

    • @natanprzybylko7227
      @natanprzybylko7227 Před 3 měsíci +65

      I remember at the base of Devil's Bridge hike in Arizona the was a literal small field of just small stacks of rocks each like a foot or so high, and nearly everyone passing by would add another rock to a stack or just start making a new stack. Must have been over a hundred stacks lol

    • @redrix1787
      @redrix1787 Před 3 měsíci +70

      No one:
      Monke brain: make rocks into pile

    • @lisahiselius6539
      @lisahiselius6539 Před 3 měsíci +24

      Not the hancockian mini-pyramids hahaha

    • @atlander4204
      @atlander4204 Před 3 měsíci +39

      D&D players make dice towers. Stack the shiny rocks!

    • @addyshorhnr3544
      @addyshorhnr3544 Před 3 měsíci +21

      Honestly that peace of “evidence” feels like if there was a significant amount of evidence for people climbing trees and digging holes and someone concluded that meant that two waring societies existed one in the trees and the ones that live in the ground. These people had a Great War with each other and if you climb trees or dig holes when you are bored it’s which of these ancient people you are related to.
      Edit: I would like to say that this is not in the lines of the people who actually did live underground or in tree huts. That’s evidence I meant if they included that they somehow had evidence that someone just climbed a tree or like used their foot to make a small hole.

  • @colechristensen1909
    @colechristensen1909 Před 3 měsíci +103

    “If Grant Hancock can make an 8 episode series about nothing & get a Netflix deal I can make a multi-part series on CZcams & you can click through the videos”
    The snark omg 😂 love it

    • @rogerelzenga4465
      @rogerelzenga4465 Před 5 dny

      so you dont think this kid has the same incentive to lie to you too? i mean he flat out admitted it....

    • @GoodNeutralEvilChaos
      @GoodNeutralEvilChaos Před 4 dny

      ​@@rogerelzenga4465 here's an idea: if you don't believe him, look it up. He makes it very clear that doing research is very important is is going in depth about each topic to explain all his findings. This should make it very easy for you to find where the lies are.

    • @GoodNeutralEvilChaos
      @GoodNeutralEvilChaos Před 4 dny +4

      ​@@rogerelzenga4465if you don't believe him, why don't you do your own research? He's going *so* indepth it's somewhat boring at times.
      No, seriously, you could easily point out things that don't make sense and research the topic to find the lies. It's not that hard.

    • @omhh1986
      @omhh1986 Před 4 dny

      ​@@rogerelzenga4465I wish weirdos like you were actually this sceptical when listening to other weirdos like Hancock

  • @tyrodl038
    @tyrodl038 Před 29 dny +3

    I heard “third age of man” and my mind immediately went, “Lord of the Rings?”😂

  • @thecurtains
    @thecurtains Před 28 dny +2

    This series was coming out at a time I was going through a mental health crisis, and I know it sounds silly, but it was one of the few things that could calm my racing mind at the time. Aside from the horrible sound of the chalk (sorry Milo), it's still a major comfort series of mine. Thank you for everything, sincerely

  • @Jae-fk9vn
    @Jae-fk9vn Před 3 měsíci +509

    Graham Hancock "someone need to come teach them how to build a pyramid."
    Me *looking at an 18mth old child successfully Stacking Blocks in sequence of size without being told what to do*: 👁️👄👁️

    • @johns1625
      @johns1625 Před 3 měsíci +94

      Apart from amount of physical labor, building an actual pyramid is just about the easiest damn thing you could build with blocks of sandstone. Literally easier than an arch.

    • @Rick-tf4dl
      @Rick-tf4dl Před 2 měsíci

      One of the lucky 18 month old children who was not upside down getting their throat slit by the "Advanced Indigenous Mesoamerican Civilization" Just Sayin they had common sense to build the pyramids 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @1nill2
      @1nill2 Před 2 měsíci +9

      SOMETHING SOMETHING PROCESS OF
      RECOLLECTION

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 Před 2 měsíci +35

      ​@@johns1625 indeed. It's the easiest way to build something with significant height. Even a vertical tower would likely be more challenging.

    • @captainflint89
      @captainflint89 Před 2 měsíci +5

      18 months and arranging blocks in sequence? That's some rain man vibes right there

  • @angelaboesche
    @angelaboesche Před rokem +486

    When he said "Write this down, it'll be on the test" the first time, I legit looked around for a pen and paper...I have been out of school for 10 years...and this man brought me back with one sentence. So anyway, I'm ready for the test if anyone needs to copy my notes.

    • @patriciaroos9987
      @patriciaroos9987 Před rokem +39

      I've never been excited for a test before let's open up a study group who's with me?

    • @schad1738
      @schad1738 Před rokem +31

      @@patriciaroos9987 Bet, ill bring the scented highlighters

    • @danthepaninimanbreadboy9253
      @danthepaninimanbreadboy9253 Před rokem +13

      I can have the staff team organize a test if you want lol

    • @ROT4RYfc3s
      @ROT4RYfc3s Před rokem +9

      I'll take your cliffnotes

    • @Yezpahr
      @Yezpahr Před rokem +10

      @@schad1738 You bring that, I bring the air horn and duct tape for under the teacher's seat. O ... wait .. he just stands.

  • @Neakas
    @Neakas Před 2 měsíci +2

    really enjoyed the Interview. Very interesting. Please more in the Future :)

  • @tharock220
    @tharock220 Před měsícem +4

    I enjoy listening to Graham Hancock argue his ideas on the Joe Rogan Experience. The way he explains his theories is generally very compelling. He's a good storyteller, and his voice and accent make you want to listen to him.
    The people with whom he's arguing are generally at a disadvantage though. Hancock often says things like "The Egyptians couldn't have built the pyramids without the help of an advanced civilization, but there are the pyramids so there must have been an advanced civilization". It's an argument from personal incredulity and circular reasoning. You can never win an argument with a person who starts with the assumption that they're correct and uses that assumption to prove they're correct.

  • @joshuaformanek7854
    @joshuaformanek7854 Před 4 měsíci +194

    If the advanced civilization that conquered the globe was wiped out by 4 inches of water, I don't think they were as advanced as you think.

    • @Pansu1
      @Pansu1 Před 4 měsíci +4

      multiply that by 100 000

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 Před 2 měsíci

      Amazing point, OP.

    • @TheAether-kq7mq
      @TheAether-kq7mq Před 2 měsíci

      I think our thinking is not advance

    • @Malkontent1003
      @Malkontent1003 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@TheAether-kq7mq Have you a mouse in thine pocket, friend?

    • @Whatlander
      @Whatlander Před měsícem +2

      They left all their ipads on the ground for spiritual reasons, and thus their wisdom was lost u_u

  • @Silly_cereal
    @Silly_cereal Před rokem +413

    I actually watched ancient apocalypse, only it takes me months to get through it because it really felt agonizing to hear him say the exact same things every episode

    • @lrock48
      @lrock48 Před rokem +57

      Kind of like that guy with the crazy hair in ancient aliens.

    • @fuzielectron5172
      @fuzielectron5172 Před rokem +3

      Only seen the first episode and he wasn't in it.

    • @SnoW-pk9zo
      @SnoW-pk9zo Před rokem +27

      ​@@fuzielectron5172 it's a very good serie. This guy is just hopping on a hate train trend to get views

    • @LordSandwich27
      @LordSandwich27 Před rokem +74

      ​@@SnoW-pk9zono its not. He has a nice voice but what he's saying is almost entirely idiotic. I also don't like how each episode is so similar to the previous ones. The only way he got that Netflix deal is because his son Sean is "senior manager of unscripted originals" there

    • @dad378
      @dad378 Před rokem +54

      @@SnoW-pk9zo he clearly lays out why he doesn't like the series, your feeling got hurt because you believe Hancock, so this guy hurts your ideas, you are actually hopping on a blind hate train of this brilliant youtuber...

  • @oldmanandthesea3384
    @oldmanandthesea3384 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I was afraid you were not going to point out that a pile of rocks is just a pyramid. Netflix had another psudomysticalogical side show. We used to be able to comment on them. I pointed out that lapping two stones together with grit will get a lovely convex and nicely polished surface. No gray men needed. Keep up the good work.

  • @mimilapin
    @mimilapin Před 3 měsíci +1

    absolutely loved this, so interesting!!

  • @sethaquauis
    @sethaquauis Před rokem +486

    A curly haired man named Milo talking about lost civilization? This is like my childhood all over again

  • @soffren
    @soffren Před rokem +630

    I used to live in Cholula. It's a common activity to hike up the pyramid to the cathedral on top of a buried pyramid. The tour of the site costs money (for foreigners) but the trail is open to the public. I miss those tunnels and that hill. As a kid it was so magical.

    • @rosemadder5547
      @rosemadder5547 Před rokem +14

      Damn it’d be magical to me and I’m 36 😂

    • @Flanneryschickens
      @Flanneryschickens Před rokem +7

      I visited once. You can really feel the weight of history

    • @augustgurtisen
      @augustgurtisen Před rokem

      You know what they say, everything is mystical

    • @daymal2717
      @daymal2717 Před rokem +1

      Our ancestor messed up by not colonizing Baja California. Cali would look so much cooler with that tail.

  • @chasesherman7975
    @chasesherman7975 Před 5 dny +1

    I just want to say I love seeing you interview people cause it is the one thing I've always had personal issues (in the sense that we cannot possibly be experts on all of the things I or others allege to be) with both on my own educational work and in videos I have seen on CZcams.

  • @Aglaceon100
    @Aglaceon100 Před 2 dny +1

    24:59 *Cat Sneezes*
    "Bless You."
    All science must come to a hault in order to bless a cat when they sneeze XD

  • @AzathothLives
    @AzathothLives Před rokem +192

    Just recently I learned that they've found cities built by hunter-gatherers, entire permanent settlements where people gathered to mingle and worship before heading back out. And thinking about it, its almost obvious something like that would be a thing. We're a social species, we like to sit in one place and build shit... so yeah. Even if most of your tribe were going out to unga-bunga some caribou, having a base to set out from and to keep your more vulnerable members safe just makes sense.

    • @frankpolly
      @frankpolly Před rokem +49

      correct. one thing that is often taught is that Homo sapien went from being hunter gatherers to farmers in one step. this isn't true. it was a process of migrations to area's suitable for living in, but that didn't mean they started farming the moment they got there. there would have been a period of stable living based on hunting and gathering as well as trading with other tribes/clans as well as building up their homes from the more simple hut to more permanent structures and of course building more permanent graves for their deceased.
      the fact that farming was started in area's with fertile ground is pure logic as fertile ground would be found amongst rivers where there was lush nature to pick fruits and berries as well as a lot of animals that would have surrounded the area's because the river was their source of water, so hunter gatherers would have made those area's their permanent home before they discovery of farming already.

    • @mssnadie
      @mssnadie Před rokem +27

      ​@@frankpolly I came here to comment because "Unga bunga a caribou" is one of the funniest sentences ever written but then I read this comment and thought "how thoughtful, shame on me. Hehe Some caribou hehe. No, seriously, shame on me"

    • @San_Vito
      @San_Vito Před rokem +14

      You can't just start farming at a medium or large scale out of nothing. The plants we eat are all domesticated species, their wild counterparts were very different and you simply got less food for your work. It was a slow process.
      Great comment Frankpolly, btw.

    • @danielmorton1606
      @danielmorton1606 Před rokem +13

      Even if you can only stay seasonally, it makes sense to have sites. Even if these sites are just cultural exchange areas, it would promote genetic diversity, material and tradition exchange etc.

    • @AzathothLives
      @AzathothLives Před rokem +10

      @@San_Vito Exactly. It makes sense that we would start domesticating plants in more permanent areas while still doing the whole hunter-gatherer thing. You use what grain you've planted when it is ready, or even circle back to it on harvest time.
      Eventually we get good enough at planting that we can stop hunting for our main source of food, and that is when cities really start taking off. But I mean we never really stopped hunting.
      But yeah, even in these early stages people built crazy stuff. The city I was thinking of had a tower where you could stand during sundown, and depending what time of the year it was... the sun would settle into one of several notches on a hill. And this was all done back when we were still menacing mammoths.

  • @jessielovesyou5398
    @jessielovesyou5398 Před rokem +198

    It must be Christmas again and no one told me!!!!! This is gonna be good.

    • @thecreativeperson9936
      @thecreativeperson9936 Před rokem +6

      Last time he posted a video it was I think christmas eve so it was like a christmas present

    • @theblindbandit6533
      @theblindbandit6533 Před rokem +3

      He can take as long as he needs he always comes through with some gold

    • @Ohioan-man
      @Ohioan-man Před rokem

      Indeed

    • @fart63
      @fart63 Před rokem +2

      Christmas again? Ugh. It’s like every year at this point!

  • @annesophieg-n
    @annesophieg-n Před 2 měsíci +1

    this is INCREDIBLE you’re amazing and so interesting to listen to!

  • @sashainbelgrade
    @sashainbelgrade Před 3 měsíci +4

    I grew up watching Erich vin Deiniken's movies and reading his books. He was super popular in the former Soviet countires. It's taking a lot of reading and watching adequate people talk to change the perception and actually learn our history. One thing you probably won't know - these type of conspiracy theories are mega popular in Russia. You basically have a generation that grew up watching conspiracy documentaries non stop. They believe in a magic land on the North Pole from where "the real advanced civilization came from" and that the rest of ethnic groups originated from them and that Russian is a pra lingua franca. I kid you not. That's super sad and you can't fight it. It's all mixed with mysticism and the idea that history was re-written by a global reptile government.

  • @Ramshackle6984
    @Ramshackle6984 Před 3 měsíci +251

    I'm extremely disappointed that Graham Hancock intentionally omitted information, pushed misinformation and mislead his readers and fans. Thank you for this series doing the due diligence.

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 Před 3 měsíci +25

      its bad journalism and it gets him money. his fans are not going to change whatever the debunk vids.

    • @Unqualifiedtake
      @Unqualifiedtake Před 3 měsíci +20

      If he didn't lie, then he wouldn't have a job. You will see a lot of those

    • @stotty117
      @stotty117 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@Unqualifiedtakegot news for you most of history is a lie and writen by people who never partook in sed history archaeology is an even bigger lie they literally make shit up all the time to further there funding ohh not to mention the one sided funding for an answer that they want not that is true apparently with knolls made up or not holds power over other look at religion sienc has gorn the same way

    • @stevecarter8810
      @stevecarter8810 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Yeah the whole series is essentially clickbait. It's fun to sit how he leads you to think stuff without him actually saying it. The number of times he asks a question that has the effect of an assertion, but it's not an assertion. Like: "I'm not saying the husband of the woman who was shot had a gun in his car, but if he did... Well, what might you do in such a situation?"

    • @MTGHedgefund
      @MTGHedgefund Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@wout123100it's honestly not THAT much different than what this guy does here. I'm sure most people watching this video took it all at face value, as fans of Hancock do for his work. But people who know the source material would tell you that this guy acting totally perplexed about the 24kya dating of Gunung Padang means he is either disingenuous or lazy. That date comes from the work of Danny Hilman and if this guy had bothered to read that publication, he'd understand where it comes from and WHY people like Graham AND Danny believe that 24kya layer is so important. But I guarantee everyone who watched this video immediately dismissed that work without following up and reading the literature. The work needs to be expanded on and verified or refuted with more research, but in no way can it be debunked so easily.

  • @DragonMan5643
    @DragonMan5643 Před rokem +554

    Small thing that has nothing to do with the actual subject, but I love how he credits images discreetly and independently at the bottom of the screen. I know it's a very common thing, but it always reminds me of my favorite high school science teacher who taught us to do the same thing. If you're reading this Mr. Brown, you were one of the best teachers I ever had.

    • @vibratamania
      @vibratamania Před rokem +13

      Your welcome Christopher!

    • @MettigelMann
      @MettigelMann Před rokem +15

      @@vibratamania no way. This dudes teacher actually responded?💀 no way that’s actually Mr brown.

    • @landofthelivingskies3318
      @landofthelivingskies3318 Před rokem +1

      ​@@MettigelMann ....I'm really happy for Christopher. I never got the chance to thank my favorite teacher.

    • @johnshepherd6925
      @johnshepherd6925 Před rokem +7

      ​​@@MettigelMann I'm with you, I don't think that's his teacher 🤣

    • @bend3rbot
      @bend3rbot Před rokem

      ​@@vibratamaniaDamn, beat me to it. Like Mr. Brown beat him to IT in the materials closet!!!! Bwaaahahahahahaaa. Apologies Mr. Brown, I didn't mean to quote your sauce

  • @BrettWMcCoy
    @BrettWMcCoy Před 22 dny +2

    My sister is an archaeology Ph.D. candidate studying in Scotland and I asked her if she'd seen this series. She said she watched one episode and decided it was pure bunkum and didn't watch anymore. Pretty much like our old friend from the 70s and his "ancient astronauts", Erich von Däniken .

  • @mentkansleyunitedstatesgov6364
    @mentkansleyunitedstatesgov6364 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Hey recently found your channel didn't realise you were the debunk conspiracy wackos dude from tik tok at first but I made the link quickly enough love the content, what you do is important and keep it up

  • @Zinoba_
    @Zinoba_ Před 8 měsíci +468

    One thing that Dr. McCafferty said stuck with me, about archeologists needing to get better at telling stories of human history (so people don't only learn about stuff from pseudoscientists). I think you are doing exactly that. You ARE good at telling these stories! I had never heard of most of these sites before, and you manage to educate in a very entertaining way. So, thanks for doing what you do. Always great to get reminded how dedicated and clever and thoughtful and amazing humanity had already been thousands of years ago all around the world.

    • @claireglory
      @claireglory Před 7 měsíci

      archeology, paleontology, etc. is one of the "EXPENSIVE" branch of science there is because you always need to travel, pay for hotel, food, equipment and so many more. in a sense, archeology is a "rich man's hobby". in the past when black slavery was still present, brits, french, italians all love it. traveling to egypt, south africa and many more. seeing and discovering stuffs. there are people who didn't have a degree but became an archeologist because of their contribution in finding stuff. all you have to do is spent A LOT OF TIME researching and actual on field research about something and talk with anthropologists, linguists, philologist and the likes to translate ancient text.. and in this is what hancock did all over the world. and you can really tell hancock has an understanding about rock, ice layer formations, etc.. he is not oblivious to science. Miniminuteman should explain to us how much time he has spent and how many times he traveled and did a site research. and what kind of research he did.

    • @MrSignman65
      @MrSignman65 Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@claireglory It sounds like you're trying to justify his claims by playing up Hancock as a person. Hancock could have the most prestigious reputation imaginable, it doesn't contribute to the bare facts of his argument. You can take things in good faith, and place trust in reputation, but when someone tries to sell a revolutionary new idea, it doesn't matter. You need hard evidence, or 40 years later the scientific world will have to reckon with all of those years of research being based upon lies.
      Also, as you said, it's a rich man's hobby, but just because Hancock has a production team and the funds to travel, this doesn't make his argument better, it's still very poorly formatted. Also, Milo does actually travel to ancient sites frequently, if you'd check some of his more recent videos, you'd see a number of his videos filmed on-site.
      Either way, if Milo makes scientific arguments based on the information currently known, and this largely debunks Hancock's hypothesis, the ball is in Hancock's court. If his evidence is solid and worth large-scale consideration he should list his work and even write a proper research paper.
      In another field of science this would be more self-evident. If a researcher claims to be able to cure cancer, but never shows any definitive proof and doesn't provide any rebuttal to criticism, they don't get any credit.

    • @MrSignman65
      @MrSignman65 Před 7 měsíci +6

      @rustytr That's not at all what they're saying, they're saying that good storytellers get others more invested in the field.
      Bill Nye didn't get hundreds, maybe thousands of people interested in science through his scientific skill, he did it because he's charismatic. Fields like this need more of those people.
      Hancock's also a good storyteller, with a high production value too. Shame that his research isn't good though.

    • @claireglory
      @claireglory Před 7 měsíci +1

      im talking about what milo and what hancock has done in their career. the difference between milo and hancock is that hancock has actually touched the site and relics with his bare hands and is involved with the "RESEARCH" with the original scientists that discovered it especially gobekli tepe, that proves that hancock is acknowledged by the science community even the regional director and governing staffs of that specific research site. but milo? the guy is upstairs and can't even touch anything. and this young archeologist has the guts to says such things about his senior? even if you do not agree with someone, at least know your place. its like a guy who has a car youtube channel but doesn't even ride or owns the cars that he is talking about. THEORY VS PRACTICE. if this was medicine. hancock is the unlicensed doctor and milo is a fckng freshman student who still can't do any operation or handle any patient. yes milo has the DEGREE in archeology but hancock has the ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. which in any field of study is much more important than someone who only read books. you are stuck by what you can only read. that's why i wanted to know what research has milo done. also people might think that hancock is a rich guy but he is not. he has CONNECTIONS. he knows his way to talk to people and after talking to him, people trusts him. hancock is not a crazy guy wearing tin foil hat. but these youtubers paints him as stupid tho without even listening to what he wants to say. that's why i applaud Dr. McCafferty, but milo? he is like a bitter ex-girlfriend that got left behind. @@MrSignman65 talk to hancock you can email him and have an online video call. and you'll be surprised at how knowledgeable he is. ​lastly, milo should invite hancock to have a sit down discussion with him on camera. instead of acting like a teenage boy. but with his face and voice i could really say he is a teenager.

    • @MrSignman65
      @MrSignman65 Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@claireglory Honestly your analogy of an unlicensed doctor being more worthy than a freshman medical student is fantastic, though maybe not in the way you intended.
      I would trust the med student because an unlicensed doctor has, in some way, messed up severely enough to lose their license (or hasn't been schooled at all and isn't a true doctor.) Whereas a med student clearly intends to improve and hasn't gone awry.
      (Frankly I'd just trust an actual, fully realized Dr., who I suppose would be McCafferty in this analogy)
      Milo may be inexperienced in a conventional sense, but he is still correct in that Hancock has yet to provide reasonable evidence for his sweeping conclusion.
      I notice that you have a bias toward on-site research, and experience rather than evidence. A vast amount of archeology isn't done on-site, but rather conducted in a lab, which actually leads to more detailed research. Milo is basing his conclusions off of this very research.
      Hancock's experience is more than Milo's, that's correct, but when Hancock's own peers *also* criticize his works for the same reasons Milo does, then Milo, by extension, has a point.
      Is he unprofessional? yes, but that isn't a failing. Milo isn't a doctor of archeology, nor a researcher, his job is to convey archaeological information to the public, a bit more like a journalist.
      Milo isn't trying to contest Hancock in a rigorous academic format, but rather serve as a vessel for the criticisms of other academics who do not have the media presence he has.
      As the original commenter said, Milo's job is telling stories from within the field.
      You say you respect Dr. McCafferty, but you likely wouldn't have heard McCafferty's voice without Milo conducting an interview. Not to mention McCafferty is saying the exact same thing as Milo, just more politely.
      Essentially, you're basing your conclusions on appearances, not evidence. Hancock and McCafferty appear academic and professional, so regardless of what they're saying, you trust them. Milo is an entertainer who tries to engage his audience rather than keep things sterile and academic? Clearly he doesn't have the experience to protest Hancock's conclusions (regardless of the evidence he presents).
      I would suggest cutting through appearances and getting to the heart of future arguments. You can get away with a lot of poor research by using formal language.

  • @rubensanchezramirez7028
    @rubensanchezramirez7028 Před rokem +902

    I love how Hancock says that the academia hates him and meanwhile there’s this absolute sweetheart of a man (who happens to be a doctor in archeology and an expert on the pyramid of Cholula) and he is just happy that there’s a documentary about his field of study. Not only that, but he also says that Hancock is a charming man and he enjoyed talking to him.

    • @Ilanawolf12
      @Ilanawolf12 Před rokem +88

      He doesn't say they hate him, but that they dismiss him. But, this Milo character certainly seems to hate Hancock.

    • @rubensanchezramirez7028
      @rubensanchezramirez7028 Před rokem +134

      @@Ilanawolf12 Well, the doctor in archeology definitely didn’t dismiss Hancock, he actually participated in the documentary.

    • @davidwatson2399
      @davidwatson2399 Před rokem +20

      @@rubensanchezramirez7028
      You didn't listen to the words.

    • @patrickquinlan3056
      @patrickquinlan3056 Před rokem +9

      I have never heard Hancock say that academia hates him. Who told you that lie?

    • @anthonyjames4247
      @anthonyjames4247 Před rokem +83

      @@patrickquinlan3056 hancock

  • @Murmarine
    @Murmarine Před měsícem +3

    I am sad to see people are quicker to believe a sociologist who never even did as much as open a dig site on any of the places he claims hold insane secrets.

  • @TMac2467
    @TMac2467 Před rokem +1099

    You know if he has one point the "we are a species with amnesia" aint exactly wrong when you consider the truly insane amount of historical knowledge we've lost to time.

    • @davebennett5069
      @davebennett5069 Před rokem +181

      lost to time - and lost to people willfully destroying it when they "conquer" a nation and destroy it's history

    • @aaaduccs6667
      @aaaduccs6667 Před rokem +18

      Mhm and I hate how people are so quick to say no, like u literally have no proof behind it? It COULD be a possibility so why are u denying it

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine Před rokem

      @@aaaduccs6667 Denying what? Interpretations of evidence? OK well they are just opinions so why not deny them? Is anyone denying the evidence is real? Or what "the evidence" actually is/means? The Moai "heads" have bodies that time buried under the loose sand (which happens to some tombstones even that don't weight much) that are slightly larger than the heads, which is why they weigh 15 tons each.

    • @jaymorgan7728
      @jaymorgan7728 Před rokem +82

      ​@@aaaduccs6667
      Because that's how reason works. You don't accept a claim until it's proven.

    • @joe2648
      @joe2648 Před rokem +55

      ​​​@@aaaduccs6667 we cant be 100% certain of anything, but the better explanation is the better explanation.

  • @miomire22
    @miomire22 Před 5 měsíci +1110

    Graham Hancock is me when I'm writing an academic paper for university pretending not to see that one source that dismantles my entire argument but somehow on the scale of a netflix documenatry series

    • @pinkshortcomedy
      @pinkshortcomedy Před 4 měsíci +73

      thats so surprisingly accurate.

    • @GaneshPalraj1991
      @GaneshPalraj1991 Před 4 měsíci +12

      Can you site that one source that dismantles his full theory?

    • @pagmonreal
      @pagmonreal Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@GaneshPalraj1991 this video

    • @chiefgilray
      @chiefgilray Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@GaneshPalraj1991I would also like to see this

    • @leodesalis5915
      @leodesalis5915 Před 4 měsíci +130

      ​@@GaneshPalraj1991they're not saying there's one source that disproves his entire theory, it's what's known as a joke, what they're saying is that Graham Hancock ignores the sources that completely dismantle his argument and making a relatable joke at the same time.

  • @stratisgeorgilis7703
    @stratisgeorgilis7703 Před 28 dny +3

    Just a few corrections I found, 20mm is .08 inches not .8 inches, and Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec feathered serpent not the Mayan one, the Mayan one’s name is Kukulkan, but fantastic video nonetheless!
    Edit: Upon starting the next episode, I saw you clarified the Ziggurat at Ur mistake as well. I wasn’t sure if to include that or not, as I wasn’t sure what the Ziggurat of Ur was actually used for, I thought it was a sight for worship but I was not sure, so I didn’t correct it, but thank you for clarifying! Great vid Milo, I’m looking forward to finishing the series

  • @streetfire100
    @streetfire100 Před 2 měsíci

    Hey there man! Just wanted to say i love the science and your explanation of things, and how factually you present information. Also would be very interested in what hair products you use? my hair is really similar but i can’t get it to not be frizzy. Keep on with the channel!

  • @kawawangkowboy9566
    @kawawangkowboy9566 Před rokem +214

    Milo: spells "Xochicalco" without a problem
    Also Milo: "tubo"

    • @snakebobbins8198
      @snakebobbins8198 Před rokem +6

      Hidrated.... Hydrated*😂

    • @thecompl33tnoob
      @thecompl33tnoob Před rokem +11

      Classic case of an oversize memory stack causing a simple lookup out-of-range error.
      I don't know what any of those words mean but it sounds cool.

  • @KnubbelKekz
    @KnubbelKekz Před 8 měsíci +337

    You can see the moment Milo went from informative gathering of research to full nerd mode archaeologist with twinkling eyes and that's what I'm here for. Science, passion and no bullshit.

    • @2MinuteHockey
      @2MinuteHockey Před 6 měsíci

      this video is like, 69% bullshit filler and attempt at humor
      there's about 8 mins of info and 1 joke that partially hits
      the rest is what Americans do best--noisy layers of shitshow which is ironic bc it's exposing a shitshow

    • @craigsparks1442
      @craigsparks1442 Před 6 měsíci

      It's all bullshit, he received all his training from some old guy that doesn't want to lose a grant so spews out bullshit in books and lecture rooms to keep his job.

    • @ysbrann3059
      @ysbrann3059 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@craigsparks1442 you want to believe in Hancock bullshit so hard it s pathetic at this point.

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@craigsparks1442and Hancock spews bullshit that he made up to people like you for money.

    • @smergthedargon8974
      @smergthedargon8974 Před 3 měsíci

      @@craigsparks1442 bait boomer lmao

  • @kannahvivien7525
    @kannahvivien7525 Před 2 měsíci

    This kind of informative content is what I craved any time my elementary school teachers put on the History Channel. Archeology and ancient history are truly fascinating

  • @ariadnawildmoser6426
    @ariadnawildmoser6426 Před 5 dny +2

    It was awesome to hear about the history of Cholula. I am from Puebla and studied in Cholula but now I live in Germany.

  • @patricklemire9278
    @patricklemire9278 Před 5 měsíci +121

    I can debunk it with one word. Potatoes. Hancock’s global civilization did everything but move potatoes or any other food out of the Americas.

    • @victoriadiesattheend.8478
      @victoriadiesattheend.8478 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Smart.

    • @outdoorscholar6016
      @outdoorscholar6016 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@johnbrennan2240oh geez, you really didn’t read up either of those sites did you?

    • @svinkuk2652
      @svinkuk2652 Před 2 měsíci +1

      they didnt have potatoes 12500 years ago though

    • @jazzercise300
      @jazzercise300 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@svinkuk2652there also wasn't any sorta wide scale (if any) agriculture 12500 years ago sooooooo??? Yea terrible point. I mean absolutely useless point.

    • @svinkuk2652
      @svinkuk2652 Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@jazzercise300 Well, no agriculture that we know of.
      But one of the points of this theory of forgotten civilizations is that they had things like agriculture, that were since forgotten and then sprang up out of nowhere in known history, as though the knowledge was passed on.
      So it wouldve been a pretty good point, but yeah, the humble potato is like 8000 years old or something like that as far as we know. (according to my google search at least lol)