Unveiling a Large Lost City in the Southwestern United States Using Google Earth!
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2023
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I found this site on Google Earth recently and couldn't wait to get out to see what it was. So I got in my car and drove the long distance to check it out! Let's explore this place together to see what is there!
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This ancient city was probably home to large number of Ancestral Puebloan people. There was a perennial creek in the canyon below and plenty of flat land on the mesa top for farming and hunting deer and other animals. Many of these crumbled structures are multi-room. Also, I found about four cliff dwellings with about four more potential sites lower in the canyon. It's a massive area and one that I would love to come back to explore more!
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Hello! I live on a small island near Africa and I do the same as you, but I'm not a CZcamsr. I could show you similar structures, cave houses, petroglyphs, mummies, barns, stone buildings in forgotten ravines... I am very surprised that we are 9,000 km apart and everything you show is so familiar to me. Thank you very much for your videos, I am enjoying a lot. Also thank you very much for showing such great respect by visiting archaeological sites.
I'd love to see some videos of this
Dude, that would be awesome I'd watch it, and who knows you could make a good income🤙
@@holeshotinspectionllc2412 I’ll let you know if I do 😊
@@Weizenkrieger nice
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I was part of the Utah County Sheriff's search and rescue / jeep patrol for about a decade. They had people in that group that had lived their entire lives in the southwest and they knew of places that they say they'll never tell another soul about because they know they'll get looted. One of the guys in the group was a man by the name of George Cunningham. He was called in to document the ruins before they flooded the canyon and created Lake Powell so that was the level of people we were working with. Your discoveries are truly amazing and I know full well the feeling of standing in a spot thinking that indigenous peoples stood on this spot thousands of years ago and actually lived here. The climate was different back then, it was a lot wetter. One thing you'll notice in the pictographs are lots of turtles... Not so much any more.
I was wondering if the climate had changed, because otherwise I don't know how that landscape could have supported large groups of humans. I wonder if climate change is the reason the Pueblo people vanished?
Thank you for sharing that incredible insight!
There's no end to the number of thousand-year-old sites, large and small, to be found in the Southwest. Thank our dry climate and difficult terrain for that. My greatest thrills happen when, while bushwhacking in extreme terra obscura, I happen across previously undiscovered sites. No roads, no cattle, no hunters. I also often wonder how many ancient sites have totally vanished in the remainder of the nation, where climate and population have erased them.
I can tell you from my research on southeast Missouri, that there are thousands of sites that have been erased just in my area. Mostly due to farming and development.
@@SeMoArtifactAdventuresI was going to bring this up. I live in Florida and the land developers would just ignore everything found because if they say they found something the whole site would come to a stop and tons of money would be lost. It’s a dumb way to do things but this is Florida after all.
@@toejamr1 that’s the same here. They leveled a huge mound complex up by St. Louis to put a Walmart up. People went crazy over it too.
My mom has a huge book on a map of North America prior to the Spaniards coming, and it was unbelievable the size of some of the cities. I was shocked to see some of the biggest were in the southeast!
more than you can imagine but don't kid yourself on "undiscovered sites" Id wage there's very few sites in north America that are undiscovered. Yeah there could be a small site here and there but any major site has been discovered. now some may be long forgotten but people have been running around the hills for hundreds of years wether it was explorers, hunters, prospectors, ranchers ect all this stuff has been seen at some time by others. few areas in north America were untouched ranching was a very large part of the southwest and while there may not be cattle or ranching in areas now it probably was happening 100-150 years ago.
I have lived in Colorado for more than forty years and have seen more of the state than most of its residents. However, your videos have opened my eyes to the history that lies undiscovered in the Four Corners states. I am very excited about the discoveries you are making as well as thankful to you for doing so. I also deeply appreciate your respect for the sites you discover and explore as well as the land they occupy. You leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but images and memories. That's the way it should be. I'm a subscriber and a fan and want to remain both.
As a new fan, this was perfect
Statement of appreciation. This channel is so great....please team up w Brien Foerster in Peru 🇵🇪 & Bolivia 🇧🇴
Wow, Raymond. Thank you so much! I am extremely touched by your comment! I feel a connection to these peoples (even though I have no Native American blood in me). I think just seeing their handiwork makes me feel a deep appreciation and admiration for them
@@TheTrekPlanner Have you had a DNA test? I'd bet you DO have Native blood in you...
Nice contradictions.
Amazing discovery.. thank you for being respectful of the places you visit.. it is great that there are still pieces of history that are off the beaten path.. i pray that mankind d won't destroy..
Dude, bring a tent, water, food and set up a base camp. You should be here for a week, not a day trip.
Thank you for taking the time to make, edit and post your videos, ALWAYS great to watch! I am very impressed on your desire to protect the sites that you visit such as this one. It clearly shows your good character.
Thank you so much!! I love doing this!
I'm blown away by your finds. I get so caught up in my day to day concerns, all the while these relics sit there, through sun and wind and rain, softly speaking their message: This too shall pass.
Few years back I stumbled across a granary with dried corn cobs still inside. Way in the back. Blows your mind putting it into historical perspective. Thanks for the posts.
Was the corn still on the corncob? If so, you could try growing some corn. That would be amazing to see.
That is amazing!!
The reverence you show for these ancient dwellings, artifacts & the people who built/inhabited them long ago is why I love your channel. And you crack me up with your “sponsor” but I would watch through any sponsor you get because you are too cool! Thanks for taking us with you.
That means a lot and thank you for your comment! I’m glad you got a laugh from that sponsor 😂😂
I really appreciate how respectful you are of the sites you visit. Thank you!
Thank you, Karen 🙏
So awesome how you pay so much respect and take so much care in not damaging these finds
My man is a full on self taught IMINT analyst. Hat's off to your diligence, love the channel.
really appreciate it!
Think a site from 1800’s is “1000 years old” 😂😂😂
I’M so happy you brought us along. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
You are right absolutely beautiful find. 😮 Hope it can stay that way for another 100 years. Thanks for taking us along.
You've made me realise that the dwellings in that period are endless. I had no idea there were so many people back then. Thanks again 😊
@ 4:33 - This is how one visits with respect. Amazing place!
Over near Sunset Crater in Arizona, archaeologists found corn cob impressions that had been cast in lava from the eruption around 1066!
Really appreciate your comment, Doug!
I will have to check out Sunset Crater! That would be amazing to see those corn cob impressions there! and on the lava?? 😱😱😱😱
Good job young man. Thanks for bringing to us things we would never have seen.
I've grown up in northern Arizona. I'm 72 now. I worked many years on these big ranches cowboying. Consequently I discovered many many ruins. I appreciate you not divulging locations as it helps protect the sites from the many vandals out there. Keep exploring. I subscribed today. Thanks
Thank you for all you are doing to protect the sites and for sharing them with us!❤
Great job for recognizing these sites must be protected
Those twigs or sticks poking out of the mortar.... did you notice how most are near doorways or openings...they were purposeful protrusions left to hang things on, or anchor covers for the opening ( "doors" ).
Im so happy I found your channel. You and I have the same reverence and respect for these sites and the feeling of sitting in the same spot that you know someone sat 1000 or more years ago is incredible. The first time I found an Arrowhead cache was right next to a boulder overlooking a beautiful desert valley, I could sit there and imagine the person years before.
Awesome adventure man!
Thank you!! And thank you for being part of the adventure! It’s always nice to meet like minded people who love and respect these places too 👍I would give anything to find an arrowhead cache! I can’t imagine what you must have felt when you did. It makes me think to take more time to look in every crevice and crack along the way
About sixty years ago, my grandparents were flying their plane over Arizona and saw a quaint little town called Sedona. Right then and there they decided to retire there. They made friends with a retired doctor who was the main doctor at the hospital in ghost town Jerome during its heyday of copper mining. One day he was flying and looked down and saw rocks in square formations. He had found what is now a tourist attraction called Tozigoot (sp). If I remember right, the locals restored over a hundred rooms and still there were a lot of ruins in crumbles. It’s so fascinating to think about what the people were like so long ago.
I'm glad to know there are still ancient places out there to explore.
Thanks.
We are so happy to get to go with!! Amazing hunt.😊
I used to live in St. George. I only know of a few sites in that area. I appreciate seeing all of the sites that you go to.
Great to see "pristine" sites like this are still out there to be found.
Go to the four corners area, they are all over the place. We used to have family picnics in them. We respected the sites and left only footprints. Many days as a boy scout were spent exploring them also. He is really not discovering these places, people know of them.
This was wonderful. I'm so glad you followed your hunch on that ruin. The cliff dwellings are magical. It must be difficult to leave a magical place like that. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Wow!!! What a find. Amazing condition, too. Incredible.
Thank you for respecting ancestral villages by not going in them and only showing the insides by camera. Earned my subscription and support.
I found your channel today. If I were young and strong I would love to go with you on these adventures. My spirit longs for adventures and it will until my last breath. I was lucky to be strong and life was always an adventure. Thank you for making these videos…you are giving this old and frail lady something to look forward to. You bring back memories of all my wonderful adventures. Never stop… until you have to. ❤
Wow what an interesting life you live. If only I could be so young again and able to do what you do. Thanks for protecting these ancient sites.
My body doesn't feel young sometimes!
Thanks for watching!
4:16 That IS cool! Considering that eco-housing techniques have embraced using corn cobs as building material (insulation), this imprint is certainly wa-ay ahead of its time! 🤗🤗🌽
Perhaps the eco houses were actually wayyy behind it’s time.
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Thank you, so much for your videos. And, even more so for your respect for these ancient sites!
I'm Navajo and was taken to one of these ancient ruin sites by my older sister. This ruin site is in a canyon alcove and had a circular stone stairway to the main entrance. And, a kiva with a natural amphitheater of natural stone alcove. There was many other architectural features about this ruins I found fascinating. This ruins is not open to the public. My sister's husband's family/clan have lived in this canyon and it's side canyons, and top of these canyons for hundreds of years. We spent a couple hours exploring this complex. We left everything were it lay... pottery shards, grinding places, corn, etc. It was an incredible experience!
I did take pictures!
As Navajo... we have great respect!
Wow! Thank you for sharing that! I would have loved to see what you experienced. Those types of things are never forgotten :-)
Pretty cool. Thanks for taking us along with you. Safe travels!
Thank you for doing this and thank you for taking care not to damage the sites.
Thank you for helping to keep these places safe and pristine. Do not deface, mark, take away, . These have been here for centuries.
Amazing, especially that 1917 find. The stones strewn everywhere give my imagination openings. The cliff structures seem important.
It's all nice to watch.
This is another “great adventure”! Thank you so much for all you put into this channel! Taking most of us where where we have never been but where we have always wanted to go!
that was amazing. I'm glad he went up into the caves and dwellings this time. It's so fascinating seeing them up close
Outstanding finds. Greatly appreciate your taking us along the adventure.
Thank you for these journeys. My intrepid partner and I took many trips into the remote back-ass of nowhere in our day. I don't have quite the range without him and this fills my heart and gives me peace
Like many people I escape with your adventures .your vids are a breath of fresh air .the scenery just blows your mind .and the Space. I wish they were longer .God Bless and Protect you .
This is an awesome site! I would love to visit it!!
Those "branches or twigs" you mention at 5:20 are probably just hooks for hanging clothing or food or materials. If you visit the Citadel in Road canyon, you'll find many of these hooks sticking out from the walls, in convenient locations both indoors and out. I suspect they're ancient coat hooks.
The Citadel is on my list! So is Grand Gulch eventually.
That would make sense they are for hanging items or food. I guess i’ve never seen them come out that far because they have probably been broken?
Very cool discoveries!
Thanks for having us along!
I enjoy these hikes!
Wow , what an amazing find, thank you for sharing your adventures. ❤❤
I would cry if I found something like that, it's beautiful. Sometimes I feel like I want to run away from the world and live like that, out there in peace 😂
I know exactly how you feel, Natasha!
I feel the same way
That's awesome Utah Tech! This must be recent. 😁 Good job. That must be the Anasazis or the Zunis.
Dude! That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Thank you, Margo!!
That was fantastic to find something so amazing. Iam glad you don't share location but let people discover it on their own so many would only vandalized Them High five ✋👍
Wow, what a fantastic find!!
You help me get my southwest fix! Love you started out, “I wanted to go see it, so I drove seven hours.” Just very relatable for me lol.
haha I'm glad it turned out to be something! Of course, I had a few other plans on this trip, but this was the main objective on this one!
@@TheTrekPlanner yeah good find! How did you get into going to these sites?
@@elyssethekraken4143 I have always loved rock art and ruins since a young age! And I have been using Google Earth to try and find fun places to explore. So I thought I could somehow merge the two and it's been so much fun ever since! (there have been many times I don't find anything but it's still an adventure 🙂)
@@TheTrekPlanner super cool! I can tell you are passionate about it. Thank you for all the work you put in making these videos :)
You must have the great sense of balance and no fear at all of heights. Hold a camera while hiking the ledges of this terrain . You da man!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us and for always being so kinds and respectful to these sites . 😊
Your work is amazing, I hope you coordinate with a university as you are adding so much to the archaeological record.
Fantastic find! Keep it secret! Love your vids!
Thank you, Alex!!
Thank you for producing these fascinating videos.
Thank you also for having a very sound respect and appreciation for maintaining the integrity of these historical sites. Keep ignoring the dolts who clamor for you to bring a metal detector out on your excursions. They are missing the point thinking that there is buried treasure, whereas the real treasure is what you are seeing and recording all around while not tampering with these sites
Thank you, WisGuy4! I do see a lot of metal detecting comments, but I completely agree with you!
Great comment!
Love your content, thanks for bringing us along. 👍
Thank you for not messing with the riuns or the artifacts and leaveing only footprints and this video as proof you were there its what i like most about your videos the respect for these ancient sites
Wow, that was simply amazing, and your expression upon seeing those rooms was Perfect. Your reverence for the Anasazi, and their sites is truly wonderful, thank you. Of course I will join you when ever you have a new video. At 69 years of age I hiked 20 miles in the Sonoran Desert over two days this week, first 7, then 13. Three days later I am still recovering, I can easily to that in the Fall, Winter, and early Spring, but in May at the pace I walk it begins to "beat me up good." Heck, with the shape your in there is no way I could ever keep up with you. Now as for the lack of Petroglyphs, Desert Varnish is a prerequisite for any outstanding petroglyph artwork. In your current location the geology is not suited for Desert Varnish to accumulate over eons. I have photographed a number of petroglyphs with a 4x5 inch View Camera I sold several years ago. Unfortuneately most of the petroglyph photographs on Google, and Yandex Images are mediocre at best. To take outstanding photographs of petroglyphs you need a good tripod, a really high end camera with the right lens, and the maxium megapixels possible, snapshots don't cut it. But to make anything real capture an image and make you feel it, decades of experience in Photoshop makes all the difference. Killer Video!!!!!!!!! OH PS, Google Maps is upgrading over the next sevral months, but I am doubtful it will help you in your serches, but maybe. Last note, have you ever searched on Google Earth near Mexican Hat and Bluff Utah, you might want to check it out.
Hiking 20 miles over two days in the heat of the desert?? I don't think I could keep up with YOU! But I am grateful for your comment and kind words and insight to the petroglyphs! You're right! I didn't see barely any desert varnish on the cliffs except for a few very small spots.
I have looked near Mexican Hat and Bluff! I am trying to set up a river rafting trip to see some of these places...
I love sharing these with you! Thanks so much for bringing these adventures into my life. You make it feel like I’m tagging along.👍
It is something quite common that all the peoples in desert areas were close to rivers or creeks and lived in the upper parts as protection against animals that went to drink water at night. Very beautiful place, it was something quite intense to find that place. I am a 65-year-old woman who always follows your adventures.
We have a major ruin in our backyard we’re close to Montezuma castle Arizona
One thing to remember the natives were smart they always built their dwellings close to the river because who likes to hike water
At this site you can see how the water use to run I’m sure drought is the reason it was abandoned
That would make sense to me. I can't imagine having lots of people at this site all trying to get water in a drought. I could see why they would leave for elsewhere
Looks like old soot from fires on the ceiling. Very cool discovery.
I love history, so for you to stumble upon ancient ruins is fascinating and amazing!
Thanks and keep tracking.👍
What an amazing find. One of your best yet! And good use of the drone to get the 'big picture' of the site. I'm wondering if the maze imprints were cause by the people using the cob of the corn to help press the mortar into place, rather than using their hands. Looks like they might have tried it in a couple of places and then decided it wasn't as effective as using their hands. Hard to say...
I think the watchtower is actually what's left of a small kiva. Not uncommon to have a string of them along the rim next to cliff dwellings. Looks like maybe you were not too far down the road. Love the videos.
That is a great observation, Rudy!
I'd love to see a video telling more about the lives of the pueblo people, I think it would add to our appreciation of exploring their land and homes. Thanks!
Wonderful video. Thanks!!!
I am just filled with wonder at these wonderful places you explore. This one had so many details about it I loved-like the corn imprints. Thank you for your efforts in taking us to these places, and for the respect you always show them!
It means so much to me that you and others watch and comment on my videos, Bonnie! It really gives me a “boost”, to keep getting out there and exploring, so thank you!!
not likely corn imprints. way to big and would be reversed. corn cobs i recovered from a 150 year old cabin were only about 4 inches long and a much smaller diameter than modern corn.
Amazing find! Keep on trekkin'!
Thanks, Robert! There is always the next adventure to look forward to!
Fellow Utah Tech student here! I’ve also spent loads of time in our deserts discovering these amazing artifacts! Thank you so much for the respect you show to these amazing preservations!
Love this! The Corn looks like 2 hole ears of corn was shoved in there and the clay/mortar spread over the top of it… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌎🌵
What an awesome adventure! Thank you so much for taking us along!
Absolutely outstanding. Thanks again for driving all that distance to check these places out and share them with us. This was phenomenal. I can almost hear the echo of the daily life that these incredible people lived. The 'window' type structures were so beautifully made and the corn patterning, I can imagine was from some little kid saying to their father, "make it pretty". So cool.
That's what I was thinking. The corn was pushed in by some kid who was "helping" and needed to be distracted so that the work could keep a decent pace. It's what I've done, even with my 12 year old, "go saw that triangular piece back into a square."
wow thank you so much, Annakeye! This one was such a great one and I agree with you that I could almost hear these ancient people living here. The corn pattern was my favorite part. It made these people seem more real to me
I love joining you on these adventures. You have an amazing eye for interesting anomalies. And the right level of respect for what you find. You are one of my favorites.
Wow thank you, Jane!!
You are so respectful! I really enjoy your videos…thank you for sharing!❤
Hands down the best content on youtube right now...thank you for doing what you do and sharing it with people...much appreciated, id never be able to see what you get to see, so being able to see it thru you is awesome...thank you!
You must be gay!
You are my favorite channel and I wanna thank you 👍
You go back in time and see the work of others, you know deep down inside you that these people had to work hard, life was precious to them because life is precious to you. TTP, you have a merciful heart the way you appreciate what you find. My grandfather and his family were raised in south Texas, 1880's till 1920's out in the brush, where there was no running water or electricity till the 1930's or so because they were poor but survivors. You are kind and brave soul with strength. Thanks for the adventure, my man.
Speaking of, Richard Astley sounds like the name of someone who was an aristocrat to BEGIN with. Yes?
The part where your voice sounded muffled, you probably had your hand over the microphone on your camera. It's usually a tiny hole depending on what kind of camera you use. I always try to keep my gopro in the housing because it has that problem when I take it out.
I think you’re right, Jonno. Unfortunately, I left the gopro housing in my car on this hike 🙄🙄 so that would explain it
@@TheTrekPlanner you do amazing work. Keep going ☺ 👌 do you plan to travel like maybe do other states or prehistoric sites in other countries? Just curios
I realized where you were, when you went under the cliff edge ... I've been there .. I had a very spooky experience up on the top, just above there that caused me to STOP collecting pottery and arrow heads FOREVER ... I have no more of those items to this day .... rather, I make my own.... I cannot stress enough, to leave things alone when visiting these areas ... There is SOMETHING that protects most of them... I have had SEVERAL experiences, that leave ZERO DOUBT about what I am saying ... And I should have paid attention to the first one that happened to me... but it took several.... the last one the most horrifying
Thanks for taking the time to show these wonders and your respectful attitude. 😅great job!
I love your videos. Pretty awesome to be able to hike out and see these places in person. Do you do any research on them before you go? Like, try to find out if there has been a study done on the site or research if it has any known history? It’d be amazing to be able to tell a bigger story about the sites, like when it was occupied, when it was abandoned, how the sites interacted and were related, the big picture story of the people’s of the southwest.
Shut up
There are plenty of books on the subject.
Thank you for your comment! Many of these sites have been at least documented, but not surveyed by some government institution. I would love to learn more about these sites, but sadly, information is lacking
Excellent, amazing to think that people lived and built such amazing structures by hand 1000 years ago or more, thank you😎🤩⭐️
It is awesome to see these but in comparison to all of history a thousand years ago really isn’t that old, this is sorta modern. Around the world in the likes of England at this time people lived in houses kings and queens where ruling ships where the norm and getting better and bigger wars where raging(still) Oxford university was 100+ years old
So when you see tribes living like it was the Stone Age it makes you think if only they’d seen outside of their small land they lived on how different would they be
Just happen to stumble upon your channel and your adventures are right up my alley. Thanks so much for taking us along on your amazing journeys. Love from Canada
Wow. Absolutely fascinating. Who the heck knew?
Thank you again for doing this, and doing it respectfully, and taking us along.
Great find. What an incredible adventure. Congrats
Thank you, Rafael! Thanks for watching!
What if you camped there and made it into multiple videos? Absolutely love this content
Yikes. Those stone walls aren't for keeping out the mosquitoes.
Many of these are haunted
You sir are such a inspiration, and I admire your commitment!!!!!! Please make more videos, and be SAFE! 😊
I'm amazed that they could grow enough corn in that rocky soil to support what appears to have been a large population. Even if the environment was wetter then, I would think the soil type would make for pretty tough farming.
As far as that little wall, if that was a hunting blind, then it provides just a little more permanent concealment and protection from wind. It could block some creatures and also provide a reference where not to pass when darkness sets. Thanks ! by the way for sharing your adventures with everyone !
Great insight, David!
It's a shame that we need to protect these sites from vandals. Why do some people have to be so crappy?
my thoughts exactly!
I have to confess, I'm a little jealous of you! Lol! Keep on trekking! You seem to make many amazing discoveries every time you go out on one of these trekking trips. Thanks so much for sharing!
Sitting here with a good friend of mine. Showed him your video since he grew up in that area. Turns out that signature is from his great grandfather!
the corn imprints are my favorite part, I imagine them pressing all their favorite foods into the plaster as "wallpaper decorations" or something. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me to go explore my area!
It was my favorite part too, Sam! Thanks for watching and for your comment!
I appreciate your respect of these artifacts, for documenting this piece of our history and wanting to explore more. Thank you. I'll be on the road in about 2 months but I can hardly wait!
Isn’t it exciting to think of the next adventure?? Wish I had more time for for it! Hope you have a fun and safe trip wherever you’re going!
Simply amazing. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you for the no drama presentation