Impressive and mysterious they are among the wonders of the ancient world. But to this day no-one fully understands how they were built or why. History’s Greatest Mysteries s4e10: The Puzzling Pyramids of Egypt, History 2023
‘We know of at least 118 Egyptian pyramids that still exist today.’ ibid. Jason Martell
From the dense jungles of South American across the globe to the arid deserts of Sudan pyramids stand as mysterious monuments to ancient civilisations. Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O’Briain, Channel 5 2024
There are over 5,000 pyramids on our planet. ibid.
Giza: I’m starting at the biggest and most puzzling pyramid of them all. ibid.
‘We found almost no human remains in any of these pyramids.’ ibid. Chris, Egyptologist
Why did they go to so much effort to build a tomb? ibid.
People have rushed to fill the gaps with all sorts of outlandish ideas. ibid.
The Nazca lines in Peru are the biggest drawings in the world. So big we can only view them complete from the air. Etched in the desert at least 2,000 years ago, they must be the work of a civilisation of astronomers. Quest for the Lost Civilisation II: Lost Knowledge, Grahan Hancock Reporting, Channel 4 1998
There are ruined pyramids at Nazca. They were blown out of recognition by the wind. ibid.
The subject that I’m investigating is human pre-history. Ancient Apocalypse s1e1: Once There Was a Flood, Graham Hancock reporting, Netflix 2022
My suspicion is humans are a species with amnesia. We have forgotten something incredibly important in our own past. And I think that that incredibly important forgotten thing is a lost, advanced civilisation of the Ice Age. ibid.
I’ve spent decades searching for proof of this lost civilisation at site around the globe. ibid.
An advanced human civilisation much older than our own, lost to history … New discoveries keep on pushing that horizon back. One such discovery has been made here in Indonesia. On the most populated island, Java, about four hours south of Jakarta, near the village of Karyamukti. ibid.
What if an advanced civilisation flourished here in Indonesia during the Ice Age? ibid.
Because Gunung Padang is like no place on Earth … You see these blocks scattered across the mountain. Oddly hexagonal stone slabs strewn about everywhere. Thousands of them. It’s quite a spectacle. ibid.
These rocks have been cut, repurposed as building materials and placed by human hands. ibid.
Traces of structures show up all over the hill … on carefully laid out terraces. ibid.
‘This site consists of two cultural layers.’ ibid. Archaeologist
The entire hill is ringed by retaining walls of columnar basalt. ibid.
At least three large rectangular chambers. One around 10 metres down, perhaps an entrance hall of some kind … A third chamber between 20 and 30 metres deep. ibid.
Core drilling: Those sections had been laid out 11,500 years ago. ibid.
Around 100 feet or so he [Dr Hillman] hit the earliest layer of construction … as far back as 24,000 years ago. ibid.
What happened was a literal great flood. ibid.
One of the most mysterious and revealing mythologies in prehistory comes down to us through the ancient cultures of Mexico. Ancient Apocalypse s1e2: Survivor in a Time of Chaos
A land of fertile valleys and simmering volcanoes. This is the Puebla region, east of Mexico City. ibid.
This hill isn’t the natural feature it’s often mistaken for. It’s the most massive monument ever built anywhere in the world … This is the Great Pyramid of Cholula … [and] rose to at least 213 feet, 65 metres … 400 x 400 metres at its base. ibid.
They were stunned at what they discovered inside … 8 kilometres of tunnels … The Pyramid of Cholula is simply the latest in a whole series of more ancient pyramids hidden beneath. ibid.
You start off with a place that for one reason or another is regarded as sacred. ibid.
According to myth, the Great Pyramid of Cholula was built by a race of giants. ibid.
Huge machines cutting through solid rock. The transportation of multi-ton stone blocks. Modern aircraft carrying millions of people each day around the world. And space shuttles sending humans to the stars. Examples of modern technology or evidence that these incredible achievements actually existed on Earth thousands of years ago? Did ancient man possess knowledge far beyond that of our own century? And if so, from where did it come? Ancient Aliens s1e1: The Evidence, History 2010
‘There has been a forgotten episode in human history. And we are a species with amnaesia.’ ibid. Hancock
Ancient Alien theorists believe past civilisations possessed these same advanced technologies. They cite a number of cultural myths that describe sky people coming to Earth in fire-breathing dragons or metallic-looking machines as proof of extraterrestrial visitation. ibid.
Legends of air travel [India] are also found in ancient Africa and the Middle East. ibid.
In the Book of Ezekiel, the prophet describes a flying chariot containing wheels within wheels and powered by angels. ibid.
‘Scientists feel uncomfortable with the lost civilisation precisely because the evidence for it is so ambiguous … It’ll take much more evidence before it is widely accepted.’ ibid. Hancock
Ancient alien theorists do not believe extraterrestrials built these amazing monuments but instead provided technological knowledge and/or tools to our ancestors. ibid.
The 3 largest manmade stones in the world are found at the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek in Lebanon. Each weighs an estimated 1,000 tons. A nearly quarry contains an even bigger stone, known as the Stone of the Pregnant Woman. This giant rectangular block weighs an incredible 1,200 tons. To move it today would require the strength of 21 cranes. ibid.
If ancient civilisations did not possess modern mechanical equipment, how did they move and lift mega-ton stones? Were they given a technical helping hand by extraterrestrial visitors? ibid.
How did prehistoric civilisations cut such intrically designed patterns into solid granite? ibid.
‘The ruins we find at Puma Punku are simply extraordinary.’ ibid. Georgio
But how could ancient peoples have developed such technology? ibid.
‘So the precision on the inside of the granite boxes in the Serapeum I would say within two-thousands of an inch. Which is incredible.’ ibid. expert
Was the purpose of the Great Pyramid to produce hydrogen? ibid.
In 1994 the mystery of Nabta Playa took on an even greater significance when Robert Bauval announced a surprising discovery along Egypt’s Giza Plateau. The Great Pyramid contained four long interior shafts. Bauval determined that they were each precisely aligned with specific stars in the sky. Ancient Aliens s1e3: The Mission
Cholula, Mexico, is home to the largest pyramid in the world. More than 3,000 years old it is estimated it took approximately 1,400 years to complete. ibid.
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: Chichen Itza stands the great pyramid of El Castillo. Ancient Aliens s3e5: Aliens and Mysterious Rituals
Mysterious structures located all over the world. Magnificent monuments emitting powerful energy. Did ancient man build the pyramids as burial chambers? Did they serve another more profound purpose? Ancient Aliens s5e1: Secrets of the Pyramids
Is it possible that the thousands of pyramids scattered across the world were once part of a cohesive network? ibid.
Mysterious structures maybe numbering in the thousands. Monuments said to contain secret powers. Architectural wonders that could change everything we know about our past. All over Earth there are massive pyramids, many so old that their origins are completely unknown. Ancient Aliens s9e10: Hidden Pyramids
Just north of Anchorage in Alaska … a colossal pyramid structure. ibid.
US Flier Reports Huge Chinese Pyramid In Isolated Mountains Southwest of Ian. ibid. newspaper article
In 2005 Dr Sam Osmanagich, a professor of anthropology and amateur archaeologist, announced that he had found five ancient pyramids in Bosnia. ibid.
A region in South America that contains more pyramids than any other place on Earth … Northern Peru: Adobe brick pyamids. ibid.
[Giorgio]: ‘Antarctica may hold lost remnants of an extraterrestrial civilisation that existed there thousands and thousands of years ago.’ Ancient Aliens s11e1: Pyramids of Antarctica
Scientist claim to possibly have found Pyramid like structures in Antarctica. ibid. online article The Daily Journalist
Mysterious pyramid structures emerging from the melting ice. ibid.
In recent years archaeologists have found pyramids all over the world that have been lost for centuries. ibid.
If they were manmade structures, how could they have been made in a place that has been buried with snow and ice for twelve million years? ibid.
A 500-year-old map depicting the continent. ibid.