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NARRATOR:
Mysterious golden orbs

believed to be part
of an ancient power plant,

a sacred wooden box

said to facilitate
communication with the heavens,

and an elaborately carved
ancient tomb

that appears to depict
an astronaut.

For more than a decade,

Ancient Alienshas
examined evidence

of what could be
the remnants of an advanced

and perhaps otherworldly
civilization.

Now we're going to explore ten
of the most compelling examples

of unexplained technologies
ever discovered.

Technologies that just
may hold the proof

that Earth has been visited
by extraterrestrials.

♪

History and mythology are
filled with incredible stories

of human encounters
with otherworldly beings,

flying ships and powerful
weapons that defy explanation.

For ancient astronaut theorists
like me,

these are descriptions
of misunderstood technology

that might be
extraterrestrial in origin.

And some of the most
compelling evidence

that our ancestors
witnessed alien technology

can be found in ancient artwork,

like a mysterious carving
in Egypt

created thousands of years ago
that appears strikingly similar

to an electrical device
from the modern world.

At number ten on our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies:

the Dendera light bulb.

NARRATOR:
Dendera, Egypt.

370 miles south
of the Giza Plateau

stands the Hathor Temple.

This 2,000-year-old monument
is remarkably well-preserved

and covered with elaborate
artwork inside and out.

Among the hundreds of carvings,
a curious object can be found

that, according
to Egyptologists,

is a representation
of a lotus flower.

TSOUKALOS:
We have depictions

of this so-called
"lotus flower" of, uh, Dendera.

And there are not
just a few inside the crypt,

but they're, in fact,
also on the outside wall on top.

So, what are we looking at here?

Egyptology suggests
that this bulb-like thing

is the depiction
of the beautiful aroma

of a lotus flower.

What's often not discussed is
the surrounding hieroglyphics,

that say that this has something
to do with a bringer of light.

When physicists
and electrical engineers

and people look at this,
they can readily see

that there appears to be
what is a filament

inside this tube that could be
interpreted as a glass tube.

It appears to be a blueprint
for what we would say is a...

an incandescent light bulb.

DAVID CHILDRESS:
It's got a filament inside it

that looks like a snake.

There's a cable
coming out of the back.

It's then attached
to a small box.

So, here we have
what appears to be a depiction

of an electrical device.

This means that
the ancient Egyptians,

they knew about electricity,
they were actually lighting

many of their temples and tombs
with electrical lights.

TSOUKALOS:
How did the ancient Egyptians

light the insides
of their structures?

Because some structures
are deep underground

and filled with hieroglyphics.

The ancient astronaut theory
suggests

that perhaps
the ancient Egyptians

had access to electricity,

and these lighting materials
were given to the Egyptians

by the extraterrestrials.

The idea that ancient Egyptians
had light bulbs

almost 2,000 years
before Thomas Edison

introduced them in modern times
is truly amazing.

And in the 1930s,
an archeologist in Iraq

discovered incredible artifacts

that may reveal
just where they got the power

to illuminate the ancient world.

Number nine on our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies:

the Baghdad Battery.

NARRATOR:
Baghdad, Iraq, 1938.

While combing through
the collection

at the Baghdad
Archeological Museum,

a German archeologist discovers
several terra-cotta pots

and copper cylinders dating
to around the first century BC.

Remarkably, the pots
appear to have been used

for generating electricity

more than 1,800 years
before the invention

of modern batteries.

JASON MARTELL:
The Baghdad Battery is
a very interesting piece

of ancient technology.

They're made up of very simple
materials from that region.

Usually a clay pot,
copper and an iron rod

surrounded by
an asphalt stopper.

NARRATOR:
In 2009,

ancient astronaut theorist
Jason Martell

showed Giorgio Tsoukalos

just how the so-called
Baghdad Batteries work.

MARTELL:
This is made out of a clay pot,

clay just found naturally
in that region in southern Iraq.

And then they would use
a small copper lining,

and an asphalt stopper
wrapped around an iron rod.

What we're gonna do
is, uh, basically just

fill the clay pot
with some weak acidic acid--

orange juice, in this case.

And we'll go ahead and put
the copper rod back in there.

Okay.

And these all applied together
creates electricity.

You can consistently get
about four volts

with something about that large.

So, if we think
of a Baghdad Battery

around this size
generating four volts,

what if we increased the size
to around six feet?

That might generate
20, 30, 50 volts

and have the sufficient power

to actually utilize energy
in a way that we do today.

So, it's very possible
that the Baghdad Battery

was being utilized
in conjunction

with other
technological devices.

When we look at this through
the ancient astronaut lens,

we see that throughout history,

man has been given
technology by the gods.

We have to wonder
if Baghdad Batteries

aren't pieces of technology

that were given to man
by the extraterrestrials.

Next on our list is a weapon
used by the Roman Empire

that was so powerful,
it struck terror

throughout the ancient world.

But what's even more intriguing

is that this blazing device

has baffled scientists
for over 1,600 years.

Number eight on our countdown:
Greek fire.

NARRATOR:
Constantinople.

674 AD.

The magnificent capitol
of the Roman Empire

is under attack by
a fleet of 5,000 Arab ships.

To defend his city,
Emperor Constantine IV

unleashes a powerful
and mysterious new weapon

that destroys
the Arab navy in minutes.

It was the most devasting
weapon of the time,

and was called "Greek fire."

CHILDRESS:
Greek fire

was a liquid that could
be pumped through hoses.

It was like the early
flamethrowers of the time,

and when it was ignited
as it came out of these hoses,

it would then be
directed onto ships

or sometimes onto docks
and things like that.

And it would start
a tremendous fire

and water could not put it out.

PHIL IMBROGNO:
It was said to burn
so violently and so hot

that even in
the greatest of rainstorms,

the fire would not go out.

And when projected out to sea,

when it sunk into the water

it would still burn
on the bottom of the ocean.

HENRY:
It gave them enormous
technological advantage

in naval and land battles.

Some of the chroniclers
would say that

water would, in fact,
enhance its ability.

NARRATOR:
Perhaps even more astounding

than the incredible power
of Greek fire

is the fact that scientists

have not been able
to reproduce it

even after 1,600 years.

HENRY:
The recipe for this
Greek fire had been

very closely guarded
as a secret,

and it still represents
one of the greatest

enigmas in ancient history.

NARRATOR:
What was this
mysterious technology?

And, more importantly,
where did it come from?

TSOUKALOS:
One story goes that Greek fire

was given to the Romans
by an angel.

Just change the word
"angel" to "extraterrestrial,"

and all of a sudden,
the whole story makes sense.

HENRY:
You have to ask,
why would an angel

offer such a powerful weapon
and advantage to the Romans?

Is this an example of
extraterrestrial interference

in human affairs?

For ancient astronaut
theorists like me,

some of the most
intriguing accounts

of unexplained technology

can be found in
the pages of the Old Testament.

Like the next item on our list,
which we all know as

the vessel used
to hold the Ten Commandments.

But it is also written
that this mysterious wooden box

could part rivers,
destroy armies

and even communicate
with otherworldly beings.

At number seven on our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies:

the Ark of the Covenant.

♪

NARRATOR:
Mount Sinai, Egypt.

According to the book of Exodus
in the Hebrew Bible,

it was here that the prophet
Moses was instructed by God

to build one
of the most important artifacts

in Judeo-Christian tradition:

The Ark of the Covenant.

Moses was given very
specific measurements.

It was to be four feet long

and about two feet wide
and two feet deep.

The container must be
made of acacia wood.

That it must be
covered with gold.

The top of the ark was
to be surmounted

by two cherubim

that would face each other.

TZADOK:
God commands Moses to build

this chest, which
the original Ten Commandments

was to be placed.

And the presence of God

would then be seen.

Sounds very simple,
but yet there were properties

to the Ark that made it
far more

than just
a symbolic representation

of something religious.

NARRATOR:
Biblical accounts of
the Ark portray it

as possessing mysterious powers
that aided the Israelites

during their journey
to the Promised Land.

Helping to part rivers,

level mountains,

and destroy armies.

COLLINS:
The most important thing
about trying to understand

how the Ark of the Covenant
functioned

is the fact that specific
instructions were given by God

to Moses about how

it was to be manufactured.

The exact size.

How it is to be
raised off the ground.

How it is to be carried.

And this tells us
almost certainly

that we are dealing
with technology.

NARRATOR: Is it possible
that the baffling powers

ascribed to the Ark
provide evidence

that it held highly advanced

and perhaps
extraterrestrial technology?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes,

and suggest clues can be found
in rabbinical texts

that describe
what the Ark contained.

It is said that the Ark housed--

the actual Hebrew word
is "kavod,"

or "glory" of God.

Now this in quote "glory of God"

was not something symbolic,
it was something actual,

something tangible,

something energetic.

We know from the biblical story

that when the two sons
of the high priest Aaron

came forth to make an offering,

fire entered into the nostrils

and burned them from the inside,

leaving their external forms
intact.

We might refer to that
as an electrocution.

NARRATOR:
According to religious texts,

the Ark of the Covenant was
placed inside Solomon's Temple.

And then it simply vanished.

But the extraordinary
and unexplained powers

of the Ark continue
to interest researchers

and ancient astronaut theorists
to this very day.

What are we missing here
in the biblical understanding

of this mysterious box?

It was clearly far more
than just a religious icon.

There was a technology involved.

And that is what makes the Ark,
to this day,

one of the greatest mysteries
of our history.

Another ancient description
of the Ark of the Covenant

can be found
in a sacred Hebrew text

called the Zohar.

And according
to one translation,

the Ark contained
another mysterious device

that supplied the Israelites

with limitless supplies of food.

Number six on our countdown:

the Manna Machine.

NARRATOR:
According to the Hebrew Bible's

book of Exodus, after Moses
helped the Israelites

escape across the Red Sea,

he led them
into the Sinai Desert,

where they lived for 40 years.

It is said that they survived

by eating a mysterious food

called "manna."

Manna is this magical substance
that's

sort of white like cardamom
with a taste like honey.

You know, the Bible

tells us,
this is what feeds people.

Moses commands
the people to take some,

put in a jar, keep it

so that you can
always tell the story

of how God fed you.

And that's one
of the things that's put,

uh, in the Ark of the Covenant.

That's how special this is.

NARRATOR: While the story
of the Israelites receiving

manna from heaven is
traditionally understood

as divine intervention,

some researchers have suggested

that it could
also be interpreted

as an event involving some kind

of advanced technology.

In 1978, linguistic expert
George Sassoon

and electrical engineer
Rodney Dale publish

The Manna Machine.

In it, they point to
an ancient rabbinical text

called the Zohar
that describes manna

coming from a curious device.

TSOUKALOS:
George Sassoon and Rodney Dale,

by reading the Zohar,

determined
that the translation was wrong.

It was supposed to be

the "transportable one
of the tanks."

What does that mean?

So they actually came
to the conclusion that

what is described was
a type of a machine

that they proposed was driven

with nuclear power

and that that produced

the so-called manna

to the Hebrews wandering
out in the desert.

NARRATOR: Is it possible
that the Ark of the Covenant

contained
a nuclear-powered device?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes,

and point to clues in the Bible.

In the Bible,
we have multiple stories

of people not only dying

when they came in contact
with the Ark,

but some only died

a week or two later.

And how did they die?

Because they had
boils on their skin

and their hair
started to fall out.

Well, that is a sign
of radioactive poisoning.

And the only way

that such a result
could have been gotten

is if the Ark is

an extraterrestrial device
that is radioactive.

We're coming up
on the halfway point

in our countdown of the top ten
unexplained technologies.

And the next item
on our list can be found

across the globe in the form

of mysterious stone statues

and strange figures

painted on canyon walls.

In my opinion, these images
aren't just products

of our ancestors' imagination,

but instead are depictions

of space travelers.

Number five on our countdown:

ancient astronauts.

NARRATOR:
American archaeologists
Matthew Stirling

and Philip Drucker
begin an excavation

of an ancient pyramid mound.

Over the next two decades,

they unearth
extraordinary statues,

carvings and mosaics

from a previously
unknown culture,

the Olmecs.

A civilization that emerged

around 1400 BC.

The discovery is
a major archeological find

and produced
a sensational piece of evidence

for
the ancient astronaut theory.

At the Museum of Natural History
in New York City

there is a Olmec figurine.

And if you look at
this figurine,

you can tell that this guy
is wearing some sort of a suit.

He has some type of controls
with tubes on his chest.

On the side, you have
six wings coming out of him.

So you have to wonder,
what is depicted here?

And in my opinion,
it is the smoking gun

of our ancestors having access
to aviation technology.

NARRATOR:
Could it be that a figurine
made more than 2,400 years ago

depicts a person
wearing some sort

of advanced flying technology?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes,

and suggest even more
compelling imagery can be found

1,700 miles to north in Utah.

Here, along the walls
of Ninemile Canyon,

dozens of ancient cave paintings
depict figures

wearing very curious attire.

One of the most important
galleries is referred to

as "the Family Panel."

What's interesting
about this one is that

it shows
these apparently luminous,

humanoid-type beings
that appear to have

spacesuits on,
a helmet, even antenna.

The Navajos themselves claim

that these petroglyphs

were from people
who were before the flood,

before this cataclysm
had come to the Earth.

And they maintain
that these images were

many thousands of years old.

NARRATOR:
Could it be that these figures

really depict
beings in spacesuits?

Halfway across the world,

in Northwestern Australia,
are dozens of cave paintings

that depict
other mysterious beings

who appear to be
wearing spacesuits

known as the Wandjina.

TSOUKALOS:
The Wandjinas are incredible

because they have
these gigantic heads

and these long bodies.

It seems as if they're inside

some sort of a pressurized suit.

Now, the stories
behind the Wandjinas goes

that they descended from the sky

and gave knowledge

and jumpstarted
civilization in Australia

thousands and thousands
of years ago.

Now, this is
accepted history in Australia.

So my suggestion is

that the extraterrestrials
that came to Earth

thousands and thousands
of years ago

didn't just visit Australia,

they visited each
and every continent on Earth,

and that is why
we have the similar motifs.

When it comes to evidence
of unexplained technology

in the distant past,

sometimes the best examples are
hiding in plain sight.

Like the next item
on our countdown,

which, when you know
how to look at it,

reveals what I consider to be

an actual depiction
of an ancient astronaut.

Coming in at number four:

King Pakal's Tomb.

NARRATOR:
Under a pyramid called
the Temple of Inscriptions

at the ruins of Palenque,

archaeologist
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier

discovers a mysterious
underground stairway

obstructed with large stones.

Over the next three years,
Ruz and his team

carefully clear the stairwell
consisting of 71 steps.

When the door at the base of
the stairwell is finally opened,

they encounter room after room
of skeletons and artifacts.

And in the final room,

they find the tomb
of King K'inich Janahb Pakal.

The tomb of Pakal is

one of the most amazing pieces

of Maya art
that we've ever found.

On the top of the lid is
a very elaborate carving

that we believe is
a depiction of Pakal

falling into the underworld
upon his death.

NARRATOR:
Although many historians
and archaeologists interpret

the carving on Pakal's lid

as the king's descent
into the underworld,

ancient astronaut theorists
suggest it depicts

a very different type
of journey.

The sarcophagus of Lord Pakal
forever will remain

one of the smoking guns
of the ancient astronaut theory.

He is in a reclining position.

He has a breathing apparatus
attached to his nose,

his hands are
manipulating some buttons

and his feet are on pedals.

It looks as if Pakal
is lifting off

into space inside some type
of a rocket vehicle.

NARRATOR:
As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

the idea that King Pakal's
sarcophagus lid

depicts a journey to space is
supported by Maya writing

that surrounds
the iconic carving.

TSOUKALOS:
Those Maya glyphs say

that this is
King Pakal's journey to Xibalba.

Xibalbameans "underworld."

Well, archeologists--
about 15 years ago--

revisited the term Xibalba
and concluded

that, actually,
Xibalbacan also be translated

as "Milky Way."

And all of a sudden,
this depiction makes sense,

because what we have here is

a representation of King Pakal

on his journey to the Milky Way.

Located in central Mexico are

the ruins of a mysterious city
that is home

to some of the most impressive
pyramids ever built.

While the purpose of this
complex is still unknown,

archaeologists have found
evidence of what appears to be

the makings of an advanced
technological device.

Number three on our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies:

Teotihuacan.

NARRATOR:
Located just 35 miles
northeast of Mexico City is

one of the most unique
ancient sites on Earth.

Called Teotihuacan,
this vast metropolis was

discovered by the Aztecs
in the 15th century.

According to Aztec writings,

this city was once home
to powerful otherworldly beings.

BARNHART:
The name Teotihuacan
basically means

"birthplace of the gods."

And the Aztecs believed
that the gods themselves,

out of Aztec mythology,

were born there at Teotihuacan.

NARRATOR:
The city of Teotihuacan

covers an area
of eight square miles,

which is roughly
the same size as ancient Rome.

At its heart is a two-mile-long
thoroughfare named

the Avenue of the Dead that
connects three massive pyramids.

BARNHART:
The Pyramid of the Moon sits

at the very beginning
of the Avenue of the Dead.

The Pyramid of the Sun sits
about midway along the length

of the Avenue of the Dead.

Those are their
two big buildings.

Then they built
the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.

The temple of Quetzalcoatl is

the most ornate building
in all of Teotihuacan.

Its entire face is covered
with mosaic stones

with the face of Quetzalcoatl
or the plumed serpent...

...with his feathers
coming off of his face

and his snake head
coming out of the building.

NARRATOR:
Most mainstream historians
believe this city was once

a religious center.

But ancient astronaut
theorists suggest

the city's massive
buildings once served

a more profound purpose.

And as evidence, they point
to an extraordinary discovery

made beneath
the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.

In May 2013,

researchers employed
a small robot

called Tlaloc II-TC,

to explore a chamber
under the pyramid.

Inside, archeologists found

more than a hundred
gold-colored metallic spheres.

COLLINS:
These balls are probably

anything between an inch

to about five inches
in diameter.

HENRY:
Nobody knows
the purpose of them,

why they were made,
or even who made them,

but the fact
that they're there tells us

they are of utmost importance

to what went on at the temple.

NARRATOR:
Many archeologists believe

the gold spheres are
representations

of celestial bodies
observed in the night sky.

But ancient astronaut
theorists suggest

they could have served
a more profound purpose

and point to another discovery
made almost a mile away

at the Pyramid of the Sun
in 1906.

COLLINS:
At Teotihuacan,

huge mica sheets have been found

beneath a layer
of stone flooring

that were 90 feet square

and they were placed
directly on top of each other,

and yet you couldn't see them.

So they clearly weren't
decorative or aesthetic.

They were clearly
functional in their use.

So, what were they doing there?

TSOUKALOS:
We use mica today
in spacefaring technology.

It's a heat shield

for high,
very, very high temperatures.

What is it doing at Teotihuacan?

NARRATOR:
Curiously, mica wasn't

the only unusual substance found
within the ancient site.

HUGH NEWMAN:
They actually found mercury

under some
of the pyramids as well.

So, what does this all mean?

Well, mercury is used

in different
electrical components

and it conducts electricity.

So, can we suggest

that they were using this

for some advanced
technological purpose?

CHILDRESS:
Mercury itself is very special.

It's a metal, it's a liquid,
it's an electrical conductor.

Mercury can be used
for many, many devices,

all of which are high tech.

So you have to wonder

what is going on
here at Teotihuacan?

Are these small balls

and the mica and the mercury
all working together

to create some
kind of electrical device

that's doing something?

That would seem to be the case.

In 2017, Erich von Däniken
and I were thrilled

to visit the National History
Museum of Transylvania

to examine one of
the most exciting artifacts

I've ever seen.

It is a 40,000-year-old
aluminum relic

that may provide
definitive evidence

of extraterrestrial visitation.

Number two in our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies:

The Wedge of Aiud.

NARRATOR:
Workers digging a trench along
the banks of the Mures River

unearth two giant bones,
and with them,

a mysterious metal object

buried 35 feet
beneath the surface.

Intrigued by what they found,

the crew takes their discovery
to a nearby museum.

GRUIA:
The object was
ten meters in depth,

associated with some bones,

which they later identified
as mammoth bones.

Mammoth were extinct
40,000 years ago,

so considering the association
with the mammoth bones,

then the object could be older
than 40,000 years ago.

NARRATOR:
This strange object, known
today as the wedge of Aiud,

continues to baffle
archaeologists

because it is made
from a mysterious alloy

and appears to have been created

thousands of years before humans

were able to smelt
or fabricate metal.

CHILDRESS:
The wedge of Aiud
weighs about five pounds,

it's about nine inches long,

and it is made out of
about 89% aluminum.

And this was very curious
to researchers

because the wedge of Aiud
had to be a very old artifact.

MICHAEL DENNIN:
Humans didn't really
start working with aluminum

until well into the 1800s,

but when you look at this wedge
and you analyze it,

it really has most of
the modern properties

we would associate
with aluminum.

NARRATOR:
On January 18, 2017,

at the National History Museum
of Transylvania,

ancient astronaut theorists

Giorgio Tsoukalos
and Erich von Däniken

were offered a rare opportunity
to get a firsthand look

at the wedge of Aiud.

Museum curator Ana Gruia

has taken it out
of a storage locker

where it has been
deliberately hidden

from the public
since the early 1970s.

TSOUKALOS:
Okay.

This is exciting.

-Okay.
-GRUIA: So, this is it.

-TSOUKALOS: Oh, wow.
-VON DÄNIKEN: Okay.

TSOUKALOS: Here, this is the...
where they took the sample out

-and here to make the analysis.
-VON DÄNIKEN: Yeah.

And here, you see two pieces
that are broken off, sort of.

So, maybe it was attached
or something.

But very strange.

So what does the museum
have to say about this?

-This is a very strange piece.
-It is,

it is a strange piece
for us as well.

We don't know
what it was used for,

and we acknowledge these
uncertainties about its dating

and its composition as well.

VON DÄNIKEN:
We have a real mystery here.

But you see this patina
over this whole object?

And this creates
another problem.

TSOUKALOS:
Yes.

Because you cannot
fake a patina.

NARRATOR:
The patina is a thin coating
of various metal compounds

that forms on the surface
of the aluminum

during exposure
to atmospheric elements.

CHILDRESS:
It was covered
with aluminum oxide,

which they said would've taken

300 or 400 years
to have developed.

And that also
baffled scientists.

VON DÄNIKEN:
So for what can you use this?

It looks like a hammer
or a shovel, but...

Giorgio, what is
the word of, uh,

in English...
[speaks foreign language]

Oh, an excavator tooth.

Well, it-it looks like this.

-It could have been
something like it.
-Yeah.

VON DÄNIKEN:
But these excavator tooths

are never made out of aluminum.

TSOUKALOS:
No, it's too weak.

-VON DÄNIKEN: Aluminum
is too soft.
-TSOUKALOS: Yeah.

JEFF WILLIAMS:
A lot of people
dismiss this as a tooth

on an excavation bucket.

If you ever looked
at these excavators,

they usually have
a row of teeth in the front,

and that's designed
to cut through the material.

I think, first of all,
they would've noticed

they were missing one.

Second of all,
they don't use aluminum,

and they're usually
made out of hardened steel.

NARRATOR:
If the wedge of Aiud
really is over 40,000 years old,

could it be part of an
even more advanced technology?

According to ancient astronaut
theorists, the answer is yes,

and they suggest
it is a fragment

of an extraterrestrial device.

An aeronautical engineer
who saw the Aiud wedge,

looked at it and said, "That's
a piece of a landing gear

for a vertical take-off
and landing aircraft."

Ancient astronaut theorists
have also looked

at this wedge
and surmised that it's possible

that it's part of a crashed
extraterrestrial craft.

TSOUKALOS:
Aluminum is often used
in spacecraft

because it's
a very light material.

So could it be
that the object of Aiud

was part of some type
of a spacecraft?

Perhaps. It certainly looks

as if it was part
of a larger object.

And the question is,
well, what object?

And at what time was this?

Perhaps there is
an extraterrestrial connection.

There is only one
unexplained technology

left on our countdown.

And this one has truly
stood the test of time.

We've reached
the end of our countdown

of the top ten
unexplained technologies,

and this last one is as
extraordinary as it is massive.

It's a towering monument of
ancient Egypt

built thousands of years ago

that some believe
was an energy generator.

Number one on our list:

The Great Pyramid Powerplant.

NARRATOR:
On the western bank
of the Nile River,

stands the most extraordinary
example of ancient engineering,

the Great Pyramid.

It towers above the landscape
at roughly 450 feet tall

and consists of over
two million stone blocks.

RAMY ROMANY:
The Great Pyramid of Giza
is a marvel of architecture.

Every block was five tons,

and there is about
two million of them to create

a perfect pyramid shape

that is one of the Seven Ancient
Wonders of the World.

The most ancient one of them all
and-and the only one standing.

Inside the Great Pyramid are
a number of fascinating chambers

and corridors,
like the Grand Gallery,

this towering stairway

that goes up into
the so-called King's Chamber.

NARRATOR:
Mainstream scholars theorize
that the Great Pyramid

was built as a tomb
for the Pharaoh Khufu,

who reigned
from 2589 to 2566 BC.

But many experts claim
this dating is based on

highly questionable data
and suggest the origins

of the three pyramids
at Giza are far more profound.

Archaeologists
and Egyptologists claim

that they were tombs
for the pharaohs,

and yet, no Egyptian pharaoh
was ever found

in a pyramid in Egypt.

We have found the mummies
of many Egyptian pharaohs,

but they're found
in vaults deep underground

at the Valley of the Kings
in Luxor,

hundreds of miles away
from the pyramids.

CHRISTOPHER DUNN:
We're taught in school that
the Great Pyramid is a tomb,

but if you look at the
complexity of these buildings,

the precision with which
they were built,

the features
that you see on the inside,

these various shafts
and passageways,

for me, it looks like a machine.

NARRATOR:
The design of the tunnel system
and chamber rooms

within the Great Pyramid have
convinced engineering expert

Chris Dunn
that the massive structure

was actually an advanced
technological device.

I propose
that the Egyptians built

the Great Pyramid
to be a power plant.

The pyramids were actually
geomechanical devices.

In other words,
they were attached to the Earth.

They were tuned to vibrate with
the frequencies of the Earth,

and they converted
the energies of the Earth

into electromagnetic energy.

That energy is broadcast
from the pyramid,

it's picked up
by the transmitters,

which are the obelisks,
placed at key sites,

that are able to be tuned
to the specific frequencies

coming from the pyramid.

NARRATOR:
As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

the mysteries of
the Great Pyramid of Egypt

require further study.

And perhaps, someday soon,
advances in technology

will shed new light
on its true purpose.

Archaeology is rooted
in interpretation,

just like the ancient
astronaut theory.

Something extraordinary happened
right here in ancient Egypt,

perhaps under the tutelage
of extraterrestrials,

teachers from
another star system.

Was the Great Pyramid of Egypt
a massive power plant?

The answer may never be known,

but one thing is clear,

from fire that can
burn underwater,

to a 40,000-year-old
aluminum artifact,

and a biblical relic
that could topple stone walls

and feed the masses,

the ancient past
is filled with evidence

that highly advanced
civilizations

were here on Earth.

And perhaps once
we solve the riddle

of these unexplained
technologies,

we will finally
unlock the secret

of our extraterrestrial past.

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