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  • Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans.
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Komentáře • 174

  • @edwardpamintuan
    @edwardpamintuan Před rokem +3

    I am in Palenque right now. Come visit the ruins and spend a day in the rain forest. Then, afterward, you can stay in one of the many luxury resorts minutes away from the ruins. Amazing place and awesome people.

  • @rupertsibelius7512
    @rupertsibelius7512 Před 11 lety +18

    OMG, I am sure a lot of people after watching this video just want more. I mean both of them are great but David Stuart has this quiet passionate luxurious way of transmitting the fabulous wonders of the Maya people. David explanations of Palenque are marvelous, i hope and i am sure many people too, would wish somebody somewhere, will do more videos of David Stuart´s precious descriptions of mayan archeology. He definately is a door opener to the mysteries of those amazing mayas. Thank u David.

  • @jalismich1980
    @jalismich1980 Před 5 lety +37

    Gracias a Dios que los pinches Españoles no destruyeron estas obras de arte.

  • @shalis16
    @shalis16 Před 11 lety +68

    The city of Palenque was known by more than one name. One of them was Tok Tan, meaning Cloud Centre. Perhaps it was named that way because the city was build on the edge of a mountain. Another name is Lakam Ha. This one is much more appropriate I think. Lakam Ha means Great Water. In and around Palenque are various springs and creeks that flow through the forest. The Classic Maya name for the Palenque 'empire' is called B'aak. B'aak means 'bone' or 'captive' in Classic Maya.

    • @vanessasouthern1792
      @vanessasouthern1792 Před 5 lety +2

      Shalis Morthanien cool info. Thanks. I’ve been there and it was amazing. Magical.

    • @michaelcorr7576
      @michaelcorr7576 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes I can't wait to see for myself...

    • @Garbeaux.
      @Garbeaux. Před 3 lety

      No, it was Shika la Dikha.

    • @theahollett8758
      @theahollett8758 Před 3 lety +1

      The maya were knowledgeable of the secrets of water. I think Great Water can also be translated as Great Light or Great Love - both aspects of water... Palenque was one of the main centres of the Classic may so these would fit...

    • @harrowgateguy
      @harrowgateguy Před 3 lety +1

      Some beautiful waterfalls there as well and the decendants of the Maya live in nearby villages wearing their hair and clothing in traditional style.

  • @711zuni
    @711zuni Před 2 lety +2

    On my way for the 4th time -first time in 1971 - again in 1986 and about 10 years ago
    Looking forward to revisiting it with all the new insights from this video ... and other research

    • @canofsouls282
      @canofsouls282 Před rokem

      Wow, how did the site look like back in 1971?

  • @chungwahcancion7870
    @chungwahcancion7870 Před 11 lety +19

    this was an awesome video for me, i missed Palenque though. now that i have watched this video , i feel i am working hard to get back now... just going to even the most modest mayan ruins can send wonderful shivers down my spine

  • @martiniusafricanus1558
    @martiniusafricanus1558 Před 7 lety +9

    Beautiful! I visited Palenque in 2011!

  • @Parzival224
    @Parzival224 Před 8 lety +6

    36:39
    I think that the palenque "astronaut" rappresents the dead King Pacal lying across his throne, his royal seat and the back throne is a wooden cross shaped like a totem with something that looks like a serpent around it.

  • @TheHagalina
    @TheHagalina Před 12 lety +2

    David Stuart is the man! Juicy Juice! His father is ultra-cool too. People who get to get near him are the luckiest to me. He's really an inspiration and he has driven me nuts since high school and I'm in my forties. Man O Man Man on Man!

  • @michaelcardoso286
    @michaelcardoso286 Před rokem +2

    I got into the Maya because of a book by George Stuart that I bought from my neighbor at a yard sale for 50 cents. Because of that I became fascinated by The Maya and this fascination has taken me all over Mexico and Guatemala to visit ruins and learn more. I hope to one day meet David Stuart and thank him for having a father that opened up a wonderful world to me.

    • @giuseppelogiurato5718
      @giuseppelogiurato5718 Před rokem

      Well, isn't that special? You must be very proud of yourself... Glad that you are so rich that you can travel as you please; lucky you! 🤮

  • @wkboonec
    @wkboonec Před 13 lety +4

    Homo sapiens got the Leakeys - the Maya got the Stuarts. It's a great priviledge to find a video of these two gentlemen, amid all the non-sensical videos about the so-called Mayan prophecies.

  • @davidcoleman2463
    @davidcoleman2463 Před 5 lety +3

    I have been to the site 2 times. I love Mexico. Once it was around Xmas time and it was so hot.

  • @tr762
    @tr762 Před 3 lety +1

    Fue sorprendente ver a David dibujando y entendiendo glifos a los 13 años. Otra mente brillante! Y emocionante llevando las cenizas de Tatiana Proskouriakoff a Piedras Negras. Thanks David!

  • @gregorymcintosh4289
    @gregorymcintosh4289 Před rokem

    What a great history of the Egyptians of Central & South America. Who knew! The Curators of this talk are fabulous, Many thanx! 😊

  • @ssesf
    @ssesf Před 11 lety +6

    Went there on my overland trip from Mexico City to Panama City. Sundays were free entry! Guess what day I visited the ruins? Afterwards I headed for Belize.

    • @Ghast101
      @Ghast101 Před 6 lety +1

      ssesf Movies that sounded like fun! I wish I could go there one day.

  • @cnztl04
    @cnztl04 Před 13 lety +14

    very good job.
    I recomended this book : Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens

    • @harrowgateguy
      @harrowgateguy Před 3 lety +1

      “The last lords of Palenque“ is also a good book. It presents the perspective of the present day descendants of the Maya living where all the generations they descended from always lived

  • @futurequake
    @futurequake Před 11 lety +6

    The tomb lid was of Pakal in his souped up space car.

  • @bristleconepinus2378
    @bristleconepinus2378 Před rokem

    amazing that Schlieman was there. Got to see Pakal's tomb in Mexico city, @ the wonderful museum there, while visiting Teotihuacan.
    Great talk.

  • @DanishAnwarPakistani
    @DanishAnwarPakistani Před 13 lety +3

    Nice indepth info and commentary on MAYAn Civilization. Bravo

  • @shonii119
    @shonii119 Před 2 lety +1

    stunning, I want to see more

  • @alexdickinson3272
    @alexdickinson3272 Před 4 lety +2

    Very much enjoyed this video, I just wished there wasn't an advertisement every 3 minutes, it kills the flow of the video

    • @greysunshine
      @greysunshine Před 3 lety

      Dude, so annoying. Maybe 1-3 long unskippable commercials, but the constant interruptions mKe want to punch somebody.

  • @markdzima
    @markdzima Před 13 lety +2

    I enjoyed this and learned a lot! Thank you!

  • @aukai102706
    @aukai102706 Před 13 lety +2

    awesome... I LOVE HISTORY..

  • @ramyashastri
    @ramyashastri Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic lecture

  • @jjt1881
    @jjt1881 Před 6 lety +1

    Amazing lecture. Most educational. Thank You.

  • @mexicounexplained
    @mexicounexplained Před 2 lety

    Excellent. Thanks.

  • @1331GAA
    @1331GAA Před 12 lety +5

    It looks much the same as it did when I had the experience of visiting in 1969.

    • @canofsouls282
      @canofsouls282 Před rokem

      Wow, was it more forested or was it mostly cleared out as we see it?

  • @Justin_WithThreeDots
    @Justin_WithThreeDots Před 12 lety +1

    What exactly would someone dislike about this video?

  • @leeparten8124
    @leeparten8124 Před 9 lety +13

    At the 24:44 mark, I realized - didn't these early explorers know how to do a charcoal rubbing of these images and glyphs? Kids in preschool can do that.

    • @grantkruse1812
      @grantkruse1812 Před 5 lety

      Those Dummies didn't even know how to write a language or take a selfie...How Bow Da

  • @wizard970
    @wizard970 Před 13 lety +3

    @thedetective22 How did you come to that earth shattering conclusion?

  • @webcamsociety
    @webcamsociety Před 11 lety +2

    I love your high quality videos, the views at 2:00 are amazing!

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Před 2 lety

    Thanks 👍

  • @harrowgateguy
    @harrowgateguy Před 4 lety +5

    I saw a video a while back that was about a large artifact found in Pacal’s tomb It was sort of in the shape of a rocket thruster. There was a picture of it in front of the pyramid where they said it was on display for some months or maybe a year before being taken away. It looked like it was about 6 feet tall. Was it a hoax? I can’t seem to find anything about it now.

    • @harrowgateguy
      @harrowgateguy Před 3 lety

      @Abu Dabu where is it now? I never see any mention of it anywhere except that one video. I’ve been to Palenque twice in the 1990’s and saw nothing about it even in the underground tomb where it was supposedly found.

  • @jessicamoores181
    @jessicamoores181 Před 5 lety

    Thank You, Wondrous Stuart’s!!!😘😘

  • @duniariyaratne1559
    @duniariyaratne1559 Před 11 lety

    Love his video! Tks NG

  • @jimmygarciagaricia4108

    " Palenque" rocks!!!!!

  • @D4GG312
    @D4GG312 Před 12 lety

    VERY good and available for alll!

  • @bigjimmyrocker
    @bigjimmyrocker Před 12 lety +1

    well done

  • @leonardolazaldi9761
    @leonardolazaldi9761 Před 3 lety

    I’m a proud to be maya descendent

  • @giovannimanya
    @giovannimanya Před 12 lety +1

    i like this video so is great!!

  • @winston2015
    @winston2015 Před 11 lety +3

    wayy too short ! but very good, tx!

  • @paco75082
    @paco75082 Před 13 lety

    Very interesting.

  • @yolandamarroqin993
    @yolandamarroqin993 Před 3 lety +4

    Seems this was where Throth the Atlantien Priest King who survived the Great Flood(10,000-12,00 B.C.)went to build pyrimids.
    & place the emerald tablets in the Halls of their Amenti,as in other pyrimid sites(Egypt conduit sites) also recived their cosmic esoteric wisdom of the stars,making King Pacal a true Star Messenger-among the South American Kings who held Sun High Tec. able to electrifiy Tesla way!His incarnation was Qusaqual,Palenque as other Mayan sites were great sites for these Star Messengers,& the Indians admitted they did not build these sites!

  • @plutogsngnun7624
    @plutogsngnun7624 Před 3 lety

    I been there and it’s magic, almost 7 hours in a car thru very very bad roads

  • @AVFASSIO
    @AVFASSIO Před 12 lety

    EXCELLENT...

  • @chungwahcancion7870
    @chungwahcancion7870 Před 11 lety +4

    i am going to live there again, mayan ruins are that good. necesito mucho mas espangol. it took me 6 days and 1000dollars to see 5 sites and go snorkling? bring money for poor people and, nick-nacks, plus have a 1000 backup just in case. see Mexico City and Veracruz,,Campeche, Yucutan , bring your soul but be willing to pass up many people, for there are so many. the traffic is scary...sorry but thats true

  • @vanessasouthern1792
    @vanessasouthern1792 Před 5 lety +6

    RED QUEEN. Still wearing Jade jewels. And all her teeth. 🦷🦷🦷💋💀

  • @kristianperoy1041
    @kristianperoy1041 Před 4 lety

    Palengke is marker for Tagalog here in the Philippines

  • @ingridcastellon5044
    @ingridcastellon5044 Před 3 lety

    Las figuras que estan al frente dan la impresion que son guardia que guardian los tesoros adrentro de el templo. y ellos le dierong tanta importancia que querian que el templo y la tumba estubiera siempre en guardia . A su principe Pakal .

  • @nishajaihindajain9192
    @nishajaihindajain9192 Před 3 lety +1

    There is a Indian channel called SANGAM TALKS that has a good video on MAYAN civilisation.

  • @djgillster7696
    @djgillster7696 Před 9 lety +2

    How could they have made a photograph in 1787??
    Didn't photography onlu get started in the mid 19th century?? Cival war photos were some of the first, I thought.........

    • @jjt1881
      @jjt1881 Před 6 lety +1

      The picture is from the XIX in Spain. The lecturer was referring to the history of the artifacts. At the same time he was showing a picture in which Heinrich Schliemann was posing with the director of the museum in Madrid with the artifacts in the middle of the photo.

  • @nezhaulcoyotl85
    @nezhaulcoyotl85 Před 11 lety

    True to that :)

  • @ImmaDeacon
    @ImmaDeacon Před 11 lety +18

    mayas still exist...

  • @MochaMela
    @MochaMela Před 3 lety

    Jaykee the Wolf: hey, luis. why you think folk don't bother building these structures anymore? i mean, what made them stop? disease?
    Luis: government contracts.
    Jaykee the Wolf: oh. any difference?

  • @robyngillon6113
    @robyngillon6113 Před 3 lety

    Found you yeeeaahhh

  • @Phxboy602
    @Phxboy602 Před 13 lety

    Cool

  • @Alexandrayallyson
    @Alexandrayallyson Před 7 měsíci

    Hi I am a second grade I am learning palanqe

  • @Zangoose5111
    @Zangoose5111 Před 11 lety

    From la mulana

  • @davidcoleman2463
    @davidcoleman2463 Před 5 lety +1

    It is better then chitzen Itza but Tikal in Guatemala is better still.

  • @namajkatiufputkata
    @namajkatiufputkata Před 6 lety

    palenque was a party center!

  • @TheHagalina
    @TheHagalina Před 12 lety

    David is just dreamy. O.k. ? Now I can shut up!

  • @lwnhp8748
    @lwnhp8748 Před 6 lety +5

    I sure wish you guys have gotten there before the Smithsonian we would know a lot more about the Americas if there had been anyone other than the Smithsonian not willing to be bought

  • @bcuz0
    @bcuz0 Před 10 lety +1

    my math teacher made me watch this
    and makes me watch social studies videos, WHY?

  • @yolandamarroqin993
    @yolandamarroqin993 Před 3 lety +1

    these sites must be protected-remember it was the indians themselves who cut down the whole scared Pine forest, so the gringos would stop coming to view the yellow monarch butterflys who migrate to Mexico on top of mountain once a year!
    Never underestimite the actions of ignorance-among all life forms...Nameste-no offence, my mother held Hopi-Lakota-Chyanne
    Scottish/Irish Spainard mix,while father was of Spainard/French,all of the noblitys who used their wealth to fund a new world,The Americas-thus here I am,a poor american-rich by these Historys of all our grand Past! Thanks to CZcams & wise archaeologilists!

  • @tiannacoffey6716
    @tiannacoffey6716 Před 3 lety

    TOO MANY ADS. JEEZ.

  • @vanessasouthern1792
    @vanessasouthern1792 Před 5 lety +3

    Terence McKenna. ✌️🌸👀 🍄 🇲🇽 🏔 🌴

  • @Bringmeoneofthosechickens

    what is the name of the opening song?

  • @wirpool85
    @wirpool85 Před 4 lety +1

    3 add in the first 3 min, so blurry it's unwatchable.

  • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
    @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 Před 10 lety

    HIS ANCESTORS WERE FRUITS ?

  • @LobsterPotsticker
    @LobsterPotsticker Před 13 lety

    @delinkasso explain?

  • @thesouthindex1118
    @thesouthindex1118 Před 2 lety

    Do you know the maya or mayan is a sanskrit word ?? Want to know??

  • @maxlopez7420
    @maxlopez7420 Před 5 měsíci

    🇲🇽

  • @juanbcrrl
    @juanbcrrl Před 11 lety

    No entiendo bien el inglès, pero el solo hecho de ver que se trata de los Mayas el documental se me hace mucho muy interesante, alguien me puede decir si existe este mismo canal pero en idioma en español?

  • @crystalruiz9328
    @crystalruiz9328 Před 7 lety +1

    Aztecs mayans 1

  • @juansanchez5001
    @juansanchez5001 Před 5 lety

    Lucky too have gone

  • @david27g1
    @david27g1 Před 13 lety

    Nice

  • @chinito1234100
    @chinito1234100 Před 13 lety +1

    that is my country guatemala the best =D

  • @yolandamarroqin993
    @yolandamarroqin993 Před 3 lety

    Adding the dots by divine science the scared Geom-math of it-noticed most are volcanic sites-mercury lakes-hum-part of the grand mall chain of volcanos-I'd say we are "In the hands of God-In La Mano de Dieos)-nothing to fear,eh- knowing how to live-live it right-I yell as Pedro Infante-he had the correct view-Life live it well-as for its mysterys clearley their are alot!

  • @chhunlim5809
    @chhunlim5809 Před 4 lety +1

    Go

    • @chhunlim5809
      @chhunlim5809 Před 4 lety

      Do you like my comment ? Please tell me if you don't tell me it's ok

  • @scotabeme
    @scotabeme Před 12 lety

    look at the tassles behind him they are in the air, he is falling,as he must because he was not killed in battle or as a child. but he will rise in 2012. if you read the stellas in the temple of the follieated cross, to greet the sky gods.

  • @TheToltec
    @TheToltec Před 11 lety +1

    It's not what it means...

  • @falutak
    @falutak Před 13 lety

    uh-huh!

  • @ben_jamin160
    @ben_jamin160 Před 4 lety

    no way does he believe all of this

  • @cjvaye99
    @cjvaye99 Před 2 lety

    pal en que but what about coo cool kan

  • @nativepro1523
    @nativepro1523 Před 10 lety +1

    how did i get here??lol

  • @tichergeorge
    @tichergeorge Před 13 lety

    @TaePoDongIII wat

  • @chabouyamoreno5258
    @chabouyamoreno5258 Před 6 lety

    Quazaquatal mexica mexican origin lol

  • @saram12034
    @saram12034 Před 13 lety

    :O 2,666 videos!

  • @Zangoose5111
    @Zangoose5111 Před 11 lety

    I came here to see what the boss "palenque" was...

  • @Bricklaying001
    @Bricklaying001 Před 4 lety +1

    OOF

  • @HarryshKumar-rt2uv
    @HarryshKumar-rt2uv Před 3 lety

    These days even North Indians joined Americans...lol...

  • @karimorris2110
    @karimorris2110 Před 7 lety +4

    to long video! !!!!!!!!!

    • @slader-hl1kk
      @slader-hl1kk Před 5 lety

      To short for me I like a minimal 2 hours

  • @meinaccount7619
    @meinaccount7619 Před 4 lety

    dislike for ads

  • @Kevvbot
    @Kevvbot Před 13 lety

    ummm hmmm

  • @nibiruresearch
    @nibiruresearch Před 4 lety

    The Indigenous people of the Americas are thousands of years older than previously thought. The Hopi history is written down in the ebook: The History of the Hopi from their origin on Lemuria. They say that they are at least 30,000 years old and are the ancestors of the Maya. Ancient texts, like the Indian Mahabharata and the Mayan Popol Vuh, tell us that the Earth suffers from a cycle of seven natural disasters. Those disasters are causing massive floods, earthquakes, firestorms and a bombardment of meteors every few thousand years. These disasters create a cycle of civilizations. One of these civilizations lives more than 10,000 years and reaches a higher level of knowledge and skills than we have now. Their civilization ended 20,000 years ago because of the next recurring disaster. Before they disappeared, they have built these huge temples all over Central and South-America. To learn much more about the cycle of civilizations, recurring floods, and ancient high technology, read the eBook:"Planet 9 = Nibiru". Search for: invisible nibiru 9

    • @wfcoaker1398
      @wfcoaker1398 Před 4 lety

      And the image on his sarcophagus shows him flying a rocket ship. Von Daniken told us that long before anyone else figured it out. David Stewart is lying through his teeth to keep people from knowing the truth. Lol. Palenque was the Western capital of the lizard people after they left Lemuria. Or was it Mu? Lol.

    • @pedrol.grande3048
      @pedrol.grande3048 Před 3 lety +1

      @@wfcoaker1398 wow the lizard people, did they came before the frog people or after
      the bird people?

  • @chabouyamoreno5258
    @chabouyamoreno5258 Před 6 lety

    How u like that fro n nose lol nope just mine see they maya people working on slab lol there u go Hawah Hawah Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya Haya

  • @DrSpike666
    @DrSpike666 Před 13 lety

    @icyshadow0 Its the work of Satan! And the number 2,000 D:

  • @Vivaswaq
    @Vivaswaq Před 13 lety

    SECOND!!

  • @popular9506
    @popular9506 Před 3 lety +1

    Maya word is hindu word

  • @karimorris2110
    @karimorris2110 Před 7 lety

    to long video

    • @slader-hl1kk
      @slader-hl1kk Před 5 lety

      To long what to short for me I like a minimum 2 hours lol