This Forgotten Civilization Could Break History

If you crawl through this hidden entrance, you'll find a secret chamber holding one of the greatest ancient mysteries on the planet. Paintings

created by a longlost civilization that lived on this mountain over 10,000 years ago. For thousands of years, these

ago. For thousands of years, these strange paintings were the only evidence that this forgotten civilization ever existed. But that may have just changed

existed. But that may have just changed because your friend here may have just found something. To me, this looks like

found something. To me, this looks like a man-made structure, and it is hidden deep in one of the most remote points of this mountain. There are no records of

this mountain. There are no records of this structure anywhere. So my thought is, could this be the missing evidence we're looking for to link us to this long lost civilization? Because if it

is, this discovery could change history as we know it. Let me explain. So we are told that civilization began in Mesopotamia in around 4,000 BC. And

these paintings are 4,000 years older than that. Wow. But there's a recent

than that. Wow. But there's a recent discovery in Turkey which dates back to 9,000 BC. So there is growing evidence

9,000 BC. So there is growing evidence to suggest that civilization first began in Turkey thousands of years earlier.

And with this Google Earth discovery, we may have found the missing evidence to prove it. So I'm going to go and

prove it. So I'm going to go and investigate this structure. And to do so, I'm going to spend 3 days hiking through this remote mountain.

>> We do not want to have a tumble.

>> But along the way, I plan to be looking all around this place for other evidence linking us to this longlost civilization that lived here 10,000 years ago. Oh, I

might have bitten off more than I could chew on this hike. What I discover here might genuinely rewrite history as we know it. There's only one way to find

know it. There's only one way to find out for sure, and that's to head on the adventure. So, let's get going.

adventure. So, let's get going.

Welcome to rural Turkey. So, I'm located here in a remote village at the base of the mountain I'd be exploring for the next 3 days. This is where my adventure would begin. But before I could even get

would begin. But before I could even get started, I stumbled across something I never expected to find out here. It was

a massive abandoned plane. How on earth does something like this end up in such a remote village? And crazily, this wasn't the only surprise this village was hiding. Talking to locals yesterday

was hiding. Talking to locals yesterday when I arrived, they told me and just kept saying that this is an ancient place. And just beside the road here,

place. And just beside the road here, you can already see examples of that.

This is all that remains of an ancient city that once stood here 3,000 years ago. The modern village is literally

ago. The modern village is literally built right on top of its rubble. I

mean, Turkey is just one of those places, isn't it? Where you just get this beside a road and everyone's just like, "Yeah, whatever." The goal of this adventure was to find something far, far

older. Because for the next 3 days, I'd

older. Because for the next 3 days, I'd be hiking around this entire mountain, searching for any clues or remnants of the long-lost civilization that supposedly lived here over 10,000 years

ago. But before I could even start my

ago. But before I could even start my hike, something strange caught my eye in the distance. I think I can actually see

the distance. I think I can actually see what looks like a castle just on the peak of that small hill over there.

Let's go take a detour and go check it out. I feel like that's going to be the

out. I feel like that's going to be the constant theme of this adventure here in Turkey is lots of detours to check out.

Super epic and ancient stuff. But as I made my way towards the castle, I soon realized I wasn't the only one out here.

Wa! Hello. Oh my goodness, we got a few of them. Hey, hey, hey, hey. I have

of them. Hey, hey, hey, hey. I have

nothing. I have nothing. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. They're loud, but they're

hey, hey. They're loud, but they're friendly. And they turned out to also be

friendly. And they turned out to also be excellent tour guides because soon they led me straight to the castle. Here we

go.

We are coming up to the castle now.

Definitely an old fortification.

Actually, here just beside it, we've got probably the remnants of a well that is blocked off. Either a well or a dungeon,

blocked off. Either a well or a dungeon, but whatever it is, it's a big old drop off. And this wasn't the only strange

off. And this wasn't the only strange thing about this castle. We are in the walls of the castle.

A man, this is so stunning. The ruin you see today was built around a thousand years ago, but it stands on top of a much older fortress. One dating back over 2,000 years. And hidden just

outside the walls of this castle is a dark secret from that ancient foundation. It's cool to explore some

foundation. It's cool to explore some ruins with little doggies just trottting around you. I love it. Oh my goodness.

around you. I love it. Oh my goodness.

Look at that.

Incredible view.

This is an epic ruin, by the way. Look

at these big old chunkalicious stones. I

mean, goodness me. It was built to take some heavy catapults and whatnot.

Wa! Look at this. That's tons of ducks.

Sorry, guys. I just woke up all these ducks. They were super chill. That is

ducks. They were super chill. That is

definitely my bad. Sorry guys. So, I am just on the edge of the ruin now.

Looking out to the lake with my dog old friends. And I have just noticed

friends. And I have just noticed something pretty cool carved into the rocks right at the edge here. I'm going

to take off my bag, go investigate.

If it is what I think it is, we're in for a cool but spooky treat.

Look at this. This is a very ancient tomb right here. Someone would have been buried in this. What I had discovered down here was an ancient graveyard. See

these big slabs of rock beside them?

That would have been covering this at one point. And there you can clearly see

one point. And there you can clearly see the slab has fallen off it. Just there.

It's actually less likely that it fell off and more likely that uh tomb raiders, literal tomb raiders came here to see if they were buried with any gold or ancient jewels. Here you got some

more just here carved into the rocks.

This is pretty crazy. I'm not spend too long here and I want to make sure not to step on them. It feels wrong to step on a ancient grave, that's for sure. Here

you can see a really obvious one. This

would have been covering it. There's the

tomb entrance there. And once there would have been a plaque. You can see a squared carved outline. That is crazy. A

few more just here. Properly eroded away though. Here we got another one here and

though. Here we got another one here and another one there. The more I looked, the more tombs I found.

>> Some more just down there. Also over

there. Loads. I couldn't spend any more time exploring them because if I was going to make any distance today, I'd need to actually start hiking towards the mountain.

They got bored of me vlogging.

So, this is now a giant lake. Back when

a lot of these ruins that we're exploring now were built, this was actually an entrance way into the sea.

The reason there's a castle here is probably to defend against any coastal attacks coming in. Now that I'm leaving the lake behind, heading towards the mountain, this is when things get pretty

unknown. The trail I'd be following for

unknown. The trail I'd be following for this adventure was one I created myself.

There are no official paths out here, so I had no idea if it was even possible.

And the part I was most worried about came right at the start because I'd somehow need to make it through this village and up onto the mountain. And if

I couldn't, this entire adventure would be over. before it even began. But

be over. before it even began. But

luckily for me, as I made my way through the village, this is an absolutely stunning, beautiful village, and said good morning to the MS, I soon found what looked like a path leading out

towards the mountain. Yes,

I think we have managed to exit out the back of the village. And that means that at least the start of the trail is actually a trail. Now the adventure could finally begin. I had reached the

base of the mountain. And from here, I could start pushing into its most remote areas, searching for any traces of the longlost civilization. The goal for

longlost civilization. The goal for today was simple. Reach this point, a flat area where I could set up camp for the night. But what I didn't realize was

the night. But what I didn't realize was that between me and that spot was some of the hardest hiking I'd ever have to do, and also some absolutely insane discoveries. And speaking of which,

discoveries. And speaking of which, almost immediately as I began climbing the rocky mountainside, I came across my first strange find. Wow, look at this

hollowedout stone.

Wow. Let's go inside. I mean, this has got to be man-made, right? See little

carved in pits here. I mean, you can even see what might have been like something stuck on the ceiling. And I

mean, this looks pretty man-made, like an old burial chamber.

Doesn't seem to be anything in there though. I definitely think I am inside a

though. I definitely think I am inside a man-made carved out cave, which is insane. Question is, how old is it? I mean, I have no idea. But it is

it? I mean, I have no idea. But it is cool right away to stumble across stuff like this. Perhaps this was a shelter

like this. Perhaps this was a shelter created by the longlost civilization 10,000 years ago. But with nothing else inside, there was no way of knowing for sure. So, I continued on my hike,

sure. So, I continued on my hike, keeping my eyes peeled for more man-made remains way down at the end there. That is the first room we checked out. Started the

hike just around there. That's where the plane is. Honestly, for 2 hours worth of

plane is. Honestly, for 2 hours worth of hiking, it's not very far, but there's been so much to check out. But, uh,

hopefully now we'll we'll actually start getting some distance. But I couldn't have been more wrong because as I kept hiking, I soon came across another discovery that would slow me down. Oh,

look at this, too. We got a stone structure on top of that rock. I'm going

to get the backpack off and go investigate closer.

Look at this. A big old wall here. This

really strikes me as defensive with the size. Just beside this wall, crumbled

size. Just beside this wall, crumbled steps leading up to that structure. You

can see the little indent carves of an old stairway. That is good news for me.

old stairway. That is good news for me.

They may be crumbly, but they still kind of work. And I just need them to kind of

of work. And I just need them to kind of work. We do not want to have a tumble.

work. We do not want to have a tumble.

No, sir, we do not.

I am clenching.

Wow, this is pretty darn crazy.

And they are just that just appears to be crumbling structural walls. And

beside it, I could see more remnants of the same crumbling walls snaking across the rocky landscape. It looked like this had once been a massive defensive barrier running along the mountain side.

But what was it built to protect? We

were too far from the village, so it had to be guarding something else hidden on the actual mountain. So, I kept hiking, determined to find out what. And soon, I found something.

Clearly, not many people come here. It's

not much of a trail. Look at this. We

got a stone building just here. And I

actually think it's got an intact entrance. This is sort of the first one

entrance. This is sort of the first one we can head inside of.

Okay. I am in a guard tower for sure.

Look at this place. You got your arrow slit windows aimed out. Just a small little

aimed out. Just a small little structure. Soldiers would have been in

structure. Soldiers would have been in here. Archers being able to shoot out

here. Archers being able to shoot out and defend. But this wasn't the only

and defend. But this wasn't the only building in the area. Because perched

high up on the cliffs above, I could see another larger ruin. Perhaps this was what the walls were built to defend. But

with no clear way up to it, I decided to use my drone to investigate. Here

we go.

But getting a closer look, I soon realized that this was just another guard tower. And it wasn't the only one.

guard tower. And it wasn't the only one.

There were lots of them scattered across the mountain side, which only adds to the mystery. What on earth were these

the mystery. What on earth were these towers and walls defending out here? I

could only hope that the truth lay deeper in the mountain.

Nice. Almost good landing. So before we continue on with the hike, I'm starting to feel a little tired. So I'm going to have a coffee. But I'm not going to just have any old coffee. I'm going to have a Josh special coffee. So first thing you

want for your cup is a Hines big beans empty tin. The next step is you got your

empty tin. The next step is you got your bag of coffee. Get my little sporky spork. Spork. Bung it on in. Bong. Next

spork. Spork. Bung it on in. Bong. Next

step is to add a little bit of cold water. Oh my my, how fancy. I should be

water. Oh my my, how fancy. I should be a barista. Order for Josh.

a barista. Order for Josh.

That tastes about good as you can imagine. Now it was time to finally head

imagine. Now it was time to finally head into the most remote part of the mountain. I had no idea what I might

mountain. I had no idea what I might discover along my hike, but there was certainly a lot of potential because this mountain has witnessed some unbelievable history. The earliest we've

unbelievable history. The earliest we've already talked about, the longlost civilization from 10,000 years ago. But

there's another piece of evidence I haven't mentioned yet. one that helps explain why they might have lived here.

Because back then in 8000 BC, this mountain would have been the perfect place to call home. The climate was much wetter than it is today. So, the slopes were covered in thick forests. Wildlife

was everywhere. Fresh water flowed from countless springs, and the giant lake we see today even used to give access to the sea. And they weren't the only

the sea. And they weren't the only people to take advantage of this great location because later the Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, and countless others would all leave their mark in this mountain. Which means that on this hike,

mountain. Which means that on this hike, I could stumble across ruins from almost any era of the last 10,000 years.

Oh, just beside the trail, we got a another one of those carved rocks. Look

at this. Just seems like a little carved dwelling, doesn't it? And actually to back it up, I mean there's definitely recent fires, but there is a lot of black soot stuck in the walls, which

suggests that this has been used as a little fireplace for a long time. I know

from previous adventures in Georgia that caves like that were carved in stone by Christian monks looking to hide away from prosecution. Yeah, maybe that's

from prosecution. Yeah, maybe that's what it is. But usually you would have an altar or shrine or carving of a cross. None of these have any carvings

cross. None of these have any carvings or anything. We got acorns. I think

or anything. We got acorns. I think

these are AC. Ow, they're spiky. Spiky

acorns.

Still with my dog. We're having a wee adventure out here. I should give him a name. His name is Scrumblebat. How do

name. His name is Scrumblebat. How do

you feel about your name, Scrumblebat?

Okay, he's leaving. Well, I don't blame him. It's not a great name, is it? I had

him. It's not a great name, is it? I had

been hiking for quite a few hours now, and truth be told, I had not done much distance at all, thanks to all the mid- height discoveries. And what also didn't

height discoveries. And what also didn't help was that the trail conditions were getting worse. The more remote it got,

getting worse. The more remote it got, the steeper and more overgrown it became. I was surprised that Scramble

became. I was surprised that Scramble Bob was still with me, honestly. But he

seemed to be enjoying himself. Looking

cool, Scramble Bob. So cinematic. Love

it, man. Come on. We got to keep on hiking though.

Yeah. Come on. While I was hiking, I could hear a little little thing. Can

you hear it?

That is a running stream in this cave.

Let me go fill up my water.

There she is hidden there.

There is a population of rural shepherds out here and so I'm guessing this is for them, but it's well tucked away. That is

going to be lovely. It's a hot old day and so some fresh mountain spring water is lovely. Thank you, Mr. Mountain. Cheers.

lovely. Thank you, Mr. Mountain. Cheers.

Woo! It is steep. Scrumble Bob has no problem with it. You got him, man. You

show me how it's done. What an

inspiration. But as we continued hiking, the trail just kept getting steeper.

It's like the bush gave birth to me. And

with the heat of midday bearing down on us now, things were really starting to get tough. I think we were both feeling

get tough. I think we were both feeling it. It's a tough hike. I've been hiking

it. It's a tough hike. I've been hiking for 5 hours. I've done just under 9 km, which is uh yeah, way under pace. And

things were only going to get tougher because as beautiful as this landscape was, it was absolutely beating my butt.

The relentless steep climbs and the overgrown sections were slowing my pace more and more, and I was seriously starting to fall behind schedule. But I

did start to come across some unusual stuff out here. First was what appeared to be the remnants of an old stone road.

And then I spotted something far stranger in the distance. Just along the trail, it looks like there's a ruin sticking out above the trees there.

That's the first man-made structure in a long time. What on earth is it doing all

long time. What on earth is it doing all the way out here? It is near absolutely nothing. We are super duper remote. Here

nothing. We are super duper remote. Here

it is just there on the rock. How on

earth did they build that up there?

Okay, drop down the turtle shell for a second. Let's try to get up to it. Let's

second. Let's try to get up to it. Let's

walk around a bit more around the rock.

See if there's any way.

I mean, really doesn't seem to be any way up. Well, I've just done a full

way up. Well, I've just done a full circle of the rock. Went the whole way around it. There is no way up to that.

around it. There is no way up to that.

My guess is a wooden ladder that has since corroded away. Uh, I would get the drone up, but I have limited batteries and also limited time, so that is going to have to stay a mystery. And little

did I know that as I carried on with the hike, I was about to stumble into an even greater mystery. But before I could reach it, I had to first fight my way through some of the toughest hiking I've

ever done. Woo! Getting steep again. My

ever done. Woo! Getting steep again. My

goodness, I am knackered.

This has been a tough hike today, I tell you that.

This is a good place for a break. I

might have bitten off more than I could chew on this hike. I was meant to get maybe 20 plus kilometers done today.

Currently sitting about 13 in almost 8 hours, which is not great. We got a few more hours of sunlight left, maybe 3 hours maximum. So, I don't think I'll

hours maximum. So, I don't think I'll get the distance I needed to today done.

But it's been really fun, too. And we

have found some incredibly stunning landscapes and awesome historical remnants uh hidden in this mountain raid. But things were about to get a

raid. But things were about to get a whole lot more serious. If I lost light on this already tough section, it would become near impossible and very dangerous to continue on. So, I tried to

pick up the pace, but the trail conditions just wouldn't allow it. This

is This is tough going. I kept getting lost. And after hours of climbing, my

lost. And after hours of climbing, my legs were wrecked. But I had to keep pushing forward. The trail has

pushing forward. The trail has definitely also gotten.

As I say that, I almost fall. The trail

has definitely gotten worse, too. Right

at the steep point, it is hard to follow, and I've lost it a few times.

This has not been an enjoyable last hour, I'll be honest.

And forcing my way through the rocks and thick leaves, I suddenly came across something I never expected to find out here. Oh, wow. Look at this. We got a

here. Oh, wow. Look at this. We got a man-made structure across one of the cave entrances. I'm wrecked, but I'm

cave entrances. I'm wrecked, but I'm curious.

What?

There's nothing else here.

It is just this little structure built in the side. Let's go inside and check it out. Looks like there's a fire going

it out. Looks like there's a fire going on in here often times. Look at all the soot in the ceiling. I don't see any traces of a fire on the floor. So,

nothing recent. This is what it looks like from the inside. I have seen one thing. Look at this.

thing. Look at this.

This is definitely drawings on the rock here. Circles of red. But other than

here. Circles of red. But other than that, there is nothing here. It is just this tiny little structure in the middle of absolutely nowhere. I couldn't believe

absolutely nowhere. I couldn't believe that something man-made could be all the way out here. But I couldn't spend long thinking about it because the light was fading fast and I still needed to find

flat ground to camp on or I'd be in real trouble. Wo wo. Oh gosh, this backpack

trouble. Wo wo. Oh gosh, this backpack is heavy. These stones are slippy and my

is heavy. These stones are slippy and my legs are tired.

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Let's get back to the adventure. But

continuing on my brutal climb up the rocky terrain, it wasn't long until I stumbled across something else. This

looks like man-made mortar to create a platform, doesn't it? Some more man-made stuff here as well.

Looks like it's leading to that cave entrance.

Oh, what is this? You got piles of man-made rock just outside it. Here you

got a little table set up.

Let's go inside. Oh, wow. Look, you got another table and chair set up here.

You got a water and you also got a griller. Yeah, you even got little

griller. Yeah, you even got little plates here. And the cave was only the

plates here. And the cave was only the tip of the iceberg because what I found next was absolutely crazy.

Oh my goodness. Look what we have found.

This is definitely a crumbled entrance.

That looks ancient and epic. Let's go

through. All right. Where is it leading me to?

Oh, wait. We got a structure just up here.

wait. We got a structure just up here.

I'm going to get the bag down. Let's go

up there and check it out.

There it is.

Wow. Just on the peak here.

All right, we have made it up onto this little structure. And it really is just

little structure. And it really is just a little stone square. I mean, maybe a defensive tower, but uh super duper remote.

Oh, look at this. Wow,

that is a porcupine needle. I did not know there were porcupines here, but that is definitely one of them. My

goodness. Imagine getting that stuck in your butt. That would suck. I want to

your butt. That would suck. I want to have a quick look around and see if there's any other structures sort of hidden in the forest here before continuing on the hike. See if we can find more remnants of man-made stuff to

explain what on earth was going on here.

Oh, and right away we have found some more stuff. Just below it, we got this

more stuff. Just below it, we got this big old structure mainly covered in moss, but you can see the edges of it here. Also, you can see it around here.

here. Also, you can see it around here.

Look at that. So, there are more structures hidden in here. Look how

crazy this tree looks like an albino tree with the whole bark has come off.

Look at that. Right in front of this cave as well. That's a good sign.

Sure there's nothing ominous about that.

You got a little passageway through here.

Where is this leading me to?

Wow. Huge. Two massive pillars. Oh my

goodness. Look at these. We are

certainly starting to find something more major hidden in here. Also got a stone wall here.

They're kind of built into the rocks itself. Look how the stone just melds

itself. Look how the stone just melds away to the rocks. so seamlessly. This

is so strange.

Yeah, look, we got another wall here.

Look at this built right into the side.

This might have been like a full-on defensive wall.

I've looked around as much as I can, as much as the light will let me because the sun is actually starting to set now.

We need to go find a camping spot for tonight. I didn't make anywhere near the

tonight. I didn't make anywhere near the distance I thought I would today. We're

way behind schedule. So so epic and so worth just taking the time to look around. And we certainly stumbled onto

around. And we certainly stumbled onto some mystery out here. But now the only mystery I wanted to focus on was finding some flat land to pitch up my tent. And

to my luck, I soon found what seemed like the perfect spot. Oh, here we go.

What a perfect spot to camp right here.

That is looking flat like a pancake.

Let's set up the tent here.

Oh, darn it. I I I can't here.

You can see a little itsybitsy line.

Little itsybitsy line to a little hole in there. Right, that is a ant nest now.

in there. Right, that is a ant nest now.

That's fine now. I mean, they're not too active, but they get really active at night and they could eat through my tent or crawl all over me. Give me a second.

I'm going to go find another spot.

Welcome to campsite numero duro. It's

not how you say it, but it's how I did.

You know the old saying, when you see a bunch of ants that will eat your tent, go a different place. It's the famous saying and so that's what we're doing

finally. Let's get this tent up.

finally. Let's get this tent up.

With my tent finally up and a peanut butter sandwich in my stomach, I could finally enjoy the sunset after a tough but epic first day. I hadn't done anywhere near the distance I needed to

cover today, but I had come across some unbelievable discovery. The strangest

unbelievable discovery. The strangest being the final ruins that were built in such a hard-to-reach and remote area on the mountain that I have to believe that they were built to be kept hidden. And

that wasn't all. We'd found mysterious defenses and lots of these strange carved shelters that so far feel like the strongest candidates for being linked to the long-lost civilization.

But without clear proof, all I could do was hope that the next two days would reveal some stronger evidence. For now,

it was time to say good night and rest up for day two because it was going to be a big one.

Good morning everyone. I got some sleep.

I did. I may or may not have had a little eye in which is not good.

We need to get up and we need to get going. Let's go on an adventure.

going. Let's go on an adventure.

Breakfast in the tent is a can of coffee and a protein bar. Life is good.

Delicious.

Oh, morning turkey. Oh my goodness, guys.

Today is going to be a day where I really have to lock in. We did not get the distance I need to get done yesterday. Nowhere close. I wanted to

yesterday. Nowhere close. I wanted to get 15 miles. I got 7 miles in 10 hours of hiking. If I'm going to actually do

of hiking. If I'm going to actually do this in 3 days, which I I need to be able to do, I need to get this tent down fast. Check out this magic. You just

fast. Check out this magic. You just

click your fingers and just like magic, the tent is gone. Definitely didn't just take me 10 minutes to do it. Let's go.

We need to go today. We need to get so much done. We don't have any time. We

much done. We don't have any time. We

do. We We can do it. But to be able to do it, I would need to really pick up the pace. I only brought enough food for

the pace. I only brought enough food for 3 days. So, if I didn't make up the

3 days. So, if I didn't make up the distance, then things could get very bad. So, my goal for today was to reach

bad. So, my goal for today was to reach this area, not only to get back on schedule, but also because it supposedly hides one of the ancient cave paintings from the long-lost civilization I'm

searching for. But there was just one

searching for. But there was just one big problem with this plan. Standing

between me and that point were some of the toughest hiking sections of the entire journey. So, it was not going to

entire journey. So, it was not going to be an easy day. But with all that being said, spirits were definitely high.

>> Good morning, Turkey. The rest of the morning was spent hiking down from the rocky mountainside and into this lush green valley where hidden between the trees, there was an ancient surprise

waiting for me. Oh, what do we have here? Look at these stone pillars. I

here? Look at these stone pillars. I

think we found another ancient ruin.

Very clearly man-made. And I actually think here there is a carving. You can

see it just sticking out from the stone there. There are some more like blocks

there. There are some more like blocks falling on the floor here. My thought is maybe this was a larger complex. And

this fallen one here looks like maybe letters, maybe letter carvings, maybe ancient Greek. It does seem like that,

ancient Greek. It does seem like that, doesn't it? These sort of pillars being

doesn't it? These sort of pillars being out here definitely make me think of like a temple sort of structure. And I

do know from research that the Greeks actually worshiped Zeus on this mountain. That would be around 600 BC.

mountain. That would be around 600 BC.

So, we're talking almost 3,000 years old. It's cool that any pillars still

old. It's cool that any pillars still are up. And it wouldn't be the only

are up. And it wouldn't be the only ancient discovery I'd make today because continuing on my hike, the trail soon turned to a dry riverbed. Well, mostly

dry.

>> Oh no.

>> And thanks to being on mainly flat terrain in this gorgeous valley, I was finally making good progress. And as I hiked, I kept my eyes peeled for any other remnants of the longlost civilization. Because a flat valley like

civilization. Because a flat valley like this would have been the perfect place to build. But hours went by and I didn't

to build. But hours went by and I didn't find anything. That is until I suddenly

find anything. That is until I suddenly spotted something.

>> Wa! Look just here also above me on that mountain. It looks to be a large ruin. I

mountain. It looks to be a large ruin. I

didn't have enough time to hike up to it myself, but luckily I did have my trusty drone with me. So I sent it up to get a closer look. And right away it became

closer look. And right away it became clear that this was actually a huge ruin stretching across the entire summit of the mountain. The outer walls were the

the mountain. The outer walls were the most visible, but there did also seem to be smaller ruins inside. It looked like a defensive stronghold, and later research would confirm that. Now, not

much is known about this fortress, but many believe it was once a castle that guard an important trade route through this area, but who built it or when is still a mystery. We got a lot of hiking

still to do today, and we have about 4 hours of sunlight to do it. I've got to do about the distance I did in the entire day of yesterday. In the next 4 hours to help me though, I got my can of

coffee. So, with the fuel of cano

coffee. So, with the fuel of cano coffee, anything is possible.

And I would certainly need the coffeey's help for this next section cuz it was going to be a tough one. It's not that big a ledge, but it feels big with my

turtle shell. Oh my goodness. How am I

turtle shell. Oh my goodness. How am I Oh, how am I doing this? Spreading.

I'm sure that was extremely graceful. I

would now have to climb up to the summit of the mountain. And to make things worse, the trail conditions were getting pretty bad. But at least the ground

pretty bad. But at least the ground wasn't slippy.

Oh dear.

This beautiful view marks almost the highest point that I will go to on this trip. I hope that means the hardest is

trip. I hope that means the hardest is behind us. I have a feeling like always

behind us. I have a feeling like always I'll end up eating my words on that. And

I did in fact almost immediately eat my words because the trail was not done climbing. Wa. Okay. Do you remember when

climbing. Wa. Okay. Do you remember when I said earlier that uh that was the highest point we go? Well, it turns out we continue going up for quite a while after that. So, I did indeed eat my

after that. So, I did indeed eat my words, but now I think although I keep saying this and being wrong, this is pretty much the highest point now. I'll

go in the hike. But little did I know that I would soon be eating my words once again. And for the next hour, it

once again. And for the next hour, it just kept going up and up and up and up and up and up. This mountain just keeps inventing new versions that are just higher every time I say I'm at the

summit. So, I'm not saying it anymore.

summit. So, I'm not saying it anymore.

But eventually, I had a ton of luck. I'm

saying it again. I think this time I have hit the final summit, the highest point that I'll be hiking to on this adventure. And uh we got a beautiful

adventure. And uh we got a beautiful view to celebrate it. Finally, I was going downhill, which was a lovely change from my battered legs. But what I was even more excited about was the

valley I was now entering because it could hold the key to finding evidence of our long-lost civilization. Been

hiking down for a long time on the side of the mountain and I'm coming into an area where I know these 10,000y old paintings are now. They are scattered

all over this mountain. There's over 170 of them all over the place. But through

my research, I was able to pinpoint two areas where there are definitely ones.

We're coming into one of those areas now. So, I still don't have an exact

now. So, I still don't have an exact location, just the general area. Um, but

it's not like there's a lot of rocks on this mountain, is there? But the

paintings weren't the only thing on my mind. If they were nearby, then surely

mind. If they were nearby, then surely other traces of this lost civilization could be, too. So, as I hiked down, I kept my eyes peeled for any other evidence. And sure enough, I soon found

evidence. And sure enough, I soon found something. I have just come across this.

something. I have just come across this.

Now, it could be natural, but to me, this does look like a man-made shelter or burial chamber that could definitely have been built around 10,000 years ago.

I was definitely getting close to the area with the paintings. But that's

exactly when the trail turned against me, becoming overgrown and almost impossible to follow. I forced my way through the thick overgrowth trying to keep my pace up, but I wasn't fast

enough. The sun is setting. I've run out

enough. The sun is setting. I've run out of time. I don't think we will reach any

of time. I don't think we will reach any cave paintings today. We make great distance today, but I'm wrecked and we don't have much sunlight left to find a good place to put up the tent. All

right, we have found the spot we're going to camp at. I am really tired, so I'm going to get the tent up quickly and then we can have some dinner and go to bed.

The tent is up and she looks great. I tell you what looks even better. I got some Hines beans.

I'm having it cold.

just didn't have the space in my bag to bring a cooking stove. Also, certain

areas of Turkey, you're not allowed to use it because of Risk of Wildfire. But

honestly, if you've been watching the channel for a while, you know I do love a good can of cold baked beans.

Oh my goodness, that tastes so good.

Tomorrow is going to be crazy. I'm going

to take it easy now and uh I'll see you guys tomorrow. Bye.

guys tomorrow. Bye.

Good morning everyone. Welcome to the final day of the adventure. And we're

starting off with the very exciting task of finding the ancient paintings. I got

up before the sun rose and I've hiked into the area where it's meant to be.

Where are these paintings?

This is going to be hard to find, I'm sure. I have no idea how big they are,

sure. I have no idea how big they are, where they are exactly, but they're definitely somewhere here.

Oh, there's a lot of rock to search. You

know, it could be under any rock. It

could be this here. Any of these rocks here. This is going to take a while, I

here. This is going to take a while, I think. Could be like under here. No, I

think. Could be like under here. No, I

actually hope we can actually find them.

Otherwise, we've come a long way for Wow. Nothing.

Wow. Nothing.

This is looking promising.

Oh my goodness. We have found them.

Look, these are 100% the cave paintings.

That's so clearly a hand.

Here are the people dancing. This one

you can't see. It's super clear, but there's free figures there. This is what it is inside this little chamber. And

you come on in.

And then here they are up on the walls.

It's really incredible up here too.

That's really really one of the coolest things I've ever ever experienced in my life to be honest. Finding these

paintings was the strongest evidence of the lost civilization we'd uncovered so far. I had found possible rock shelters,

far. I had found possible rock shelters, too, which were promising, but nothing solid enough to prove that the world's first city and civilization might have once stood on this mountain, which meant

our final and best chance of finding proof lay in reaching the strange structure I'd found on Google Earth.

Looks like we're going to come into a small rural village. W talk about a beautiful place to build a village. Good

morning.

We are in the village now. So far, it is primarily farms with cattle. Good

morning. Good morning.

>> It really was a stunning village. And as

I entered the center of it, I was hit with a wonderful surprise. These

friendly locals invited me to join them for some tea and bread.

>> Ah, wow.

All righty, we are leaving the village now. That was amazing. What was meant to

now. That was amazing. What was meant to be a short walk for you ended up being a really wholesome 30 minutes. So, my main goal now was to hike into one of the

most remote parts of the mountain where the man-made structure I'd found on Google Earth was supposed to be. But on

the way, I'd be passing through a place where there was another ancient painting. And this one was meant to be

painting. And this one was meant to be very special. So, I wanted to see if I

very special. So, I wanted to see if I could find it and document it. But that

would not be easy. Could be anywhere here. Let's try find it. I'm keeping an

here. Let's try find it. I'm keeping an eye out for what looks like rock shelters. That's where the last one was.

shelters. That's where the last one was.

And so, I think that will help speed up the search a little. Maybe in here.

Nope. Nothing except for a spider in my eye. Lovely. I've left the bag for

eye. Lovely. I've left the bag for easier mobility. Oh, it always feels so

easier mobility. Oh, it always feels so good to have it off. This looks super man-made. You've even got like a little

man-made. You've even got like a little stone built up on that side. There's no

cave paintings, but a lot of suit. So,

this might not be where a cave painting is, but I bet you this was a shelter back in the day. Could be in any one of these rocks.

Oh goodness. This looks a bit like a shelter in here. Ah,

nothing yet. Look at this spot. This is

100% a little shelter. You've even still got the stones stacked up on it. Look at

that. Oh my goodness. It's so obvious. I

mean, I think someone's using it for storage now, but this was definitely an old shelter back in the day. This looks

like a like a little shelter, doesn't it?

Let's get a proper look inside.

Okay, we are in.

Wa! We found them. We found them. Wow.

Yes. Yes, we're in it. This is a shelter. This is shelter for people

shelter. This is shelter for people 10,000 years ago or some sort of sacred site. Now, the reason this particular

site. Now, the reason this particular painting is so special is because some people think it showcases animal farming, which if true is powerful evidence to suggest that this mountain

could have been home to the world's first civilization, as hunter gatherers do not practice animal farming. Let's

head back out.

Wow, that was pretty darn cool. humans 10,000

years ago would have crawled through the same hole. And

same hole. And God, it's really special. Really, really

special. It's wild to think that these ancient people left almost nothing behind. No bones, no pottery, and no

behind. No bones, no pottery, and no tools. Nothing on this entire mountain

tools. Nothing on this entire mountain except these paintings. But if they did leave anything else, it would have to be somewhere no one has ever looked, somewhere remote and hidden. And that's

what made this strange structure so compelling. And as I hiked towards it,

compelling. And as I hiked towards it, the excitement kept building. This could

be the breakthrough, the clue that finally cracks this mystery open and reveals more evidence of a civilization lost for 10,000 years. But before I could reach it, something else caught my

eye. Oh, I can see a ruin poking above

eye. Oh, I can see a ruin poking above the trees. Do you see that? There's a

the trees. Do you see that? There's a

ruin poking up through the trees. And

along my way to it, we got another ruin here.

Look at this. Some sort of stone building.

Not much left inside, though. There's

the main site there.

Oh, it looks epic.

Let's see if we can get up there. I'll

drop the bag and we can go explore it.

Coming up to the main entrance now.

Wow, it's so beautiful with the archways.

Wow, we are inside the complex now. Look

at this epic one.

You can see where this staircase used to be and it's crumbled away. Here at the base of the rock, you got little stone circles here. It's so cool how they've

circles here. It's so cool how they've integrated this into the actual rock itself. Let's go check out the tallest

itself. Let's go check out the tallest bit here.

Wow, look at this place. Super scenic

where it's located and very remote.

Lots of little rooms in here. Wow. It is

absolutely breathtaking. So, this is one of the few ruins that is actually not shrouded in mystery. Basically, this was a fortified monastery built here during the Byzantine Empire when Byzantine

Empire was kind of losing control to the Ottomans and so Christians fled to remote fortified locations so they continue their practice and peace. I

would say probably 800 years old in terms of a ruin. Very impressive to see.

And it wasn't just the ruins that were impressive because as I started hiking away from them, I suddenly came across this caged off rock and behind the bars painted onto the stone was a Christian

mural. It's crazy to think that this

mural. It's crazy to think that this could have been created over 800 years ago. But as incredible as it is, I had

ago. But as incredible as it is, I had to keep moving. I still had a long way to hike if I wanted to reach the mysterious structure I found on Google Earth. Wow, trails getting a bit wild.

Earth. Wow, trails getting a bit wild.

Yeah, we are definitely heading more remote now. What if my bag can even fit

remote now. What if my bag can even fit me?

Jeez. So,

>> this part of the mountain was absolutely stunning, but the hiking was tough going. Luckily for me though, I was

going. Luckily for me though, I was about to get some backup. So, I was just taking 5 minutes break in the shade. And

look who's joined me. It's my doggo friend from day one. He's quicker than me. He went he got to the place first.

me. He went he got to the place first.

That's amazing. I was just chilling here and he came running up. You ready? Let's

do it. You lead the way, my man.

Being reunited with Scramble Bob was exactly the boost I needed to keep pushing on. And before long, me and my

pushing on. And before long, me and my four-legged friend were deep into one of the most remote parts of the mountain.

This trail is absolutely epic. Today, I

am weaving through the rocks. Look at

this. We were now closing in on the Google Earth structure, and that's when we started to notice some strange things. Oh, look here. Big stones on the

things. Oh, look here. Big stones on the path. It looks like rubble to me. Yeah.

path. It looks like rubble to me. Yeah.

Building up there. There. You see that stack stones there? This definitely is Yeah. man-made. We might be coming into

Yeah. man-made. We might be coming into a bunch of ruins. But continuing to hike even further into this remote area, it soon became clear what I had found. And

it was something completely unexpected.

Definitely with a carved entrance.

There's no way that's natural. Not quite

sure what it could be, but let's continue on the hike. Look at the carvings up there. Let's get a closer look. So random. Definitely got man-made

look. So random. Definitely got man-made carvings in the rock. It's like a shrine. Dude, what do you think these

shrine. Dude, what do you think these ruins are, man? What do you think? What

do you think? I don't know either. Oh,

look at this. I know what this is. This

is a tomb. It's actually cracked open.

That's pretty darn crazy. We're

definitely in an ancient burial site.

Got another one here. You also got one just there. I'm glad I wasn't camping

just there. I'm glad I wasn't camping around here. Let's continue on up. It's

around here. Let's continue on up. It's

actually got a little staircase.

More foundational stones here.

Absolutely massive chunks of stone here.

This would have been a huge structure.

Surely couldn't just have been a grave site, right? Even have these biggest

site, right? Even have these biggest structures around. These are definitely

structures around. These are definitely carved steps here.

Oh my goodness. Carved steps to more tombs. We're definitely finding loads of

tombs. We're definitely finding loads of man-made activity here. Loads. Really

feels like I'm walking through just a huge field of rubble. Like all these stones were once connected to buildings.

Foundational brick work again.

Definitely a structure was here. But

this was only the start of the discoveries because as I pushed closer to the structure I'd found on Google Earth, I started coming across even more strange remnants of human activity.

Wa! Look at that for a big old wall.

Okay, there must be something up here.

All right, this is it on top.

Nothing really here, but a few foundational bricks. It's obviously

foundational bricks. It's obviously maybe was a big I don't know, castle fortress. Here's the highest point here.

fortress. Here's the highest point here.

Oh my goodness. Look at this view.

Because it's just got a perfect full 360. I do think that's what makes it

360. I do think that's what makes it likely to be a fortification. Our

structure we're heading to is still somewhere here. We're not super far

somewhere here. We're not super far away, but we still have a bit of hiking to do. And I can see absolutely nothing

to do. And I can see absolutely nothing that looks man-made here. So, the only other thing I'm a little worried about right now is I'm almost completely out of water. I mean, it's late November and

of water. I mean, it's late November and yet somehow it is absolutely boiling. I

am going to do the last little bit without the bag. I've got about 1 kilometer deeper heading off trail, I'm pretty sure. So, just take my drone with

pretty sure. So, just take my drone with me and my camera. Let's head deeper into the unknown. This was it. The final push

the unknown. This was it. The final push and my last chance to find evidence of the long lost civilization. I was tired and almost out of water, but I was

determined to find the structure.

It's definitely sort of a trail.

Wa! Look at this. This is a straightup cave. Oh my goodness. This was not part

cave. Oh my goodness. This was not part of the plan at all. Let's go in.

Oh my word. This is like an ancient I think an ancient Christian mural. This

is insane. It's definitely been very heavily destroyed, but it is really incredible to see. This was not part of the plan. Wonderful addition, but I am

the plan. Wonderful addition, but I am basically right where the structure I found on Google Earth is. So, this has got to be related to it.

Okay, where is it? I should be right on it, but I cannot see it. probably just

above me. Let's find some high ground.

See if we can see it.

Okay, we're on some high ground now.

Should be somewhere here. If it's up there though, it's going to be impossible to get to. I'm going to get the drone up, see if I can find it, and then see if I can scout a way up to it to see it in person.

And almost immediately, I spotted something on this rock summit. And

getting a closer look, it became clear.

This was the structure I'd found on Google Earth. Now, it was definitely

Google Earth. Now, it was definitely man-made, but it was perched in a place I had zero chance of reaching on foot.

Luckily for me, though, the drone could get there no problem. And honestly,

there wasn't much left. Just the

foundation stones of what looked like a small building. But look where this

small building. But look where this place is. I have no idea how anyone

place is. I have no idea how anyone managed to construct something up here.

Maybe there was once a path that's long since crumbled away. And even though it was only a small ruin, it was still incredible to finally lay eyes on the structure. I'd spent 3 days trying to

structure. I'd spent 3 days trying to reach, even if it was just through my drone. We documented so many man-made

drone. We documented so many man-made and mysterious structures out here. Too

many for my dehydrated, exhausted brain to make sense of right now. So, it was now time to head home and analyze everything properly to see if anything I captured out here might link to the

long-lost civilization that apparently lived here 10,000 years ago. All righty.

Oh, I am stiff. I am a little tired. But

we are back in civilization and we are going to delve into the footage that I captured on this adventure and let's try draw some conclusions as to what we might have found here. Did we find evidence of the long-lost civilization?

Let's delve into it and see if we have the answer here. Let's jump into the first mystery that we found, which were the walls and the defenses. It was a few hours hike out from the village itself.

And on that village is where the old ancient city that we know about was located. My guess is that the ancient

located. My guess is that the ancient city stretched far further up the mountain side than I had previously thought. And these are just walls and

thought. And these are just walls and defenses that are at max 3,000 years old and would have been used to defend that ancient city. Now, we're going to start

ancient city. Now, we're going to start getting more interesting because I think that one's pretty obvious. But other

than that, there's a whole lot of unknown that we captured. I mean, in day one, we found a ton of remote structures. I have looked online, and

structures. I have looked online, and there's no real written record on this stuff, although there are suggestions that it could be linked to an ancient network of Christian monks that lived there. Some structures we found on this

there. Some structures we found on this trip could definitely be that because they would have specifically built stuff in such inaccessible areas, so they had no choice just to pray and meditate and be away from civilization. There's a few

stuff that I think for sure will be that, which means they're probably only about 1,300 years old at max. Maybe some

of the bigger stuff we found was a fortified chapel or monastery. I think

it answers quite a lot of the mysterious structures we found, but not all of them. Those stone shelters that we found

them. Those stone shelters that we found have definitely be one been lived in for a long time because we saw soot on the ceiling and soot can last a very long time if it's not exposed. It can last thousands of thousands of years. What I

think is also good evidence to suggest that these stone shelters could have been built by the long-lost civilization that we're looking for is because they look very similar to the actual shelters that we found the cave paintings in. It

could be Bronze Age. It could be from a later time, 30,000 BC, but I think that definitely could link to the ancient civilization. And there are tons

civilization. And there are tons scattered all over this mountain. I

think someone smarter than me needs to go with a team and investigate this stuff more and see are these stone carved out shelters related at all to the shelters the cave paintings are found and if so how many of them are on

this mountain and if there's a ton of them I mean could that be the first city technically and then finally to end on the final structure we saw that I found on Google Earth. I don't think it is

from 10,000 years ago. I mean it's in such a remote but also exposed area that thing's going to get battered with wind.

I think it'd be gone that was built 10,000 years ago. I think that's far more likely to be a remote chapel from that network of monks that lived on the mountain like we talked about before. I

think it could definitely be over a thousand years old but not 10,000 years old. Have we found evidence of a

old. Have we found evidence of a long-lost civilization? I mean, yes, we

long-lost civilization? I mean, yes, we have the paintings. But did we find any new evidence? I really don't know.

new evidence? I really don't know.

Again, those carved out stone shelters definitely could be linked and there's tons of them all over the mountain. So,

a large amount of people, ancient people, could have lived on this mountain. conditions would have allowed

mountain. conditions would have allowed them to do it. We're seeing evidence of it, but are those from 30,000 BC rather than 8,000 BC? That's the question. I

think there's a lot here that still needs to be explored. But no, I don't think we can say for sure that the first civilization on the planet happened on this mountain. But I think we can say

this mountain. But I think we can say there's certainly evidence that requires more investigation before we say they certainly didn't start civilization here. You know, nothing conclusive and

here. You know, nothing conclusive and sorry about that, but to be honest, what can we expect? I'm an intern.

This has been an absolutely epic adventure. I really hope you guys

adventure. I really hope you guys enjoyed. If you did, please let me know

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Turkey, thank you so much for being incredible. And also my sweetie pie dog

incredible. And also my sweetie pie dog friend, thank you for joining me as well. You are very, very sweet. Curled

well. You are very, very sweet. Curled

up like a little croissant. So, we'll

see you guys in the next adventure. Bye.