Ancient Americas
Welcome to the Ancient Americas YouTube channel. I’m your host, Pete and together, we will explore the rich and beautiful pre-columbian history of North and South America from the initial migration of humans into the Americas, to the great empires of Mesoamerica and the Andes and everything in between. This is a history that I find endlessly fascinating but is often neglected in classrooms and misunderstood in popular media. This channel is my effort to educate you, one member of a curious public, on this period’s history and its people. If you’re tired of seeing this obscure history boiled down to aliens and giants and just want an honest approach, please subscribe to the channel. There’s a lot to learn out there!
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas
About the creator: Pete is an average guy in the midwestern United States. He's not a professional archaeologist nor historian but he's always been fascinated by history and loves sharing what he learns.
The Forgotten Crops of North America: The Eastern Agricultural Complex
The Ancient Chumash: Chiefs and Canoes in California
Indigenous Fire and Why Burning is Good
The Wari Empire (was epic!)
Wari Culture: The Highland Renaissance
Monte Albán and the rise of the Zapotecs
The Maya Collapse
The Calusa: Fishermen Kings of Florida
The Polynesian Exchange: Polynesia and South America Meet
Travel with us to Oaxaca, Mexico in 2025!
West Mexico and the Teuchitlán culture
Ancient Life on the Great Plains
Bison, People, and Plains
The Muisca: Legends of Gold (subtitulos en español)
The Settlement of the Americas: New Discoveries
The Ancient History of Chocolate
The History of Maya Cities: Part II
The Khipu (knot what you think...)
Peru Bound!
Chaco Canyon and the Chaco Phenomenon
The History of Maya Cities: Part 1
Life in the Classic Maya Period: Majesty and Beauty
100K Q&A: Better Late Than Never
The Evolution of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Abundance, Prosperity & Complexity
Nazca Culture: Reading Between the Lines
The Trouble with Toltecs
Dorset Culture and the Arctic Odyssey
The Incredible Journey of Moncacht Apé Across North America
The Settlement of the Caribbean (A Part of Project Exploration)
Potatoes: South America's Gift to the World