I did a livestream, however I don’t believe I can embed it directly in this page, so just click the link above to watch directly on youtube. I was mostly trying to test my setup, and do a brief review of the material that I have for Caral in Peru. I ended up interacting with the people watching and using chat – which I wasn’t expecting!
Thanks very much to everyone that watched the stream, and a HUGE thank you to my new supporters on Patreon, and Paypal. It means a tremendous amount to me, in particular as I’m just getting started with this channel.
Also a thankyou to everyone that has subbed to the channel. I’m *nearly* at 1000 subs, looking forward to that milestone!
Hi Ben,
I love your stuff and have just watched this video. I thought it was time I reached out to you.
I have a professional background in both astronomy (20 years) and mineralogy (4 years) and an interest in ancient mysteries that goes back more than 40 years. I want to share some observations with you and your subscribers.
My first observation relates to the cataclysm. I used to be an advocate of the comet hypothesis myself, but have recently seen compelling evidence of a better explanation. One of your viewers asked about an Electric Universe (EU) theory and you didn’t know anything about it but thought it would be like Robert Schoch’s solar outburst theory.
There are two EU theories that are both better explanations for the cataclysm than the impact hypothesis in my opinion. The first is the “cosmic thunderbolt” or electrical discharge theory, first advanced by Emanual Velikovksy in Worlds In Collision and currently championed by Wal Thornhill. This theory is the best hypothesis that I have seen to date to explain the weird topology of the Moon and Mars (including most of the craters) and many curious geographical features on the Earth and other bodies in the solar system.
The other theory which is gaining ground is Douglas Vogt’s hypothesis that the end of the Younger-Dryas was brought about by the most recent of a series of recurrent “micronova” events, which recur approximately every 12,000 years. In these events the Sun throws off its outer layers, which form a rapidly expanding shell of dust and debris that travels through the solar system at near relativistic speeds. These solar eruptions are on a much larger scale than either the impact of one or more comets and the CME postulated by Robert Schoch and have an effect on the entire solar system. Vogt makes a very compelling case for his micronova theory and supplies more evidence than has been put forward by the proponents of the impact hypothesis; although the trigger mechanism is not really fleshed out yet. Ben Davidson’s Suspicious Observers YouTube channel is a great source of more information.
This theory blows the comet hypothesis out of the water and explains everything (including the nano-diamonds and all the other impact proxies) that have been observed world-wide. Many of the the microspherules (including those returned from the Moon) contain fission tracks like those observed in Trinitite (the glass created by atomic explosions). These fission tracks cannot be explained by the impact hypothesis.
My second observation relates to the geopolymer question. Geopolymers are not the same as concrete, although they can be moulded and shaped the same way. I was in Peru last year on one of Brien Foerster’s Hidden Inca tours and had an opportunity to look at some of the “stone” under 10x magnification with a hand lens. Brien had been told that the stone was either basalt, granite or andesite, but I could find no evidence that what I saw in Cusco, Sacsayhuaman and Macchu Picchu (amongst other sites) was any of those. Most of it was of a very uniform colour, consistency and composition and contained inclusions such as halite (salt) crystals that have no right to be in any igneous rock. This led me to conclude that these were not natural “quarried” stones, but are instead a form of geopolymer or “reconstituted”stone. The other minerals I could identify included plagioclase feldspars and olivine crystals. I found no evidence of quartz crystals at 10x magnification, although I would not preclude it being there. The olivine was particularly apparent in the stone in the streets in Cusco and is responsible for its greenish colour.
Interestingly, I discovered that the water table in the Sacred Valley is very saline and used to produce table salt. I suspect the stone was broken down to something like a powder at its source using some form of harmonic resonance technology (possibly sound based) that disrupted the crystal structure of the constituent minerals (with the exception of the olivine). The powdered stone was transported to the various construction sites and reconstituted on-site using ground water where necessary. They probably sourced the powdered rock from a number of different sites and may have mixed it to produce different colours. The dried up residue of this process was apparent to me all over these sites, as it was probably too difficult to remove it. This is the only explanation I can think of for the presence of both the halite crystals and the many strange rocky “outcrops” that litter the landscape.
I theorise that the mysterious “knobs” have something to do with helping to draw the moisture out of the slurry to help dry it out. The surface texture I think is the result of the slurry being poured into something like sacks before being put into place as it did not appear to me to be the result of pounding. Something like a pallet knife was sometimes used to put a bevel around the stones and fingers were probably used before it set to “carve” the patterns and lines many of the stones exhibit.
Anyway, I’m happy to discuss this further with anyone who is interested. I don’t have website at the moment, so you’ll have to email me. Sorry for the length of this post, but I think it is important.
Thank you Clare for the excellent and detailed comment. I’ve been trying to spend some time learning more about the EU / solar theories, as well as other theories (like those related to the lithosphere), as there seems to be several possibilities that match the evidence we have. I’m open to all of them, and I certainly think there is room for more than one cataclysm across the Bolling Allerod and Younger Dryas, but to me the weight of evidence behind the cosmic impact hypothesis (including the crater, assuming it dates out, and things like the carolina bays as fallout damage from an ice impact) is compelling, it seems to be the most likely cause for the 12,800 year event. I would hope that the same level of investigation from credentialed scientists also goes into some of these other theories. Ultimately that’s all I’m really calling for, more open minded research into this, and what this cataclysm meant for the story of human civilization.
I’ve also been looking more into the geopolymer topic since this livestream video. It gets suggested in my youtube comments a lot. I’m not entirely convinced (I would love to see some of the theories in recent papers actually tested or demonstrated) but again, I’m open to the idea. I just don’t think it’s the explanation for everything as some people do, it needs more research, and in particular it needs some proof. Who ever can make a wall out of material like that in Cusco or Tiwanaku stands to make an absolute fortune in the landscaping business:)
I am tempted to start a discord server, or maybe a forum (I don’t know if I have quite enough an audience for that), but certainly discord might be a good way for people to discuss some of these topics in a more interactive environment.
thanks again, I appreciate the detailed comment!
It looks like you’ve misspelled the word “Caral” on your website. I thought you would like to know :). Silly mistakes can ruin your site’s credibility. I’ve used a tool called SpellScan.com in the past to keep mistakes off of my website.
-Fred
Thanks! I’ll fix it 🙂
It looks like you’ve misspelled the word “Caral” on your website. I thought you would like to know :). Silly mistakes can ruin your site’s credibility. I’ve used a tool called SpellScan.com in the past to keep mistakes off of my website.
-Ryan
I’m pretty sure you misspelled the word “ross” on your site. You might want to check out a site like SpellRadar.com or SiteCheck.com which have helped me with problems like this in the past.
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I’m pretty sure you misspelled the word “Caral” on your site. You might want to check out a site like SpellRadar.com or SiteCheck.com which have helped me with problems like this in the past.