South America’s ‘Megalithic Age’ is evidenced by the great antiquity and different styles of ancient architecture found across Peru and Bolivia, particularly throughout the region defined by the Andes mountain range. It has also been written about by many authors and researchers for centuries.
Sir Clements Markham was one such author, he travelled and studied the region, and it’s history for more than 60 years, was an expert in the Quecha language, and intimately familiar with all the primary sources of information, scant though they are, given the conquest of the new world by the Spanish invaders. His conclusions after a lifetime of research are very interesting, particularly when compared to those of our current academic establishment.
Links:
Machu Picchu, Part 1: https://youtu.be/JMAKRKkdOlw Machu Picchu,
Part 2: https://youtu.be/31SFLloQ-hU
15,800 year old stone tool found in Oregon: https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2015/03/rimrock_shelter_tool.html
A small correction: at 37:52, the label should read ‘Chavin Temple’ and not ‘Sacsayhuaman’ . A small oversight that I missed in editing.
Part 2 of my Machu Picchu series investigates the architectural features of the various distinct areas at this enigmatic and beautiful world heritage site, and wonder of the world.
Highly recommended that you watch Part 1 before watching this, it can be found here: https://youtu.be/JMAKRKkdOlw
At this end of this video I will also give you my tips and advice on how to best structure a visit to Machu Picchu, Peru’s #1 tourist destination!
The beautiful ancient site of Machu Picchu is one of the most famous places in the world, yet it’s origins are shrouded in uncertainty and the unknown.
A huge thank you to all the channel supporters! I hope this helps to entertain and provide some distraction from the news in these trying times.
Christopher Dunn is an engineer and author, with an extensive background as a craftsman. He has nearly 50 years experience working at every level of high tech and precision manufacturing in the laser and aerospace industries.
Chris has authored two books that investigate the evidence for ancient technology that is contained in in the structures and objects from our distant past. I think that these books, 1998s ‘the giza power plant’ and 2010’s ‘Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt’ should be recognized as amongst the most important and pivotal works on ancient civilizations in our time.
This podcast was a real treat for me, and I want to sincerely thank Chris for granting me some of his time. We cover a lot of topics in our talk, and I’ve added video and images in spots to help illustrate some points, and I hope you enjoy the discussion!
The media is doing an excellent job of panicking the public with this latest flu variant, which is essentially a mild illness that nearly everyone who gets it will recover from. Even amongst reported cases, the mortality rate is VERY low, and there are likely many many thousands of unreported cases of COVID-19, all of whom recover just fine. The unlucky few who do sadly perish to this illness are typically immune-compromised individuals in any case, those who would be at great risk from any common illness.
The regular seasonal flu is just as dangerous, and kills many more people every year, but as it’s difficult to generate mass panic, hype, and most importantly, attention and eyeballs for the media with the common flu, it rarely gets a mention when discussing this latest global pandemic.
All we would have to do is show actual statistics of the seasonal flu, every time the Corona Virus gets some airtime, and the whole mess might gain some perspective. Even then, next to the statistics and probabilities of real threats like heart disease, car or workplace accidents, obesity and high sugar diets, the risks from any flavor of flu pale in comparison.
My prediction is that this will likely all fade away with the Northern Hemisphere summer – as happens every year with new flu variants. That said, preparation and prevention is always a good thing, as although I don’t think COVID-19 is any more dangerous than regular influenza, these conditions do kill people every year. There’s just no reason for panicking.
I’m quite frankly utterly sick of this ongoing propaganda cycle – I haven’t had television or mainstream media in my life for over 10 years, and that’s a decision I continue to believe pays dividends, although the reach of the mainstream is now pervasive throughout the Internet and social media. They’re getting very efficient at messaging these days. The current hysteria, panic buying, and mass cancellation of events and travel is the result of decades of conditioning, as evidenced by any number of previous ‘end of the world’ scenarios perpetrated by, you guessed it, the mainstream media. Hence, I made a shirt, it’s in my teespring store, and available in a number of styles. For 10% off, use code ‘MARCHFLASH’, it expires at midnight PT March 10.
If you’re wondering what it is I’m talking about with ‘conditioning,’ then I can only recommend you watch a fantastic series of documentaries by Adam Curtis. starting with 2002’s “The Century of the Self,” then 2004’s “The Power of Nightmares” and finally 2007’s “The Trap: What Happened to our Dream of Freedom.” These are widely available on the Internet, and are very much worth the time it takes to watch them.
The ‘since 1987’ on the shirt is a reference to the year that Ronald Reagan’s administration killed the ‘Fairness Doctrine’ that applied to mass media, which gave rise the current trajectory of propaganda – at least in the USA, although this isn’t the only cause for our current information-age dilemma.
Now, there’s always a chance that I might be wrong here, but as of right now, I see no reason to panic. The unfortunate result of the media generated mass hysteria is that when the REAL pandemic hits, we’ll have no way of actually knowing it. This is now a near yearly cycle – it’s practically guaranteed in election years – and is designed to do nothing more than increase viewership and generate advertising revenue for the ever profit-hungry mainstream media.
When it comes to the current COVID-19 threat, if that is indeed what it is, I agree with the perspective of Dr Drew Pinksy – who is NOT someone that I often agree with, but I do in this case:
UnchartedX investigation into the Gosford Glyphs, encompassing recent research that draws some startling new conclusions as to the authenticity of the site, and challenges all previous claims on both sides of the argument. Is it truly connection between sea-faring ancient Egpytians and a pre-colonial Australia, or simply a long running hoax?
The site known as the Gosford Glyphs is a collection of some roughly 300 ancient Egyptian Heiroglyphs carved into a sandstone canyon, near the township of Gosford on the central coast of New South Wales, Australia. Since the site was first discovered in the 1970’s it’s been surrounded by controversy and claims, but recent new research is shining a light on the need for a re-evaluation of this interesting and beautiful place deep in the Australian bush.
Premiere’s on the hour! (but is probably already available by the time you read this 🙂 )
Join myself (Ben from UnchartedX), expert guide Yousef Awyan from the Khemit School, and Matt Sibson from the Ancient Architects youtube channel on an epic journey exploring the varied mysteries of ancient high technology across the iconic sites of Egypt.
With a maximum of 30 spots available, this won’t be a huge group with multiple bus loads of people just seeing the regular tourist sites! We have multiple ‘special permissions’ lined up for private visits into some amazing sites that are not often accessed or even visited, and throughout the trip we’ll see some mind blowing examples of ancient high technology. Including a Nile Cruise and visiting sites in Upper and Lower Egypt, this will be a great way to experience Egypt and explore the many mysteries its megalithic sites have to offer.
Precision! Part 2 of my investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology, we dive into the precision aspects of the small stone jars, the giant statues, and the geometric, single piece boxes of Ancient Egypt.
Part 1 covered the context for this discussion, and the evidence for ancient machining and polishing – you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/6KUDu40BC5o
An investigation into the evidence for ancient high technology found across the world. We look into the evidence for machining and advanced methods of shaping and polishing stone, as well as the varying levels of technology found on ancient sites and artifacts.
I spend a bit of time explaining the context around the claim for ancient high technology, as well as address the mainstream attachment to the ‘status quo’ story of history.
In part 2 (coming soon) we’ll get into logistics and construction methodologies, and take a deep dive into the evidence for advanced precision in ancient artifacts both big and small, and I’ll give my opinions on what I think it is that we’re really looking at when we seen these types of objects.
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I’ve wanted to speak with Randall for many years now, and was thrilled to get the chance to do just that recently, and it was a very enjoyable and educational couple of hours. We get into Megafloods, the Younger Dryas, the cosmic environment, climate change, the sun, and more!
Many thanks to Randall, hopefully we get the chance to continue ‘scratching the surface’ in future discussions.
