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NARRATOR: Nearly identical building styles

found throughout the world.

RICHARD CASSARO: There is a master blueprint,

and it's not in just one or two or three civilizations.

and it's not in just one or two or three civilizations. It's in all the civilizations.

It's in all the civilizations.

NARRATOR: Extraordinary information

NARRATOR: Extraordinary information encoded in megalithic structures.

encoded in megalithic structures.

JONATHAN YOUNG: This is a mark of the gods

to let us know they are not entirely of human origin.

NARRATOR: And architecture that provides evidence

NARRATOR: And architecture that provides evidence of a long-forgotten technology.

of a long-forgotten technology.

DAVID CHILDRESS: There's energy that's being

created by these megalithic structures.

NARRATOR: Could the incredible engineering feats

of our ancestors point to a connection

of our ancestors point to a connection with otherworldly visitors?

with otherworldly visitors?

GIORGIO TSOUKALOS: All these ancient structures

are calling cards by extraterrestrials.

NARRATOR: There is a doorway

in the universe...

Beyond it is the promise of truth.

It demands we question everything

we have ever been taught.

The evidence is all around us.

The future is right before our eyes.

We are not alone.

We are not alone. We have never been alone.

We have never been alone.

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Krong Siem Reap,

Northwest Cambodia.

Just outside the magnificent ruins

of Angkor Wat

stands an ancient pyramid temple

known as Baksei Chamkrong.

While it is a solid rock structure

and therefore cannot be carbon-dated,

mainstream archaeologists suggest that it was constructed

in the tenth century A.D.

9,000 miles away, in the Pet�n Basin of Guatemala,

lay the ruins of the Mayan city of Tikal.

Amongst the long-abandoned structures

is a Temple of the Great Jaguar,

which is believed to date back to the eighth century A.D.

When you see pictures

When you see pictures of these two pyramids

of these two pyramids

of these two pyramids on two different continents,

on two different continents,

on two different continents, they're virtually identical.

they're virtually identical.

It's as if the same architect

had designed both of these.

NARRATOR: Although the Cambodian pyramid

is much smaller than the pyramid in Guatemala,

is much smaller than the pyramid in Guatemala, the similarities between

the similarities between

the specific design features are uncanny.

Both have an unusually steep slope angle

Both have an unusually steep slope angle that we don't see in other pyramids.

that we don't see in other pyramids.

They both have a stepped formation.

There's a stairwell going up the middle.

There's a domed area on the top.

There's a little door that goes in,

and there's interior structure that looks the same as well.

You have the civilization in Cambodia

You have the civilization in Cambodia and the civilization in Mesoamerica.

and the civilization in Mesoamerica.

There are so many parallels it's incredible.

It's unbelievable that scholars haven't, until now,

recognized those parallels.

Is it possible that they were

working off the same blueprint?

And if so, where did that blueprint come from?

NARRATOR: Could it be that these seemingly unrelated sites,

located thousands of miles apart,

share a common architect?

Cambodian lore attributes the building of Angkor

to Preah Pisnokar,

a being of half-human, half-divine origin.

Preah Pisnokar is the son

Preah Pisnokar is the son of the moon goddess and a mortal.

of the moon goddess and a mortal.

One day, she takes him up to heaven,

where he meets the great high god Indra,

who decides that the boy is to be given special schooling.

At Indra's heaven,

he was given instructions.

Instructions about mathematics,

engineering, architecture,

all these different scientific disciplines.

WILLIAM HENRY: One very provocative way

of looking at this story is that Indra's heaven

is not just a place in the stars,

is not just a place in the stars, that it's actually a spacecraft,

that it's actually a spacecraft,

and that Preah Pisnokar

was instructed by extraterrestrial beings

on this craft in the art of temple making.

NARRATOR: According to ancient astronaut theorists,

NARRATOR: According to ancient astronaut theorists, an interesting parallel exists

an interesting parallel exists

between the Mayan and Cambodian stories.

In the Maya manuscripts,

the god Kukulkan is responsible

for their temple architecture.

He was also credited with educating humans

on mathematics, engineering, and science--

the same teachings attributed to Pisnokar.

ERICH VON D�NIKEN: Kukulkan is supposed to have

descended from a star.

He's represented as the Feathered Serpent,

but also he's represented--

he's a big being with a helmet.

The helmet has rays on it,

and he's sitting on a half-open sort of egg.

He was the teacher,

according to Central American mythology.

He definitely is an extraterrestrial.

NARRATOR: Could these two otherworldly architects

be one and the same?

And if so, does further evidence

And if so, does further evidence of a master builder exist

of a master builder exist

in other parts of the world as well?

WILLIAM BRAMLEY: In Mesoamerica,

we have the gods associated

with the construction of the pyramids over there.

This reflects the same kind of entity

that the Mesopotamians reported,

that the Egyptians reported as being the architect

that designed the cities, that designed these structures.

So you have the same pattern

and the same claim

happening over and over again

over a span of at least 7,000 years,

over a span of at least 7,000 years, where it's the same type of god,

where it's the same type of god,

planning and directing the construction

of these types of similar buildings.

FREDDY SILVA: We seem to be talking about the same architect

that seems to be crossing different continents

at different times.

It's interesting that when you start looking

at all of these structures,

covering many thousands of years,

you begin to see that there's a relationship.

NARRATOR: Pyramids are found by the hundreds

in nearly every region of the world,

including Central America,

Mesopotamia, Egypt,

China,

and even Antarctica.

And many cultures' most sacred structures

And many cultures' most sacred structures appear remarkably alike.

appear remarkably alike.

It is striking that you can travel around the planet

and you can find structures that are similar in nature.

For example, in China, the Xi'an Altar of Heaven,

or the stone circle above Sacsayhuam�n in Peru.

WILCOCK: All over the planet

WILCOCK: All over the planet you see tall, megalithic architecture.

you see tall, megalithic architecture.

You see cyclopean stone structures as well.

A bunch of primitive people

somehow get motivated all over the world

to haul around these gigantic blocks of stone

that could be 20 tons, 100 tons.

that could be 20 tons, 100 tons. And everybody around the world seemed

And everybody around the world seemed

And everybody around the world seemed to be doing the same thing.

to be doing the same thing.

CASSARO: There is a kind of a master blueprint

that we see in the architecture,

and it's not in just one or two

or three civilizations, it's in all the civilizations,

China, India,

South America, it's there.

BRAMLEY: Archeologists tell us, well,

there was no connection at those times.

There had to be something,

that's too much of a coincidence.

So there we get the idea that it's more of a network

So there we get the idea that it's more of a network than any single structure.

than any single structure.

And they sort of feed off each other.

NARRATOR: Are the curious parallels between structures

seen throughout the world truly random,

seen throughout the world truly random, or could they be interconnected?

or could they be interconnected?

or could they be interconnected? And, if so, was it important

And, if so, was it important

not just that the temples were built,

but exactly how they were constructed?

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NARRATOR: Cusco, Peru.

The remnants of the Coricancha,

The remnants of the Coricancha, or Temple of the Sun,

or Temple of the Sun,

are considered a marvel of Incan architecture.

Modern engineers say

the precision of the stonework

rivals that being produced today

rivals that being produced today with advanced machining.

with advanced machining.

But, incredibly, the Inca weren't

the only ancient people

to achieve such building proficiency.

6,500 miles away

6,500 miles away in Giza, Egypt,

in Giza, Egypt,

we see the same signature building techniques

at the Valley Temple, next to the Sphinx.

Let's say you stand in front of the Sphinx Temple in Egypt,

and you look at the stonemasonry there.

And then you had the capability of closing your eyes,

and the next moment you're at the Coricancha temple

in Cusco.

Well, if you wouldn't know where you are,

you couldn't tell the difference between the two, because

the engineering styles

of those two temples are very similar.

What you find is that the blocks are

What you find is that the blocks are fitted together so tightly...

fitted together so tightly...

NARRATOR: What makes these structures

so impressive is not only their design,

but also the fact that they were built with megalithic stones.

Some of these massive blocks are so large

Some of these massive blocks are so large that even engineers today

that even engineers today

have no idea how they were put in place.

The limestone blocks at the Valley Temple

are estimated to weigh upwards of 200 tons each.

And many of these stones had to be lifted and placed

And many of these stones had to be lifted and placed up to 40 feet above ground

up to 40 feet above ground

or the height of a four-story building.

However, this was not merely accomplished

at these two sites.

Across the globe, ancient cultures chose,

time and time again,

to build with similar awe-inspiring blocks

fitted together with minimal clearance

between adjacent stones

and no use of mortar.

NARRATOR: The use of enormous blocks

is the main reason many ancient megalithic structures

have survived until today.

But why was it so important

that they remain standing

thousands of years into the future?

There was an architect here

who had complete understanding

of stone, of masonry,

and that you can do extraordinary things with it

and that you can do extraordinary things with it that will last a lifetime and forever.

that will last a lifetime and forever.

Not only did they actually

build things which were guaranteed to last...

often they're working with unusual angles,

and they're so tightly-fitted

that earthquakes find it

very difficult to break them apart.

In fact, they are earthquake-proof.

Ancient astronaut theorists point out that other

Ancient astronaut theorists point out that other common design elements were incorporated

common design elements were incorporated

in structures throughout the world

to ensure their longevity,

including the widespread use of metal braces

inserted into keystone cuts

to reinforce ancient constructions.

This unusual way

of fitting large stones together

of fitting large stones together is found in ancient Egypt.

is found in ancient Egypt.

It's found in ancient Ethiopia.

It is found in India and Greece and in Italy.

It is found at Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

It's found at the Kampa sites in Vietnam,

It's found at the Kampa sites in Vietnam, and we find it in Peru,

and we find it in Peru,

at Ollantaytambo and at Cusco,

and we see it also at Tiwanaku

and we see it also at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku in Bolivia.

and Puma Punku in Bolivia.

SILVA: The two stones essentially have

a channel dug in between them,

and there's a certain slot into which is poured molten metal.

Now, this brings up all kinds of questions

because, one, alloys were not supposed to have been

discovered until about 2500 BC.

The fact that these stones

go back to at least 13,000 BC

go back to at least 13,000 BC creates a huge problem.

creates a huge problem.

We have here, again, shared technology

crossing a huge span of time

in order to make sure that the stones

never, ever fall apart.

People working on different sides of the world

trying to build similar things

are not necessarily going to think

of the same way to build it in certain respects.

The similarities in the way

some of the stones were cut, the keystone,

other factors that people wouldn't necessarily think of.

For them to show up and for them to be used

to give greater duration to these structures

way beyond any reasonable expectation

that the people living then were gonna continue to use these,

tells us that there's somebody maybe

tells us that there's somebody maybe with a longer timespan

with a longer timespan

was behind the design of these things.

Whoever was behind the design

wanted these things to last a really long time.

Who were the teachers of these engineering styles?

The only conclusion there is

is that aliens had a hand

in these creations a long time ago.

They're all human-made,

but with the assistance or the technology

provided by extraterrestrials.

NARRATOR: If ancient structures found

all over the world were built to last

thousands of years into the future,

is it possible that they were meant to serve

a greater purpose...

one not known to the builders themselves,

but only to those who instructed them?

Perhaps further clues can be found

by examining one of the most remote

megalithic sites on Earth,

where experts struggle to answer

not only who built it, but how.

NARRATOR: The Pacific Ocean.

January, 1836.

The British cutter Lambton

arrives at the shores

of the Micronesian island of Pohnpei.

It is one of the first European expeditions

to reach this remote landmass,

which is located roughly 2,500 miles northeast of Australia.

The ship's surgeon, identified only as Dr. Campbell,

writes about a megalithic site that

stands off Pohnpei's southeastern shore.

He speculates that the massive structures

are as old as the Egyptian pyramids

and must have been the work of great men.

It is one of the earliest accounts

of what will later be known as Nan Madol.

Nan Madol is this amazing construction.

It's-it's a full-on city.

When pilots, during World War II,

would fly over that part of the Pacific,

they would look out their windows,

and they would see what essentially

was described as the Venice of the Pacific.

So that became one of its nicknames.

NARRATOR: Today, much of Nan Madol

is hidden beneath dense vegetation,

making it appear as though the edge of Pohnpei

extends further out into the ocean.

But, in reality, it is an 11-square-mile complex,

consisting of more than 100 man-made islets,

standing atop a submerged coral reef.

Archaeologists estimate that, to construct the site,

the builders used 250 million tons of basalt--

a black rock that forms

when basalt lava from a volcano cools

and becomes solid.

Some of the basalt logs and blocks

weigh upwards of 50 tons.

Nan Madol is this mysterious island

Nan Madol is this mysterious island in the middle of nowhere.

in the middle of nowhere.

You have at least 600 miles

in every direction where there is

in every direction where there is absolutely nothing.

absolutely nothing.

absolutely nothing. And so, to find this incredible

And so, to find this incredible

And so, to find this incredible megalithic structure there,

megalithic structure there,

you have to wonder why that place existed

in the first place.

NARRATOR: Historians have attributed

the megalithic construction to the Saudeleur Dynasty.

The empire ruled over Nan Madol

for approximately 500 years,

from 1100 to 1628 AD.

But speculation that they were the builders

of Nan Madol has been the subject of controversy,

as many believe that an accurate dating

of the structures is virtually impossible to determine.

It's difficult, really, to put dates on Nan Madol.

Currently, mainstream archaeologists

are giving the city a date of about 1100 AD,

are giving the city a date of about 1100 AD, and they're coming up with that date

and they're coming up with that date

by dating some of the coral rubble that's there.

What I think of there is that this is

the date of the last repair work

on this amazing city and that the city itself

was actually built much earlier than that.

The thing is, they left no records.

They left no literature, no history, no art,

nothing that says that they had

these advanced technologies

or concepts-- like mathematics-- that would enable them

to build such an archaeological wonder.

to build such an archaeological wonder. So, it leaves this great mystery

So, it leaves this great mystery

of who actually constructed Nan Madol and why?

Ancient astronaut theorists Giorgio Tsoukalos

and David Childress embark on a journey

to the remote island of Pohnpei to investigate

the remarkable engineering feat

that is Nan Madol.

They are hoping to find evidence that could

shed new light on what has become

a centuries-old mystery.

- CHILDRESS: Here we are. - TSOUKALOS: This is exciting.

NARRATOR: This expedition is the first for Giorgio,

but David's fifth visit to the megalithic site.

- Hi. - Hello. - Hi, Gus.

- This is our guide. - How are you, Gus?

- Good to see you. - Welcome to Pohnpei.

NARRATOR: At Mangrove Bay, on the island's north shore,

Giorgio and David meet up with Micronesia's

National Historic Preservation Officer,

- Gus Kohler. - So, ready to go?

- Let's get going, yeah. - Okay.

NARRATOR: After a 90-minute boat ride,

David and Giorgio get their first look...

- Wow. - ...at the massive

- Wow. - ...at the massive basalt walls of Nan Madol.

basalt walls of Nan Madol.

All right, so here we go.

Here's the massive sea wall here.

But it's just huge. Look at these giant stones.

How they're piled up here.

- But it... it's huge. - TSOUKALOS: Incredible.

TSOUKALOS: The first time I laid eyes on Nan Madol,

I thought it was prehistoric.

This place potentially is thousands of years older

than what mainstream archaeology suggests.

CHILDRESS: Nan Madol astounds you

when you see it, but most archaeologists

really don't want to open

really don't want to open this Pandora's box of...

this Pandora's box of...

this Pandora's box of... what is there on this island,

what is there on this island,

because it's not easily explained

because it's not easily explained by mainstream archaeology.

by mainstream archaeology.

NARRATOR: Rufino Mauricio,

the Director of the Federal States of Micronesia

Office of National Archives,

is among many who believe that the secret

to Nan Madol's origins may not be a terrestrial one.

...including possibilities of people

from the outer space...

NARRATOR: People from outer space?

It is a question that Giorgio and David

are determined to answer.

And, as the first step in their investigation,

they are eager to make a closer examination of the site

and investigate the details of its baffling construction.

CHILDRESS: So, here we're just on the edge

- of Temwen Island. - Amazing!

NARRATOR: Having arrived on the outskirts

- of Nan Madol... - Okay, we're gonna make

- a left up there. - A left up here? Okay.

NARRATOR: ...Giorgio, David,

and their guide Gus Kohler,

meet with UCLA Professor of Structural Engineering

meet with UCLA Professor of Structural Engineering Dr. Henry Burton...

Dr. Henry Burton...

- Let's do it. - Follow me.

NARRATOR: ...who is joining them to give

an expert opinion on the construction

of this staggering megalithic complex.

HENRY BURTON: I'm a structural engineer,

so I think about how to design things

to make sure that they move through structures

in a way that they're-- that they're stable.

You okay back there?

BURTON: So, my role is to bring a modern perspective

on the structures that we're seeing here in Micronesia.

- TSOUKALOS: Wow. Look at this. - KOHLER: Amazing, huh?

- That's amazing. - I mean,

- look at some of those... - I know.

- Look at that one. - Look at that guy.

CHILDRESS: So, here's this huge wall here,

CHILDRESS: So, here's this huge wall here, full of prismatic basalt.

full of prismatic basalt.

How would you build that, then, today?

Well, you'd certainly need cranes,

Well, you'd certainly need cranes, I can tell you that.

I can tell you that.

Even for some of these smaller blocks,

you're talking about on the order of tens of tons.

So, how would you build this if you didn't have any cranes?

Well, that I can't, I can't, um...

yeah, I can't think

of any way that you'd be able to build this.

Yeah, I can't imagine

how it could be built without cranes.

So, gentleman, we're gonna cross.

All right, let's do it.

NARRATOR: Although no inscriptions

of any kind exist on the stone structures,

of any kind exist on the stone structures, in 1907, excavations were performed

in 1907, excavations were performed

in areas believed to be ceremonial temples and tombs.

So, this is the central part of Nandauwas,

So, this is the central part of Nandauwas, the ceremonial center.

the ceremonial center.

the ceremonial center. TSOUKALOS: This is unreal.

TSOUKALOS: This is unreal.

Right up front, you'll see a tomb.

CHILDRESS: Isn't this great? This is something else, isn't it?

TSOUKALOS: Wow.

This is extraordinary.

And then this was

some type of a tomb at some point?

- Okay. - CHILDRESS: But they're not

really sure that it was a tomb...

Are they? Or they...

And-and what did they discover?

Did they discover bones?

And then, later, some of the excavated material

from here was put on a ship,

and that ship sank in the Marshall Islands,

and that ship sank in the Marshall Islands, and everything was lost.

and everything was lost.

So, the excavator died, and the ship sank?

So is this similar to, like, the curse of the pharaohs?

Because also, in Ancient Egypt,

they were saying that, if you excavate something,

you'll have a curse, and you die.

- And some people have died. - Well...

NARRATOR: An unexplainable death

after the opening of a sacred tomb?

All evidence gathered from the site

mysteriously lost at sea?

Could Nan Madol be home to something

that mankind is not yet meant to discover?

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Man, oh, man, look how tall that is.

NARRATOR: While visiting the ancient site

of Nan Madol, ancient astronaut theorists

Giorgio Tsoukalos and David Childress,

along with their guide Gus Kohler

and structural engineer Dr. Henry Burton,

have traveled to the site of Nandauwas,

the royal mortuary said to belong

to Nan Madol's original builders.

This is supposed to be

the biggest stone here at Nandauwas.

- This corner stone right here? - This thing.

It's supposed to be the biggest of all the stones here.

Henry, do you think you can calculate the weight of this?

Yeah, we can certainly estimate it.

Uh, I have a measuring tape. We can estimate the volume.

And we know the density. So that can give us the mass.

And we know the density. So that can give us the mass. All right, let's do that.

All right, let's do that.

Yeah, so, this is about four meters.

All right, here's the far corner here.

NARRATOR: Using the dimensions and the density

of one of the basalt stone blocks,

of one of the basalt stone blocks, Dr. Burton calculates its weight.

Dr. Burton calculates its weight.

Dr. Burton calculates its weight. Two fifty. Two meters fifty.

Two fifty. Two meters fifty.

All right, so, based on the measurements,

we are looking at a weight of about 54 tons.

- 54 tons, then. - So, 50 tons, give or take.

And you have one, two, three,

four of those monoliths,

essentially stacked on top of each other.

- BURTON: Mm-hmm. - At a height of 40 feet.

CHILDRESS: So, Gus, what is then the oral history

of moving this stone on the island?

Well, according to the legends,

the stones were flown up there.

NARRATOR: For generations,

the people of Pohnpei have told the story

that Nan Madol was constructed

by strange visitors,

by strange visitors, through a process of levitation.

through a process of levitation.

It is this legend that has suggested

It is this legend that has suggested to ancient astronaut theorists

to ancient astronaut theorists

that Nan Madol is not only an ancient megalithic structure,

it is also an extraterrestrial one.

Well, we have in the oral traditions

a story about two brothers...

NARRATOR: According to legend,

the twin sorcerers who created Nan Madol

were of giant proportions--

much like the legends of Easter Island,

where it is said that giants magically

floated the stone Moai statues into place.

Similar stories involving levitation

Similar stories involving levitation are associated with numerous other

are associated with numerous other

megalithic sites,

megalithic sites, like Stonehenge in England,

like Stonehenge in England,

the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt,

the Uxmal Pyramid in the Yucat�n Peninsula

and Puma Punku in Bolivia.

There are other stories around the world

that say the exact same thing--

how gigantic stones were moved into place

as if by magic.

And you have to ask yourself, is there a connection?

Did all of our ancestors receive the same knowledge

Did all of our ancestors receive the same knowledge from the extraterrestrials?

from the extraterrestrials?

And the answer to that is a resounding yes.

Okay...

CHILDRESS: They don't know, I think they don't know

where it came from, and-- but it's--

it's not from here, right?

So, yeah, 60% of the stones,

they don't know where they came from.

That's incredible. That the 60%

is essentially still a mystery, yes?

Huh.

NARRATOR: For decades, mainstream archaeologists have

been frustrated by their failure

to identify the source for much of the basalt

used in the construction of Nan Madol.

But recently, a growing number of scientists

have become convinced that it came

from a volcanic outcropping

located 25 miles northeast of Nan Madol,

called Pwisehn Malek.

The unusual formation extends over 400 feet into the air,

and, incredibly, the rock used

to construct Nan Madol appears to have been extracted

from the least accessible part of the mountain:

the very top.

But how?

According to the oral history of Pohnpei,

the basalt was taken by what the natives referred to

as "a giant bird."

There's one story that says that at some point

there were these giant roosters

there were these giant roosters that lived on top of that mountain.

that lived on top of that mountain.

And this rooster took these basalt blocks

and flew them over to Nan Madol.

Now, monster roosters do not exist.

So my mind always goes to misunderstood technology.

Machines that were provided by the extraterrestrials.

CHILDRESS: I believe that the islanders are correct

when they say all those stones were flown through the air...

when they say all those stones were flown through the air... because I can't see how it was done

because I can't see how it was done

in any other way.

NARRATOR: As far as ancient astronaut theorists are concerned,

the local legends, along with hard evidence

that basalt appears to have been excavated

from the top of Pwisehn Malek,

add credence to the idea that advanced alien technology

was used in the construction of Nan Madol.

And, to help prove their theory,

Giorgio Tsoukalos and David Childress,

along with structural engineer Dr. Henry Burton,

travel 25 miles across the island

to visit the nearest basalt quarry.

TSOUKALOS: Man, look at this.

TSOUKALOS: Man, look at this. Wow, what a quarry.

Wow, what a quarry.

So, how does one free the basalt from--

- from this wall? - Yeah, no, it would--

it would certainly require some specialized tools,

some type of excavator, some type of drill tip.

some type of excavator, some type of drill tip. And once you start taking rocks off,

And once you start taking rocks off,

depending on how much room you have

to drive things up, depending on the size

of the blocks, you might need a crane

to sort of move things around.

You would need some type of machinery

You would need some type of machinery to be able to do that today.

to be able to do that today.

How did people from at least a thousand years ago

remove these blocks from this quarry?

CHILDRESS: They had to somehow pry

these columns out of the cliff,

and, you know, remove 'em so that

they would be, yeah, stand-alone

piece of prismatic basalt,

and then-and then move it, millions of tons of it.

I would think that, yeah, there was very much

a-a special survey done of this island,

looking for material that could be used to build.

- TSOUKALOS: Right. - And I would say that

an aerial survey would accomplish

an aerial survey would accomplish - all of that. - Yes.

- all of that. - Yes.

Yes, or any type of, you know, advanced radar

technology that, in my opinion, existed...

with the extraterrestrials at the time.

NARRATOR: For Giorgio and David,

the unexplained engineering of Nan Madol--

from the weight of the basalt columns

to the distance they had to be transported

to the tools that would be needed

to the tools that would be needed to quarry the rock--

to quarry the rock--

to quarry the rock-- points to the possibility

points to the possibility

that the megalithic complex was accomplished

with the help of advanced extraterrestrial technology.

But what was the purpose of such an extraordinary construction?

But what was the purpose of such an extraordinary construction? Perhaps clues can be found

Perhaps clues can be found

in the deliberate and otherworldly engineering

of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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[music playing] NARRATOR: Giza Plateau. Egypt.

NARRATOR: Giza Plateau. Egypt.

The Great Pyramid is arguably

the most enigmatic structure on the face of the Earth.

It is the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World

and has inspired endless speculation

as to how it was built and what purpose it served.

Ever since the first studies

of the Great Pyramid in Egypt have been made,

of the Great Pyramid in Egypt have been made, researchers have been amazed

researchers have been amazed

at the mathematical knowledge that is encoded

at the mathematical knowledge that is encoded into the Great Pyramid,

into the Great Pyramid,

the measurements that are used in it.

Even the placement of the Great Pyramid has

aroused great interest among Egyptologists.

NARRATOR: The Great Pyramid is aligned

to within 3/60 of a degree of north,

a more accurate alignment

than any other structure on Earth.

When you look at the Great Pyramid's alignment,

it's aligned very, very close to true north.

Even more interesting is

to think about tracking back in time

because the Earth's axis has been shifting slowly.

It's what we call precesses, and so if there's been a shift

in that alignment, it could be that it was even

more accurately aligned to north in the past

more accurately aligned to north in the past when they built it.

when they built it.

NARRATOR: The Great Pyramid is

not only perfectly aligned to the cardinal points.

not only perfectly aligned to the cardinal points. Its placement on the Earth

Its placement on the Earth

is seemingly intentional as well.

If you pass a great circle

from the Great Pyramid through...

NARRATOR: Since the first accurate survey

of the Great Pyramid in 1925,

mathematicians and researchers

have discovered even more profound connections

relating to geodetic information,

or information pertaining to the measurement

and representation of the Earth, encoded in its design.

The Great Pyramid was built

with a level of technological sophistication

far in excess

of anything that we have today.

of anything that we have today. They don't use the inch

They don't use the inch

as we normally have it in the English system.

It's the cubit.

And what's interesting about this cubit is

that it is exactly 1/25 millionth

that it is exactly 1/25 millionth of the polar diameter of the Earth,

of the polar diameter of the Earth,

meaning the distance from the North Pole

to the South Pole of the earth.

Chop it up into 25 million pieces,

there's your cubit. It's perfect.

If you actually take the length of the Great Pyramid

at its mean socket level, which is the corners

of the actual building, it translates

of the actual building, it translates into 365.24 pyramid cubits,

into 365.24 pyramid cubits,

which just happens to be the Earth year,

right down to a quarter day.

NARRATOR: The measurements of the length

and width of the perimeter of the Great Pyramid

correspond to an exact fraction

of both the latitude

and longitude measurements at the equator.

Scaled up, this means

the Great Pyramid directly corresponds

to the circumference of the equator

as well as the measurement from the equator to the Pole,

making it a scale model of the Northern Hemisphere.

Recently, using satellite technology,

Recently, using satellite technology, researchers have realized

researchers have realized

yet another advanced formula

encoded in the design.

If you take the location of the Great Pyramid

as a coordinate,

this number sequence of this coordinate

matches exactly the speed of light

traveling through space

measured in meters per second.

measured in meters per second. This is amazing stuff.

This is amazing stuff.

When you consider the vast amount of information

about the Earth that's encoded

about the Earth that's encoded into the Great Pyramid,

into the Great Pyramid,

you can't just dismiss all of this

you can't just dismiss all of this as pure coincidence.

as pure coincidence.

NARRATOR: Although the Great Pyramid

at Giza offers an astounding example

at Giza offers an astounding example of encoded information,

of encoded information,

other sites around the world

other sites around the world such as the Mesoamerican pyramids

such as the Mesoamerican pyramids

and the ziggurats of Mesopotamia

have also been found to be aligned

to exact cardinal points

to exact cardinal points and embody mathematical concepts.

and embody mathematical concepts.

These buildings were

built under divine guidance.

This is a mark of the gods.

They put certain things in these buildings

to let us know they are not entirely

to let us know they are not entirely of human origin. They represent

of human origin. They represent

something larger than we are.

The builders wanted to make sure

The builders wanted to make sure that a future generation

that a future generation

would know that there's a discrepancy in knowledge.

would know that there's a discrepancy in knowledge. And what I'm suggesting is

And what I'm suggesting is

that all these ancient structures

are calling cards left by extraterrestrials.

NARRATOR: Ancient astronaut theorists

suggest that evidence of extraterrestrial intervention

in the construction and placement

in the construction and placement of these incredible structures

of these incredible structures

of these incredible structures can also be found by examining

can also be found by examining

their alignments with the stars.

TSOUKALOS: If I wanted to leave behind

a piece of evidence

that suggests where I'm from,

one way, for example,

one way, for example, is by creating monuments

is by creating monuments

that are in the shape of constellations.

In ancient Egypt, the three pyramids are aligned

with the constellation of Orion's belt.

The pyramids are not the only monuments

The pyramids are not the only monuments that have this particular configuration.

that have this particular configuration.

NARRATOR: The ancient site

of Teotihuacan in Mexico

also contains three pyramids

that are oriented to match up

with the belt stars of Orion.

And other sites throughout the world

have been found to have similar astronomical alignments.

Were ancient structures and even entire complexes

purposely encoded with advanced principles

so that future generations

would recognize an otherworldly influence?

And could these mysterious sites

have been used to serve a powerful, energetic purpose?

NARRATOR: Cairo, Egypt. April, 2018.

During his first visit to Egypt in nearly two decades,

ancient astronaut theorist Giorgio Tsoukalos

is eager to find out about a recent discovery

concerning a possible hidden chamber

located deep inside the walls

of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

- This way. - NARRATOR: With him are

- This way. - NARRATOR: With him are Egyptologist Ramy Romany

Egyptologist Ramy Romany

and archaeoastronomer Dr. Giulio Magli.

They are making their way to what is called

the Grand Gallery, which can only be reached

after walking up a 200-foot-long passageway.

after walking up a 200-foot-long passageway. Directly above their heads

Directly above their heads

Directly above their heads is the area where an international

is the area where an international

team of scientists believe they may have located

an enormous hidden chamber,

more than 100 feet long.

So, this is it. The Grand Gallery.

You look at this, and you think

they made this more than 4,000 years ago.

They actually built this.

This is incredible.

ROMANY: From here to the ceiling it's about ten meters high

and it goes about 50 meters in,

which is 150 feet deep.

I mean, that just gives you an idea

of how huge this place is.

of how huge this place is. And it's perfect.

And it's perfect.

The blocks-- they fit together,

and no mortar was used.

And you can't even put a money bill

in between the fittings.

And this is what type of stone that we're looking at in here?

Unlike the rest of the pyramid,

this... is red granite.

TSOUKALOS: Red granite, right.

TSOUKALOS: Red granite, right. Red granite doesn't come

Red granite doesn't come

from a local quarry like the limestone does.

from a local quarry like the limestone does. - It comes from Aswan. - Aswan.

- It comes from Aswan. - Aswan.

- It comes from Aswan. - Aswan. So that's a thousand kilometers away.

So that's a thousand kilometers away.

ROMANY: A thousand kilometers away.

TSOUKALOS: 600 miles.

ROMANY: So, you think the void is

right on top of our heads here?

And how big is it

in relation to where we're standing?

Okay, wow.

NARRATOR: The news of a possible

fourth chamber within the Great Pyramid

has become a source of great controversy

inside the archaeological community.

They have long held the belief that

pyramids were essentially built as burial vaults,

each possessing no more than three chambers.

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.

The pyramids-- they have no real explanation

of what their purpose was.

When we found this pyramid, there was no mummy.

When we found this pyramid, there was no mummy. There were no treasures,

There were no treasures,

no nothing-- no hieroglyphics, nothing.

What if all this that we're looking at is a decoy?

TSOUKALOS: You just raised a very interesting point.

The fact that we've come so far

The fact that we've come so far into this chamber,

into this chamber,

and the entire way, not a single hieroglyphic.

Because, throughout the rest of Egypt,

the walls are plastered with inscriptions

telling the story of how it was built

and by whom and when.

Yet here, so far,

- complete anonymity. - Absolutely.

NARRATOR: Because the walls inside

NARRATOR: Because the walls inside the Great Pyramid contain no hieroglyphics

the Great Pyramid contain no hieroglyphics

and there is no evidence that the colossal structure

was ever used as a tomb or temple,

there has been increasing speculation

as to its original purpose.

One theory, held by numerous scientists

One theory, held by numerous scientists and archaeo-engineers

and archaeo-engineers

is that the pyramid and others like it

may have been built as one in an enormous network

of power plants.

Christopher Dunn's theories

indicate that some of these pyramids

had chemicals mixed in them.

And, in fact, studies of his working devices

have shown that this probably would work.

CHRISTOPHER DUNN: Pyramids were actually

geo-mechanical 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.

The best example of this is in the Great Pyramid.

It's probably the most precise structure on the planet.

NARRATOR: According to Christopher Dunn's theory,

the process of generating energy

began with drawing water from the nearby Nile River

to the base of the Great Pyramid.

Right in front of the door, of the entrance door,

of the Great Pyramid, there used to be a well shaft

of the Great Pyramid, there used to be a well shaft which was documented in 1857.

which was documented in 1857.

And so the water would just gravity feed

down into, basically, a moat around the Great Pyramid

and then go down the entrance shaft

down under the ground.

The water was used in the subterranean chamber.

It is a water pump.

I believe the water was used to cause a compression wave

and cause the pyramid to resonate.

DUNN: So, in the Queen's Chamber,

two chemicals were introduced:

hydrated zinc through the northern shaft

and a dilute hydrochloric acid through the southern shaft.

This vessel represents the Queen's Chamber.

Into the tubes, we're going to pour

hydrated zinc...

and then hydrochloric acid.

When you bring these two liquids together,

a chemical reaction occurs.

And a product of that chemical reaction

is hydrogen.

is hydrogen. And you can see the vapor,

And you can see the vapor,

the hydrogen,

the hydrogen, escaping through the chimney.

escaping through the chimney.

And there you have the reaction.

NARRATOR: Adding credibility to Chris Dunn's

remarkable theory is the fact that traces

of both zinc and hydrochloric acid

have recently been found in the shafts

leading to the so-called Queen's Chamber.

But if the pyramid was really designed

But if the pyramid was really designed as a gigantic power plant,

as a gigantic power plant,

as a gigantic power plant, how was that power applied?

how was that power applied?

DUNN: We can come up with all kinds of devices

DUNN: We can come up with all kinds of devices

to power with that kind of energy,

to power with that kind of energy, from simple domestic appliances

from simple domestic appliances

to highly-advanced spacecraft.

NARRATOR: Might the Great Pyramid of Giza have been designed

as part of an enormous network of ancient power plants

not 4,000 years ago

not 4,000 years ago but much, much earlier?

but much, much earlier?

but much, much earlier? And by a civilization

And by a civilization

And by a civilization with incredibly advanced knowledge?

with incredibly advanced knowledge?

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes,

and suggest that this power network extends beyond Giza

to even more mysterious structures,

like those found at the ruins of Teotihuacan.

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NARRATOR: Mexico City.

Beneath the current-day capital of Mexico

lie the ruins of the ancient Aztec metropolis

lie the ruins of the ancient Aztec metropolis known as Tenochtitlan.

known as Tenochtitlan.

The Aztecs dominated much of central Mexico

from the 14th to the 16th century A.D.

And Tenochtitlan is considered to be their first

And Tenochtitlan is considered to be their first official settlement--

official settlement--

an incredibly sophisticated city

featuring a grid system of canals and causeways.

But according to their historical texts,

the Aztec civilization did not originate here.

EDWIN BARNHART: The Aztecs say they started

from this place up in the north

called Chicomoztoc.

It was a cave, and inside that cave,

it had seven different caverns.

And there were said to be seven different tribes.

And there were said to be seven different tribes. And the Aztecs say they were part

And the Aztecs say they were part

And the Aztecs say they were part of the seven tribes that came

of the seven tribes that came

from the seven chambers of Chicomoztoc.

NARRATOR: While Chicomoztoc was once

thought to be a mythological place,

some scholars believe archaeological evidence suggests

some scholars believe archaeological evidence suggests that it really did exist

that it really did exist

and is located at the site of the ancient pyramid complex

known today as Teotihuacan.

BARNHART: The Place of Seven Caves--

we think maybe that has actually been

located, archaeologically,

at the site of the main temple of Teotihuacan

called the Pyramid of the Sun,

which sits just north of the Valley of Mexico.

Underneath it is actually a cave

Underneath it is actually a cave with seven different spots

with seven different spots

with seven different spots that it extends out into.

that it extends out into.

And that's where the Aztecs said

their original ancestors came from.

NARRATOR: In the 16th century,

Spanish chronicler Geronimo de Mendieta recorded

the legends of the local native population.

According to their accounts,

the Aztec believed that they were fashioned

by a group of stranded gods within these seven caves.

YOUNG: Mendieta wrote an account

of Aztec legend.

In this report, he describes a giant flint knife

In this report, he describes a giant flint knife landing on the earth,

landing on the earth,

and the earth was trembling and shaking

and the earth was trembling and shaking as this enormous flint knife landed.

as this enormous flint knife landed.

Then some 1,600 gods disgorged from this thing,

and they are responsible

for launching Aztec civilization.

BARNHART: The Aztecs talk about

the many gods coming down to Earth

and creating humans.

and creating humans. They create them out of bone,

They create them out of bone,

ash, and their own blood.

And they make them somewhat in their own image.

But they make them specifically so that

they will honor them and they will serve them.

TSOUKALOS: All of a sudden,

there is a description of a giant flint knife

that descended from the sky,

and somebody emerged out of it.

One has to wonder

whether or not our ancestors

were witness

were witness to a landing of some type of a craft.

to a landing of some type of a craft.

If so, then the Aztec story

suggests that at some point in our history,

extraterrestrials created mankind.

And something very strange was going on at Teotihuacan.

NARRATOR: Located just 30 miles

northeast of Mexico City,

the Teotihuacan complex

encompasses nearly eight square miles

and is dated to the first century A.D.

It is the oldest and most sophisticated

city of Mesoamerica, an area that extends

from northern Mexico down through Central America.

The civilization predated the Maya

by at least a hundred years.

At its peak, it was said to have supported

At its peak, it was said to have supported nearly 100,000 residents.

nearly 100,000 residents.

It was also the largest city

in the entire Western Hemisphere

prior to the 15th century

prior to the 15th century and served as the major commerce

and served as the major commerce

and religious center for the region.

BARNHART: The significance of Teotihuacan

cannot be overstated.

It is the Rome of Mesoamerica.

The things that Teotihuacan did

set the pattern for all other city states after it.

NARRATOR: The central features

of the complex are two large pyramids

of the complex are two large pyramids known as the Pyramid of the Sun

known as the Pyramid of the Sun

and the Pyramid of the Moon.

As well as a temple dedicated to Quetzalcoatl,

As well as a temple dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent.

the Feathered Serpent.

These structures stand alongside a thoroughfare

referred to as the Avenue of the Dead.

Over 200 smaller buildings, platforms, and pyramids

are found adjacent to the avenue.

And there are thousands of living quarters

just outside the complex.

But, as incredible as Teotihuacan is,

no one knows exactly who built this metropolis

no one knows exactly who built this metropolis or what happened to its occupants.

or what happened to its occupants.

BARNHART: Teotihuacan, despite its size,

BARNHART: Teotihuacan, despite its size, has no hieroglyphs whatsoever.

has no hieroglyphs whatsoever.

There are other cultures in Mesoamerica

that were using writing systems.

There's nothing like that at Teotihuacan.

So, we don't really have a clear history

So, we don't really have a clear history of what happened at Teotihuacan.

of what happened at Teotihuacan.

And we can't really

find evidence of their rulers.

...to develop a complete,

...to develop a complete, huge complex citadel...

huge complex citadel...

WILL HART: We have such a sophisticated site

that embodies engineering principles,

craftsmanship, art.

Where did it originate?

Where are the smaller versions of this?

Well, we don't find any.

So, we don't have a progression,

an evolution, to show where this came from.

So, we have to ask, where did it come from?

WILCOCK: We've become conditioned to look at these

awesome works of stone architecture and think,

"Oh, primitive people did that

"and they used primitive methods

"and they used primitive methods with primitive technology."

with primitive technology."

But we have to rethink the fundamental assumptions

and come to a greater and greater level

of understanding that the technology required

to build these artifacts, in fact, is greater

than anything that they possessed.

NARRATOR: Based on the local lore

of the region, ancient astronaut theorists

suggest that the original builders of the site

may not have been human at all.

YOUNG: All of the people in this area

felt this city was a sacred site,

connected to a divine realm.

The population along the coast were

the Totonac.

the Totonac. They believed that the place was founded

They believed that the place was founded

They believed that the place was founded by a dozen sky gods,

by a dozen sky gods,

by a dozen sky gods, the lords of thunder.

the lords of thunder.

Other nearby Mesoamerican cultures

had their own theories.

had their own theories. One associated the site

One associated the site

with the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl,

who was said to have come from Venus.

It was the Aztecs who gave the place its name:

Teotihuacan, City of the Gods.

The name speaks for itself.

So, one has to ask the question, what gods?

Who were they?

Were they just a figment of our ancestor's imagination,

or did they see someone?

or did they see someone? Did somebody visit them to essentially

Did somebody visit them to essentially

jump-start civilization?

NARRATOR: If Teotihuacan truly was founded

by extraterrestrial visitors in the remote past,

just how old might the site be?

And could this ancient city

still hold evidence of alien visitation?

NARRATOR: Every year, millions of tourists

visit the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan.

But most are unaware

that many of the buildings they see

throughout the complex have been erected

upon much older structures.

The Pyramid of the Sun is believed to consist

of a total of five layers of pyramids,

one built on top of the next,

like a Russian nesting doll.

Curiously, the oldest layers are said

to exhibit the most advanced building techniques.

Evidence of this older stonework can still be found

scattered in parts of the complex,

including a largely off-limits area

behind the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent.

This enormous stone has been

This enormous stone has been very finely cut

very finely cut

by the inhabitants of Teotihuacan.

NARRATOR: Local researcher Marco Vigato

has gained unprecedented access

has gained unprecedented access to this part of the site.

to this part of the site.

NARRATOR: When archaeologist Leopoldo Batres started

NARRATOR: When archaeologist Leopoldo Batres started excavating the site in 1884,

excavating the site in 1884,

he discovered the pyramids were buried

in upwards of 12 feet of earth.

He surmised that only a catastrophic event

could account for the devastation.

HART: It was covered under a deep layer of earth.

And we have to ask why?

How did it get covered in so much dirt?

It would require an enormous amount of time

It would require an enormous amount of time for nature to do it.

for nature to do it.

Unless you have a catastrophic flood involved.

CHILDRESS: You have to ask yourself,

CHILDRESS: You have to ask yourself, was there some big cataclysm

was there some big cataclysm

that occurred here in prehistory?

Possibly even the great flood

that is spoken of in various mythologies

around the world?

This could mean that Teotihuacan

is actually many, many thousands of years older

is actually many, many thousands of years older than what archaeologists say.

than what archaeologists say.

NARRATOR: In 1906,

NARRATOR: In 1906, archaeologist Leopoldo Batres

archaeologist Leopoldo Batres

discovered layers of mica

throughout the Teotihuacan complex.

The discovery of entire sheets of this material,

which is used in electrical

and thermal applications,

has baffled researchers, as it has not been found

in any other ancient architecture.

In a couple of different places in Teotihuacan,

In a couple of different places in Teotihuacan, we've discovered sheets of mica.

we've discovered sheets of mica.

The first reports of them were supposedly that

Leopold Batres had found these large sheets of mica

Leopold Batres had found these large sheets of mica on top of the Temple of the Sun.

on top of the Temple of the Sun.

NARRATOR: Since that first discovery,

entire chambers lined with mica have

allegedly been found at different locations

allegedly been found at different locations along the Avenue of the Dead,

along the Avenue of the Dead,

but the areas are now off-limits to visitors.

NARRATOR: Today, mica is used as a heat shield

in electronic and aerospace industries.

in electronic and aerospace industries. It has the unique properties

It has the unique properties

of being a good insulator of electricity

as well as a conductor of heat.

And it is able to resist temperatures

And it is able to resist temperatures upwards of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

upwards of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.

But just why would the builders choose

to include it in the design of the structures?

Adding to the mystery was the 2013 discovery

by archaeologist Sergio Gomez and his team

by archaeologist Sergio Gomez and his team of hundreds of gold-colored metallic spheres

of hundreds of gold-colored metallic spheres

scattered in the tunnel

beneath the Temple of the Feathered Serpent.

The spheres ranged in diameter

from just one inch up to five inches.

There were hundreds of them.

In fact, the entire chamber seems

to have flecks of this golden pyrite,

or fool's gold, all over it.

I've never seen anything like it.

We've never found a chamber like that

anywhere in Mesoamerica,

certainly nowhere in Teotihuacan.

It's an enigma, and neither I

nor any of my colleagues know what to make of it.

NARRATOR: Just two years later,

Gomez and his team would make another shocking discovery.

Directly underneath the center

of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent

lays a vast pool of liquid mercury.

WILCOCK: What makes this so interesting

is that the mercury

cannot exist in its native form

in nature.

There is a natural minerallac material

called cinnabar, and in order to get mercury,

you have to extract it out of the cinnabar,

which requires a complex process involving high temperatures.

TSOUKALOS: It's a highly toxic element,

it is difficult to extract.

So the logistics behind this are incredible.

So the logistics behind this are incredible. How was it transported there,

How was it transported there,

where did it come from, and for what purpose?

NARRATOR: Liquid mercury is

a superconductor,

and in our modern, technological age,

this class of elements is being used

in revolutionary applications

such as free energy generation,

advanced medical imaging,

and cutting-edge transportation projects.

But why would there be vast amounts of mercury,

mica, and mysterious round objects

found under a nearly 2,000-year-old pyramid?

Could the Teotihuacan complex

have served a technological purpose

similar to the power-generating pyramids of Egypt?

We have to wonder what these pyramids

and this whole structure is about.

What are these golden spheres about?

And why is there mercury inside of this pyramid?

It's almost like some kind of alien technology

is being used at Teotihuacan,

is being used at Teotihuacan, but we don't understand it.

but we don't understand it.

but we don't understand it. We have to wonder, are we looking

We have to wonder, are we looking

at a technology?

We see components of it that don't make sense

just for a primitive culture.

The pyramids and the various components

could've been part of a sophisticated

system of technology.

NARRATOR: Archaeologists point out

that along the Avenue of the Dead,

multiple structures show evidence

of a catastrophic fire.

A fire that may explain the purpose

of the Teotihuacan pyramid complex.

NARRATOR: Could the curious finds

of mica and mercury at the site

help corroborate the theory

that the burn marks we see along the Avenue of the Dead

are from some sort of mechanical explosion?

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes, and they suggest

that, like the Great Pyramid at Giza and other sites

throughout the globe,

the structures at Teotihuacan may have once served

as an electromagnetic power plant.

Researchers propose that the pyramids constructed around

the world are, in fact, power plants.

This is based on our new knowledge

that they, in fact, are designed to tap

the resonant power of the earth

and then to distribute it around the world.

Teotihuacan matches precisely this model.

It's built over caverns.

It had liquid mercury and mica incorporated

into its design, and we know that

the gods came and left from this place.

So, when we put all the pieces together,

So, when we put all the pieces together, we're looking at Teotihuacan

we're looking at Teotihuacan

as yet another example

as yet another example of the power plants of the gods.

of the power plants of the gods.

If it was a technological system

that was generating a lot of energy at some point,

there could've been a malfunction in it.

If there was energy, the mica found at the site

was supposed to shield it, and mercury was also

found at the site-- seems to have been used.

Perhaps we had some kind of accident there

at some point in time.

NARRATOR: If Teotihuacan served

NARRATOR: If Teotihuacan served as an ancient power plant,

as an ancient power plant,

generating electromagnetic energy,

just what role did the liquid mercury,

recently discovered at the site,

recently discovered at the site, play in such a scenario?

play in such a scenario?

There's stories of mercury being used in spacecraft

and some of the ancient Indian epics

talk about mercury as part of the Vimanas

talk about mercury as part of the Vimanas and the mechanics of these craft.

and the mechanics of these craft.

So, here we have the idea that this mercury

that's being found at archeological sites

is really part of the propulsion

of some of the craft that the extraterrestrials

were using here on Earth.

NARRATOR: Might there actually be

NARRATOR: Might there actually be a technological function

a technological function

served by the structures found at the site?

One capable of generating power

One capable of generating power to support travel to the stars?

to support travel to the stars?

Ancient astronaut theorists say yes,

and suggest that this capability may exist

not only in pyramids around the world

but even in megalithic sites

like Stonehenge.

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NARRATOR: For six years, the UK Ministry of Defense

has been in the slow process of releasing the entirety

of their UFO files

of their UFO files to the National Archives of England.

to the National Archives of England.

Now, the final batch of declassified reports

are released to the public.

Despite Ministry claims that no credible evidence

or alien craft was discovered in over 50 years of study,

one report, from January 14th, 2009,

includes a fascinating photo

of a disc-shaped craft hovering above the world's

most famous megalithic site:

Stonehenge.

Stonehenge has been the site

of a number of UFO encounters over the years.

The county of Wiltshire itself

The county of Wiltshire itself is something of a UFO hot spot.

is something of a UFO hot spot.

Dating back over the lifetime

of the Ministry of Defense's UFO project,

there have probably been several hundred,

if not low-thousands of sightings,

recorded in the county of Wiltshire.

NARRATOR: Could the unique construction of Stonehenge

NARRATOR: Could the unique construction of Stonehenge

play a role in the unexplained phenomena

play a role in the unexplained phenomena witnessed around the site?

witnessed around the site?

Perhaps clues can be found by examining

the mysterious engineering of the megalithic structure

and the remarkable size and power

of the ancient stone circles.

The British Isles, 55 BC.

Julius Caesar begins a military campaign

Julius Caesar begins a military campaign to extend the Roman Empire into Britain.

to extend the Roman Empire into Britain.

His forces are met by ferocious resistance

from the native Celtic tribes, led by their Druid priests.

GRAHAM PHILLIPS: The tribes of Britain

were all united against the warring Romans

by the Druids

to repel the greatest general who's ever lived.

NARRATOR: It would take the Romans

nearly a century to conquer Britain.

Once they succeeded, they turned Stonehenge

into a temple of their sun god, Apollo.

But the Romans were not the first to adopt

this monument as their own.

The Celts themselves had

migrated into Britain some 2,500 years before.

When they arrived Stonehenge was already there,

but the country was eerily deserted.

The people who are responsible

for Stonehenge, for erecting it,

are nowhere to be seen, and this is a puzzling

piece of information that we know now.

NARRATOR: Archaeologists today believe

that this great Neolithic stone circle

has stood on the plains of Wiltshire, England

for no less than 5,000 years.

An outer ring of 30 four-ton stones

surrounds five huge arches

whose massive blocks weigh 22 tons each

and which were somehow transported

from 120 miles away.

It's an astonishing feat of ancient engineering,

and the mysteries about its construction still remain.

HUGH NEWMAN: Some of the stones at Stonehenge

weigh between 50 and 70 tons.

weigh between 50 and 70 tons. Some of the stones are even heavier.

Some of the stones are even heavier.

So how could you have moved these into place?

How could you have moved them from Wales,

where the bluestones, the spotted dolerite, came from,

within Stonehenge?

PHILLIPS: The bluestones,

from which the original Stonehenge was constructed,

were transported from 120 miles

were transported from 120 miles to the west from a place

to the west from a place

called the Preseli Mountains,

which is the only place in the British Isles

where you can get that kind of stone.

Now, how they were moved is a mystery.

NARRATOR: The predominant theory

as to how the megalithic blocks were moved

is that the builders fashioned sledges and rollers

is that the builders fashioned sledges and rollers out of tree trunks to lug the bluestones

out of tree trunks to lug the bluestones

from the Preseli Hills,

then transferred them onto rafts and floated them

first along the Welsh coast

and then up the River Avon toward Salisbury Plain.

You know, this idea that all these ancient blocks

You know, this idea that all these ancient blocks were moved with wooden rollers

were moved with wooden rollers

were moved with wooden rollers is very interesting.

is very interesting.

However, do you know what happens to wood

when you put 20 tons on a wooden roller?

It'll just get crushed to smithereens.

PHILLIPS: However they did it, it must have been

very important for them to move

these particular stones to Stonehenge.

And that's a mystery. That doesn't happen

anywhere else at stone circles in the country,

they only come from stone that's quarried locally.

NARRATOR: However Stonehenge was constructed,

it involved moving much more than just the stone blocks

it involved moving much more than just the stone blocks that stand today.

that stand today.

According to researchers,

this is just 25% of the original monument--

the center of a much larger structure

that was surrounded by multiple concentric circles,

constructed over a period of more than a thousand years.

JOHN MARTINUEAU: So, Stonehenge is very interesting

in that it evolves over a very long period of time.

And the first thing that goes up at Stonehenge

And the first thing that goes up at Stonehenge is not there anymore.

is not there anymore.

It's the 56 holes that today are known as the Aubrey Circle.

It used to be filled with the bluestones for Preseli.

PHILLIPS: Around the outside of the stone circle

is constructed a ditch and embankment.

This is the so-called henge structure

This is the so-called henge structure that stands around Stonehenge,

that stands around Stonehenge,

from where it gets its name.

NARRATOR: Many mainstream scholars

suggest that Stonehenge was simply a place of worship

and a burial ground.

But why would the ancient people of Britain

have spent more than a thousand years to build

what amounts to a church and cemetery?

NEWMAN: And the big problem is we don't really know

NEWMAN: And the big problem is we don't really know who these people were,

who these people were,

we don't really know where they come from.

So we find similar structures around the world

that show incredible levels of sophistication.

Like the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt,

like Machu Picchu in Peru, so why not in ancient Britain?

Why not have a very advanced civilization here?

The fact that we now know that Stonehenge was

part of a much larger super structure

part of a much larger super structure indicates to me

indicates to me

that we've only barely scratched the surface.

that we've only barely scratched the surface. What did it all mean?

What did it all mean?

NARRATOR: If the monolithic stones that we see at Stonehenge today

are only a fraction of the original complex,

is it possible that the ancient structure

once served an advanced, perhaps technological purpose?

Further clues may be found by examining

other mysterious stone circles around the world

and the possibility that they all possess

a powerful energy that connects Earth to the stars.

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NARRATOR: The Orkney Islands,

Scotland, 2019.

Authors Andrew Collins

and Graham Phillips have come to these islands

to investigate the mysterious stone circles

that are believed to be even older than Stonehenge.

So we're going now to the Stones of Stenness.

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the first stone circle that we know of

built anywhere in the British Isles.

It originally consisted of 12 stones

in a circle around a hundred feet in diameter,

and the stones are up to 16 feet high.

COLLINS: What's so incredible is that

this first stone circle in Britain

has a relationship with G�bekli Tepe

in southeast Turkey, which,

in southeast Turkey, which, because the Stones of Stenness

because the Stones of Stenness

because the Stones of Stenness is aligned to the stars.

is aligned to the stars.

To the south, it's the rising of the stars of Orion.

And to the north,

it is the setting of the stars of Cygnus,

and these very same constellations

feature within astronomical alignments

at G�bekli Tepe, thousands of miles away.

NARRATOR: Around the world,

ancient stone circles,

like the Stones of Stenness,

G�bekli Tepe, Stonehenge,

and other megalithic structures

show evidence that they were constructed

show evidence that they were constructed in such a way as to be in alignment

in such a way as to be in alignment

with astronomical events.

But why?

Was it to merely function as a type of calendar?

indicating when to plant crops or perform rituals?

Or were these structures oriented to the stars

Or were these structures oriented to the stars for a far more profound

for a far more profound

or, perhaps, extraterrestrial purpose?

It is true that Stonehenge can

be used or was used as a calendar.

be used or was used as a calendar. There is no doubt about it.

There is no doubt about it.

However, in order to create a calendar,

However, in order to create a calendar, there was absolutely zero need

there was absolutely zero need

there was absolutely zero need to build a megalithic structure

to build a megalithic structure

as gigantic as Stonehenge.

'Cause you could've recreated the entire same thing

by essentially placing

by essentially placing ordinary sticks in the ground.

ordinary sticks in the ground.

ordinary sticks in the ground. And that was not the case.

And that was not the case.

So, what was it?

So, what was it? POPE: There is a knowledge

POPE: There is a knowledge

and purpose here, and it's sophisticated.

Were ceremonies and rituals

conducted there that actually achieved something?

In other words,

is, in one sense,

Stonehenge a device, a machine?

Stonehenge a device, a machine? MARTINUEAU: This geometry is there

MARTINUEAU: This geometry is there

right from the beginning of the stone circle building,

and the reason they were choosing these shapes

was something to do with astronomy.

And I think it's some kind of

interesting technology, ancient technology,

whose origins are lost in the mist of the time.

NARRATOR: Is it possible that the builders

of ancient stone circles weren't constructing

of ancient stone circles weren't constructing giant celestial calendars

giant celestial calendars

but instead were using the sun and stars as guides

so that the giant stones they were using

could be precisely placed?

As far as ancient astronaut theorists are concerned,

As far as ancient astronaut theorists are concerned, the answer is a profound yes.

the answer is a profound yes.

And they believe the precise

astrological placements of these weren't intended

for ritual purposes but for technological ones,

for ritual purposes but for technological ones, possibly as a means of conducting

possibly as a means of conducting

and generating a type of geoelectrical energy.

NARRATOR: Just down the road

from the Stones of Stenness

from the Stones of Stenness lies the Ring of Brodgar.

lies the Ring of Brodgar.

The third-largest stone circle in the British Isles,

it is a hotbed of UFO sightings and activity.

PHILLIPS: We're here at the Ring of Brodgar.

It is a henge circle,

so all around the outside of it

is a ditch, an embankment.

COLLINS: And one of the things

that's been repeatedly found

in connection with stone circles

is that there's a very special geology

associated with the landscape around them.

And all of these seem to be able

to manifest mysterious lights.

to manifest mysterious lights. And they almost appear to act

And they almost appear to act

like windows onto another realm.

Because, as you get higher,

you can see that the whole place is

like a perfect circle.

A perfect hole out of this reality

into another realm altogether.

So, this place here could actually be

some kind of portal between this world and another?

some kind of portal between this world and another? Precisely.

Precisely.

But what's so incredible

is that at virtually every location

that this megalithic culture moved out

is also somewhere associated

with the appearance of mysterious lights,

what we'd call UFOs.

We're talking about Stonehenge,

Avebury,

the Isle of Anglesey in Wales,

the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, and the area around the Rod Stone.

and the area around the Rod Stone.

and the area around the Rod Stone. All of these locations are

All of these locations are

what we would call portals--

what we would call portals-- places where mysterious lights

places where mysterious lights

appear and then disappear.

One of the most fascinating aspects

of stone circle research is

they realized that these stone circles

actually do manipulate earth energies,

actually do manipulate earth energies, these natural telluric currents

these natural telluric currents

that are part of the magnetic field.

CHILDRESS: Archaeologists now

are speculating that the bluestones

that are part of the Stonehenge complex,

they are a type

they are a type of black-blue dolerite

of black-blue dolerite

that has very bright nodes

that has very bright nodes of quartz in them.

of quartz in them.

NARRATOR: Quartz is able to convert

the earth's natural electrical vibrations

the earth's natural electrical vibrations into a form of energy.

into a form of energy.

The amount of energy increases when the quartz

is under pressure, as it would be

as part of a massive monolithic structure

like Stonehenge.

NEWMAN: So you have electrical qualities

when the quartz is kind of crushed,

and then you have magnetic qualities as well

and then you have magnetic qualities as well within the same stone,

within the same stone,

so this could have been used to manipulate

earth energy currents.

Many of the stone circles have something to do

with astronomical alignments,

and you have to wonder if it's a way of calculating

and having a calibration that you can use

to create a special portal area.

It's got a special energy,

perhaps, that's being manipulated and created

by these megalithic structures.

NARRATOR: Could the extraordinary

ancient structures found throughout the world--

from megalithic temples

from megalithic temples to massive pyramids

to massive pyramids

to massive pyramids and mysterious stone circles--

and mysterious stone circles--

be remnants of Earth's extraterrestrial past?

Were these unexplainable engineering feats

accomplished with the help of advanced technology?

And might they have served

as outposts for otherworldly travelers?

Perhaps as we continue to investigate

Perhaps as we continue to investigate these incredible sites,

these incredible sites,

we will discover that they are places

of profound power.

Power that, once harnessed,

will reconnect us with our alien ancestors.

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