A Desert Enigma Revealed: I Discovered an Unknown Object on Google Earth

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I found this strange circle in the desert on Google Earth. It was unlike anything I had ever seen. As I searched the area for clues to what it was, I found a second one! Stunned, I knew I had to hike in to this area and find out what these were.
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@IamwhoIam333 8 месяцев назад

You make me smile. I grew up playing in the deserts of Arizona , California and Nevada. My dad was in road construction. So we lived in what was called trailer camps. Early 50's until 1964 We stopped in Las Vegas. I saw things like you find. We would spend all day exploring the desert and hills around them. My mom would pack us a sack lunch , a canteen of water and an emergency whistle around our neck on a string. She would say go play. Be home when the sun hits the top of this mark. Then say don't make me come look for you. Plus we were not allowed to enter any caves. Red Rock Canyon was my favorite place to go. Now you can can't get back into the really awesome areas anymore. It's a federal park now So much fun. I will be 70 in a couple months. Be safe. Have fun and thank God for technology and for you sharing what you find.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing your story and thank you for tuning into the channel!

@Tinatortoise 8 месяцев назад

I grew up in a town, not very exciting. Our time piece was the streetlights. We had to be home before they came on and just like you, the threat, "Don't make me come looking for you". Haha happy times xxx

@IamwhoIam333 8 месяцев назад

@@Tinatortoise exactly Nothing worse than getting restricted to the front yard.

@harrywalker968 8 месяцев назад

think you need to ask the local tribes, what they are.. seeing they keep a record of there whole history.. the britsh,,blue coats, who ever,, asked the indians about the country,, they said beware of sabe, / b/foot, & skinwalker,, they laughed.. not laughing now,,eh.. after that, the indians said very little,,seeing white man was stoopid.. @@Desert.Drifter

@teofiloaviles8002 8 месяцев назад

These places need to be protected.

@howlingwind1937 8 месяцев назад

I don't know much about American history, I live in Australia, I think it was for sky burials because the big carrion birds would have easy access. And the structures wouldn't be seen from the ground so others couldn't rob the grave. Some of our first nation people use to build big platforms, don't know if they still do, and they probably utilised the high rocks in the Kimberly's too. I'm not as bendy or spritely as I use to be, and have mobility issues, so the activity you are enjoying I enjoy vicariously, thank you for the adventure! Cheers!

@takingupmycross9869 6 месяцев назад

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

@howlingwind1937 6 месяцев назад

@@takingupmycross9869 💖

@mstrdiver 6 месяцев назад

The drone shot @ 06:30 reminds me of circle forts I recently visited in Ireland. The only thing missing was some greenery, but the construction was so similar.

@howlingwind1937 6 месяцев назад

@@mstrdiver ❤️

@mirisquires9922 6 месяцев назад

some of the designs painted on aboriginal waka canoe are similiar to Mayan designs. same shape as Maori and Asian fishing canoes.

@driverjamescopeland 8 месяцев назад

Hunting camps were more than just vantage points. They were places to process meat afterward, and many were specifically made with difficult access to keep would-be predators at-bay. Many of the big hunts you saw depicted, were seasonal... and were often preceeded by many days of preparation (making arrows, etc.), followed by many days of processing/preserving meat, making tools from bone, twine from intestines, and tanning hides. Very little of the animal went to waste. The last thing you wanted were tens of coyotes stealing your hard work.

@rhesreeves5339 8 месяцев назад

I've seen 2 episodes and I'm getting two things. There's a trove of cool stuff we have never seen and you are good at finding it! I can't imagine anything bringing out the kid in me more than hiking to find caves,pottery, weapons and especially art. This rules!

@karenedwards746 5 месяцев назад

My husband(now 80) was brought up with 6 brothers and a career criminal father who was always hiding out from the law when he wasn’t in prison, in this area. He said they played in places like this as kids . Raised in the backseat of an old car and when lucky they’d have a small travel trailer but parents stayed in it while all the kids slept outside or in car. A very tough life he never could forget. His dad was brutal to all of them. He’s in an Alzheimer’s unit now and my one prayer is that all those memories are lost

@maryannstout7600 3 месяца назад

I hope your husband has some peace of mind now. 😢❤ You, too. God bless.😊❤❤

@Zubeneshemali 3 месяца назад

Those high circular spots are the places of last retreat from pillaging enemies, IMHO!!

@carolinestagg6807 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing your adventures!!!

@larryrobinson08 3 месяца назад

Sorry for your husband’s suffering. May he find peace.

@mountainman615 Месяц назад

Much peace to you and your husband. God bless you both.

@patrickbuechel2599 8 месяцев назад

I did stuff like this for 47 years,,,I'm 74 now,,,I miss it. But great videos like this are astounding,,,thank you😮😊❤

@rossmacintosh5652 8 месяцев назад

Based on some googling, the "E.E. Shafer 1896" graffiti is likely Elmer Elsworth Shafer 1863-1939. He was born a Methodist in Ohio and died in Benton, Iowa. He invented a product called 'Copperene', a liquid which was based on Copper Sulfate, and had it marketed out of Chicago. It would deposit copper onto any iron or steel to make it solderable. It was successful enough that he was able to buy a Franklin car in the early 1900's with the proceeds. He also owned and ran a threshing machine, and would travel around the county threshing the other farmers grain. He started the tradition of sending sons to medical school, with his son Lee. He married three times, and had children from all three marriages.

@pieterbezuidenhout2741 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for info, gives more color to the video.

@52ponybike 8 месяцев назад

Franklin cars were upscale and had air-cooled engines. I have a rear differential axle with the remains of its wooden spoked wheels. Looks like Shafer did some traveling.

@naturalmilkhoneyandzenretr9508 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the info

@goodiesgumdrops1164 8 месяцев назад

I love a fellow History nerd❤

@bigkings.8804 8 месяцев назад

Yes it did. At first glance I thought it was just some crazy person scribbling nonsense. But to my find you Sir are a genius. Thank you for the info on Shafer. That added to this video.

@surrelljr 6 месяцев назад

Being Native American, I’m not offended by your visits there, some of my family is from the Great Basin. I would like to see them, I’m in my 60’s so if I went it would be few. And putting artifacts back is the way it should be, we have technology to record it nowadays. I’m fascinated! Get a look how the old ones lived, I’ve ran into sites in Wyoming and I never told anyone because I don’t want them disturbed and possibly robbed. (I might tell professional archeologists so that the knowledge won’t be lost. Keep up the great work!!! And please, safety first, wouldn’t want to hear you broke a leg and died of thirst.

@s.engelsman4521 5 месяцев назад

Please tell an archaeologist about your finds before they are found by someone who doesn’t care about preserving it and might even deface or destroy parts of it! There are so few of these special sites left.

@sorbierenchanteur9012 4 месяца назад

have you got an answer ?

@surrelljr 4 месяца назад

@@sorbierenchanteur9012 for now I’m going to keep handing it the way I have been, however a solution should be found. Like consulting the right professionals first.

@samheasmanwhite 3 месяца назад

Ayy, I'm glad to see him respecting the sites and not disclosing their locations. I hope he takes good photos and keeps them for researchers, just in case he finds one that is undocumented. Fascinating to see these.

@suzimooreakathegadgetlady907 2 месяца назад

I’m sorry but no you are so self. I’d love bring my Adelaide team hear.

@doryliggett8407 7 месяцев назад

Just want to thank you for these amazing desert views. Hiking with cameras, drones and going where I’d never be able to.

@cynthiachoate2536 5 месяцев назад

Watching you makes my legs weak. I don’t know how you can walk those ledges so fearlessly!

@terryparke3499 8 месяцев назад

Temporary residences of the dead. The fact that they are constructed of low stone walls without a visible door makes me think the intention was to keep something in and people out, to act as a boundary between the living and the dead. They are constructed like nests. Could they have been used as a form of sky burial, like the Sioux practiced? Any remains not carried away by birds would have been removed by tribal members after a certain time had passed. The nest-like structure makes me think they were carefully constructed that way to be open to the elements, and are too delicate for defense, observation, occupation or storage. Using them for signaling seems like overkill. They don’t need two. And they are difficult to get to. That difficulty is intentional. No one but their builders would know they are there. I think their purpose is mostly sacred, a way station for the souls of the dead, and not meant for the living.

@patrickdempsey9706 8 месяцев назад

Thank u sounds plausible was curious

@trueaussieray9093 8 месяцев назад

Sky burial was my thoughts to

@occultustactical6138 8 месяцев назад

I noticed the lack of a doorway. You may be correct.

@GoldenLion8 8 месяцев назад

Zoroastrians had "Towers of Silence" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Silence) - maybe this is something similar?!

@terryparke3499 8 месяцев назад

@@GoldenLion8 Yes, I agree. Thanks for sending that. I did not know about the Towers of Silence. I am familiar with the Tibetan tradition, practiced contemporaneously, of sky burials which involves chopping the corpses up and feeding body parts to vultures. The bones are ground up, I believe. Sometimes the skulls are placed in a wall. One video I saw showed a guy visiting the skull of his grandfather. If the Sioux raised platforms for the dead, it’s not too far fetched to conjecture that their ancestors, short on wood, would use rock outcroppings for “processing” the dead. If the living can dwell temporarily on rock walls, so can the dead.

@chuckzehnder530 8 месяцев назад

Great job! I used to do what you are doing, but am now 83 so must search vicariously through you. Thanks so much!!!

@villagelightsmith4375 8 месяцев назад

76, and ditto.

@KaliKali-hv9bt 8 месяцев назад

42, and ditto.

@dr.davidmiller6682 8 месяцев назад

I was thinking the same thing! Im 76, with double knee replacements, and while I can still hike, squeezing up through a rock chimney etc is I think a bridge too far!!

@mkaberli614 7 месяцев назад

Me too.

@Thom3748 6 месяцев назад

Just turned 76. I am in god shape, but free climbing like is now a bit beyond me.

@ObamAmerican48 8 месяцев назад

From what I can tell you've not revealed where these are located. Sincerely, THANK YOU. Many people who discover these ancient treasures don't treat them with respect.

@marshalbass7098 6 месяцев назад

Dude your drone footage with the music was epic. Well done.

@theeddorian 8 месяцев назад

One of the problems with the "warfare" idea is that those rings are located away from water and food supplies. Hunting might be marked by chipped stone debris within or around the structure. I recorded an enclosure in the Sierra Nevada on a mountain top. It was elongated rather than roughly circular, and had a very dense accumulation of very small pressure flakes inside. The same mountain also had had cairns that supported vertical splinters of rock when it was first noted, but these had fallen or been vandalized by the time we recorded the site. The enclosure also had ash, and carbon. The entrance was located so that anyone tripping while exiting would fall around 300 feet in a series harsh bounces. The characteristics of the site raised the possibility that the sun rise of sun set was observed because the crest of the SIerra to the East, and the Coast Ranges to the west were visible in clear weather for perhaps 150 miles. This view offers a continuous view of solar rising and setting locations throughout the year. So, while hunting is very likely, ceremonial activity is also possible.

@KitYeeScott 8 месяцев назад

It is well known they natives used signal fires on lines of site, with the carbon at the center it is obvious these rings contained fire at some point. The ring would help contain it in windy conditions & provide a warm place for those tending the fire. Just a suggestion

@theeddorian 8 месяцев назад

@@KitYeeScott The signal fire idea may work for some rings. You can test that by locating rings and testing view sheds. You can do that using a GIS system and good digital elevation data. The two rings discussed in the video are too close together to be signalling each other. One might be a replacement or alternate. In the Sierra at least, at the altitude of the ring I described, you'll want a fire at night regardless, and on the very peak of a mountain, shelter from the wind as well. Also, it's very remote. There was a late prehistoric camp in the valley directly below. In fact, if you tripped leaving the ring you would be in that valley after a long fall, punctuated by about three bounces. The fall would not be survived. So, I'll stand by my idea that the ring was set up to watch the sun rise or set, and perhaps the weather over the Pacific. You do not want to get trapped in the Sierra, travelling on foot, because an early season storm moves in and drops two or three feet of snow.

@PorterWood09 8 месяцев назад

If a fire was lit, you’d see it for miles. This was so cool. Glad you went and shared it with us!

@bobbyjonkey13 6 месяцев назад

I'm 69 and I always loved walking and exploring, and Your enthusiasm makes watching You on these journeys make it all worth while besides the awesome finds.

@willoughby1888 7 месяцев назад

Half of me was listening to you here in the present, and looking all around, the other half was imagining visiting the past so I could be there with whoever it was that had been there at the time it was used. Now, if only I could also add a portion of each half in order to project myself into the future and see what they all will make of these two places in a thousand years, well I'd be all set. Thanks for bring me along with you like you did. That's exactly what it felt like anyways. You sure are good at doing "thoughtful" when you create videos. That shows how considerate you are. "Maine" says "hello" again.

@davidl.williams7366 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm 90 now, so It's good to see someone doing what I used to do on a smaller scale. It brought back memories.

@michaelmcconnell7302 8 месяцев назад

" i did it better" ok guy 😅

@Shwwoomm 8 месяцев назад

@@michaelmcconnell7302 I think he tried to say he himself used to do it on a smaller scale. Which is probably the case since the creator of the video now has acces to google earth and a form of funding through youtube and patreon mybe even? But you can interpret the sentence in 2 ways so i getya :p

@michaelmcconnell7302 8 месяцев назад

@Shwwoomm yea you're probly right

@outdoorsforachange 6 месяцев назад

@@michaelmcconnell7302 rude, man.

@aprilY619 6 месяцев назад

@@michaelmcconnell7302show some fg respect

@conniepharr7426 Месяц назад

Reading through the comments and am surprised to see what appears to me, some negativity. I don’t think it’s possible for you to be any more careful and respectful with these sites than you already are. You clearly care about the history and preservation of these areas and the history of the people. Please continue to do what you do, I appreciate the time and effort you put into your channel and will continue to watch each and every episode.

@thomashammack7743 8 месяцев назад

Im curious,have you ever reached out to local natives to see if they have legends at least.

@2nickles647 8 месяцев назад

No legends sir. The Anazii built these structures as a safe place to live. Many dwellings exist this way. High up in the cliff walls for protection.

@CountMeOut33 8 месяцев назад

@@2nickles647legend would be whom were they hiding from o.O

@WootTootZoot 8 месяцев назад

@@2nickles647 Ancestral Pueblo

@billrobbins5874 8 месяцев назад

Appreciate watching. Be careful out there. 👍

@jamiewolfzen 8 месяцев назад

@@CountMeOut33 Recent evidence shows the ancestral pueblo were hiding from Aztec tribes from the south.

@TRICK-OR-TREAT236 6 месяцев назад

I'M JUST AMAZED AT THE SIZE OF THOSE FIRE PITS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MANY PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND TO COOK THEIR HOTDOGS AND MARSHMELLOWS.

@sallysullivan4463 11 дней назад

LOL ! THANKS !

@WhiteDoberman 8 месяцев назад

I find very few YT videos beneficial, but this is fantastic. Tipi rings are circular patterns of stones left from an encampment of Post-Archaic, protohistoric and historic Native Americans. Those may be ceremonial areas, but their positions suggest they are solar summer solstice rock configurations.

@LloydsofRochester 3 месяца назад

Some first nation people suggested they were for putting their dead, then collecting the bones later.

@ShambhalinGardens-n2i 8 месяцев назад

See all the shale sitting on top of the mesa at the end? You can see it remains undisturbed while there is no structure on top. Where you are standing is a structure with no loose shale on the mesa. This indicates that they did use the existing shale on the top of the mesa, even chipping out to looser ones for their construction and they did not transport the rocks from down below. These little fortifications make a very secure place to sleep as well after the sun goes down on a warm summer night! Thank you so fun!!

@elonever.2.071 8 месяцев назад

I noticed that too and was going to mention it.

@joek511 8 месяцев назад

Good eye / observation. I never picked up on it. The dates, and pictographs tell me native Indians. Either for hunting or protection from settlers or both. Built for hunting at first, then later used for defense. It's obvious settlers were there. They may have killed the Indians.

@charlesspringer4709 8 месяцев назад

Yes, I noticed too. There is too much loose stuff to be only used for the structures. They must have cleaned those table tops of all loose debris. Maybe for safety and bare feet adn shoved to over the sides. One wonders what else the threw out. Also I see no signs of paths or foot prints or boots in the soil around the rings. I don't think anyone has been up there in a very long time. A stratigrapher could tell from the the amount of soil brought by the wind in that location.

@mikeh-p7q 8 месяцев назад

That is EXACTLY what I thought. They MAY have used the material from the tops.

@oneword3576 8 месяцев назад

again... there was another video like this that had a long narrow cliff walkway into some homes. That is a terrible defense position and you can be sieged in super easy. So if it is very easy to keep people IN rather than out.... its a prison. I think these were prisons for exiles. You wouldn't want to live there. How do you get supplies constantly? But super easy to have one person drop off supplies for a couple people every couple days if its exiles or jail

@jakemoeller7850 8 месяцев назад

The petroglyphs are well worth the trip! Gorgeous and fascinating. They remind me of kivas...ceremonial locations? What a wonderful place for performing ceremonies!

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Yes, it does have the feel of an above ground kiva/ceremonial place doesn’t it?

@samheasmanwhite 3 месяца назад

@@Desert.Drifter Certainly for something ceremonial or a cultural peculiarity, it doesn't seem to be the basis for a habitation or defence. I have heard of a tribe using stone circles for cremation, and I think there was a mention of preferring high places, so maybe look for some signs of fire damage to the stones or bits of charcoal. Some tribes also did a burial tree/scaffold practice (particularly Sioux), so maybe others did something closer to the Tibetan or Zoroastrian sky burial, which would also be fitting for this structure.

@BigBadBaj71 8 месяцев назад

Live on the East coast but was in Sedona 3 years ago. Lots of hiking and ancient ruins and glyphs. My favorite was Antelope Canyon X. Had an accident with my phone when I got home and lost all of my 1,000+ pictures / videos. Kind of reliving it through your vids. Thanks for sharing.

@jro341 3 месяца назад

I moved "close" to Sedona in 2020 from Michigan after 43 years. It is really cool out here. Tons of exploring to do. Sorry to hear about your pictures.

@Evan-us7fz 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for these videos, you are a a great presenter and explore. You wonder and enthusiasm and gentleness shine through. I live in England, and it is wonderful to see such things. Thank you again.

@mernamongelli52 3 месяца назад

I grew up near Bryce canyon and have wanted to get back. My health has deteriorated and I will never be able to explore the beautiful desert again. Thank you so much for the intricate way you share your adventures. I feel home in my heart

@The-Cosmic-Hobo 8 месяцев назад

I just wanted to say that I love the respect you show. Well done, and thank-you for sharing.

@LuxAlibi 4 месяца назад

In the Italian mountains you can find very similar structures. Here these were built by ancient shepherds with a specific purpose, in places where, for some reasons, they often have to spend the night on the mountain. From wherever the cold wind of the night comes, you can always have the right wall to shelter you. It is just a wind shield, because you were not expected to be there in very bad weather conditions and because any more complex structure in a place so exposed would be destroyed by the winter. In your case they may be built by ancient hunters, but the structures look so similar that I imagine the would served for the same purpose.

@dondavis1203 4 месяца назад

'Lajitas'...Spanish for small flat rocks. There is a small village in the Big Bend area of Texas named Lajitas for all the limestone flat rocks in the area. Living quarters and animal pens have been assembled with the rocks and desert mud and a mixture of grass for many years in that area. Ancient, scattered ruins are within eyesight from the major highway through the area. Watching your video with all the limestone flat rocks brought to mind my journeys to the Big Bend. I often wondered if the local natives from the past were the first to build their homes from these numerous materials. Now I will search for my answer. Thank you for your hard work and showing us things we could never see without your great channel.

@robertwheeling1232 5 месяцев назад

I'm 72 and the hips just won't let me go prospecting anymore, nor the eyes allow me to see clearly either. I appreciate your sharing your hard earned and glorious finds, thank you!

@jimdingle4521 5 месяцев назад

Im 206 years old and this brought back memories of stacking rocks in the desert. Thanks!

@CamperGirl03 5 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@michaeltaylor4984 5 месяцев назад

Whippersnapper. In my day, rocks stacked you.

@asadullah786 4 месяца назад

I believe you painted them..... your must be an artist back then..... :)

@jimdingle4521 4 месяца назад

@@asadullah786 Yes! It was a fun way to pass the time!

@donisaacson5323 4 месяца назад

206 years old I’m surprised you can even remember stacking rocks!

@IslandTides 8 месяцев назад

Amazing spot. Looks like a sacred spot from long ago. AND I love the selfie stick that doesn't show on cam!

@andydouglas2108 8 месяцев назад

In Scotland we have these dry stone rings for herding sheep. Lots of them! Keeps animals out and sheep in!

@oneword3576 8 месяцев назад

lol I am gonna guess its not for sheep on top of a freaking jagged cliff...

@weareallbeingwatched4602 7 месяцев назад

In America they had lots of Scottish people who had been recently kicked out of Scotland

@Saor_Alba 7 месяцев назад

@@oneword3576 I think he was pointing out that they were of identical construction to dry stone rings, dry stone rings are common in Scotland as are dry stone dykes/walls and are identical to this structure. Some structures are ancient but others are not so old, only a few hundred years old which is not that old comparatively with some megalithic structures in Scotland that go back as far as 5000 to 6000 years.

@KrisHughes 6 месяцев назад

Aye, also fae Scotland, and "looks like a sheep fank" was my first thought. Followed by lots of petroglyphs of sheep, and the drystone work looks very Scottish but that's probably a coincidence. However, no sheep herder in their right mind is going to round sheep up into a pen on an inaccessible height. Unless... they are wild sheep. The wild "bighorn" sheep and "rocky mtn goats" (possible the wrong habitat for them?) can climb rocks like crazy. If you made enough noise and commotion in the valley, maybe the wild sheep would go up onto these ridges where they could then be trapped in the pens??? Wild speculation, I know.

@robshirewood5060 4 месяца назад

Yes i have seen many on walks in Scotland, similar flat rock construction, there are also towers built the same way, similar to a Broch.

@ranchob3751 8 месяцев назад

I loved this video as I have hiked/jogged this trail many many times. My husband has climbed up to the structures, but I myself haven't as they were a little too technical for me. We too have always wondered what they were for and people in the area I have asked haven't really known either. I'm sure the anthropologists would know. I have spent almost 20 years in the area and know of many word of mouth only areas that are hard to access. If you have a private email and are interested I could tell you of a few. One in particular was shown to me by my son. It is petroglyphs, but one is of a snake close to a very small arch (I considered it more of a hole in a rock), but it is a spiritual place where a few who know about it hike in on the day of the summer solstice. At the exact moment of the solstice the sun shines through the small arch and creates a triangular arrow that illuminates the head of the snake. It is fascinating to think of the ancient ones knowledge of astronomy and what it meant to them as the snake spiritually can represent rebirth, transformation, eternity, healing, protection, etc.

@stuart6478 8 месяцев назад

Our a place where some people thought it would be cool to build something because they were bored. There's a fine line between your imagination and the boring truth. The boring truth tends to be more impressive.

@Paragon23 8 месяцев назад

The snake with the triangle during the solstice sounds like the snake by Moab?

@greenmacaroni8872 3 месяца назад

@@stuart6478considering that people in the past had to make every single thing that they needed by hand, it seems unlikely that there was a lot of time and energy to waste on such a project because of boredom.

@santafecanon 8 месяцев назад

When describing hunting scenarios, remember that the bows , spears, atlatles (sp) of the times only had effective ranges of 20 to 40 yards. I have found lots of stone hunting blinds over time and they are mostly close to water sources, game trails and narrow passes where animals are restricted to narrow crossings. Thats why you find arrow heads on passes, saddles and springs. The ancients also drove game ahead of one group toward a narrow passage where another group lay in wait. Hunting from these circle structures, out in the open would be totally ineffective. Spotting and signaling to a distance group of hunters might be a guess. Deer and sheep can see you from 2 miles.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Spotting game, and then signaling others within line of sight seemed pretty plausible to me. Thanks for the comment

@1nvisible1 8 месяцев назад

*@**8:19** great petroglyph of dog. From that artwork alone I'd guess it was a hunting blind, maybe mountain sheep of some sort.*

@santafecanon 8 месяцев назад

Scouts signaling others about the presence of game or enemies has gone on for eons of time and still used today. @@Desert.Drifter

@bargainboondocker3420 8 месяцев назад

From the elevation above the surrounding area they may have been used with a cover of branches to hunt eagles. But then there's no door access to either of them.

@santafecanon 8 месяцев назад

Interesting take. Very plausible. Then again, this will always be a mystery. From all appearances, this was not a habitation, built rather quickly perhaps in haste for protection. A mystery.@@bargainboondocker3420

@margaretconnors1223 3 месяца назад

Andrew I want to say I stumbled onto your channel late last night I couldn’t stop watching I finally had to stop at 4:45am!! lol so I’m actually working backwards but doesn’t seem to matter. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos and I love your content!! I’m old and handicapped and always wanted to see the south west!! Want to say I think you take way to many chances especially when you’re alone climbing the way do!! But want to thank you for sharing your adventures with us!! Take care and God bless ❤

@burch2488 2 месяца назад

It’s awesome that desert drifter doesn’t destroy or takes anything from his findings. He respects the people who lived there and also the land. That’s why I subscribed. 👍

@Matlockization 8 месяцев назад

Very impressed with your adventure and discoveries. I like your theory that the circular structures might be safe havens, although I can't help but think they might also be areas where smoke signals were made. However, I didn't see any charcoal remains.

@sparklita1 8 месяцев назад

Yes, they could have had roofs for shelter, and the dogs looked as though they were herding the sheep. Also wondered if that guy could have done the pictographs with his sons.

@Matlockization 8 месяцев назад

@@sparklita1 It just depends on how old they are, but I'd be more at ease with a crew of guys with similar age & experience.

@DorothyJm 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this adventure with you. Be careful climbing. 😅

@MarBel-e5u 8 месяцев назад

Possibly a sky burial site? In ancient times some cultures would allow birds to eat the dead, then they would retrieve the bones once they've been completely cleaned by vultures. I don't know the ancient funeral practices in that area, just a guess.

@santafecanon 8 месяцев назад

I have not heard of that practice among the anasazi cultures of leaving burials out, but I am not the one to say. So much we do not know, Any evidence suggesting that practice is long gone to the wind. You know that has been thought about and studied and an internet search could be quite revealing. One group of natives could have done that without it being widespread as the structures we saw are one of a kind.

@2nickles647 8 месяцев назад

Never heard of Sky Burial. Plus if the Anazii did that. They wouldn't pick up the bones. An old burial site would still wrench of decay or pots would be there also.

@shadowsbane631 6 месяцев назад

Could they be protection from wind easier to build fire? Awesome video presence btw, also when you decide to take of the pack I get nervous. The shots from the gopro on a stick seem so unstable and exaggerated very cringe! Seems risky be safe!

@Neptunes_Bounty 4 месяца назад

@@shadowsbane631How the tf is it cringe. Bad take

@phyllisbonner8900 8 месяцев назад

What a great discovery. So interesting. Thank you for taking us with you.

@christianedavid5027 2 месяца назад

Hello from France. Thank you so much for sharing these incredibly gorgeous videos. The sites you are hicking are stunning ! I watched one of your video on RU-vid and now I have become addicted. I am impressed by your respect and your humility : not pretending you know when you don't. Continue to surprise us and fill our eyes and hearts with beauty.

@sueandeva573 8 месяцев назад

I'm so happy I found your channel. You share your experience very close up, and I catch my breath sometimes!

@rjpoldfart 8 месяцев назад

I would normally skip videos like this one, but decided to watch. So glad I did. That was one of the coolest things I've watched in a long time. I live in North Carolina and have never been out west as far as Arizona. It seems like a magical place and I've added it to my bucket list now. Thanks for allowing others to go on this journey with you Desert Drifter!

@duncanish44 7 месяцев назад

East coast transplant here in love with southwest . Come plan a trip. No guides nothing needed for these incredible adventures. Be cautious and bring plenty of water. It is like an alien world!!

@noahway13 6 месяцев назад

Carteret Co. NC!!

@i-am-vonnegut 8 месяцев назад

We have thousands of miles of boundary wall construction like that. It's known as dry stone, or stane if your in Scotland, walling. It's used mainly for garden walls or in fields as fencing. It's great for nature.

@davidconnor123 8 месяцев назад

Hi Andrew, greetings from England. I find your videos fascinating the way they show how people lived amongst that spectacular scenery. Keep up the good work, I am a history buff new to your channel and love what you are doing.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Hey David! Thanks for the kind words and support. The vids will keep coming!

@robshirewood5060 4 месяца назад

@@Desert.Drifter Same here from UK, fascinating items, stay safe.

@junebrilly5302 3 месяца назад

Im so grateful to be shown these sacred places. You treat them with deep respect and you clearly have a powerful connection with this land❤

@blakemiller138 4 месяца назад

By exploring you are helping us understand the ancients. You are always respectful and return items back to the spot you found it. I doubt that anyone from the past would be upset.

@CalderdaleKid 8 месяцев назад

Greetings from The West Riding of Yorkshire, England. I came upon your channel quite by chance and saw this video. Really amazing to see the landscapes & really liked your video.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Awesome, thanks for watching. Hope you stick around for more content!

@CalderdaleKid 8 месяцев назад

@@Desert.Drifter already subscribed and even told people about your channel 😊

@geraldsmith8878 8 месяцев назад

What a great find! I think it would be for signaling or star watching. It would be a terrible place to retreat to. With no water or food it would only take 15 days or less for the retreators to die. What is interesting is that there was no signs of pottery. Thanks for shareing with us.

@ranchob3751 8 месяцев назад

There is plenty of water down below.

@alanharmon9970 8 месяцев назад

You have got to admire the climbing skills of the Camera man ,that he climbed up with the Camera and filmed as he climbed 😄

@robshirewood5060 4 месяца назад

My guess is that the actual stopping place would have been down below so pottery etc would be down there, and only a limited number of spotters or whatever would scale the heights to the "shelters" or whatever they are. Food and water would logically be in short supply at times and to waste energy climbing in the heat or cold would be disadvantageous.

@robshirewood5060 4 месяца назад

@@ranchob3751 yes but in such areas is it there permanently in sufficient quantities for whole families or groups, nomadic peoples move from area to area with their animals if they have any and there has to be enough for both people and animals as well as the wildlife in order to conserve and preserve the populations for the future visits. If they wipe out the animals or take away their food source then the area becomes somewhere they cannot gain from in future. I am looking at this from a subsistence and survival level. Even where i live in the UK which can be very wet it is often hard to find water to drink that can be made potable or in some areas non existent at times of the year. Out there in the heat or cold it would be very much more vital and a finite source. Even the commentator/ cameraman has trouble at times finding water, it must have been harder for the groups.

@danduzenski3597 8 месяцев назад

Thank You for the walk and the gliffs. It was nice to get out.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jimwhelan4485 2 месяца назад

I see many extremely defensible, almost castle like positions in many of your desert drifter videos, some seem Neolithic and very ancient. Thank you so much for these wonderful, academic adventures.

@miguelrodriguez882 6 месяцев назад

Que gratificante es ver tus videos, me recuerda mi juventud en Chiapas.

@spikemaw 6 месяцев назад

At 13:22 you can see how the rest of the flat-topped plateaus that run in a line with this one are covered in loose shale, but the one you're standing on isn't, it's the only "clean" one. I'm guessing people just used the scree/shale on the top of this plateau to build this structure.

@themountainwanderer 6 месяцев назад

Only discovered this channel the other day. Subscribed almost immediately, and now I am hooked. I love your explorations. So glad you are not disclosing these locations. Those places are so sensitive and obviously exposed to people who don't care to protect them.

@sauzachn 5 месяцев назад

This must be a joke, everybody knows about this site

@robertmacleod 8 месяцев назад

With the amount of petroglyphs's depicting sheep and hunters with bows it would be logical to assume that these structures were hunting blinds. They would hide in them till sheep came within range and surprise them. The images depict their hunting exploits and provide a message that this is a good place to hunt sheep. The structures don't seem to have the mortar that more permanent Anasazi structures have in cliff dwellings, kiva's or graineries. Great work on your videos. Always fun to watch as I have spent many days visiting cliff dwellings and am always amazed at their ability of these ancient people to adapt and survive in such a harsh environment.

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Robert. They didn’t have the mortar, but I wondered if it’s just broken down over time because they are so exposed to the elements up top? It reminds me of pit houses and ancient Pueblo sites I’ve seen in Arizona out in the open. I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Nopaants 8 месяцев назад

If I lacked respect for the hieroglyphs I would sign it and put a ridiculous date like 2378 or 204 BC just to mess with everyone in time. They’d have RU-vid videos debating time travel forever. So satisfying.

@RMcDevvitt 8 месяцев назад

The one petroglyph 2 ftx2ft “sheep”looked like a target for arrow practice

@Nopaants 6 месяцев назад

@@bill9540 not burying bodies in that environment. Above ground or cremation.

@KrisHughes 6 месяцев назад

That makes a lot of sense, and maybe the men and dogs made a commotion in the valley knowing that the sheep would go up on these ridges, because their rock climbing ability (the sheep) is notorious.

@HowToWithCraig 5 месяцев назад

From my times visiting Bandelier national monument, NM and seeing reconstructed kivas, and living in Taos and seeing the kivas still in use at the Taos Pueblo. I think those stone circles are the base walls of ceremonial Kivas.

@KrisT60211 8 месяцев назад

Incredible. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Many of us would never be able to see what you see or do what you do - you are appreciated.

@marthastrayton 8 месяцев назад

It was totally enthralling! You are brave and thank you for taking us on your hike!!❤

@YewtBoot 8 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the fun surprises on this outing. Those petroglyphs are indeed numerous and unique. I hope you can share them with NPS and other anthropologists for ideas and provide more info here if you hear back.

@supacheef1 27 дней назад

They're well known. This is the hidden valley trail in moab

@Noneyobusiness851 8 месяцев назад

That's clearly a landing pad for a UFO😂

@jamesparker5688 5 месяцев назад

Your adventure offers up more questions than answers, and the wall art was amazing. The locations were difficult to get to let alone build what looked like outposts of some kind. Thanks for taking us along on your journeys, be safe. ✌

@manoncloutier1734 3 месяца назад

I am from Montreal, Quebec, Canada…. I’ve been once to Great Canyon but what I see now…,thanks to you and your sharing adventures, is simply extraordinary…. I am also an archeology fan and I love to watch your videos as I discover so much of what I would have loved to do …. Merci beaucoup!

@dortesandal4303 8 месяцев назад

This was so gorgeous. The best walk I ever had in my sofa. Great👍

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Wow, that’s high compliments. Thank you!

@bobwhite5995 8 месяцев назад

FYI - there is a similar structure, ancient Anazazi "fort" in Stillwater Canyon on the Green River in Utah (Canyonlands N.P. territory). It is featured in several youtube videos of canoeing down Stillwater Cany.. It is more complete in its construction. Check it out? Bob W. (Vanc., WA)

@jamesn.economou9922 8 месяцев назад

This place is fantastic! I would guess, not a lot of modern humans, have been up there. My guess, is that they were look out positions, originally, but that is because of their location. The whole sandstone wall they are built upon, is a mind blower in itself. Thanks for making the climb, and sharing it with us! This place is terrific!

@robertlester2855 8 месяцев назад

There was a lot of graffiti, and a well-traveled trail. This has seen a ton of foot traffic.

@patricklerch6802 8 месяцев назад

The road you were walking down why didn't you drive and in some of the shots I could see roads in the background not very far away

@ranchob3751 8 месяцев назад

This trail is actually very well known and is in the hiking books. It has been "loved to death" by too many people as evidenced by the defacing of the petroglyphs.

@ranchob3751 8 месяцев назад

The side he was hiking up is designated as hiking/biking only. The dirt 2-tracks you see in the distance are on the other side of the hill and are jeep trails that have come up a class 7 difficulty obstacle rating. You have to have modified jeeps, dirt bikes or side by sides. Some people do mountain bike the entire loop, but it's a "hike-a-bike" going down the side he came up. @@patricklerch6802

@ellenhross 4 месяца назад

I love your shows. The pictographs were fabulous. Thank you for your arduous efforts. I'm 77 and so happy to be along on your adventures.

@dreamluchadore 2 месяца назад

After a long day's work, driving in heavy traffic, it's really nice to sit down, pack a bong (it's legal here in NJ), and watch one of your videos. The landscape is so relaxing to watch. Granted, my heart rate elevates reflexively at some of the climbs you attempt, but I also know you probably wouldn't be uploading the video if something bad happened. Keep em coming.

@TheMrRichard 8 месяцев назад

Would love a collab between you and The Trek Planner, Jeff!!

@lancebiddle3883 8 месяцев назад

I wonder if these were a place to have vision quests or ingest psychedelic substances for spiritual ceremonies. It does seem odd to me that there is no remnants of a roof or fire pit. But, in the desert where rain is scarce maybe the roof isn't so necessary. The walls would protect you from wind. Fires might be dangerous to have that high up because rivals would be able to see your fire from far away. Could be a great place to lay back and stargaze out of the wind? Love the mystery.

@JG-ly2ij 8 месяцев назад

This explanation and the sky burial seems from the outside the most likely. Open to the heavens, protected from the sides. The internal form is shaped like and Andy Goldsworthy cairn sculpture. Note the slightly teardrop form to both.

@craigp3160 8 месяцев назад

At 8:00 were these guys fighting? What you see here are two people, the larger one is a man and the smaller one is a woman (perhaps adult and child) and the larger person is walking to the right along the wall going to higher ground (notice the direction of the feet) and the smaller one is being helped as she is being pulled up by the larger person. The larger person has his left hand in a crack meaning he is holding on with his left arm\hand and in his right hand he is helping the smaller person.

@michaelkuhn3690 8 месяцев назад

Another possibility is perhaps an attack by giants. In the region the natives have stories of them cannibalizing natives. The single pictographs could be representing many of either side. I have a feeling it's certainly possible in the given scenario. It doesn't seem logical that such small populous tribes would be fighting for land. I think they were united and territorial with little fighting in that era. Why would people go to such extremes and difficulty to put a structure there. If giants tried to breach this kind of restricted access the chances of survival are slim and none.

@dragonlea13979 8 дней назад

I especially loved this episode!! Unbelievable pictographs!! Best I have seen. I think you hit the nail on the head at the end with your 3 reasons for them to build those structures. Absolutely amazing!! Thank you!!

@deborahjones3956 8 месяцев назад

Wow! Nice adventure, thank you for taking me along. I don't get out much anymore.

@garytull7730 8 месяцев назад

Both circles seem relatively undisturbed and in great shape, thanks for taking us along. If these were actually "occupied" as watch towers or game spotting sites it would seem likely there would be some evidence of people being there. I didn't notice any pottery pieces, maybe they were burial sites (?)

@Desert.Drifter 8 месяцев назад

Yes, no artifacts around. I don’t know if that’s because others have taken them away at some point, or if there were never any there… hard to say

@MrAtrophy 8 месяцев назад

I honestly hope you document the GPS co ords and give them to the local tribes and archeologists but never tell anyone else. the stuff around 7:30 and on is priceless art and history.

@FarginIceholeful 7 месяцев назад

Native Americans don't want archeologists anywhere near their sacred grounds. That is a terrible suggestion and I hope you don't promote any more government/native interactions.

@sheilakirby5616 7 месяцев назад

ABSOLUTELY MY FRIEND *** FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND RESPECT FOR THE ANCIENT AMERICAN PEOPLE *** PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T INFORM THE SMITHSONIAN OF SUCH A DISCOVERY ***

@thomasshingleton9289 7 месяцев назад

I honestly, as a Native from the area, hope you don't tell any "agency!" Thank you.

@JTube571 6 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, no matter how remote his finds, it seems like the idiots still seem to find them and make their mark. I don't understand why people can't just leave stuff alone.

@fredhogg4361 6 месяцев назад

you seriously think that these are new finds - naïve fool

@alainaaugust1932 8 месяцев назад

There are hand-and-foot holds on the walls of the crack you climbed. You used some. Others not, but the camera caught them. They just look like small curved indentations on the rock face. Keep in mind that the ancient Puebloans were both shorter and thinner than we are. The climb up the crack would have been easier for them. They probably just scooted right up. All these high desert formations seem to be multi-purpose look outs. They could spot both animals to hunt and human rivals at a distance. The rock art repeated motifs like at 8:06 might be some type of score keeping or record system. We know some descendants of early Indians out west “counted coup,” as named by French explorers, coup being French for blow or hit. It was brave to raid an enemy to see how close you could get to them without killing them. If you got close enough to hit one of their braves, you “counted coup” and were the big man around the camp fire that night. If you survived of course. Most did because it was more like a frat house prank-unless that enemy had previously stolen your sheep or horses. Then it could get deadly. If this is record keeping, it may be from ancestors who also kept track of all their enemy-annoying victories. Or of the number of mountain goats they found in the area.

@tmneaves 4 месяца назад

I grew up in New Mexico. When I was a kid, my mother would drag me and my siblings along to places like this. I think back now all the interesting places we went. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but I do now. Thank you for the great videos.

@JoyceDavidson-j5n 5 месяцев назад

Just like a few others I think what you do is so cool and I enjoy watching you and seeing things I’ve have never seen before! I like the drone view, I’m l 63 and live in a small northern town of 5’,000 people here in Wisconsin. Thank you Joyce!

@Kens64chevelle 8 месяцев назад

Those are really amazing finds. Definitely designed to be hard to get to, and hard to see from any location surrounding that ridgeline. What intrigues me is that the typical door isn't there on either structure. They also don't seem like they'd be hunting blinds being set back as far as they are from the edge. I'm thinking that they fit the idea of a lookout post, but if so, then what are they protecting?

@michaelbballard 8 месяцев назад

Glad he didn't end up like Franco in 127 Hours climbing that crack!

@andrewsock1608 8 месяцев назад

You need to sift through the dirt in these round structures for charcoal. This will help determine if it is a signal fire. I think all the trees and bushes there are small and light meaning they would blow off the cliff if stacked up there for signal fire. They would need to build a rock ring to hold the wood there ready to light for signal. I believe it is a signal tower used to warn of weird white killers approaching. If it is a signal fire it may have never been lit and there is no charcoal. Also if it was a signal fire it would have been packed full of wood meaning it would not be used as a defence as you couldn’t get in it.

@RNielsen-ly9wx 8 месяцев назад

Sifting through the dirt at an archeological site is a very ignorant thing to do. Please don't

@andrewsock1608 8 месяцев назад

@@RNielsen-ly9wx ya that’s true but look harder I meant. Ignorance is letting it disappear unrecorded

@carlakinser8579 4 месяца назад

I'm so happy for you. Exploring all that history and beauty. Please stay safe 🙏. Many blessings

@tangie777uk 4 месяца назад

I love your videos, always so interesting and scenic. America is such a great country

@mrbbqcraig 8 месяцев назад

Dude, don't worry about not filming when you have to use two hands LoL 😉... Awesome vid and you got my sub.... cheers to you 🤟🎶

@RaymondRayGurule 5 месяцев назад

Good spot to hide from the giants

@dantyler6907 8 месяцев назад

Astronomical site, I would look for holes/voids in the short, circular "wall" that might align with certain stars... keep in mind, whenever this was built, the alignments may no longer remain relevent.

@N090UGY 8 месяцев назад

Lol

@zeebramannandfriends5158 24 дня назад

Thanks for this, it was an incredible discovery. Your videos never fail to fascinate or educate. Never stop what you are doing, if only because your smile is the thing that lights up the whole desert.

@benjaminlayton6653 8 месяцев назад

I wasn’t able to confirm if this theory was mentioned in any comments. However what I’ve read a lot about is Native American sacred journeys. They go to a high place and are drawn a circle and must remain in that circle for days with only water. I believe this is a place where this occurred, and the circles were created over time.

@titanostrongman 8 месяцев назад

The drone footage made me do a double take! How are you liking the drone so far? I know you mentioned that you weren’t sure about the noise etc.? You did an excellent job capturing drone footage and adding it. Great work good sir!

@Josecannoli1209 4 месяца назад

I’m 635 years old now and want to thank you for showing the world me and my fathers sheep hunting petroglyphs

@borneandayak6725 2 месяца назад

635 days old?

@curtisburrell8122 8 месяцев назад

That area is amazing with stuff. I’ve been to that sight with friends years back. May be something done many years ago or done not that long ago. People do stunts like this all the time in Moab. We spent all night building something similar up by dead horse point. Guided by a full moon and some psilocybin we had a grand time and laid within it and watched the stars.

@KG-xf9ew Месяц назад

My sphincter clinches just watching you get to where you're going.

@shirenen8807 8 месяцев назад

Hello! I’m a new subscriber and have been really enjoying “going along” with you on these treks!!! So completely interesting. I have seen Petroglyphs in the area of Canada that we spend our summers, but have not been to the great Western states. I’m enjoying your travels immensely. Thank you for your adventurous spirit!!!

@robertsweney3260 8 месяцев назад

The second one I feel it was built for the purpose of a spirit quest , 4 days of no food or water . There is no wood around them no fire pit etc . The second one is very intact with small stones placed in the centers of the larger ones along the rim and what appears a a small stone path from the entrance . The first is for the same use too but not as intact .......

@johnlogan5152 8 месяцев назад

4days without water is a death sentence. Heck, 3 days without water would kill most people.

@sallysullivan4463 11 дней назад

At point 4:29 on this video as you surveyed the structure on top, your scan also included the red topped solid rock height beyond. There is a lot of rock drawing on that red bluff beyond ! YES ! DISCOVERY is fun and exciting as you so well illustrate with your wonderful adventure videos ! THANK YOU, DESERT DRIFTER for taking us along on your "life adventures"! You are an amazing and talented video producer and explorer ! ( I'm guessing that those structures were/are ...'hunters blinds ' for hunting the wild goats of the time, and the surrounding rock art is the hunters bragging of what they accomplished ! Hunters will be hunters ! ) Looking forward to your next 'adventure' !

@diannehull7635 8 месяцев назад

A kiva or sweat lodge maybe. Those are round generally in puebloian

@marjoriegarner5369 8 месяцев назад

The thing about the circle rock structures is that they have no entrance/exit. That fact alone knocks down a lot of theories about use.

@diannehull7635 8 месяцев назад

True, but kivas were built to enter through the roof made from timbers and clay which would deteriorated through time

@jplater9191 8 месяцев назад

Fascinating; another enigma is why the entrance is absent?

@kerryfwilliams78 5 месяцев назад

I just started watching your channel! Wow! So many amazing spots! This video blew me away! I grew up in Arizona on South Mountain I spent so much time exploring lots of desert with my Dad, all around Arizona. As far back as I can remember to now, I am blown away by pictograms and petroglyphs, and any structure! WOW! I am fortunate to still have family that lives in Window Rock, and get to go there every couple of years and hike. Your vids are epic man! Thanks for sharing! Love how you never talk about location!