An independent project · Early preview
A shared atlas of
the ancient world.
Ancient sites, the videos about them, and the evidence people add. All connected, so the next conversation can build on the last.
See how it works
Atlantic OceanStart with a place. Compare the details it shares with other sites.
A small tour using sites and videos already in the atlas.
Explore the full mapWhy I’m building this
A good observation should
outlive the comment thread.
Someone spots a detail in a YouTube video. Someone in a Facebook group has a photo from another angle. A researcher has already measured it. Too often, those pieces never meet.
Then the thread disappears, and the next conversation starts from scratch.
Stone Atlas gives that work a shared home. Record a site, keep the original sources, and add something the next person can use.
How the pieces fit
From a detail to a question
we can investigate.
Keep what we observe, where it came from, and how we explain it clear.
A worked example Real places and source · illustrative research question
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Notice a detail
Sacsayhuamán, PeruSite & featurePolygonal stone wallsObservationThe blocks have many-sided faces and fit against their neighbours.
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Keep the source
22:00 Source & claimUnchartedX · Cusco walk & talkA saved timestamp links to the discussion of Sacsayhuamán. Check the original before building on a claim.
Add a photo, measurement, or paper - 03
Compare the evidence
Sacsayhuamán
DelphiConnectionSimilar joints. What differs?Compare the stone, the tools, the dates, and the construction. Keep the differences alongside the similarities.
Could similar building constraints explain the resemblance?
An explanation to test. Add supporting evidence, counterexamples, or another explanation to the discussion.
A connection on the map means there is something to compare. Its explanation stays open to evidence, corrections, and disagreement.
For YouTube creators & researchers
Give your videos
a place on the map.
Link to Stone Atlas from your video description. Viewers can explore the sites linked to that video, jump to a timestamp, and continue the discussion with the sources in view.
- A channel profile brings your videos and mapped sites together.
- One link opens a map of the sites covered in a video.
- Viewers can help identify places, add photos, and check observations.
Channel claims are reviewed. Contributor access is required during the preview.
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Public channel feeds bring recent uploads together. Site links and timestamps add the geographic context.
Featured sources are examples from the catalog. Inclusion does not imply endorsement or a claimed profile.
A place to keep working together
Bring your corner
of the conversation.
Bring a useful find from YouTube, a Facebook group, a Reddit thread, or your own field notes. Link it to the place and the question it belongs to.
Follow creator uploads and activity across the atlas. Use forum threads for the conversation; keep the findings on the record.
Open for a look around
Early days. Come take a look.
I’m Cristian. I’m building Stone Atlas as a side project, and this is an early version. Try it, tell me what’s confusing, and help decide what deserves attention next.