Luke Caverns

Yeah, and so at El Mirador, El Mirador is one of the first cities of the ancient Maya world. You have Nakbe, and then I think Nakbe gets so big that they eventually move over to El Mirador and build another city. So you got to think, you know, these tropical areas that are, or these, you know, jungle areas are constantly getting so much rain. They flood very easily.

They're, you know, these ancient people are constantly exposed to various dangers on the ground, such as the fertile ants, the snake that we talked about last time, as well as other snakes and other dangers. So you want to elevate yourself above the jungle. So they create these platforms that they live on. So they live on these big pyramidal platforms. And there's obviously no trees on those.

They're, you know, these ancient people are constantly exposed to various dangers on the ground, such as the fertile ants, the snake that we talked about last time, as well as other snakes and other dangers. So you want to elevate yourself above the jungle. So they create these platforms that they live on. So they live on these big pyramidal platforms. And there's obviously no trees on those.

They're, you know, these ancient people are constantly exposed to various dangers on the ground, such as the fertile ants, the snake that we talked about last time, as well as other snakes and other dangers. So you want to elevate yourself above the jungle. So they create these platforms that they live on. So they live on these big pyramidal platforms. And there's obviously no trees on those.

So it creates this big, empty, open space where they're analyzing the stars. And, you know, over the course of El Mirador is as far back as 2800 BC, 2200 BC. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 2200 years ago. 2000 BC. I'm sorry. 200 BC. Good night. 200 BC, 2200 years ago. They are... They're studying the stars, and over the course of the last 2,200 years, the jungle has just reclaimed it.

So it creates this big, empty, open space where they're analyzing the stars. And, you know, over the course of El Mirador is as far back as 2800 BC, 2200 BC. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 2200 years ago. 2000 BC. I'm sorry. 200 BC. Good night. 200 BC, 2200 years ago. They are... They're studying the stars, and over the course of the last 2,200 years, the jungle has just reclaimed it.

So it creates this big, empty, open space where they're analyzing the stars. And, you know, over the course of El Mirador is as far back as 2800 BC, 2200 BC. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 2200 years ago. 2000 BC. I'm sorry. 200 BC. Good night. 200 BC, 2200 years ago. They are... They're studying the stars, and over the course of the last 2,200 years, the jungle has just reclaimed it.

And when you're walking out there, it's impossible to acknowledge or determine any of these astronomical alignments. So, so much of it becomes the very last things that are determined as archaeology goes on, and you can clear out these cities more and more.

And when you're walking out there, it's impossible to acknowledge or determine any of these astronomical alignments. So, so much of it becomes the very last things that are determined as archaeology goes on, and you can clear out these cities more and more.

And when you're walking out there, it's impossible to acknowledge or determine any of these astronomical alignments. So, so much of it becomes the very last things that are determined as archaeology goes on, and you can clear out these cities more and more.

Yeah. I think there was an initial bias looking at these things saying, well, these people aren't really, they're savages. They're not scientific. We weren't even looking for astronomy and really any ruins at all until like the 1960s. And in terms of their ability to do so, they had the number system, which we don't know how old the number system is.

Yeah. I think there was an initial bias looking at these things saying, well, these people aren't really, they're savages. They're not scientific. We weren't even looking for astronomy and really any ruins at all until like the 1960s. And in terms of their ability to do so, they had the number system, which we don't know how old the number system is.

Yeah. I think there was an initial bias looking at these things saying, well, these people aren't really, they're savages. They're not scientific. We weren't even looking for astronomy and really any ruins at all until like the 1960s. And in terms of their ability to do so, they had the number system, which we don't know how old the number system is.

But once they get a number system that they can really do math with, that was an aid. And then writing. When did writing start? When did books start? But one way or another, they were able to take a lifetime of research and hand it to a new generation. That's really what excelled them beyond their neighbors.

But once they get a number system that they can really do math with, that was an aid. And then writing. When did writing start? When did books start? But one way or another, they were able to take a lifetime of research and hand it to a new generation. That's really what excelled them beyond their neighbors.

But once they get a number system that they can really do math with, that was an aid. And then writing. When did writing start? When did books start? But one way or another, they were able to take a lifetime of research and hand it to a new generation. That's really what excelled them beyond their neighbors.

Yeah, I jumped the gun on the astronomy. But for the long count astronomy, they're observing the stars over the courses of generations and consistently handing this down for a very, very long time.

Yeah, I jumped the gun on the astronomy. But for the long count astronomy, they're observing the stars over the courses of generations and consistently handing this down for a very, very long time.

Yeah, I jumped the gun on the astronomy. But for the long count astronomy, they're observing the stars over the courses of generations and consistently handing this down for a very, very long time.

Now we're... thinking about 30,000 years ago. We've got the White Sands discovery, which seems to be holding its own. There were detractors at the start, but then there were rebuttals. These are the things... I've seen this happen way too many times. You get an amazing discovery, but then somebody shoots it down, and then it wasn't that way.