The Entire History of Ek Balam - Ancient America Documentary

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[PeteKellyHistory]

Hi guys. First in a new series here. Many more vids to come on the Mayans of Central America! One of my personal favourite historical areas. Have you visited any of these incredible sites? Which were your favourites?

[AisforAtheist]

I've been having mental health issues that keep me in or near my house for the past 13 yrs. I found your channel a little over a year ago and it's been one of my happy places ever since. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to making these videos to bring all of us along for the ride.

[jamesarmstrong]

Recently visited Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba, and Ek Balam. Without a doubt, Ek Balam was the best. Chichen Itza is a must see, but Ek Balam is so impressive, not too crowded, and you can climb to the top of most buildings including the acropolis. It was absolutely amazing!! They are just beginning recovery of the 2 other great buildings. Can't wait to go back in 10-15 years to see the rest.

[mariafarrugia]

Thanks Pete Kelly for letting us come on your journeys..PLEASE REALISE THAT FOR SOME OF US, YOU ARE A BIG HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY..THANKYOU

[skepticalbadger]

Great video - Ek Balam is fantastic. What Santa Muerte statue is that at 12:36?

[vera]

For someone permanently locked up at hope due to shitty health, these videos are pure gold. Thank you for taking me on these travels and let me experience some of the world's fantastic locations from home

[adyseven]

Amazing in every department.
Congratulations on a magnificent production.
I particularly appreciated the continuous name and date captions as I find they are a remarkably helpful aid in memorising data.
From Ireland 🇮🇪

[manfredbartels]

I was there 2 months ago. I liked it because there is no mass tourism.

[shelleyreid]

Pete, good to see you back. Great video! Thank you for the impressive work you put into your presentations. I always enjoy them and this one was an absolute gem.

[Greggy]

By far one of the top history content creator on YT.

[anasevi]

Great to see you back, . love your videos! Also I hope a lot of people at least watch the intro. One of the biggest falsehoods I see thrown around is that the Mayan stopped building and living in cities after the classic collapse, you are lucky if they even know that Chichen Itza highly post classic. Let alone that the Spanish Conquest of the Maya ended with a city siege deep into the 17th century! I am not talking the decline in urbanisation, I've had arguments with people who claim without exception; _'the Mayan melted back into the forest to the last and they didnt even know what cities were when the spanish found them.'_ 🤪 Which isn't even true for forest Maya who still kept history close to their chest.

[JessicaNobles]

Hi, I'm so happy I found your channel! I've been obsessed with Ancient Mexico and especially the Mayans for many years now! I've gone to the Yucatan twice in the past 4 years and find it absolutely amazing! Hoping to go to Belize and explore Mayan ruins there as well. I love when I can find good documentaries like these! Thank you so much for all the hard work and for sharing your content with us!

[casadelosotte]

I have been living in the Yucatan since 2012, and have seen most sites. Ek Balam being my favorite so far. Thank you for this very nice documentary.

[paulapridy]

Your channel has been totally worth watching these past few years, but Oh man....this was a dream mission for history. I will watch it more than once😁

[bigbensarrowheadchannel]

More ancient America vids Pete. This was fantastic.

[JonnoPlays]

Impeccable presentation. This should be on television 📺

[danmcmurry]

I like your presentations a lot. Helps me fill in the blanks of my journeys to Yucatan. I lived on and off in Yucatan, 1978-1980 and again 1997-2006. The difference in the work being there is inspiring, seeing the differences in a matter of years. I am really jazzed about the Lidar technology being used now. More will be revealed to us, keep up the good work. I trust I will get more understanding of the Maya marvel. Truly an epic civilization. A pity de Landa burned the Mayan books.

[ksholar]

Serious work, respect the academic effort.

[robertcraig]

i've seen this with Itchy Boots, , super awesome

[ENDER]

What's inside Ek Balam. I can't find pictures anywhere. Of course they wouldn't let me inside. There has to be pictures somewhere.