Comments by "Bo McGillacutty" (@Mrbfgray) on "Desert Drifter" channel.

  1. Really does look like mini-fortress situation tho, who wants such an arduous rout to home and back unless it's security from roving gangsters.
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  2.  @PeteKiefer  Warring tribes was largely the norm as I understand it, not only in N America but perhaps especially here. Our species has a treacherous history probably going back to when we split from common ancestors of chimps, if not much older, chimps are often vicious warmongers too. There's such a strong evolutionary incentive to expand one's own tribe at the expense of any that get in the way, and otherwise propagate our own DNA, regardless of ethical restraints.
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  3. 'Vertical' cracks running thru multiple layers is never seen anywhere else because it's weak, the tight cracks are rough unlike any of the manmade walls. Many natural walls look similar.
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  4.  @MH-gy6qv  A geologist might solve it quickly, IDK, but if it's granite dike of some sort it probably has other remnants in the area. Also the few nubs I've seen do not look like megalithic nubs, they are clearly lumps of harder rock eroded around. The weathering should also be key, I'd guess it's been exposed for 10's if not 100's of thousands of yrs, not likely coinciding with all the other megalith structures which were presumably (tho debatable as far as I know, not accurately dated) post last glacial max around 13k YA. I've seen many big slabs of granite in the high Sierras where the glacial polish is still very well preserved, apparently not weathered at all in 12k yrs. Tho possibly the polish itself retards weathering some, granite is tough stuff, other than tumbling in a river, dragged in deep ice or spalled from intense repeated fire, nothing seems to change it quickly if it's free of cracks.
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  5. Petroglyphs are inherently fascinating.
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  6. That corn plant floored me. Never seen anything like it, and what's wrapped around the base?? 22:00
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  7. Ruins should last longer up in the rock faces but always think of extreme security they required. Have something valuable, food stores say, and U are a target. Old artwork mesmerizing.
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  8.  @PeteKiefer  Not hard to imagine a, say 10 to 1 defense advantage in some of these dwellings, the rewards not worth the cost even if aggressors capable of taking over.
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