Strange funeral rituals. Elaborate chambers filled with mysterious objects. And burial mounds all over the world. Were the tombs of our ancient ancestors gateways to the afterlife? Or were they designed to connect modern man with our alien ancestors? Ancient Aliens s5e6: Secrets of the Tombs
Spectacular burial sites that date back thousands of years are found around the world. ibid.
Saqqara, Egypt: One of the largest and oldest burial grounds in all of Egypt. ibid.
The Serapeum contains enormous sarcophagi carved in granite thought to have been transported from the city of Aswan, 600 miles away. ibid.
A mysterious burial mound in Ireland, one with star-maps that give clues not just to where the ancient visitors came from but where the dead may have chosen to return. ibid.
The ancient burial structures of Japan … Mozu-Furuichi-Kofun: More than twice the length of the Great Pyramid of Giza, it’s one of the largest tombs in the world. ibid.
The tomb of China’s first emperor … Futher excavation revealed thousands of these soldiers, the Terracotta Warriors. ibid.
[Nick Pope]: ‘Absolutely miles of tunnels. It really is like something out of a James Bond movie.’ Ancient Aliens s12e3: The Mystery of Rudloe Manor
Could a secret base in England hold evidence of extraterrestrial visitation? Is the British government in possession of an alien spacecraft? ibid.
After a rollout that took more than a decade it came to light that the Ministry of Defence had accumulated over 60,000 documents pertaining to UFO encounters. ibid.
‘To date these 18 files remain under lock and key.’ ibid. Nick Pope
Deep inside the structure lie an astounding 2.2 million square feet of vast caverns divided into many smaller chambers. ibid.
The mysterious site known as the CCC [Corsham Computer Centre] … ‘Whatever’s going on down there is big.’ ibid. Nick Pope
May 1955 (Distributed by International News Service). British scientists and airmen, after examining the wreckage of a mysterious ‘flying ship’ are convinced that these strange aerial objects are not optical illusions or Soviet inventions, but actually are flying saucers which originate on another planet. ibid. newspaper article Dorothy Kilgallen
Berwyn Mountains UFO Crash: 40 years on, it’s still a mystery: January 23 marks the 40th anniversary of the night many claim a UFO crashed into a hillside in North Wales. We look back at the ‘Welsh Roswell’. ibid. Daily Post online article
Beneath the current-day capital of Mexico lie the ruins of the ancient Aztec metropolis known as Tenochtitlan. The Aztects dominated much of central Mexico from the 14th to the 16th century AD. Ancient Aliens 12e7: City of the Gods
Biain-Kara-Ula mountain range, China, 1938: An archaeologist from Beijing University and his team discover what appear to be manmade caves. Ancient Aliens s12e15: The Alien Discs
‘Archaeologists discovered cave systems in China that contained the skeletons of very short spindly creatures with giant heads. They also petroglyphs and cave paintings of the solar system. And inside those caves they also found hundreds of these round discs that contained these bizarre grooves with strange writing on them. All over the world you find ancient depictions of discs.’ ibid. Giorgio
The Chinese government confiscated the discs. ibid.
Mysterious Valley of Dwarfs in Chinese Province Sichuan. ibid. online article 6th June 2014
Derinkuyu: A vast underground city known as Derinkuyu… It extends for some 13 storeys underground, and had the capacity to support 20,000 people. Ancient Aliens: Origins s1e5: Mysterious Underground Worlds
From deep beneath the earth they appear. Part human, part serpent. Could the ancient legends describing snake-like gods really be true? Could they still be among us hiding in plain sight? And if so, what is their agenda? Ancient Aliens s14e8: The Reptilian Agenda
‘We’re relatively closely related to modern reptiles.’ ibid. Professor Fisher
‘Stories of reptilians appear in many different cultures.’ ibid. Dr Salla
Reptilian Alien Spotted Inside World’s Largest Cave in Vietnam. ibid. article Stranger Dimensions online Rob Schwarz 7th February 2015
A mysterious underground temple that holds gigantic stone coffins. A 16,000-year-old monument that appears to float in midair. Ancient engineering feats far ahead of their time. Ancient Aliens on location s18e11: Incredible Structures
Saqqara, Egypt: A tomb complex ... [of] 24 giant stone sarcophagi … The prehistoric megaliths of Japan … Puma Punku, Bolivia, weighing more than 100 tons … Sardinia: Thousands of mysterious stone towers, large statues and even an ancient pyramid … The megalithic walls of Ferentino, Italy … Sacsayhuaman, Peru … Abydos, Egypt … Easter Island … Surpur, India … ibid.
Incredible megalithic sites unearthed after thousands of years. Mysterious subterranean dwellings that stretch for miles. Could recent discoveries provide evidence of a civilisation that existed for earlier than ever imagined. Ancient Aliens s19e3: Mystery of the Lost Civilisation
Abu Shahrayn, Iraq: 6,000 years ago, this ancient mound was the site of Eridu, the oldest city of the Sumerian empire. ibid.
And one key source is the writings of the Sumerians themselves. Ancient cuneiform tablets list kings that ruled tens of thousands of years ago. And they tell of an earlier age when humans lived among powerful beings that came down from the sky called Anunnaki. ibid.
Much like Gobekli Tepe, Derinkuyu was thought to be an anomaly. ibid.
A subterranean network known as Kaymakli which spans several miles and extends thousands of feet below the earth. ibid.
‘Kerahan Tepe is really something quite spectacular.’ ibid. comment
Deep beneath the sands of Egypt lie 24 enormous stone coffins. And every one of them is empty. What purpose they served remains a mystery. And there are many who believe these giant stone boxes were designed not by humans but by other-worldly visitors. Ancient Aliens s20e17: Egypt’s Giant Tombs
Who or what they contained remains a mystery. ibid.
How they were able to carve them with such precision. ibid.
Just how old is this underground structure? ibid.
Is it possible that the Serapeum was used to house radioactive material? ibid.
Called the Hpogeum, a subterranean structure was revealed to be three levels deep, all hewn from solid stone. Ancient Aliens: Origins s1e1, History 2025
Vast manmade caves that defy explanation. Subterranean chambers rumoured to house profound knowledge. And enduring tales of an extraordinary civilisation concealed within the Earth. Ancient Aliens: Origins s1e5: Mysterious Underground Worlds
‘How much of it is still hidden underground?’ ibid. Giorgio
Zhejiang Province, China, June 1992: A local villager pumping water out of a pond in Phoenix Hill uncovered a manmade cavern with stairs, hallways, and huge ten-storey-tall pillars. The grotto is one of a series of 24 separate caverns. ibid.
‘Why would people want to live deep underground?’ ibid. Childress