Worldwide Phenomena? I Found These In The Desert #ancientdiscoveries

Are these pictographs found amongst ancient civilizations worldwide? If so, why the similarity across different continents? An adventure to the sites of some ancient Native American rock art and ruins. Join me on this fascinating journey uncovering handprints believed to have been left by the Ancestral Puebloan peoples over 800 years ago

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[philipcallicoat]

It's very pleasing to have young people who are very caring about these fragile ruins ...🕊️

[auldbadyin]

Really enjoy the way you present your content both visually and in your narration as well as the way you treat the sites with care and respect. Thank you!

[dennishochwender]

They used Clay, Silica, gypsum or Calcium Carbonate mixed with saliva, egg yoke, or even root juice and blew it through a reed so they could direct it where they wanted . This and other pictographs of white and other colors after 3 years became permanently bonded to the rock, hence the reason it is still visible 800 years later. We no longer call these ruins but dwelling sites or Granaries. The local tribes believe their ancestors may return to their homes some day. I’ve had a picture of these handprints over my bed for the last 40 years and now visit them on a regular basis, educating visitors who don’t know how to behave around these sites. Thank you for your care.

[MrIdasam]

It's difficult not getting emotional watching this. Fascinating.

[gazelam]

The handprints are even more compelling, to me, than the hand and finger markings in the plaster. It almost shouts “I was here. This is me!” They were expressing themselves in a way impossible to miss. I love it.

[honestpolicy]

Imagine how the hand prints dance with the flame beneath them.. wonder if it was a way to reflect light or ward of predators by multiplying what seems to be hands of people... wild.

[MartinCapron]

Putting your hand print on something is an intensely personal message. “I was here” I can’t think of anything else they were saying. “We were were here we mattered!” Great stuff! M

[terrywoolen]

It is so refreshing to have someone like yourself who can hike and find ancient ruins and look but don't disturb. I'm also taking a back that you go on these adventures but keep the location a secret. You show your followers what you find, you narrate, so we the followers can see right away what you see. Well done.

[sparband]

They have the same thing on the hawkesbury river in Australia, north of Sydney. It’s a really concentrated aboriginal area. Interesting that they would be the same across the world. The Aboriginal outlines were in red. They blew dye over their hand to make the outline. Different outlines meant different things. Outlines of fish meant a good fishing spot.

[aarondavies]

I've watched all of your videos over the last few days. They are serene. Professional production and editing. You treat these places with the reverence they deserve. Please keep going!

[declassifiedMalaysia]

The higher the hand print, the more awesome that guy is.

[terrywalker]

I love going on your hikes ! Thanks for taking me along and also for teaching people to respect and preserve our past!

[JohnDoeno.]

Im always astonished by the excellent conditions of the ruins and markings from that area. It's incredible. Nothing like what's left here on the east coast. Great find and thanks for the video!

[NtiveGuy]

Much respect to you!! Thank you for not tracing your finger tips on the ancient ones. Thank Very respectfully, caring, pure individual you are....

[nobody]

I find it interesting that the same technique for hand prints are found worldwide

[susanlilley-rizos]

I just discovered you this morning. Your videos are fantastic. Thank you for sharing. I hope you study these ruins and let us know more interesting facts.

[alanoffer]

Those same hand prints are in the prehistoric caves near me in south west france, it’s incredible that these ancient people were doing the same thing all over the world,

[yvonnegregory]

Thank you for respecting & appreciating the ones who came before us lived. I live in TX and have a deep feeling for the ones who walked where I'm walking today. Thank you for taking the time to show me the places that I'll not see our beautiful SW. I'm 78 yrs young!

[muleskinner]

Ditto for all the previous comments!!...no need to repeat. I enjoy each and every video. Thanks. Looking forward to the next one.

[lisaneeley]

You are my favorite Desert Drifter! Thank you for taking us to places we couldn’t likely go. I’m certainly older-close to 60 and am not confident about this kind of climbing and exploring. I do however enjoy these kinds of historical discoveries and appreciate your delivery. You have a special soul that is not only intuitive but also very respectful of our past. Kudos to you my friend and thank you again! ❤