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.
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.
Ancient megalithic stones cut with astonishing precision. Sculptures depicting beings from around the world and possibly beyond. And legends of other-wordly giants creating an entire civilisation in a single night. Are the ancient ruins of Puma Punku the result of primitive man’s incredible ingenuity or could they be the product of another power? Ancient Aliens s4e6: The Mystery of Puma Punku, History 2012
Bolivia, South America: Here 45 miles from La Paz isolated high in the Andes mountains lie the mysterious ancient ruins of Puma Punku. Spread across the desert plateau at an altitude of over 12,000 feet the megalithic stones here are among the largest on Earth. ibid.
How could such primitive people, living perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, have produced such flawless stonework? ibid.
Mysterious structures located all over the world. Magnificent monuments emitting powerful energy. Did ancient man build the pyramids as burial chambers? Or did they serve another more profound purpose? Ancient Aliens s5e1: Secrets of the Pyramids
From the ziggurats of ancient Babylon to the temples of the Kush kingdom, pyramids dating as far back as 3,000 B.C. exist throughout the world. ibid.
Giza Plateau, Egypt: In the desert just outside Cairo stands the great pyramid of Khufu. ibid.
Is it possible that the thousands of pyramids scattered across the world were once part of a cohesive network? ibid.
The greatest civilisations of antiquity running on electrical power. Energy-generating microwaves produced at the Great Pyramid of Giza. And a wireless energy grid that crossed the globe. Could our ancient ancestors have mastered the ability to harness and create power? And if so, where might this knowledge have come from? Ancient Aliens s5e3: Alien Power Plants, History 2013
All over the world ancient sites reveal feats of engineering that mainstream archaeologists believed were achieved with slave labour and simple tools. ibid.
How did our ancestors move huge monoliths? ibid.
Did our ancestors have an understanding of how to generate power thousands of years before modern man? ibid.
Strange symbols found on opposite sides of the Earth. Binary code appearing in crop formations. And geographical alignments that defy explanation. Imagine if around the world there were messages concealed within ancient texts, symbols and structures. And what if they have left for us to uncover by extraterrestrial beings? Ancient Aliens s9e7: Alien Messages
Some believe clues can be found by examining other mysterious symbols that have been discovered carved into rock all over the world. ibid.
Seven stone giants standing guard over a Pacific island. But what are the protecting and from whom? Ancient Aliens s13e10: The Sentinels
Mysterious stone structures that defy explanation, exhibiting electromagnetic anomalies that have even been linked to UFO sightings. And perhaps most incredible of all, these ancient sites are located in the north-eastern United States. Could an extraterrestrial culture have existed in America centuries ago? Ancient Aliens s14e7: The Druid Connection
The hundreds of stone structures that dot the area, and their possible connection to an ancient people known as the Druids. ibid.
Barry Fell: America B.C. Druids in Vermont. Phoenicians in Iowa before the time of Julius Caesar! ibid.
Did Druids visit America centuries before Columbus and build these structures? ibid.
Stone Age in Connecticut. Two Complete Skeletons of Great Antiquity Dug Up by Prof. Moorehead. ibid. The New York Times August 19th 1922
National Historical Park: home to a number of giant statues: Akua. Ancient Aliens s12e12: Islands of Fire
It is the Earth’s most mysterious monument. Megalithic stone columns that have stood for an estimated 5,000 years. But could Stonehenge have been something more than conventional historians have assumed? Ancient Aliens s14e17: The Secrets of Stonehenge
It is also the centre of the crop circle phenomenon with dozens of unexplained crop formations appearing in the area every year. ibid.
Gobeli Tepe: It was deliberately buried. But why? ibid.
Giant volcanic rock walls rise up from the sea. Just how were these giant structures built and why? Ancient Aliens s15e1: The Mystery of Nan Madol
Today much of Nan Madol is hidden beneath dense vegetation. ibid.
It’s an 11-square-mile complex consisting of more than 100 man-made islands standing upon a submerged coral reef. ibid.
‘Why would they need this scale of construction on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere?’ ibid. comment
‘I can’t think of any way that you would be able to build this.’ ibid. structural engineer
Nan Madol is completely uninhabited and has been for centuries. ibid.
Towering figures standing watch over the Earth. Are they merely testaments to humanity’s past? Or do they serve a more profound purpose? Could they be hiding ancient knowledge brought here by visitors from other worlds? Ancient Aliens s15e5: The Mystery of the Stone Giants
The Abu Simbel Temple [Egypt], as it is now known, contains some of the largest stone statues constructed in the ancient world. ibid.
‘Some of the best-known giant statues in the world are the Moai heads that are found on Easter Island.’ ibid. comment
Mesoamerican Sculptures Reveal Early Knowledge of Magnetism: Stone figures with magnetized cheeks and navels suggest the pre-Maya civilization of Monte Alto understood the attractive force. ibid. online article
Copan, Honduras: One of the most important city centres of the Mayan Empire … Dozens of elaborately carved strone statues, or Stele. ibid.