Easter Island: ‘In this study of the different food we have, the result came with the banana. They found the banana on the island three thousands years ago.’ Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e3: Chapter III, expert
The plants are helping us push the timeline back. ibid.
More evidence of Veracocha’s legacy … More than 11,000 feet above sea level: this is Sascayhuaman. This is one of the world’s most extraordinary ancient sites and one of the most mysterious. The vast hilltop site is filled with archaeological wonders crafted from stone. ibid.
Incas: A civilisation that flourished across the high Andes. ibid.
The Inca warriors made their last redoubt from behind these walls. ibid.
We did see something like this back in Rapa Nui. ibid.
Temple of the Moon, Machu Picchu: Are we looking at the work of someone else, an older culture? Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e4: Chapter IV
Q’Enqo: Translates to labyrinth … A complex network of sculpted tunnels, subterranean galleries, and what appear to be altars carved out of the bedrock, all seemingly leading to an amphitheatre. ibid.
A civilisation that pre-dates the Inca. When I look at Sascayhuaman, I think I’m looking at the fingerprints of a lost technology. ibid.
Hidden beneath the jungle canopy there are more cities. Many more. ibid.
This super-powered soil has been found all across the Amazon. ibid.
‘Many of trees were have here – Brazil nut, many palms, are semi-cultivated and even cultivated and even domesticated.’ ibid.
Ayahuasca: I believe it’s use pre-dates the Inca. Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas s2e5: Chapter V
It suggests that Ayahuasca was being used 13,000 years ago. ibid.
I couldn’t help wondering whether these geometric earthworks might have been influenced by Ayahuasca. ibid.
Ohio: They’re called the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. Attributed to a civilisation known today as the Hopewell culture, that thrived in the Great Lakes region around 2,000 years ago. Massive ditches and embankments in precise geometrical array. ibid.
The Badlands of the south-western United States … Home to some of the most important archaeological sites in North America. Dozens of ancient man-made structures are scattered for miles across the valley floor … This is Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. ibid.
The Maya civilisation thrives. It was a culture that expressed its genius in many ways. ibid.
Palenque [Mexico] is an absolutely breathtaking place. With its awe-inspiring architecture and engineering, it has all the hallmarks of a classic Mayan site. Soaring pyramids, a ceremonial ball court, a looming palace, and temples filled with intriguing imagery. ibid.
Maya, Mexico: ‘Ancestral worship in Palenque was depicted in its architecture and in its modified landscape.’ Ancient Apocalypse: The Americas VI: Chapter 6, local expert
Could we be witnessing a legacy handed down by a far older civilisation, one that left traces of its advanced knowledge throughout the Americas? ibid.