How Old is Tiahuanaco? Is it the 'Cradle of American Man?'

Unique amongst ancient megalithic sites, the twin locations of Tiahuanaco and Puma Punku, located high on the Altiplano of Bolivia, represent an enduring mystery for the history of human civilizations. The true age of these ruins has always been a controversial topic, and the man responsible for 50 years of primary excavation and research here, Professor Arthur Posnansky, used a multi-disciplinary approach to conclude that they originated more than 10,000 years ago. Unsurprisingly, this date is dismissed by mainstream archaeology -but just how valid is this dismissal? And what is the evidence behind the claims?

Years in the making, this video investigates the claims behind the age of these enigmatic locations, and seeks to understand if Tiahuanaco was, as Posnansky termed it, the 'Cradle of American Man.'

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0:00 Introduction
5:57 Previous Videos and Posnansky's books
7:27 Cultural Connections
13:22 Geological timeline, first period
25:48 Climate of the Altiplano, 2nd and 3rd period
31:12 Evidence for Flooding
33:51 Erosion
35:05 Destruction of Tiahuanaco
39:23 Reconstruction of the site
40:22 Cloaka Maxima and Super Block
41:30 Recent Discoveries
42:37 Other points from Posnansky
43:47 Astronomical Dating
50:21 Modern Astronomical Dating
52:38 Connection to Younger Dryas?
55:09 Conclusion
57:15 Post-script, trip updates and thanks

#megalithic #tiwanaku #astronomy

[lucianoarosemena]

As a Peruvian and fan of history, and after visiting many of these sites myself, I want to thank you for your work. Your open mind towards our Latin American ancient sites is more of what is needed. In my humble opinion many of them are singfinificantly under studied and wrongly dated. I suggest you check other amazing sites such as Sechin, Chavin de Huantar, Casarabe in Bolivia and, most recently, Caral (3000 BC) and Los Morteros (3.500BC).

Thank you for your work.

[lolastephens]

I want you to know how grateful I am for the work that you're doing. Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock are my two favorite people in the world and you are quickly becoming my third favorite. I am 61 years old but have spent most of my life trying to put these pieces together and you just helped me a lot with with going into Puma punku. Thank you so much.

[oliverolover]

What a great piece of work here Ben, like a cool drink of water on the giza plateau, your calm and thoughtful pieces never fail to amuse, inform..enlighten and provide an enjoyable respite from the chaos of the usual 'blizzard of bulls**t' that passes for ancient history videos on the web these days. I love your channel, and support your work. You, and Matt at ancient architects channel, keeping me sane in a challenging world!

[tarahill]

I really appreciate how you take complex information simplifying it without dumbing it down

[krill]

You are, by far, the best of all the others in the depth, breadth, detail, and eloquence, without the needless diversions in story telling and beating your own drum.

[stacye]

One of the greatest content presenters on yt. The writing is professional, measured and engaging. Love your work Ben.

[laurenpiantino]

It has been a sheer pleasure to relax and unwind whilst watching this scintillating and very interesting video. Thank you so much for the time put into it Ben, and your team.

[danielhunter]

Mate, this is an exquisite piece of work. Your production quality and depth of content are simply top of the game.

[dragineeztoo]

Another fantastic piece of work. Thanks for introducing us to Dr. Posnansky's work. Odd how researchers like Posnansky and Flinders-Petrie seem so far ahead of their time rather than following it.

[barbarabatts]

Ben’s work is so well put together. He does better than any nat geo documentaries I’ve ever seen. His flow keeps you interested throughout the entirety in this and any other of his docucast. Very open ended yet focused content letting common sense carve the path thru mainstream nonsense while leaving enough rubble on the trail for us to keep questioning those current mindsets. You always know he will deliver!

[wdtripps]

I am only 6 minutes into this video, and it's obviously going to be another great video. I have no idea why this channel doesn't have over a million subs.
When looking into these subjects two names are widely known as the authority figures. So many people have listened to the two GOATS I am referring too, which is a good thing. These two men with the initials "RC and GH", have opened many eyes to the many discrepancies of mainstream academia, it's almost like a new area of study has seemingly sprouted up, a mini age of enlightenment in a sense.
My prediction is that if you keep knocking the ball out of the stadium with the quality of your content and the very much appreciated due diligence you have poured into this you will come to mind as the next GOAT alongside RC, GH. The thunder is all yours at this point. And no this isn't a competitive thing and I do not mean to sound as if it were, but you have put so much into this that you deserve way more recognition and I believe you will most definitely get it.
Now, I am going to finish the video, thanks for all you have done to create such amazing content.

[shotgunpete]

Just watched this for the third time since you gifted us with it. Jimmy, Brian and Ben are the ones that are enlightening "us". You are the future archaeologist!!!! A degree at Harvard, that your daddy paid for, doesn't make you intellegent. An inquiring mine does. Thank you guys!

[fireandicewine]

Yet, another great episode. I've heard about this site in Bolivia for many years, but never have I heard this excellent explanation. Thank you sir.

[BuceGar]

Your content is well researched and your production values are top notch. It's a crime you don't have 1M subscribers yet. Upvoted and subbed.

[paganisto]

Another informative exhumation highlighted by sharing the work of Professor Arthur Posnansky. Excellent!!! Kudos & Thank yous.

[billmiller]

The extreme age Posnansky calculated could originate in the fact that the first observatory was indeed built thousands of years ago and the central parts and alignment indicators were kept as sacred by following, devout generations until the Tiahuanaco we know today was built much later. At that time the alignment indicators were un-aligned of course. I wouldn't be astonished if careful excavations would reveal the remnants of correction measures.

[Carolevw]

Brilliant, Ben! Thanks so much for this video. That you have gone through and taken out unique pieces to share with us is doing the world for keeping the history and research of Tiahuanako alive in mainstream. Well done!

[Rene.Fernandez]

Great job Ben. Your video is a wonderful contribution to unraveling the many mysteries of Tiwanaku. Whilst Posnansky remains a controversial figure for mainstream archaeology, it is important to know what Posnansky thought about Tiwanaku and it's contribution to other Civilisations in the Americas. Thank you for the hard work and for the passion with which you do your research. Let's hope to see soon a follow-up to this presentation.

[Eye_Exist]

Thank you Ben for doing this, you are a true hero on this field. Hearing your rational analysis on all the different sites you have covered calms my mind.

there's simply nothing in the mainstream archaeologic explanation which would explain the level of destruction in this site. it is clear this twin site has stood there for at least 12, 000 years and went through a cataclysm of some kind.

[erikbelloni]

Aloha Ben,
In a recent trip to Peru (June 2022) we went visiting the ruins of Pisac, we hired a Inca tourist guide at the site and when we arrived by the megalithic wall I asked him who thought his ancestors such building techniques and he answered “the Tiahuanaco thought the Incas” then when I asked when he said roughly 10 to 13 thousand years ago! I found his answers really compelling 😄