Mike Collins
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And I'll just say it outright. The big conspiracy about them pushing back the excavations 50, 100 years or whatever they're doing, it's because they found a way to make money out of it. And I think it's as simple as that. Archaeology has stopped there or stopping there, like they've talked about and said publicly, not because they're waiting on new technology. It's because they found a cash flow.
And I see it around the world at these sites that I visit all over the world. It's like all the same design. They get these roofs, these metal roof things. They get a drive and parking lot built right up to it so tour buses can pull up and load people. There's a ticket booth, an office or whatever right there. And they've excavated 5, 10% of the site usually. And they're fine with that.
And I see it around the world at these sites that I visit all over the world. It's like all the same design. They get these roofs, these metal roof things. They get a drive and parking lot built right up to it so tour buses can pull up and load people. There's a ticket booth, an office or whatever right there. And they've excavated 5, 10% of the site usually. And they're fine with that.
And I see it around the world at these sites that I visit all over the world. It's like all the same design. They get these roofs, these metal roof things. They get a drive and parking lot built right up to it so tour buses can pull up and load people. There's a ticket booth, an office or whatever right there. And they've excavated 5, 10% of the site usually. And they're fine with that.
And they stop there. And then it's just a tourist destination. I think Obekli Tepe, the numbers that I remember, I think, I might be off here, but it was like getting 6,000 to 8,000 visitors a year at some point. And now it's over half a million people a year. It's a big business. They're making money. It's a lot of income.
And they stop there. And then it's just a tourist destination. I think Obekli Tepe, the numbers that I remember, I think, I might be off here, but it was like getting 6,000 to 8,000 visitors a year at some point. And now it's over half a million people a year. It's a big business. They're making money. It's a lot of income.
And they stop there. And then it's just a tourist destination. I think Obekli Tepe, the numbers that I remember, I think, I might be off here, but it was like getting 6,000 to 8,000 visitors a year at some point. And now it's over half a million people a year. It's a big business. They're making money. It's a lot of income.
And then what starts happening is what's happening in China, unfortunately. It's the active covering up of history. They're changing everything about that site. So you go in there in the caves. Oh, awesome, here we are. None of that right there, those shots of the carvings and stuff, none of that's original. So apparently all that's been added after the fact.
And then what starts happening is what's happening in China, unfortunately. It's the active covering up of history. They're changing everything about that site. So you go in there in the caves. Oh, awesome, here we are. None of that right there, those shots of the carvings and stuff, none of that's original. So apparently all that's been added after the fact.
And then what starts happening is what's happening in China, unfortunately. It's the active covering up of history. They're changing everything about that site. So you go in there in the caves. Oh, awesome, here we are. None of that right there, those shots of the carvings and stuff, none of that's original. So apparently all that's been added after the fact.
And that aerial view there kind of gives you a perspective as these things are all underground. And even on the top surface as I was exploring that area, it's interesting because there's areas and stone outcroppings and stuff where there's evidence of possible... you know, ancient working and stuff.
And that aerial view there kind of gives you a perspective as these things are all underground. And even on the top surface as I was exploring that area, it's interesting because there's areas and stone outcroppings and stuff where there's evidence of possible... you know, ancient working and stuff.
And that aerial view there kind of gives you a perspective as these things are all underground. And even on the top surface as I was exploring that area, it's interesting because there's areas and stone outcroppings and stuff where there's evidence of possible... you know, ancient working and stuff.
You know what, if we can hold here, this shot here shows the caves there at the bottom of the screen. But up on all those buildings there, all these buildings are being added over the area and over the site. So now if you look at the cave type system here, those are caves that haven't been drained yet.
You know what, if we can hold here, this shot here shows the caves there at the bottom of the screen. But up on all those buildings there, all these buildings are being added over the area and over the site. So now if you look at the cave type system here, those are caves that haven't been drained yet.
You know what, if we can hold here, this shot here shows the caves there at the bottom of the screen. But up on all those buildings there, all these buildings are being added over the area and over the site. So now if you look at the cave type system here, those are caves that haven't been drained yet.
And to the left of that, those buildings there, that's like the main entrance there to the cave systems down underground. And so this whole area that's covered by trees, underneath all that is Longview Caves. There's evidence in areas that you walk through through these trees. There's evidence of stuff above ground that was going on. They've just blown through certain areas.
And to the left of that, those buildings there, that's like the main entrance there to the cave systems down underground. And so this whole area that's covered by trees, underneath all that is Longview Caves. There's evidence in areas that you walk through through these trees. There's evidence of stuff above ground that was going on. They've just blown through certain areas.
And to the left of that, those buildings there, that's like the main entrance there to the cave systems down underground. And so this whole area that's covered by trees, underneath all that is Longview Caves. There's evidence in areas that you walk through through these trees. There's evidence of stuff above ground that was going on. They've just blown through certain areas.
So they've completely demolished rock outcroppings and stuff that have evidence of ancient drill holes and tool marks and stuff in them. And they've just blown through them to create pathways. And basically what they're doing, if you look down on the bottom right, So when I was there, that building structure there in the bottom right corner is still under construction.