Gods descending to Earth, converging on the same haloed ground. A holy shrine built to mark the landing of a meteorite. And sacred caves where walls are lined with images of strange half-human creatures. Are such sites around the world evidence of man’s reverence for God, or the result of contact with ancient space travellers? Ancient Aliens s3e3: Aliens and Sacred Places
Jerusalem: It’s one of the most sacred sites on Earth where three of the world’s most prominent religions – Christianity, Judaism and Isalmism – all converge: Temple Mount. ibid.
The Temple was said to house the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred chest believed to have contained the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written. ibid.
The sculptures and wall paintings are some of the oldest surviving works of art from ancient India. ibid.
Ethiopia, the Churches of Lalibela: Who or what built them? ibid.
Lebanon: The ruins of a site that is much much older … the ancient city of Baalbek … The enormous stone foundation that lies at the base of the site dates back tens of thousands of years. ibid.
The giant megalithic stones incorporated into the foundation, each weighing between 800 and 1,200 tons. ibid.
Ancient cities lost for centuries. Treasures hidden deep under water. And secret chambers buried under the great Egyptian Sphinx. For millennia humans have been enchanged by legends of hidden gold. Ancient Aliens s3e4: Aliens and Temples of Gold
‘A number of researchers have suggested that aliens have come to Earth primarily to mine gold.’ ibid. Chidress
Lake Guatavita in Colombia is said to be the site of an ancient meteor crater. The circular-shaped mountain lake is at the heart of one of man’s most enduring searches: the search for El Dorado, the lost city of gold. ibid.
Ancient Egypt: The land where gold was linked to the gods. ibid.
A 1,000-year-old temple built to commemorate the visitation of a god. A coronation stone used to channel the design. And mysterical chants designed for communicating with other-wordly beings. Around the world ancient rites and rituals are practised, but just who or what are we trying to communicate with? Ancient Aliens s3e5: Aliens and Mysterious Rituals
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Among the ancient ruins of Chichen Itza stands the great pyramid of El Castillo … Ritual sacrifice is no longer practised at El Castillo. ibid.
Many ancient cultures believed shamans could communicate with other-worldly beings. ibid.
In the area of Horseshoe Canyon, Utah, graphic depictions called petroglyphs can be found of ancient Native American shamans and the other-worldly they claim to communicate with. ibid.
One of these petroglyphs called the Ghost Panel depicts nine-foot-tall figures conducting what some believe is an actual encounter between shamans and star-beings. ibid.
Stone cut with amazing precision. Acoustic chambers designed for inter-planetary communication. And architecture configured to harness cosmic energy. Are these dramatic examples of advanced technology, or are they simply the astounding achievements of ancient engineers? Ancient Aliens s3e6: Aliens and Ancient Engineers
Peru, Ollantaytambo: 9,000 feet above sea-level in an area the Inca people once called the Sacred Valley like the ruins of the ancient city of Ollantaytambo. ibid.
But how could the earliest humans on Earth have produced such astonishing stonework where massive interlocking blocks fit together with such precision? ibid.
‘These six giant slabs of red granite have stood here for thousands of years.’ ibid. comment
Mexico, Teotihuacan: Here on a highlands plateau lies the enormous archaeological site of the ancient city Teotihuacan … One of the largest cities in the ancient world. ibid.
The ruins of a vast temple complex of Vijayanagara … The temple of Vijayanagara was built using ancient geometric and mathematical formulas. ibid.
Vadic literature contain multiple references to flying objects of various shapes and sizes. ibid.
Luxor, Egypt: Here along the east bank of the Nile River lies the archaeological remains of the vast Karnak Temple complex. ibid.
Ancient Astronaut theorists suggest that early Egyptian builders might have had access to extraterrestrial knowledge and technology. ibid.
A tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea: Malta … Stone structures on the Maltese island of Gozo are considered by archaeologists to be among the greatest achievements of ancient engineering anywhere in the world. ibid.
The sheer scale of construction and the use of vertically arranged monolithic stones weighing over twenty tons. ibid.
‘Cart-ruts’ found all over the island. ibid.
A mysterious underground sanctuary dating to 2,500 B.C. It’s called the Hypogeum. ibid.
Festering disease. Raging pestilence. And agonizing death. But what if the source for all this very human suffering has a strangely non-human origin? Ancient Aliens s3e7: Aliens, Plagues and Epidemics
The worst plague in recorded history. Could this deadly pandemic, known as the Spanish Influenza, have been somehow connected to the incident at Fatima? ibid.
Disease has been responsible for more deaths than every war in human history combined. ibid.
Like the plague of Athens, the Justinian Plague was accompanied by multiple reports of strange sightings in the sky. ibid.
Among antiquities, MacGregor Man is not alone. Throughout the world there are scores of ancient carvings and figurines that seem to depict other-wordly creatures in what some claim is astronaut-like clothing. ibid.
If there was a sinister agenda, why not just attack our planet and be done with it? ibid.
Kerala, India, 2001: A cosmic bang, a massive explosion in the atmosphere, and then a downpour of red rain. ibid.
A mighty empire ruled by the descendants of gods. A remote island where stone giants walk the earth. And a fertile garden where modern man was born. Do the stories behind these ancient locations have any basis in fact? If they do, why have the answers been lost for centuries? Ancient Aliens s3e8: Aliens and Lost Worlds
Honduras: The monumental ruins of Copan. This archaeological site is believed to have been the cultural and political centre of the once mighty Mayan civilisation. ibid.
In the 9th century this incredible Mayan city was abandoned, and its people vanished. ibid.
At Copan the Mayans had built a complex of monuments, temples and plazas. ibid.
Turkey, Nemrud Dagi: Colossal statues were created of lions and eagles and Persion and Greek gods, as well as two massive sculptures of the king himself. ibid.
Peru: The Nazca were a deeply religious and spiritual people. ibid.
Nazca Lines: A series of enormous geoglyphs or ground drawings on to the desert floor. The great geoglyphs are composed of dozens of spirals, triangle and trapezoids, as well as miles of zigzagging lines. Huge drawings depict a humming bird, a spider, a killer whale and a human figure with owl-like eyes. ibid.
Easter Island: ‘What we see in the petroglyth art of the island is figures of birdmen.’ ibid.
Walking stone giants, petroglyphs of flying beings, the ancient inhabitants of Easter Island appear capable of incredible feats. ibid.
Rockets capable of destroying whole cities. Fire that burns underwater. And fighter jets that fly without pilots. Throughout history advances in technology have led to the development of powerful weapons, each more deadly than the last. But were these lethal weapons the product of human innovation, or were they developed with help from another more other-worldly source? Ancient Aliens s3e9: Aliens and Deadly Weapons
In many different cultures similar myths exist about fire being given to man by the gods. ibid.
Mahabharata: Some of the earliest accounts of warfare describe sophisticated weaponry that humans wouldn’t develop for thousands of years. ibid.