All language subtitles for Ancient.Aliens.S16E03

With connections to the heavens.

David childress:
We see this unusual
keyhole shape

as decoration for these gods.

Narrator:
It appears in mystic texts.

The secret seal of solomon
has that interesting shape.

Narrator:
It was incorporated
in sacred architecture.

If you look at this
from above...

...It's this keyhole shape,

and that to me is fascinating.

I am literally wowed by this.

Narrator:
And it exists
all over the planet.

Andrew collins:
Why is that there are
so many cultures that use

the keyhole shape
around the world?

Is there some commonality
to all of this?

Narrator:
Could this cryptic symbol
represent a connection

to beings that came to earth
thousands of years ago?

Erich von daniken:
We were visited by beings
from outer space.

And they left clues
on this planet earth.

Giorgio a. Tsoukalos:
There is an extraterrestrial
message

inside this keyhole shape.

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 have never been alone.

Narrator:
Waterford, virginia.

2013.

Cydonia institute researcher
george haas is combing through

images of mars when something
catches his eye.

A large formation protruding
from the surface of the planet

that displays
extraordinary symmetry.

He is struck by the fact

that there are no other
large geographical features

around it,

and it has the distinct shape
of a keyhole.

Haas:
When you initially look at it,

it looks like something
that someone made.

So, when scientists are looking
for signs of activity

on another planet, they're
looking for structural symmetry,

determining if this is possibly
just something nature made

or something that humans
or extraterrestrials

had a hand in.

What we're seeing on mars
could be evidence

of intelligent design

by some unknown
extraterrestrial culture.

The mars reconnaissance orbiter

took amazing detailed maps

of pretty much
the whole surface of mars.

And there are some
anomalous pictures.

It's very much worth humanity's
while to travel there

and find out for sure,
are these artificial or not?

Narrator:
Could it be that this strangely
symmetrical formation on mars

is really
an artificial structure,

built by
an extraterrestrial race?

For ancient astronaut theorists,

what makes this image
even more intriguing

is the fact that strikingly
similar man-made structures

exist here on earth.

Osaka, japan.

Today, this bustling metropolis

is famous as one
of japan's cultural centers

of food, fashion and finance.

But in its southern suburb
of sakai

lies an ancient
and mysterious monument:

A megalithic tomb
called daisen kofun.

It rises up 35 feet
above the surrounding area

and is 1,600 feet long

and 980 feet wide,

and it's encircled
by three moats,

making the entire edifice
cover a space

of five million square feet.

Collins: You can only really
appreciate what it represents

by going up into the air,

looking down on it,
because you then see

that it's an enormous
keyhole shape.

Narrator:
The daisen kofun is merely
the largest

of more than 160,000 kofuns
that dot japan.

There are hundreds
of these tombs,

built between around 300 ad
to around 600 ad...

...All over japan.

So what were these?

Were these really just tombs
built for emperors and kings,

or were they
something else altogether?

William henry:
The keyhole shape can only
be seen from the air.

And we're told that the ancient
japanese did not have a means

of getting into the sky
to appreciate this shape.

So there's a great mystery here
about why the keyhole shape?

Narrator:
Some researchers suggest that
the purpose of the keyhole shape

can be traced back
to the first kofun ever built.

The first of these tombs
is associated

with the first historical
japanese emperor,

emperor sujin,

in whose record in the book of
ancient mythology, the kojiki,

a keyhole of a door actually
also plays an important part.

Narrator:
According to the story
in the kojiki,

a young woman becomes
impregnated by a powerful god

who comes to her room
through a keyhole,

then gives birth
to semi-divine children.

Another story
from the same text tells

that the japanese royal family
are all descendants

of amaterasu, who came
from the celestial plane.

Tsoukalos:
So, what's the deal here?

Why do we have these stories
of someone coming from the sky?

They also describe them
as having come down

from their celestial palace,
which is called takamagahara.

It's right there.

Our ancestors did not have words

for extraterrestrials or aliens

or any other creature
coming from another planet,

because it didn't exist
at the time.

So you've got to wonder

if these keyhole-shaped kofun

aren't something
that were actually designed

by extraterrestrials.

There's something about
that shape, it has meaning.

Are these sites
signaling somebody

who is apparently in the sky?

Narrator:
Is it possible that the design
of the japanese kofuns

was inspired by contact
with otherworldly visitors?

As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,

this symbol may offer
an important clue

about alien intervention
in earth's distant past.

And as further evidence
of its significance,

they point to
much more recently discovered

keyhole-shaped structures

that were also made
to be seen from above.

Khaybar, saudi arabia.

May 2017.

An archaeological team
conducting an aerial survey

of the saudi arabian desert

makes an extraordinary
discovery:

A series of
mysterious stone structures.

Among them are 19 formations
in the shape of keyholes,

formed by walls roughly
three feet high.

Newman:
These were keyhole-shaped
kind of enclosures

built of quite large stones

and earth, and there
were hundreds of them

across the landscape.

And they're thought to be
thousands of years old,

but no one knows who built them.

No one knows why
they were there,

but they have this sacred symbol
of the keyhole as the design.

So the keyhole shape
is a combination

of the triangle and the circle,

and the circle is often
a representation of the sun

and the moon
and other heavenly objects,

whereas the triangle shape
is really the pyramid shape,

and that is a representation
of the earth.

So it really could be
a representation

linking heaven and earth.

Narrator:
Scientific testing
of the materials

made to build these enclosures

dates them to roughly 6500 bc.

Could it be that
they are somehow related

to the keyhole-shaped kofuns

that were built in japan
thousands of years later?

Curiously, a keyhole design
can be found at ancient sites

belonging to numerous
different cultures,

and all over the world.

This shape is present
in the incan ruins of moray

in peru,

the temple of the foliated cross
in palenque, mexico,

the hopi kivas
in the american southwest,

and the 10,000-year-old
burial mounds

in tassili n'ajjer, algeria.

Why is it that there
are so many cultures

that use the keyhole shape
around the world?

Is there some commonality
to all of this?

Even though they are
thousands of miles apart?

I would say that we have to look
towards human consciousness.

And the commonality of symbols.

Since ancient times
there have been keys and locks.

The keyhole is what can unlock
a portal to another place,

an unseen place,

so it has a ritual
and symbolic significance.

We are aware that there are
things we do not know,

that there are energies
that affect human life

and all other life
that we are still learning,

just barely beginning to grasp.

So the keyhole image
symbolically represents

the possibility that
such gateways can be opened.

Narrator:
Could the keyhole symbol

carry a profound message
for humanity?

Was this shape repeated
at ancient sites

across the globe
so that future generations

would notice it
and attempt to understand it?

Perhaps further clues
can be found

by examining the connection

between the keyhole shape
and the ancient gods.

Young: Khonsu has a pendant
with a keyhole on it.

January 2018.

Archaeologists digging
in this city,

located in the heart
of the nile river delta,

uncover the remains
of an ancient settlement.

Among the fragments of statues,

they discover pieces
of an amulet known as a menat.

Rita lucarelli:
The menat is a...

A very important, uh, amulet,

um, for ancient egypt.

So, the menat was, uh, made

by a series of lines of beads

with the counterbalance,

uh, in form of a keyhole.

And this way
could use as a necklace,

with the beads in front

and a counterbalance
in the back.

Narrator:
In egyptian mythology,

the menat is often worn
by the god khonsu.

Lucarelli:
Khonsu is, uh,
mainly god of the moon.

But he's also a healing god.

He's considered a protector
who can, uh,

ward off evil spirits
or evil forces.

Khonsu was seen
as a wandering god.

This reflects how the moon
wanders through the heavens.

He has a pendant
with a keyhole on it.

This represents
the gatekeeping function

of this particular divinity,

the ability
to open unseen worlds.

He taught many of the different
sciences to the people.

He was also related
to technology.

So this is the suggestion
that he may have been involved

in some of the construction
of the sites there

in ancient egypt.

Narrator:
Paintings often depict the gods

giving the menat
to members of egyptian nobility.

While mainstream historians
contend the amulet

was simply a piece of jewelry,
ancient astronaut theorists

suspect it was
something more profound.

If you look at some
of the earliest representations

of the menat,

rays are jumping out
into four different heads

that are on sticks.

What is going on?

To me, that is a representation

of something technological

that our ancestors witnessed.

But they
couldn't quite figure out yet

what they were looking at.

Narrator:
Curiously, khonsu isn't
the only lunar deity--

or moon god--
symbolized by a keyhole shape.

We also have tanit, the
canaanite or phoenician goddess

who, again, her symbol
was that of the keyhole shape,

and she was connected
with travel.

She was also connected
with machinery.

So, again,
there could be connections here

between these ancient cultures
and this symbol.

Narrator: Do depictions
of khonsu and tanit

point to the keyhole shape,

representing some type
of technological device?

And could it be more
than mere coincidence

that both have a connection
to the moon?

Ancient astronaut theorists
believe further clues

can be found on
the italian island of sardinia.

Today, this picturesque island
in the mediterranean

is famous
for its crystalline waters,

white sandy beaches,
and luxurious resorts.

But thousands of years ago,

sardinia was home to one of the
most mysterious civilizations

in the ancient world--
the nuraghe.

The nuraghic culture of sardinia

were a bronze age people

who occupied the island

from around 1800 bc

down to about 200 bc,

when the romans arrived
and took over the island.

Newman:
There are question marks
about the dating

of the nuraghic civilization
in sardinia.

There's so many sites there
that go back way before that.

There's dolmens that go back
to 3500 or 4000 bc.

There's, uh, the giants' tombs,

which are slightly older
than the nuraghic civilization.

And there's even a pyramid
there, monte d'accoddi,

which dates back
to around 3500 to 4000 bc.

The nuraghic culture emerged,
really, from nowhere.

So they were masters
of megalithic construction,

and they built
these amazing nuraghic towers

all over the country.

There are recorded
over 7,000 of them.

Collins:
Sardinia...

Is arguably one of the most
interesting sites in europe,

not simply because of the-the
large stone structures there,

but it's the fact

that so many of them are aligned

to the sun and the moon
and also the stars,

that we have to ask ourselves:

Did they have a belief

that their ancestors came
from the stars?

Narrator:
The nuraghic people

left no written
historical record,

causing many scholars
to question

how they could have achieved
such incredible building prowess

without having developed
a writing system.

In may 2018,

oak island treasure hunter
marty lagina

invited giorgio tsoukalos
to join him in sardinia

to investigate the mystery
of the nuraghe

and offer
his unique perspective.

(speaking foreign language)

there, giorgio and marty were
met by local guide ivana malu

and archaeoastronomer
mauro peppino zedda,

who showed them
an archaeological site

far stranger than they expected:

The well of santa cristina.

-Now, wait a minute,
wait a minute, aspetta.
-Malu: Yes, yeah, prego.

-These are modern, right?
This is reproduction.
-(laughing): Yeah.

-No, no, I mean it.
-No, I know, I know, I know.

-Marty: This is reproduction.
-It's what people say...

When they are here they say,
"oh, ivana, that's a fake.

What is that?" can you imagine
the well is 3,000 years old?

Marty:
No. Honestly, these are

-the original stones?
-Really. Believe me.

-Marty: Wow.
-Hundred percent.

That is built to last
for the eternity.

Well, this is spectacular.

-I mean, look at...
-Do you want to touch
with your hand

-the sophistication of the wall?
-Yes.

Malu:
Here we go. Andiamo.

-Tsoukalos: This is crazy.
-Marty: Unbelievable.

Tsoukalos:
Look at this. It is round.

It's a perfect circle.

You can't put
a-a piece of paper...

There's no mortar used
to put this stuff together.

-I mean...
-Malu: It's amazing.

Incredible questo.

Marty: Not only is it
constructed beautifully,

the foundation is
below the water table.

Okay? That's very hard to do.

I could tell you
from oak island,

-working in the water
is difficult.
-Right? Yes.

Marty:
This is spectacular.

Narrator:
But the incredibly precise
construction

of the well of santa cristina

is not its only
extraordinary feature.

When archaeoastronomer
mauro peppino zedda

began researching the
ancient structures of sardinia

in search
of astronomical alignments,

he found that
the well of sardinia

was constructed to track
a very specific celestial event.

(speaking foreign language)

and this cupola is really built
to observe the moon

in its highest light.

(zedda speaking
foreign language)

malu (translating):
It's maximum.

-(speaking foreign language)
-see, I get it.

Is every 18.6 years,

the full moon reflects its light

in the deep water over there.

Narrator:
The event tracked by the well
is known as a lunar standstill,

the time when the moon reaches
its highest point

in the night sky and appears
to stay there for hours

before finally sinking back
toward the horizon.

But how was
an ancient civilization--

one supposedly
without mathematics

or a written language--

able to build a structure that
precisely tracks a lunar event

that would have only occurred
two or three times

in a normal lifetime?

The question is, there was no
written language.

How was this planned?

Because if you look at this
from above,

it's this keyhole shape,

and that, to me, is fascinating.

I have not seen anything
quite like this, okay?

I'm-I'm literally wowed by this.

Clearly, someone told
the local people

how to place these stones
into different areas,

because it was a connection
to the celestial realm.

So you're surmising
the technology was

given to these people?

-The engineering knowledge.
-Yeah. Yeah.

Because this screams
mathematics.

Yes, it does.

Tsoukalos: It is unlike anything
that I've ever seen,

even though the stone steps
have reminded me

of inside the grand gallery
of the great pyramid.

You can't put a dollar bill
in between the fittings.

No mortar was used;
it's absolute perfection.

And the hole with the oculus has
a deviation of about 11 degrees.

So, that right there is
something that's fascinating

because only with that
11-degree deviation

do you actually recognize
this lunar standstill.

So, my suggestion is that
this engineering knowledge

was given to the local culture
at the time

by the extraterrestrials.

I'm not offering
this opinion lightly.

The legends and the statuary and
the figurines and the objects

that have been found here
all speak of someone

descending from the sky.

Narrator:
Ancient moon gods
in egypt and carthage

symbolized by a keyhole.

An ancient well in sardinia,

aligned to record
a rare lunar event

and also shaped like a keyhole.

Could these incredible parallels
provide evidence

of extraterrestrial intervention
on earth?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes

and suggest further evidence
can be found by examining

another mysterious structure
in a remote village in india.

Praveen mohan:
The well of badlapur

June 2018.

Thousands flock to
the pasadena convention center

to attend aliencon,

a three-day event
that brings together

ancient astronaut theorists

and ufo researchers
from across the world.

Featured contributor
giorgio tsoukalos

has just returned
from his trip to sardinia.

And while relating
what he experienced there

to convention attendees,

he is shown a photo
that is shockingly familiar.

The well of santa cristina is

one of the most amazing
architectural sites

I've ever seen.

On that photo
I was given at aliencon

was an almost-identical well

4,000 miles away in india.

And I was like,
"this is incredible."

when you look at these
two structures from the sky,

immediately you see
that they both

are in the shape of a keyhole.

So you have to wonder,
"is there a connection?"

and that is the big question.

Narrator:
A similar keyhole-shaped well

4,000 miles away?

Is it possible
that the well in india--

located in the town
of badlapur, near mumbai--

is somehow connected
to the well in sardinia?

Mainstream archaeologists
believe

that the well at badlapur
was created around 1715...

During the time of shivaji.

But there are
no inscriptions in the well

which state how old it is.

The fact is, locals believe
that this well was created

much, much earlier in time,

possibly dating back
to thousands of years.

Archaeological records in india
are not precisely kept,

so it is entirely possible
that this well was built

at the same as the step well
in sardinia.

Narrator:
Curiously, both wells have

a similar connection
to the moon.

In sardinia,
it's the moon shining down

on that pool of water
once every 18 years.

And in india, we have 18 steps

leading down
to the water's edge.

Both of them reflective
of the 18-year lunar cycle.

Narrator:
Another commonality
between the two ancient

keyhole-shaped structures
is that both were constructed

using sophisticated
building techniques.

The badlapur well was
originally constructed

without the use of any mortar,
which has only

been added in recent years
to ensure its preservation.

The well of badlapur

was created without the use

of any mortar.

This type of construction is
based on the ancient technology

of ayurveda where you are able
to create a structure

that can survive
for many thousands of years.

Narrator:
Archaeologists suggest

that this construction style,

known as ayurvedic architecture,

is derived from
the ancient science of design

described in india's
oldest sanskrit texts.

To the millions
of hindu faithful,

these texts-- known as vedas--

are accounts given directly
by the gods themselves,

and only transcribed by humans.

Childress:
We still have

these ancient texts
from ancient india.

It's really the only
civilization left

that has this continuous thread
to the very, very ancient past.

And these books can still be
read by sanskrit scholars today.

And what these books talk about
is extraterrestrial gods

coming to ancient india.

Tsoukalos:
Now, the ancient astronaut
theory proposes that

the reason why these similar
structures exist is because

perhaps both cultures were
visited by the same teachers.

So, who knows if the nuraghic
culture of ancient sardinia

was visited
by the same extraterrestrials

that were visiting
ancient india,

because in both cases
there are local stories

of beings
descending from the sky.

Some thousands of years,
we were visited

by beings from outer space.

These beings, they wanted
that we develop technology.

They wanted that sooner
or later we find out

that we are
the offsprings of them.

So they left clues
on this planet earth.

Narrator: Is it possible
that these two ancient wells,

separated by thousands of miles

and with eerily similar
construction styles,

were built with the help
of extraterrestrial beings?

And if so, does the keyhole
shape represent some type

of technology
wielded by these visitors?

Ancient astronaut theorists
suggest

further clues can be found

by examining the significance
of this shape throughout india

in the form of the stupa.

Mohan:
In ajanta caves, there are
many carvings of buddha

inside stupas.

From the front, it appears
as though buddha is standing

inside
an elaborately carved arch.

But the fact is,
what we are seeing

from the front is
a cross section of

a stupa, inside of which
buddha is standing.

And what is a stupa?

It is nothing
but some kind of a vehicle.

It is also shaped

in the form of a keyhole.

Tsoukalos:
Buddha sitting inside a stupa,
in my opinion,

is this creature
inside a pod lifting off.

If we had one or ten
or even 20 examples like that,

you could be like,
"all right, interesting."

but what if I told you there
are millions of the same motif

in india about
celestial beings depicted

living in clouds up in the sky?

Whatever the shape was

that inspired the keyhole shape

was what was so important,
and in my opinion,

that was a flying craft.

Narrator:
Is it possible
that the keyhole symbol

found throughout the world
was inspired

by the shape of
an extraterrestrial spacecraft

that our ancestors witnessed
descending from the sky?

Some ancient astronaut theorists
suggest there may be another,

even more profound explanation,

and point to
an early hebrew text

that describes a magic ring

used to control demons.

Henry: The archangel michael is
going to give solomon a power

king solomon
of the united kingdom of israel

begins construction
on a great temple

to house
the ark of the covenant.

According to the hebrew bible,

this sacred chest was built
to carry the stone tablets

on which the ten commandments
were written

and also facilitated
direct communication with god.

There's an ancient legend,
recorded in,

of all places, the talmud,

wherein which it is said
that there were specific needs

for building solomon's temple

that no human being
could provide.

Henry:
In the story,
solomon prays to god,

and instantly
the archangel michael manifests,

as if out of thin air.

And michael says that
he's going to give solomon

a power that has never
before been seen on earth

and never again shall be.

And he produces for him a golden
ring with a signet seal.

Little:
This is known as
the secret seal of solomon.

And it is a magical sign...

Which has that interesting shape
like a keyhole.

Collins:
This ring was used to command
a legion of 72 jinn.

These are fire spirits, uh,
in arabian tradition.

And once they were
under his control,

he used them to build monuments,

including solomon's temple
itself.

Narrator:
According to the talmud,

these otherworldly beings
that solomon was able to rule

with his divine
keyhole-shaped seal

were led by a jinn
named ashmedai.

In constructing
solomon's temple,

ashmedai not only oversaw
the building of the tabernacle

to hold the ark of the covenant,

but also a number of underground
hidden chambers.

Tzadok:
Ashmedai brought with him
an army

of his followers who built
those places of the temple,

which no human being was allowed
to even know existed.

So these legends come down
to us to this day

that this temple of solomon, the
parts that were subterranean,

were not built by human hands

and, therefore, secret
to this day to the human eye.

Childress:
They built all kinds
of tunnels and chambers.

And you have to wonder
if it might have something to do

with this high technology
that they put

into some very safe place
for keeping.

Narrator:
Could it be that the technology
solomon was given

to build his temple was hidden
somewhere beneath it?

Solomon's temple was destroyed
by the babylonian king

nebuchadnezzar ii in 587 bc.

But nearly 1,700 years later,
the site where it stood,

known today as temple mount,
was excavated

by a group
of warrior monks called

the order of solomon's temple,

also known as
the knights templar.

And many believe that
they did not leave empty-handed.

(horse neighs)

the knights templars got
a commission from the pope

to actually do excavations
at solomon's temple.

And the story there goes that
the templars actually discovered

a secret chamber
beneath the temple.

Narrator:
While it remains unknown
just what the knights templar

may have uncovered,
researchers know that

they would go on to display
incredible building prowess,

much like that of the jinn
that legend credits

with building solomon's temple.

The knights templars had
very advanced knowledge

of geometry, mathematics,
architecture,

and of working with stone.

Some of the early constructions
include the gothic cathedrals

of europe, and they show
remarkable technology.

The way they worked with stone,
the hidden geometry,

the mathematics, and the sort of
spiritual dimensions

that these elements create
are quite remarkable.

Narrator:
Curiously, nearly
every templar church

was built in the shape
of a keyhole

when viewed from above.

But perhaps most notable of all
is that at a former

templar stronghold in France
called rennes-le-château,

there is a statue of ashmedai,
the king of the jinn

that helped solomon
to build his temple.

Tzadok:
Rumor has it
that the templar knights

endeavored to communicate
with ashmedai,

the king of the shedim,
the jinn,

who built the temple
to serve solomon.

Narrator:
Is it possible that
the knights templar

were in possession of
a long-lost alien technology?

One that was witnessed and
documented all over the world

in ancient times?

Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes

and suggest further clues
as to just what

this technology was
and if it still exists

somewhere on earth today
can be found

by examining the most iconic
sacred object

in all of christianity:

The holy grail.

Architect gian lorenzo bernini
oversees the finishing touches

on his masterpiece,
st. Peter's square.

This resplendent portico
consists of

two straight colonnades

that open up to a wide ellipse.

St. Peter's square is
a very large plaza

in front of st. Peter's basilica
in vatican city.

The thing is that st. Peter's
square is not a square.

It's a keyhole shape,
and the question is why?

The architect bernini
tells us that

when he envisioned
the keyhole shape,

it was to create a sort
of a womb or a vessel

so that the visitor
to this place

would feel like they're
embraced by the welcoming

or loving arms of the church,

that as many as one million
people can gather together

in this spot.

In fact, they would gather
around a-a large

egyptian obelisk
made of red granite

that's in the exact center
of the apex of this site.

But we know
that shapes hold power,

shapes have power.

We have to ask the question,
could this be something more?

Narrator:
Some historians suggest
a clue as to why

st. Peter's square was designed
in the shape of a keyhole

can be found at the garway
templar church in England.

In her 2007 book the knights
templar encyclopedia,

author karen ralls notes
that there is a curious etching

above the church's piscina:

A keyhole-shaped chalice
thought to depict

the holy grail.

There are different perspectives
on what the holy grail is.

The one that most people
are familiar with

is that it's actually
a cup or a chalice,

one that was present
at the last supper

and that also was present
at the crucifixion.

What's interesting is that
the grail is very often

distinctively keyhole-shaped.

This is eerily similar to what
the seal of solomon looks like.

The keyhole shape that is
believed to be

the actual symbol
that solomon used

in order to bind
or control demons.

Narrator:
Could it be that the holy grail
and the ring of solomon

are both representations
of a technology

that was wielded
by extraterrestrial visitors?

A mysterious 12th-century
nobleman

named wolfram von eschenbach,
who is often regarded

as the greatest poet
of the middle ages,

wrote of the holy grail
falling to earth

from the heavens.

One of the origin stories
of the grail is that it was

a giant emerald that was
in the crown that lucifer wore

before his fall,

that instead of descending
to the underworld,

it fell accidentally to earth.

So we have a little piece
of heaven here on earth.

Narrator:
While scholars debate what parts
of eschenbach's works

were meant to be taken as fact,

he goes into great detail
about the grail,

which he alleged was carved
from this otherworldly gemstone.

Henry:
The stone can instantly
manifest wishes

through the power of
a frequency or vibration.

This is very important
because one of the critical uses

for the grail is that
it could transmute

one thing into another.

A wasteland into a garden,
for example.

Wolfram von eschenbach said that
the grail fell from the heavens.

What if the grail is, in fact,
extraterrestrial technology?

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lynn picknett:
We know that the knights templar

spent some time in jerusalem,

and it's often said that they
were looking for holy relics.

They were looking, perhaps,
for the holy grail.

Had they got it,
where would they have taken it?

So let's think about
st. Peter's square,

in light of this.

Maybe it tells us that
the grail is in vatican city.

Narrator:
Is it possible that bernini
designed st. Peter's square

in the shape of a keyhole
to provide a clue

that the holy grail resides
somewhere at the vatican?

And was the holy grail not a cup

that could bestow
everlasting life

but a powerful
extraterrestrial technology?

Some ancient astronaut theorists
believe the grail

may represent something
even more profound,

and point back to the keyhole
shape found on mars.

Narrator:
November 2016.

After a three-year study
of the keyhole formation

discovered on mars,
an independent research team

led by the director
of the cydonia institute,

george haas,
publishes their findings.

The team determined
that the formation exhibits

such perfect symmetry
that it is highly unlikely

to be the result
of natural erosion.

It appears what we're
seeing on mars

is evidence of some unknown
extraterrestrial culture

that I think may have been
telling the story

of where we came from
and possibly

where we may be going.

Narrator:
If the keyhole formation on mars
is an artificial structure,

as this scientific study
suggests,

could it indicate
that an alien technology,

documented by our ancestors,

was left on earth's closest
neighboring planet

for humanity to one day
discover?

Or is it possible
that the structure

does not represent
some physical object

but carries a more
important message?

Was it meant to tell us
that there are profound secrets

waiting to be unlocked
about both our past

and our future?

When we look at all the examples
of the keyhole shape

as it appears throughout
different myths and traditions,

it tells us that
that is a vital shape

for us to understand.

And it suggests to me that when
we find the keyhole shape,

no matter where it is,
that they all refer

to this great mystery,
symbolized by the keyhole,

and that perhaps
by understanding one,

it's gonna help us to unlock
the mysteries of all,

and release some tremendous
cosmic power.

Tsoukalos:
I think that there's
an extraterrestrial message

inside this keyhole shape.

If anything, it is a project

of spreading knowledge

and information throughout
the entire universe.

Because without information,
what-what do you have?

You have nothing.

Childress:
I think that what's really lying
in store for humanity now

is that we will prove
these keyhole shapes

are really signifying
intelligent life,

perhaps giving us technology
and helping us go into space.

Narrator:
Could it be that
the keyhole shape symbolizes

a connection to the universe
that humankind

is only beginning to comprehend?

Are religious artifacts
like the holy grail

not divine or even
extraterrestrial objects

but messages meant to tell us
that our destiny lies

in the stars?

Perhaps we are on the verge
of finally understanding

the significance of this
ubiquitous symbol...

And the next giant leap
for mankind

will be more profound
than we could ever imagine.

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