Face That Shouldn’t Exist Found by Google Earth

Face That Shouldn’t Exist Found by Google Earth

From Metaphysical by Metaphysical with Rob Counts and John Vivanco

April 24, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 156

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious Badlands Guardian, a face carved into the earth that can only be seen from the sky.

There’s a face carved in the earth that you were never meant to see. Visit https://themetaphysical.tv for uncensored After Hours episodes, exclusive content, and access to a library of 1,000+ mind-expanding videos on hidden history, forbidden knowledge, and otherworldly topics! What if one of the most mysterious, ancient images on the planet was never known to most people because it wasn’t meant to be seen from the ground? Hidden in the Badlands near Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada, there’s something you can’t find by hiking, driving, or exploring on foot. You can only see it from the sky. In 2005 while exploring Google Earth, a 53-year-old woman stumbled across something that stopped her in her tracks: a clearly defined human face etched into the clay rock landscape, a Native person with distinct features and what appears to be a feathered headdress. Today, it’s known as the Badlands Guardian. And here’s where it gets unsettling. If this image is truly ancient, as it’s believed to be, then it shouldn’t exist. The Blackfoot tribe historically living in the area had no known technology capable of carving something this massive, this precise, and this three-dimensional. It’s not…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Counts, John Vivanco

Topics covered

  • mystery
  • ancient history
  • archaeology
  • Google Earth
  • Native American culture

Keywords

  • Badlands Guardian
  • Google Earth
  • ancient image
  • Native American
  • pareidolia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blackfoot tribe

Places: Badlands, Medicine Hat, Alberta

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