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NARRATOR:
Ancient structures built
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with enormous stone blocks.
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Solid granite cut
with laser-like precision.
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And accounts of astounding
technological capabilities.
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For nearly two decades,
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Ancient Aliens has
traveled the globe
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exploring towering
megalithic structures,
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mysterious artifacts,
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and stories
of otherworldly beings
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in a quest for evidence
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that might reveal the truth
of our extraterrestrial origins.
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A lot of these sites
that we've featured,
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most people haven't even
heard about beforehand.
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NARRATOR:
Now, we take a look back through
the Ancient Aliens archives
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to the show's very origins,
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to examine the evidence
that we are not alone.
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We have never been alone.
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โช โช
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How cool is it
to be able to look back
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ten, 11, 15 years ago
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of Ancient Aliens?
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We know have
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about 300 hours
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worth of content.
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Yeah, it just goes to show you
just how much evidence
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there is
for ancient astronaut theory.
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And what strikes me
as I look back over the years
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is the number of fields that
the evidence crosses through,
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from art, religion,
archaeology, astronomy,
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-mythology...
-JASON MARTELL: And engineering.
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I-I love that "wow" factor
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when we look at a lot
of the sites like Sacsayhuamรกn,
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Gรถbekli Tepe, Baalbek,
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we have to wonder
how they could stack
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hundred-ton stones perfectly.
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Yeah, and that is
one of the reasons
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why ancient engineering was
one of the first topics
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that we covered
on Ancient Aliens.
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And starting
with the Pyramids of Giza.
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Yeah. No, look, by now,
it's clear that we've all aged
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-like fine wine.
-(chuckles)
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But the great Pyramids
of Giza have retained
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their magnificence
for thousands of years.
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And it's all just
as mystifying and exciting
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as it was at the time.
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NARRATOR: In today's
largest construction sites
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and quarries,
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huge megamachines are
used to dig,
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cut and lift stone.
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These man-made creatures
dwarf their creators
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and perform the work
of thousands of men
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using modern
hydraulic technologies.
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Without such equipment,
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builders could never construct
modern skyscrapers.
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Yet, thousands of years ago,
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ancient civilizations were
accomplishing the same work
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while constructing
their monuments and temples
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using massive stones.
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These enormous blocks--
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many weighing
in excess of 100 tons--
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would be a challenge
even for today's engineers.
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Yet, thousands of years ago,
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people cut them
out of solid rock,
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transported them for miles
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and then lifted them
precisely into place.
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But how?
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Did they cut these massive stone
blocks with hammers, chisels,
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and copper wire, as mainstream
archeologists suggest?
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Could they have lifted
and transported them
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without a pulley system,
or the wheel?
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Or did ancient civilizations
possess advanced technologies
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that have since been
lost to science?
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ROBERT BAUVAL:
At Giza, you just
don't have the pyramids.
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Linked to the pyramids are
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what Egyptologists call
valley temples.
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It doesn't take
a rocket engineer
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that when you go there,
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there's something
not quite right here.
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Whereas the pyramids are
built with blocks
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of two to three tons,
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these temples,
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which are minute
compared to the pyramids,
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are built with blocks
of 100 tons
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and some of them 200 tons.
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Let me tell you what
a 100-ton block is.
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If you take a 100 family cars
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and you squeeze them together,
you get one of these blocks.
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First of all-- let alone
how they move these blocks--
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is why would they want
to use 100-ton blocks?
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It simply doesn't make sense.
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โช โช
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There's no reason for them
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to want to build out
of granite blocks
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the size of a semitruck.
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It's like
"Okay, let's do something,
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but let's do it as difficult
as we could possibly do it."
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The reason why I am convinced
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that sophisticated
technology was utilized
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in these ancient rocks
is because
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if we go to a stone quarry today
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and look at the scope
of machinery required
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to accomplish similar things,
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those machines are huge.
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NARRATOR:
Subscribers
to ancient alien theory
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do not believe extraterrestrials
built these amazing monuments
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but instead provided some type
of technological know-how
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or tools to our ancestors.
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Engineering expert Chris Dunn
has spent several decades
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researching
the construction tools used
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by the ancient Egyptians.
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We're normally taught
by Egyptologists
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that the ancient Egyptians had
simple tools.
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They went to work every day
using stone balls,
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copper chisels or copper tube
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and sand to-to grind holes in,
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in diorite and granite,
extremely hard rock.
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From what I have actually
gathered over the years,
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is information that seems
to actually argue
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against that notion
that they had simple tools.
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NARRATOR:
In Egypt, Dunn was able
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to examine
ancient sites firsthand.
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What he found has proved
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to be both revolutionary
and controversial.
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DUNN:
If you look at the Giza Plateau
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and all the stones
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that they actually placed
in the Great Pyramid
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and Khafre's pyramid,
Menkaure's pyramid,
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two and a half million
blocks of stone
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in the Great Pyramid alone.
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They had to have
some efficient means
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of cutting them to size
and putting them into place.
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They had to have had
somebody on site
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who's saying, "Okay,
I need a block this size."
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And then getting a block
to them that size.
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Stat. Like, immediately.
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NARRATOR:
While searching several miles
north of Giza at Abu Rawash,
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Dunn stumbled upon a clue
when he spotted a granite block
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containing a deep cut.
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DUNN:
When I first saw it, I just
didn't know what to make of it.
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And it was only after
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puzzling over it for days,
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and sometimes waking up
at 3:00 in the morning
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scratching my head and thinking,
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"Well, how did they make
this cut?"
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And finally to realize
that the only way
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that they could have
actually cut that thing was
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with a saw that was
35 feet in diameter.
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The idea that ancient Egyptians
used giant saws
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provoked much resistance
from mainstream archeologists.
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Dunn, however, was convinced.
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As an ex-machinist,
I look for tool marks.
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I look for them everywhere I go,
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and I could be accused of,
"Well, you know,
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"if you're gonna look
for something,
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"you're probably gonna find it
because you're looking at it
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through a certain filter."
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Accepted, I agree.
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But the question is,
why is it there?
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Clearly, to me,
that is a machine mark.
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But there were
no machines back then.
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So, what-what do I do?
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I just go looking
for more machine marks
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and-and they're
all over the place.
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You find them on statues,
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you'll find them, particularly,
in the Luxor Museum.
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There seems to be an impression
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on the side of Amon's buttock
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where it meets the bench...
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...where there is an undercut.
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It was a slip of a tool.
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And, therefore,
it must have been
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a tool that was quite efficient.
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NARRATOR:
Dunn also believes
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that the large depressions
in the ground at Giza
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are not boat pits--
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as is claimed
by mainstream archeologists--
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but were actually used
to hold the 35-foot saws.
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I speculate that they were
actually saw pits.
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The saws were mounted
in these pits
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and that they ran
the blocks through the saws
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before they put them
in the Great Pyramid.
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Another mystery involves
how mega stones were lifted up
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and placed
into a precise position.
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What you find
in modern construction is
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that to build big buildings,
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you need to build
big instruments,
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which help build
these big buildings.
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And that is something
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which archaeology has
never addressed.
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NARRATOR:
The three largest
man-made stones in the world
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are found at The Temple of
Jupiter at Baalbek in Lebanon.
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Each weighs
an estimated 1,000 tons
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or two million pounds.
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A nearby quarry contains
an even bigger stone
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known as the Stone
of the Pregnant Woman.
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This giant rectangular block
weighs an incredible 1,200 tons.
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To move it today
would take the strength
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of 21 heavy lift cranes.
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PETER PALUTIKOF:
Being in
the construction industry,
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if a certain project is
being constructed somewhere,
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particularly
in mountainous areas,
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how would we carry
this machinery?
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These cranes and all that?
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They are so heavy
that it is virtually impossible
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to take them to the site.
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ROGER HOPKINS:
This stone came off of a,
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a project in Palm Springs,
where they were...
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had one of the largest
excavators
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they could rent.
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They had trouble loading it
into the truck.
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It's well in excess
of five tons,
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ten thousand pounds.
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Small in megalithic terms,
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but basically
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what we can handle
with modern machinery.
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We're supposed to accept
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that the people
who built the pyramids
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did not have the wheel,
did not have the pulley,
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did not have iron,
in fact, they had nothing.
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With brutal manpower
and pieces of strings,
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the context
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NARRATOR:
Ancient man's method
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of moving large blocks
is only one mystery.
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Another surrounds the techniques
of their stonemasons.
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How did
pre-historic civilizations
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cut such intricately designed
patterns in solid granite?
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NARRATOR: Master stonemason
and sculptor Roger Hopkins
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uses a variety of advanced tools
to cut and shape hard stones.
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Powered implements such
as diamond-tipped wires
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and polishers enable him
to fashion works of art
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out of huge granite blocks
obtained from nearby quarries.
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Yet even with
these high-tech tools,
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Hopkins cannot replicate
what ancient civilizations
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accomplished
thousands of years ago.
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Could these
advanced engineering methods
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be the smoking gun that proves
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humans had help
from alien beings?
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HOPKINS: The precision on some
of the work that I have seen
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is just incredible.
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It's possible to do by hand,
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but it'd take
an incredible amount of time.
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Plus, you have
to have years of experience
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to be able to pull it off.
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TSOUKALOS: In my opinion,
the most tangible pieces
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of evidence that we have
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regarding possible
extraterrestrial technology
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is when we look at the ancient
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stonecutting techniques.
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Because, in some instances,
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we ourselves today
could not replicate
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what our ancestors
allegedly accomplished
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with stonemasonry.
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NARRATOR: Puma Punku is
a large temple complex
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located on a high plateau
in Bolivia.
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(sheep bleating)
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Mainstream archaeologists
date the site
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from approximately 200 BC.
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The people who lived here
had neither a written language
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nor the wheel, yet somehow
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they built one of the world's
most complex structures.
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Ancient alien theorists
view Puma Punku
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as clear proof
of extraterrestrial influence.
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TSOUKALOS: The ruins we find
at Puma Punku are simply
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extraordinary.
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Puma Punku defies logic.
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COPPENS: The interest
of Puma Punku is not so much
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that the individual stones
sorted together perfectly,
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but the fact that the stones,
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as such,
are of such tremendous design
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that it requires
concepts of mathematics
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which are far beyond anything
we are actually using right now.
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Yet somehow, in the past,
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somebody has made that
for a specific purpose.
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And in a way which
even computer programs today
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would kind of go,
"How is this possible?"
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TSOUKALOS: In the highlands
of Bolivia, Puma Punku,
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some of these blocks are
over 40 to 50 tons each.
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What can you tell us about this?
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HOPKINS:
Boy, they, they had
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their, uh,
stonecutting abilities,
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you know, pretty well
fine-tuned for 5,000 years old.
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I mean, uh...
it's almost unbelievable.
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But the-- these cutting planes
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that they have on here
are very impressive.
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And some of the incised cuts.
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See, like in-in here,
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all these interior cuts?
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-Very hard to do.
-TSOUKALOS: Mm-hmm.
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HOPKINS:
I mean, it would be difficult
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for us with the-- our equipment
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to get that kind of precision.
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TSOUKALOS:
Let's talk a little bit about
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-inside boxes.
-Ooh.
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I was afraid you were gonna pull
something like this on me.
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That is
a hell of a piece of work.
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I mean, if we were to do
something like that today,
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we'd use what they have--
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these, uh, computer-driven
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CNC machines which are--
have diamond tips and,
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uh, you have a template that,
you know, the computer follows.
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And even then,
it may not come out as perfect.
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Because even though
you can tell that, obviously,
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this piece broke off...
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-HOPKINS: Mm-hmm.
-...nowhere in here
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can you see any imperfection.
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It's like-- and by the way,
when you're there,
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if you go with your finger
over these edges,
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and you put a little pressure
on your fingertip,
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you can cut yourself.
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This is how sharp the edges are.
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NARRATOR: But where could
the ancient peoples
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have developed such technology?
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Is it really possible
that extraterrestrial visitors
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provided different
construction methods and tools?
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When I saw these blocks,
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I didn't really think
that they were cut.
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The first thing really
that I thought of was
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this appears very similar
to Frank Lloyd Wright's
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textile block system
of construction,
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which he used
in his California houses
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in the early 1920s.
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Now, what he did was
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he took concrete,
poured it into molds.
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There actually are
ancient Incan legends
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that suggest
that they had the capability
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of softening the stone.
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At Sacsayhuamรกn, for example,
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we find
these gigantic stone blocks,
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gigantic stone walls,
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where it looks as if
those stones were molten,
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put into place,
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and then
the stone hardened again.
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NARRATOR: Several hundred miles
north of Puma Punku,
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Machu Picchu sits high
atop the Peruvian Andes.
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Built by the Incas
in the 15th century,
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this stone citadel
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was suddenly abandoned
about 100 years later.
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Like Puma Punku,
Machu Picchu also has signs
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of advanced engineering
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and possibly molded stones.
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DUNN: I can't help but think
that whoever was behind this,
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thought the process
through from beginning to end.
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They didn't quarry the rock
and then decide,
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"How the heck are
we gonna transport this?"
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They knew, from beginning
to end, what needed to be done
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with whatever
techniques and technology
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they were going to use.
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So that this was no big deal.
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In industry today,
there's a... kind of an adage:
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"Keep it simple, stupid."
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NARRATOR:
Based on his experience,
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Mike Dunn believes
the simplest way
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to build the great walls
of Machu Picchu would have been
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to transport
small rocks to the site,
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then melt them
and use molds to fashion
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the exact size and shape needed.
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MICHAEL DUNN:
That would solve a lot
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of difficulties
of constructing this wall first.
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You have your shapes,
all the same size.
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Each shape.
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So you're guaranteed
that they would fit together,
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as opposed to being cut
by different artisans.
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HOPKINS:
Melting the rocks,
and then pouring them
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into place would take
an incredible amount of heat
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just to spall off
pieces of stone.
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I have a-a stone torch,
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which I use for sometimes
shaping granite.
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And, I mean,
it generates a temperature of--
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in excess of 3,000 degrees.
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3,000 degrees.
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That's a lot.
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MICHAEL DUNN: When we look
back at the ancients,
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and we see a technology that
they couldn't possibly know...
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...there's only
two possibilities:
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that either God did it,
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which we really don't think
happened,
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or some high-tech civilization
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from another planet came
and showed them how to do it.
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Then took their materials
and tools and went back home.
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The idea behind that is that
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none of these ancient monuments
were constructed
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or manufactured
by extraterrestrials.
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It was us, humans, who built it
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with extraterrestrial
technology.
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HOPKINS: It's entirely possible
that there were visitations.
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That they pointed out
ways to do things,
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and that they wanted
to leave some kind of a record.
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And, I mean, if you're gonna
leave a permanent record,
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the only way
you can do that is in stone.
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There must have been
thousands of ancient structures
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made of mud and wood
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that we'll never know existed.
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But when you build with stone,
that's for the ages.
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-Mm-hmm.
-And stone is much harder
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to work with
and build structures,
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especially megalithic stones.
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HENRY:
Right, and these massive
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stones were transported,
in many cases,
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from miles and miles away.
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Yeah, and that is
one of the smoking guns
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of the ancient astronaut
theory: transportation,
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and also the stonework.
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I mean some of,
the stonework is so perfect
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you can't even put a dollar bill
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in between the fittings.
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NARRATOR: Peru,
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home of the world's
longest mountain range,
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the Andes,
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the spine of South America.
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Here, in a high river valley,
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among peaks
towering over 20,000 feet,
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the Inca established
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their capital city of Cuzco,
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which thrived
for over 300 years...
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...until Spanish conquistadors
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arrived in the 16th century.
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Above Cuzco, at an elevation
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of more than 12,000 feet,
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looms the ancient fortress
of Sacsayhuamรกn,
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whose immense stone walls
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may hold secrets which
pre-date the Inca themselves.
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GRAHAM HANCOCK:
My feeling, very strong feeling,
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is that we're looking at
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a two-phase,
uh, construction site
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in many of the so-called,
uh, Inca stone monuments.
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And that the Inca structures
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sit on top of much more ancient
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rock-cut structures
and megalithic structures
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that we just don't know
who built them.
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And this actually fits
with the Inca's own view.
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NARRATOR:
Like many Inca sites,
Sacsayhuamรกn features
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astonishing stonework,
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but not all of it
credited to the Inca.
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According to
conventional archaeology,
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the Killke culture built
the older sections of the site
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approximately 1,000 years ago.
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But the Inca themselves
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believed the site
was constructed
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by an earlier,
unnamed race of people
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led by a powerful god
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who descended from the skies.
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MARTELL:
Throughout time,
there has been witness
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to a god named Viracocha
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that visited
the South American people,
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and blessed them and gave them
all types of technology.
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And some of his
physical characteristics
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make him stand out from
the indigenous population
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because he was a very tall,
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pale-skinned,
white-haired being.
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But did this god Viracocha
actually exist?
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Could he have been, as ancient
astronaut theorists suggest,
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a visitor from an alien world?
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If so, it might help to explain
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just how the ancient site
was constructed.
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This rock weighs about 20 tons.
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This is miniscule compared
to many of the rocks
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at Sacsayhuamรกn.
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Today, we have heavy machinery
to move such stones,
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but in the ancient times,
especially the Inca,
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they would've used
massive human work forces
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working for
massive amounts of time.
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A rule of thumb is
it takes about ten to 20 men
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to move a one-ton rock.
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So when you're talking
hundreds of tons,
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you're talking thousands of men.
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CHILDRESS:
What we see is a culture
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who have got the technology
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to quarry giant blocks of stone,
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move them to, uh, the site
where they want to build,
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and then, to stack and cut
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and articulate
these massive blocks
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into, in some cases, almost
indestructible structure.
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Talk about granite,
you're talking about
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a composition of feldspar,
mica and quartz,
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so you'd need diamond
to actually abrade it or cut it.
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We would use diamond today
to cut granite.
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Those are the kind of
discoveries that lead one
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to question whether
they were really
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using the tools
in the ancient toolbox,
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or whether there was
something else at work.
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NARRATOR:
Shaman Jorge Delgado has
spent most of his life
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studying the mysterious
structures of Peru,
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many built prior to
the rise of the Inca Empire.
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JORGE DELGADO:
It's amazing,
all the weight of the stones.
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You know? It's, uh, difficult,
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definitely, for any human
to move, even in groups.
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And the other aspect is the--
how it's put together.
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In some stones,
we will see, still now,
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there is, like, some marks that
it seems that it was dissolved.
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HANCOCK:
The walls are put together
with blocks of stone
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weighing 50 or 100 tons,
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cut and shaped like
the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle,
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so that they lock together
so tightly
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that you can't even get
a sheet of paper between them.
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There are signs
in many of these stones
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that show very large
amounts of thermal heat
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have been applied
to mold the stones
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in such a way
that they fit perfectly.
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And so, it really does
raise a lot of questions.
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TSOUKALOS:
If you look at the style
502
00:26:20,542 --> 00:26:22,667
the Sacsayhuamรกn wall was built,
503
00:26:22,833 --> 00:26:26,958
the blocks look as if
they've been molded like putty.
504
00:26:28,375 --> 00:26:30,125
If you can
mold stone into place,
505
00:26:30,292 --> 00:26:31,542
then all of a sudden,
506
00:26:31,708 --> 00:26:33,500
as crazy as this sounds,
507
00:26:33,667 --> 00:26:36,542
it makes more sense because
508
00:26:36,708 --> 00:26:40,125
there is no mortar
that has been used.
509
00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:45,000
NARRATOR:
According to local legend,
510
00:26:45,125 --> 00:26:49,333
a bird was responsible
for the seamless construction.
511
00:26:49,542 --> 00:26:51,583
Legends say the winged creature
512
00:26:51,708 --> 00:26:54,333
carried a powerful chemical
in its beak,
513
00:26:54,542 --> 00:26:57,750
a substance capable
of melting stone.
514
00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:01,167
DELGADO:
Sacsayhuamรกn means,
515
00:27:01,375 --> 00:27:04,167
the head of the falcon.
516
00:27:04,333 --> 00:27:05,667
"Falcon's head."
517
00:27:05,833 --> 00:27:08,625
But, maybe was some falcons,
518
00:27:08,792 --> 00:27:10,958
or maybe some bird people,
519
00:27:11,083 --> 00:27:13,750
who could connect
with the place.
520
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,625
NARRATOR:
But is it possible,
521
00:27:16,792 --> 00:27:19,292
as ancient astronaut
theorists suggest,
522
00:27:19,458 --> 00:27:20,917
that the mythical bird
523
00:27:21,083 --> 00:27:23,708
might actually
have been a spacecraft,
524
00:27:23,875 --> 00:27:26,042
piloted by alien visitors
525
00:27:26,208 --> 00:27:28,917
known to the locals
as "space brothers"?
526
00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:33,792
DELGADO:
I believe that
it's a combination
527
00:27:33,958 --> 00:27:36,417
of the space
brothers' technology
528
00:27:36,583 --> 00:27:39,500
with other kind
of possibilities.
529
00:27:39,708 --> 00:27:42,833
Nowadays, we know
different kind of tools.
530
00:27:43,042 --> 00:27:45,500
We didn't had before,
these kind of tools.
531
00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:47,833
Or maybe we had
more sophisticated.
532
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,333
So, the thing is that
this place, Sacsayhuamรกn,
533
00:27:51,542 --> 00:27:54,208
it continues as a mystery.
534
00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:57,667
MARTELL:
So, looking at
all of these sites
535
00:27:57,792 --> 00:27:59,625
with these perfectly
stacked stones,
536
00:27:59,792 --> 00:28:01,708
we're looking at a type of
technology that's not used
537
00:28:01,875 --> 00:28:04,333
anywhere else on Earth.
538
00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:06,333
I don't discount
human ingenuity,
539
00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:08,000
but that type of engineering,
540
00:28:08,167 --> 00:28:10,000
that we still can't
duplicate today,
541
00:28:10,167 --> 00:28:13,375
must raise a flag
for further consideration.
542
00:28:13,583 --> 00:28:16,125
It's almost
extraterrestrial in a sense.
543
00:28:16,333 --> 00:28:18,708
Someone had to have
taught them these techniques.
544
00:28:20,917 --> 00:28:23,375
NARRATOR:
But whether the process
of forming the large
545
00:28:23,542 --> 00:28:27,333
megalithic stones involved
the use of thermal energy,
546
00:28:27,458 --> 00:28:29,208
or a mysterious chemical,
547
00:28:29,375 --> 00:28:31,208
one thing is certain.
548
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,375
The ancient builders used
the technique on a vast scale.
549
00:28:37,542 --> 00:28:39,042
But why?
550
00:28:39,208 --> 00:28:41,875
What was the intended
purpose of creating
551
00:28:42,042 --> 00:28:45,083
such intricately-built
stone structures?
552
00:28:48,167 --> 00:28:49,750
MARTELL:
So, we can't really
give an answer as to
553
00:28:49,917 --> 00:28:51,958
what they were
being used for other than
554
00:28:52,083 --> 00:28:53,750
we know that
the extraterrestrials,
555
00:28:53,917 --> 00:28:54,875
more than likely, are the source
556
00:28:55,042 --> 00:28:56,667
of what they call "gods."
557
00:28:56,833 --> 00:28:58,125
How did they get here?
558
00:28:58,250 --> 00:28:59,833
More than likely,
in some type of craft.
559
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:01,833
And very possibly,
they could've been
560
00:29:01,958 --> 00:29:05,333
using these large megaliths
as platforms to land on.
561
00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,333
NARRATOR:
But if Sacsayhuamรกn
was, in fact,
562
00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:11,500
constructed by alien visitors,
563
00:29:11,625 --> 00:29:13,833
might there be
additional evidence
564
00:29:14,042 --> 00:29:15,542
of their time on Earth
565
00:29:15,708 --> 00:29:18,417
at other ancient sites
around the world?
566
00:29:19,750 --> 00:29:22,167
Perhaps there is.
567
00:29:28,125 --> 00:29:29,125
When we talk about
megalithic sites in Peru,
568
00:29:29,250 --> 00:29:31,000
we really have to
include Puma Punku
569
00:29:31,125 --> 00:29:33,292
just to the south in Bolivia.
570
00:29:33,458 --> 00:29:37,333
Yeah, and as any fan of
Ancient Aliens knows by now,
571
00:29:37,458 --> 00:29:39,667
Puma Punku is, by far,
572
00:29:39,833 --> 00:29:42,000
my most favorite place
in order to illustrate
573
00:29:42,167 --> 00:29:45,500
the ancient astronaut
theory because
574
00:29:45,667 --> 00:29:49,500
Puma Punku
is unparalleled on Earth.
575
00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:53,792
There is no other place
like Puma Punku.
576
00:29:53,958 --> 00:29:55,875
I remember, in 2013,
we did an episode
577
00:29:56,083 --> 00:29:57,750
where we sent
David Childress there...
578
00:29:57,875 --> 00:29:59,708
-Yes.
-HENRY: Yeah.
-...on location,
579
00:29:59,875 --> 00:30:01,667
and he's, you know,
examining the blocks,
580
00:30:01,875 --> 00:30:03,167
and it's interesting
to see how those blocks
581
00:30:03,375 --> 00:30:06,375
fit together
so perfectly in the past,
582
00:30:06,542 --> 00:30:08,875
but today,
the blocks are scattered
583
00:30:09,042 --> 00:30:10,375
-all over that location.
-That's right.
584
00:30:10,542 --> 00:30:12,500
Yeah, but even in ruins,
585
00:30:12,708 --> 00:30:15,333
it is clear that that place
586
00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:18,958
was an incredible ancient piece
587
00:30:19,125 --> 00:30:21,333
of magnificent engineering.
588
00:30:24,875 --> 00:30:26,958
NARRATOR: Bolivia,
South America.
589
00:30:28,125 --> 00:30:31,625
Here, 45 miles west of La Paz,
590
00:30:31,750 --> 00:30:34,458
isolated high
in the Andes Mountains,
591
00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:38,208
lie the mysterious
ancient ruins of Puma Punku.
592
00:30:41,125 --> 00:30:43,042
Spread across a desert plateau
593
00:30:43,208 --> 00:30:46,583
at an altitude over 12,000 feet,
594
00:30:46,792 --> 00:30:48,625
the megalithic stones found here
595
00:30:48,833 --> 00:30:51,125
are among
the largest on the planet...
596
00:30:53,125 --> 00:30:55,250
...measuring up to 26 feet long
597
00:30:55,417 --> 00:30:58,625
and weighing
more than 100 tons each.
598
00:31:00,167 --> 00:31:04,417
These are the mysterious
ruins of Puma Punku,
599
00:31:04,583 --> 00:31:06,750
nearly 13,000 feet
600
00:31:06,917 --> 00:31:09,875
in the Altiplano of Bolivia.
601
00:31:12,375 --> 00:31:13,625
What you have here
602
00:31:13,792 --> 00:31:17,375
are massive blocks of granite
603
00:31:17,500 --> 00:31:21,167
scattered like
some kid's toy blocks
604
00:31:21,333 --> 00:31:23,083
around the site.
605
00:31:25,542 --> 00:31:28,458
It's like some giant cataclysm
606
00:31:28,583 --> 00:31:32,292
just wiped out this entire area.
607
00:31:33,708 --> 00:31:39,583
Archaeologists are baffled
by what Puma Punku was,
608
00:31:39,708 --> 00:31:42,667
how it looked
and what the purpose
609
00:31:42,875 --> 00:31:45,625
of this enormous structure
would have been.
610
00:31:49,042 --> 00:31:51,292
NARRATOR:
Mainstream scientists believe
611
00:31:51,417 --> 00:31:53,458
the site was
originally constructed
612
00:31:53,625 --> 00:31:56,375
about 2,000 years ago.
613
00:31:56,542 --> 00:31:58,208
But in 1945,
614
00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:02,167
archaeologist
Arthur Posnansky proposed
615
00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:05,792
that Puma Punku was
much, much older.
616
00:32:06,833 --> 00:32:10,208
By examining the structures
and what he believed were
617
00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:12,625
their original alignment
with the stars,
618
00:32:12,833 --> 00:32:16,208
he dated the ruins to 15,000 BC.
619
00:32:18,375 --> 00:32:20,875
HUGH NEWMAN:
Arthur Posnansky was
a researcher.
620
00:32:21,042 --> 00:32:22,208
He was part Bolivian,
621
00:32:22,375 --> 00:32:24,500
and he worked at the site
for many decades
622
00:32:24,667 --> 00:32:26,583
and he concluded
that the site must've been built
623
00:32:26,708 --> 00:32:28,333
about 17,000 years ago
624
00:32:28,458 --> 00:32:31,458
by studying the archeoastronomy
of that particular site.
625
00:32:33,042 --> 00:32:35,375
COPPENS:
We don't know
how old Puma Punku is.
626
00:32:35,542 --> 00:32:38,167
We have had
some circumstantial dating,
627
00:32:38,292 --> 00:32:39,500
but we have been unable
628
00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:42,458
to date the stones
of Puma Punku themselves.
629
00:32:42,542 --> 00:32:44,042
They could be thousands,
630
00:32:44,208 --> 00:32:45,667
if not hundreds of thousands
of years old.
631
00:32:45,833 --> 00:32:47,042
We don't know.
632
00:32:48,708 --> 00:32:51,167
GEORGE NOORY:
I think the fascinating thing
633
00:32:51,292 --> 00:32:56,500
about Puma Punku is how did
these structures get built?
634
00:32:56,708 --> 00:33:01,958
We're talking about stone
that is 25 feet high.
635
00:33:02,917 --> 00:33:06,167
Stone that is hundreds of tons.
636
00:33:08,208 --> 00:33:10,042
FOERSTER:
Puma Punku is so unique
637
00:33:10,250 --> 00:33:12,042
in the way
that it was constructed
638
00:33:12,250 --> 00:33:14,125
and shaped and positioned
639
00:33:14,333 --> 00:33:18,500
that it is the most intriguing
ancient site on the planet.
640
00:33:19,917 --> 00:33:22,750
Of all the places
I've ever visited,
641
00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:25,500
Puma Punku is the one
that I go back to
642
00:33:25,708 --> 00:33:27,000
time and again
643
00:33:27,208 --> 00:33:30,083
because no one can
solve the mystery.
644
00:33:34,458 --> 00:33:36,417
NARRATOR:
Mainstream scholars believe
645
00:33:36,542 --> 00:33:39,708
the andesite blocks found
at Puma Punku
646
00:33:39,875 --> 00:33:44,042
were formed by hand
with primitive stone tools.
647
00:33:44,208 --> 00:33:47,458
But some researchers
point to the intricate stonework
648
00:33:47,625 --> 00:33:51,708
as evidence of the use of
advanced precision technology.
649
00:33:54,125 --> 00:33:57,625
One of the amazing things
here at Puma Punku is
650
00:33:57,750 --> 00:34:00,333
the precision of the blocks.
651
00:34:00,542 --> 00:34:03,042
You can see
with this block of granite
652
00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:04,625
that it's really been cut
653
00:34:04,792 --> 00:34:08,667
at very accurate right angles.
654
00:34:10,292 --> 00:34:12,625
Not only
do these granite blocks have
655
00:34:12,792 --> 00:34:14,417
precision corners
656
00:34:14,583 --> 00:34:18,833
but they also have
these difficult drill holes
657
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,667
that are going
right through the rock.
658
00:34:22,708 --> 00:34:24,667
โช โช
659
00:34:25,708 --> 00:34:28,000
NARRATOR:
But how could such
primitive people,
660
00:34:28,125 --> 00:34:31,958
living perhaps
tens of thousands of years ago,
661
00:34:32,042 --> 00:34:35,083
have produced
such flawless stonework?
662
00:34:36,583 --> 00:34:40,083
Might the ancient builders
of Puma Punku have fabricated
663
00:34:40,292 --> 00:34:43,917
the megalithic stones
with advanced technology,
664
00:34:44,125 --> 00:34:47,292
technology of
an otherworldly origin,
665
00:34:47,458 --> 00:34:50,208
as ancient
astronaut theorists believe?
666
00:34:51,083 --> 00:34:53,208
If you look
at the stones carefully
667
00:34:53,375 --> 00:34:55,083
and you get a magnifying glass
on some of them,
668
00:34:55,208 --> 00:34:57,333
you can see
some intricate stonework,
669
00:34:57,500 --> 00:35:00,750
as though they're using
machine tools
670
00:35:00,917 --> 00:35:02,042
or even lasers.
671
00:35:02,167 --> 00:35:03,500
It's absolutely incredible.
672
00:35:03,708 --> 00:35:05,667
I've seen nothing like it
anywhere on the planet.
673
00:35:06,708 --> 00:35:11,083
When an architect or an engineer
looks at Puma Punku,
674
00:35:11,250 --> 00:35:14,208
one thing jumps out
immediately...
675
00:35:14,417 --> 00:35:17,875
that whoever built this place
676
00:35:18,042 --> 00:35:21,958
had knowledge of planning,
of logistics,
677
00:35:22,083 --> 00:35:25,250
and had access
to advanced technology.
678
00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:30,667
You know, Brien, this is one
of the most interesting
679
00:35:30,833 --> 00:35:32,667
and unusual stones
680
00:35:32,875 --> 00:35:34,417
here at Puma Punku.
681
00:35:34,583 --> 00:35:36,875
It's got these
perfect right angles.
682
00:35:38,375 --> 00:35:41,000
And then, each of these
small drill holes are
683
00:35:41,208 --> 00:35:46,792
basically evenly spaced
along this routed groove.
684
00:35:48,625 --> 00:35:52,167
To me, it's clear
that power tools have been used
685
00:35:52,292 --> 00:35:54,667
on this unusual block
of stone here.
686
00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:57,833
Well, exactly. And this surface
is as smooth as a tabletop,
687
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,125
like in your kitchen.
688
00:35:59,333 --> 00:36:01,083
There's no wave to it
or anything.
689
00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:03,000
It's-- This was machined.
690
00:36:03,208 --> 00:36:05,375
But who machined it?
691
00:36:05,542 --> 00:36:07,708
It's an astonishing piece
of work.
692
00:36:07,875 --> 00:36:09,417
And how anyone could think
693
00:36:09,542 --> 00:36:12,167
that primitive human beings
could have done this,
694
00:36:12,375 --> 00:36:13,542
you know, it's just crazy.
695
00:36:13,708 --> 00:36:15,542
If anything looks like
ancient aliens,
696
00:36:15,708 --> 00:36:16,917
it's this stone.
697
00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:24,167
NARRATOR:
But if otherworldly technology
was used at Puma Punku,
698
00:36:24,333 --> 00:36:26,708
where is the proof?
699
00:36:27,833 --> 00:36:29,292
In Danville, Illinois,
700
00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:32,000
machinist and toolmaker
Chris Dunn
701
00:36:32,167 --> 00:36:34,125
has put the Puma Punku stone
702
00:36:34,292 --> 00:36:36,167
through the ultimate
cutting test,
703
00:36:36,333 --> 00:36:38,292
using both laser technology
704
00:36:38,458 --> 00:36:41,208
and a modern diamond saw.
705
00:36:43,375 --> 00:36:45,542
We've got a sample
of the laser cut.
706
00:36:47,250 --> 00:36:50,208
This is the diamond wheel cut.
707
00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:54,167
And the top surface
is the original cut surface
708
00:36:54,333 --> 00:36:55,875
from Puma Punku.
709
00:36:56,083 --> 00:36:57,833
So now we can compare
the difference
710
00:36:58,042 --> 00:36:59,625
between all three cuts.
711
00:37:01,042 --> 00:37:03,333
NARRATOR:
Looking at the stone
under a microscope,
712
00:37:03,542 --> 00:37:06,208
Dunn compares the two
modern cutting techniques
713
00:37:06,375 --> 00:37:09,708
with the part of the stone
cut thousands of years ago.
714
00:37:10,750 --> 00:37:14,542
Though age has worn the surface
of the ancient example,
715
00:37:14,708 --> 00:37:18,833
the comparison
reveals distinct differences.
716
00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:23,167
You've got vitrification
on the laser cut side.
717
00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:26,167
And then, of course,
you've got circular tool marks
718
00:37:26,375 --> 00:37:30,500
on, uh, the-the side cut
with the diamond saw.
719
00:37:30,625 --> 00:37:35,167
And then whatever tool they used
to cut the ancient surface
720
00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:37,833
must have been
a different method.
721
00:37:37,958 --> 00:37:40,083
Now, do you think it's possible
722
00:37:40,208 --> 00:37:43,000
that some type
of a diamond precision tool
723
00:37:43,167 --> 00:37:45,125
was used on the old surface,
724
00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:47,667
but because it was such
a long time ago
725
00:37:47,792 --> 00:37:52,167
that, over time, the surface
became a bit more rough?
726
00:37:52,375 --> 00:37:56,292
And we're talking 10,000
or even 15,000 years ago.
727
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:58,292
DUNN: That is
a reasonable speculation.
728
00:37:58,417 --> 00:38:02,250
I think we have
to start examining, um,
729
00:38:02,458 --> 00:38:06,917
a little more sophisticated
tools that no longer exist.
730
00:38:09,250 --> 00:38:11,167
NARRATOR:
What did the ancients use
731
00:38:11,375 --> 00:38:14,417
to cut the andesite stone
so precisely?
732
00:38:16,208 --> 00:38:19,333
Might evidence
of advanced technology be found
733
00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:21,417
by further study
of the construction
734
00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:24,167
of the Puma Punku stones?
735
00:38:24,292 --> 00:38:27,333
Ancient astronaut theorists
say yes
736
00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:30,500
and point
to what they call H-blocks.
737
00:38:31,958 --> 00:38:37,000
Seems like every one of these
H-blocks is exactly the same.
738
00:38:37,208 --> 00:38:40,292
So it's like
a prefabrication process,
739
00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:42,833
where they needed
x-hundred of these.
740
00:38:42,958 --> 00:38:46,750
And whatever machinery it is
that they had was able,
741
00:38:46,917 --> 00:38:49,042
with amazing accuracy,
to replicate
742
00:38:49,250 --> 00:38:51,458
one after another after another.
743
00:38:52,917 --> 00:38:54,167
That's very sophisticated.
744
00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:55,917
CHILDRESS:
Yeah, it's an ingenious way
745
00:38:56,125 --> 00:38:59,000
of building a huge granite wall.
746
00:38:59,208 --> 00:39:04,167
And, again, the whole thing
is just so incredibly precise--
747
00:39:04,333 --> 00:39:08,375
doing these kind
of inside corners like this.
748
00:39:08,542 --> 00:39:10,208
This-this just can't be done,
really,
749
00:39:10,333 --> 00:39:15,000
with-with copper chisels
and-and stone hammers.
750
00:39:15,125 --> 00:39:16,208
The whole thing is...
751
00:39:16,375 --> 00:39:20,333
is-is just so incredibly
high-tech,
752
00:39:20,542 --> 00:39:23,750
even beyond
what we would do today.
753
00:39:26,708 --> 00:39:28,792
NARRATOR:
But how could the ancients
have managed to move
754
00:39:28,958 --> 00:39:31,958
the incredibly heavy
andesite stones to the site?
755
00:39:33,958 --> 00:39:35,667
After years of research,
756
00:39:35,792 --> 00:39:39,500
mainstream archaeologists
have said the massive stones
757
00:39:39,708 --> 00:39:43,375
were hewn at quarries
over 60 miles away
758
00:39:43,500 --> 00:39:46,625
and then rolled
to Puma Punku on logs.
759
00:39:48,083 --> 00:39:51,250
What nobody talks about
is the irrefutable fact
760
00:39:51,375 --> 00:39:55,458
that we are at an altitude
of 12,800 feet,
761
00:39:55,625 --> 00:40:01,125
which means we are above
the natural tree line.
762
00:40:01,292 --> 00:40:06,250
No trees ever grew in that area,
763
00:40:06,458 --> 00:40:09,667
meaning no trees were cut down
764
00:40:09,792 --> 00:40:12,917
in order to use wooden rollers.
765
00:40:13,917 --> 00:40:17,000
-The wooden roller theory...
-(snaps fingers)
766
00:40:17,167 --> 00:40:18,583
...falls by the wayside.
767
00:40:22,167 --> 00:40:24,792
NARRATOR:
Could there have been
another, more profound method
768
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:28,625
of moving these
megalithic stones into place?
769
00:40:28,750 --> 00:40:32,833
And if so, how could such
an advanced engineering feat
770
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:37,000
have been accomplished without
the help of modern machinery?
771
00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:40,000
CHILDRESS:
How these massive blocks
of granite
772
00:40:40,167 --> 00:40:44,458
were moved from their quarries
and brought here to Puma Punku
773
00:40:44,667 --> 00:40:48,875
would have required
some kind of super technology.
774
00:40:50,083 --> 00:40:53,375
Levitation and antigravity,
775
00:40:53,542 --> 00:40:55,750
huge lifting vehicles--
776
00:40:55,917 --> 00:40:59,750
something that ancient aliens
would have had.
777
00:41:01,958 --> 00:41:04,750
NARRATOR:
Might the ancient city
of Puma Punku
778
00:41:04,875 --> 00:41:07,750
really have been built
by alien beings,
779
00:41:07,958 --> 00:41:10,750
as ancient astronaut theorists
contend?
780
00:41:11,792 --> 00:41:14,208
And if so, for what purpose?
781
00:41:14,375 --> 00:41:18,417
Perhaps by piecing together
the precision-cut blocks,
782
00:41:18,583 --> 00:41:22,792
profound new possibilities
will be revealed.
783
00:41:33,542 --> 00:41:36,458
NARRATOR:
January, 2011.
784
00:41:36,625 --> 00:41:39,875
Researchers survey and measure
the monolithic stones
785
00:41:40,042 --> 00:41:43,583
and H-blocks scattered
around the archeological site
786
00:41:43,750 --> 00:41:46,167
of Puma Punku, hoping to solve
787
00:41:46,333 --> 00:41:49,750
the mystery of what these
structures were used for
788
00:41:49,917 --> 00:41:51,583
and why.
789
00:41:51,750 --> 00:41:53,958
TSOUKALOS: The evidence
that something extraordinary
790
00:41:54,125 --> 00:41:55,833
happened at Puma Punku
791
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,708
is in front of our very eyes,
792
00:41:58,875 --> 00:42:01,083
because at Puma Punku,
793
00:42:01,250 --> 00:42:04,833
we find evidence of stone cuts
794
00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:08,125
that we today
could only replicate
795
00:42:08,250 --> 00:42:11,958
if we used the most
sophisticated of technologies.
796
00:42:14,208 --> 00:42:17,333
FOERSTER: That is part of
the great mystery of Puma Punku.
797
00:42:17,542 --> 00:42:21,208
It seems as though some kind
of factory was set up there
798
00:42:21,417 --> 00:42:24,125
to make these
almost exactly the same.
799
00:42:24,292 --> 00:42:26,750
It's almost like a Lego system
of interconnecting blocks
800
00:42:26,875 --> 00:42:29,583
and that is unique
on this Earth.
801
00:42:31,125 --> 00:42:32,542
ERICH VON DรNIKEN:
Many of the blocks
802
00:42:32,708 --> 00:42:34,833
were prefabricated blocks.
803
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,042
Prefabricated blocks
means planning.
804
00:42:37,208 --> 00:42:38,750
You have to make a design.
805
00:42:38,875 --> 00:42:40,917
Planning means writing.
806
00:42:41,083 --> 00:42:44,000
Now the archaeologists
say that Puma Punku
807
00:42:44,083 --> 00:42:47,333
are the ruins of temples
made by the Aymara.
808
00:42:47,542 --> 00:42:50,583
Aymara are
the highland Indians up there.
809
00:42:50,750 --> 00:42:53,042
But the Aymara
were Stone Age people.
810
00:42:53,208 --> 00:42:55,167
They had not even writing.
811
00:42:55,375 --> 00:42:58,417
So not planning,
it's absolutely impossible.
812
00:42:58,542 --> 00:43:01,125
Prefabricated blocks
in Stone Age
813
00:43:01,250 --> 00:43:03,625
doesn't fit with Stone Age.
814
00:43:03,750 --> 00:43:07,958
And the precision of the blocks
is absolutely baffling.
815
00:43:13,125 --> 00:43:16,625
NARRATOR: In Danville, Illinois,
toolmaker Chris Dunn
816
00:43:16,750 --> 00:43:19,042
uses measurements
taken at Puma Punku
817
00:43:19,208 --> 00:43:22,417
to create a one-eighth-scale
model of an H-block
818
00:43:22,583 --> 00:43:24,583
to better understand
819
00:43:24,792 --> 00:43:26,750
how they may have
originally fit together.
820
00:43:28,542 --> 00:43:30,542
So you actually went
to Puma Punku
821
00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:32,750
to measure the H-blocks.
822
00:43:32,917 --> 00:43:34,083
What was your conclusion?
823
00:43:34,250 --> 00:43:35,333
What did you find?
824
00:43:35,542 --> 00:43:36,917
For me, it was important
825
00:43:37,083 --> 00:43:39,500
to find out
what the measurements were.
826
00:43:39,667 --> 00:43:41,958
Uh, what I found was
that the internal cavities
827
00:43:42,125 --> 00:43:44,458
were not parallel to each other.
828
00:43:44,625 --> 00:43:46,417
And by internal cavities,
829
00:43:46,583 --> 00:43:49,167
you're referring to these
two parts right here, right?
830
00:43:49,375 --> 00:43:50,500
-Exactly.
-Mm-hmm.
831
00:43:50,583 --> 00:43:52,292
These two surfaces right here,
832
00:43:52,458 --> 00:43:54,250
both top and bottom, uh,
833
00:43:54,417 --> 00:43:55,750
they are smaller at the front
834
00:43:55,958 --> 00:43:57,500
than they are at the back.
835
00:43:57,667 --> 00:43:59,208
TSOUKALOS: Essentially
suggesting a dovetail.
836
00:43:59,375 --> 00:44:01,667
-DUNN: Creating a dovetail.
-TSOUKALOS: Mm-hmm.
837
00:44:01,833 --> 00:44:06,250
Why do you think a dovetail
shape was carved or used?
838
00:44:06,417 --> 00:44:09,542
Really, if we look at the way
we have used dovetails,
839
00:44:09,750 --> 00:44:12,083
we use them
for mechanical purposes.
840
00:44:12,208 --> 00:44:14,000
To hold things together.
841
00:44:14,167 --> 00:44:16,167
So essentially what
I'm saying is that they were
842
00:44:16,375 --> 00:44:19,875
using these H-blocks
for a mechanical purpose.
843
00:44:20,042 --> 00:44:23,333
Probably to hold
hinges for a door.
844
00:44:24,417 --> 00:44:28,292
NARRATOR: To test his theory,
Dunn created a door hinge
845
00:44:28,458 --> 00:44:31,958
that would connect
to a small-scale model H-block.
846
00:44:32,125 --> 00:44:34,917
DUNN:
So if we put this together,
we put the one in the bottom.
847
00:44:35,125 --> 00:44:36,667
Like so.
848
00:44:36,833 --> 00:44:38,958
One in the top part.
849
00:44:40,750 --> 00:44:43,292
Like so. And then...
850
00:44:43,417 --> 00:44:45,625
this piece fits in there.
851
00:44:45,833 --> 00:44:48,500
Put a hinge pin in it.
852
00:44:48,625 --> 00:44:50,792
And now you have your hinge.
853
00:44:50,958 --> 00:44:52,833
TSOUKALOS: Yeah, I mean,
i-it's absolutely spectacular.
854
00:44:53,042 --> 00:44:56,708
And of course, the most
fascinating question is,
855
00:44:56,875 --> 00:44:59,333
what tools were used
5,000 years ago?
856
00:44:59,542 --> 00:45:03,250
Because something
very sophisticated was used.
857
00:45:03,458 --> 00:45:04,667
And not chicken bones.
858
00:45:04,792 --> 00:45:07,500
Not chicken bones, not, uh,
859
00:45:07,667 --> 00:45:10,917
copper chisels,
not, uh, stone chisels.
860
00:45:11,083 --> 00:45:13,833
The tools that were used
to create these blocks
861
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:18,000
at Puma Punku do not exist
in the archaeological record.
862
00:45:19,500 --> 00:45:21,208
NARRATOR:
According to Dunn,
863
00:45:21,375 --> 00:45:23,333
the H-blocks may have
been used to mount
864
00:45:23,542 --> 00:45:25,583
hinges for a massive door,
865
00:45:25,750 --> 00:45:28,833
perhaps for one
of the largest temple complexes
866
00:45:28,958 --> 00:45:30,958
in the ancient world.
867
00:45:31,083 --> 00:45:34,708
TSOUKALOS: It's a spectacular
discovery that Chris Dunn made.
868
00:45:34,875 --> 00:45:37,625
This lends a whole new meaning
869
00:45:37,750 --> 00:45:39,958
to the H-blocks at Puma Punku
870
00:45:40,125 --> 00:45:43,833
because, possibly,
they held something in place.
871
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:46,417
The question is what?
872
00:45:51,708 --> 00:45:52,583
Puma Punku is definitely
873
00:45:52,875 --> 00:45:53,917
one of the most mysterious sites
on Earth.
874
00:45:54,083 --> 00:45:55,250
And it's really clear
those blocks
875
00:45:55,417 --> 00:45:56,833
were made to fit together.
876
00:45:57,042 --> 00:45:58,833
MARTELL: Yeah, you know but
there's sites all over the world
877
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:00,542
-that still defy explanation.
-Yeah.
878
00:46:00,708 --> 00:46:04,417
I know one of my most favorite
sites would have to be Malta.
879
00:46:04,583 --> 00:46:07,167
Megalithic structures that are
some of the largest on Earth.
880
00:46:07,292 --> 00:46:09,708
And some of the oldest,
and there's evidence
881
00:46:09,917 --> 00:46:11,500
that the builders knew
the science of acoustics.
882
00:46:11,708 --> 00:46:12,917
And that might give us a clue
883
00:46:13,042 --> 00:46:14,833
about how these megalithic sites
were built.
884
00:46:14,958 --> 00:46:18,250
Yeah.
Possibly acoustic levitation.
885
00:46:18,417 --> 00:46:20,000
NARRATOR:
Malta.
886
00:46:21,167 --> 00:46:24,583
A small island nation in the
center of the Mediterranean Sea
887
00:46:24,750 --> 00:46:28,167
just south of Italy.
888
00:46:30,042 --> 00:46:32,833
Scholars believe the first
inhabitants migrated here
889
00:46:32,958 --> 00:46:37,333
from the nearby
island of Sicily in 5200 BC.
890
00:46:39,375 --> 00:46:43,792
Today, stone structures
on the Maltese island of Gozo
891
00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:46,417
are considered by archeologists
892
00:46:46,583 --> 00:46:49,792
to be among the greatest
achievements by ancient builders
893
00:46:49,958 --> 00:46:52,917
anywhere in the world.
894
00:46:56,125 --> 00:46:58,542
The temples on Malta and Gozo
895
00:46:58,708 --> 00:47:01,833
are more than 1,000 years older
than the pyramids of Egypt.
896
00:47:03,375 --> 00:47:06,833
They are the earliest monumental
architecture in the world.
897
00:47:07,875 --> 00:47:09,750
There are engineering features
898
00:47:09,917 --> 00:47:11,917
in these temples
that are just astonishing.
899
00:47:12,083 --> 00:47:16,250
We're talking
about walls enclosing space...
900
00:47:16,417 --> 00:47:17,958
paved walkways.
901
00:47:18,167 --> 00:47:20,250
They were ceilinged at one time.
902
00:47:20,417 --> 00:47:23,333
Definitely much more
complex than anything else
903
00:47:23,542 --> 00:47:26,417
that was appearing on Earth
for a very long time.
904
00:47:28,875 --> 00:47:32,958
NARRATOR:
Built before metal tools
or the wheel had been invented,
905
00:47:33,125 --> 00:47:36,875
experts are baffled by the sheer
scale of the construction
906
00:47:37,042 --> 00:47:40,667
and the use of vertically
arranged monolithic stones,
907
00:47:40,833 --> 00:47:43,542
each weighing over 20 tons.
908
00:47:45,792 --> 00:47:47,583
FLANAGAN:
It's only been in recent years
909
00:47:47,750 --> 00:47:49,167
that we've developed instruments
910
00:47:49,375 --> 00:47:51,792
that are accurate enough
to appreciate
911
00:47:51,917 --> 00:47:53,750
that some
of these ancient societies
912
00:47:53,917 --> 00:47:55,833
were able to shape stones
913
00:47:56,042 --> 00:47:58,000
to optical accuracy.
914
00:47:58,167 --> 00:48:02,458
Optical accuracy greater than
what we're able to do today.
915
00:48:02,583 --> 00:48:06,292
And so they must've had some
kind of advanced technology
916
00:48:06,458 --> 00:48:08,042
in able to do that.
917
00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:11,167
But if the ancient builders
of Malta
918
00:48:11,375 --> 00:48:13,625
had used advanced technology,
919
00:48:13,833 --> 00:48:16,333
where did it come from?
920
00:48:16,542 --> 00:48:19,208
Researchers believe
answers may be found
921
00:48:19,375 --> 00:48:21,833
among Malta's
numerous mysteries,
922
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:24,208
including
the so-called cart ruts
923
00:48:24,375 --> 00:48:27,333
which can be found
all over Malta.
924
00:48:30,375 --> 00:48:33,583
ENEIX:
These parallel incisions
in the bedrock
925
00:48:33,708 --> 00:48:35,292
have been identified
as cart ruts
926
00:48:35,417 --> 00:48:37,167
because that's
what they look like.
927
00:48:37,292 --> 00:48:38,833
What they really were,
928
00:48:39,042 --> 00:48:40,333
what their purpose was,
929
00:48:40,542 --> 00:48:41,333
we don't know.
930
00:48:41,542 --> 00:48:42,458
There's nothing written.
931
00:48:44,042 --> 00:48:46,083
ARLAN ANDREWS:
The cart ruts on Malta
932
00:48:46,250 --> 00:48:49,208
are about four feet wide.
933
00:48:49,375 --> 00:48:52,083
They're uniformly spaced.
934
00:48:52,208 --> 00:48:54,542
Some of-of them
run hundreds of yards.
935
00:48:54,708 --> 00:48:56,708
Some of them run miles.
936
00:48:57,875 --> 00:49:00,000
According to the studies
on them,
937
00:49:00,125 --> 00:49:03,000
they probably were there
up to 10,000 years ago,
938
00:49:03,125 --> 00:49:05,042
because some
of the ancient temples
939
00:49:05,208 --> 00:49:07,292
are built right on top
of the, uh, ruts.
940
00:49:08,542 --> 00:49:11,125
NARRATOR:
Ancient astronaut theorists
believe
941
00:49:11,292 --> 00:49:14,583
the cart ruts
may in fact be evidence
942
00:49:14,750 --> 00:49:19,458
that Malta was one of Earth's
earliest industrial work sites.
943
00:49:20,583 --> 00:49:24,000
It seems like what
these cart ruts really were
944
00:49:24,208 --> 00:49:28,333
was some kind
of ancient, uh, railway.
945
00:49:29,375 --> 00:49:33,208
And this railway was then
to move heavy machinery,
946
00:49:33,375 --> 00:49:37,500
much as we would use today
in a mining operation.
947
00:49:37,708 --> 00:49:43,125
Even the way rockets are
rolled out onto a launchpad.
948
00:49:45,792 --> 00:49:49,083
NARRATOR:
Further evidence of the use
of advanced technology on Malta
949
00:49:49,250 --> 00:49:51,375
can be found underground.
950
00:49:51,917 --> 00:49:55,333
In 1902, construction workers,
951
00:49:55,542 --> 00:49:58,000
while building the foundation
for several houses,
952
00:49:58,208 --> 00:50:00,250
accidentally discovered
953
00:50:00,375 --> 00:50:02,792
a mysterious
underground sanctuary
954
00:50:02,917 --> 00:50:05,875
dating to 2500 BC.
955
00:50:06,083 --> 00:50:08,042
Called the Hypogeum,
956
00:50:08,208 --> 00:50:09,875
the subterranean structure
957
00:50:10,083 --> 00:50:13,625
was revealed
to be three levels deep,
958
00:50:13,792 --> 00:50:16,583
all hewn from solid stone.
959
00:50:16,708 --> 00:50:18,667
ENEIX:
It's been estimated
that they removed
960
00:50:18,875 --> 00:50:23,042
more than 2,000 tons of stone
from these subterranean chambers
961
00:50:23,208 --> 00:50:27,000
to create a space
that beautifully replicates
962
00:50:27,167 --> 00:50:29,167
the temples aboveground.
963
00:50:32,833 --> 00:50:34,958
NARRATOR:
Perhaps one
of the greatest mysteries
964
00:50:35,125 --> 00:50:37,167
concerning the Hypogeum
965
00:50:37,375 --> 00:50:39,792
involve
the acoustical properties
966
00:50:39,875 --> 00:50:43,083
in what is called
the Oracle Room.
967
00:50:45,542 --> 00:50:47,958
ANDREW COLLINS:
The acoustical properties
within this
968
00:50:48,167 --> 00:50:50,000
are absolutely extraordinary,
969
00:50:50,208 --> 00:50:52,792
because what happens is the--
if a person
970
00:50:52,958 --> 00:50:54,833
is within the Oracle Room,
971
00:50:55,042 --> 00:50:57,125
the-the way
that their voice is carried
972
00:50:57,292 --> 00:51:00,167
is heard within
the whole of the complex.
973
00:51:02,042 --> 00:51:05,292
HENRY:
The ancients were using
this profound sound technology
974
00:51:05,458 --> 00:51:08,375
in order to put themselves
into a deep state of trance
975
00:51:08,583 --> 00:51:12,000
in order to access
higher human consciousness.
976
00:51:12,208 --> 00:51:13,667
They wanted to go deep within
977
00:51:13,833 --> 00:51:16,750
in order to connect themselves
with star energy.
978
00:51:19,167 --> 00:51:21,333
NARRATOR:
Might the Oracle Room
have been used
979
00:51:21,458 --> 00:51:23,625
to communicate
with ancient gods...
980
00:51:24,583 --> 00:51:27,583
...or perhaps
celestial ancestors?
981
00:51:28,542 --> 00:51:31,667
Or do its advanced acoustics
suggest
982
00:51:31,875 --> 00:51:33,458
that early Maltese people
983
00:51:33,583 --> 00:51:37,375
had mastered the science
of sonic manipulation,
984
00:51:37,542 --> 00:51:40,583
the ability
to manipulate solid matter
985
00:51:40,750 --> 00:51:42,375
through audio frequencies?
986
00:51:44,542 --> 00:51:46,833
FLANAGAN:
One of the main things
that I've realized
987
00:51:47,042 --> 00:51:48,583
is that they're using something
988
00:51:48,750 --> 00:51:53,333
called fractal
nonlinear resonance.
989
00:51:53,500 --> 00:51:57,750
And we're now discovering
in the field of material science
990
00:51:57,875 --> 00:52:02,625
that nonlinear resonances
of sound waves,
991
00:52:02,792 --> 00:52:05,500
microwaves, magnetic waves,
992
00:52:05,667 --> 00:52:10,458
that we are able to
actually change matter in ways
993
00:52:10,583 --> 00:52:12,958
that we never dreamed possible.
994
00:52:13,167 --> 00:52:15,375
NARRATOR:
If the Oracle Room
995
00:52:15,542 --> 00:52:18,667
was used to harness
the power of audio waves,
996
00:52:18,875 --> 00:52:22,375
as many ancient
astronaut theorists believe,
997
00:52:22,542 --> 00:52:25,167
is it possible
the prehistoric builders
998
00:52:25,333 --> 00:52:27,250
used sonic technology
999
00:52:27,417 --> 00:52:30,292
to help build
Malta's mammoth temples?
1000
00:52:30,458 --> 00:52:33,875
CHILDRESS:
The builders had
this advanced knowledge
1001
00:52:34,042 --> 00:52:36,833
of sonic technology.
1002
00:52:36,958 --> 00:52:38,167
And in fact,
1003
00:52:38,333 --> 00:52:40,958
sound technology can be used
1004
00:52:41,125 --> 00:52:42,583
for all kinds of applications,
1005
00:52:42,708 --> 00:52:46,500
including levitation,
or antigravity.
1006
00:52:46,667 --> 00:52:48,333
COLLINS:
All around the world,
1007
00:52:48,500 --> 00:52:51,208
there are myths and legends
1008
00:52:51,375 --> 00:52:54,000
relating to how
large structures,
1009
00:52:54,208 --> 00:52:56,625
um, came into being.
1010
00:52:56,792 --> 00:52:59,292
They talk about
the movement of stones
1011
00:52:59,375 --> 00:53:01,500
through the use of sound,
1012
00:53:01,667 --> 00:53:04,958
about the use of instruments,
1013
00:53:05,125 --> 00:53:08,292
or-or the banging, the ringing,
1014
00:53:08,375 --> 00:53:12,708
that will elevate stones enough
so that they can be pushed
1015
00:53:12,875 --> 00:53:16,625
as if they've become
completely weightless.
1016
00:53:18,667 --> 00:53:21,125
CHILDRESS:
It would appear
that the builders at Malta
1017
00:53:21,292 --> 00:53:23,458
had very advanced knowledge
of things
1018
00:53:23,625 --> 00:53:25,667
we're just now discovering.
1019
00:53:25,833 --> 00:53:27,833
And you would think
that they got this knowledge
1020
00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:29,625
from extraterrestrials.
1021
00:53:35,667 --> 00:53:36,833
It's very possible that
what we're seeing at Malta
1022
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:39,375
is some type of sound
levitation technology.
1023
00:53:39,542 --> 00:53:41,333
And if that's true,
there's many other sites
1024
00:53:41,458 --> 00:53:43,458
that may have been built
in a similar fashion.
1025
00:53:43,625 --> 00:53:46,292
Right, because our ancestors
1026
00:53:46,375 --> 00:53:49,583
were all taught
by the same teachers.
1027
00:53:49,792 --> 00:53:52,583
Now, if we really want to talk
about acoustic levitation,
1028
00:53:52,792 --> 00:53:56,125
then one place comes to mind,
and that's Nan Madol.
1029
00:53:56,208 --> 00:53:57,625
Which is truly extraordinary
1030
00:53:57,792 --> 00:54:01,625
because you have
these giant basalt structures
1031
00:54:01,792 --> 00:54:05,833
in the middle of nowhere in
the ocean on tiny, tiny islands.
1032
00:54:05,958 --> 00:54:08,375
HENRY:
Yeah, I remember when we first
featured it on the show,
1033
00:54:08,542 --> 00:54:11,542
and the locals actually said
that those giant basalt columns
1034
00:54:11,708 --> 00:54:14,333
were actually floated
through the air.
1035
00:54:14,542 --> 00:54:18,333
Yes, and I got to listen
to these accounts firsthand
1036
00:54:18,500 --> 00:54:20,708
when I visited Nan Madol
with David Childress
1037
00:54:20,875 --> 00:54:22,917
a few years later.
1038
00:54:23,083 --> 00:54:26,333
And, uh, let me tell you,
the moment that you stand
1039
00:54:26,458 --> 00:54:29,333
in front of Nan Madol,
in person,
1040
00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:31,542
it just blows your mind.
1041
00:54:38,833 --> 00:54:41,375
NARRATOR:
The island of Pohnpei.
1042
00:54:41,583 --> 00:54:45,667
More than 2,500 miles
southwest of Hawai'i,
1043
00:54:45,792 --> 00:54:49,417
completely isolated
in the Pacific Ocean,
1044
00:54:49,583 --> 00:54:55,167
this Micronesian landmass
is home to just 34,000 people,
1045
00:54:55,375 --> 00:54:57,333
mainly farmers and fishermen.
1046
00:54:57,542 --> 00:54:59,625
But there is one area
of the island
1047
00:54:59,792 --> 00:55:02,208
that is completely uninhabited:
1048
00:55:02,375 --> 00:55:05,958
the lost city of Nan Madol.
1049
00:55:08,542 --> 00:55:13,667
The native islanders believe
this ancient site is cursed...
1050
00:55:13,875 --> 00:55:16,625
and it is also home
to some of the most mysterious
1051
00:55:16,792 --> 00:55:19,458
archaeological ruins
in the world.
1052
00:55:21,542 --> 00:55:25,667
Built on a coral reef just off
the eastern coast of Pohnpei
1053
00:55:25,833 --> 00:55:28,667
and sprawling
more than 200 acres,
1054
00:55:28,833 --> 00:55:33,500
Nan Madol consists
of 92 smaller man-made islands
1055
00:55:33,667 --> 00:55:35,708
connected by canals.
1056
00:55:38,958 --> 00:55:42,417
According to historians,
this ancient city,
1057
00:55:42,542 --> 00:55:45,125
often called
the "Venice of the Pacific,"
1058
00:55:45,292 --> 00:55:48,125
was the capital
of the Saudeleur dynasty
1059
00:55:48,292 --> 00:55:53,125
that ruled from
about 500 to 1628 AD.
1060
00:55:56,208 --> 00:55:59,333
BEARDSLEY:
This ancient city
housed the Saudeleurs,
1061
00:55:59,500 --> 00:56:02,875
the kings of that time.
1062
00:56:03,042 --> 00:56:05,167
So, it has their houses,
1063
00:56:05,333 --> 00:56:09,667
it has feasting areas,
it has tombs.
1064
00:56:09,833 --> 00:56:12,208
So there's
a whole number of areas
1065
00:56:12,417 --> 00:56:15,542
that each of these islets
supported.
1066
00:56:17,583 --> 00:56:19,667
NARRATOR:
Most archaeologists agree
1067
00:56:19,792 --> 00:56:22,292
that construction
of these artificial islands
1068
00:56:22,458 --> 00:56:25,542
began sometime
in the 13th century.
1069
00:56:27,042 --> 00:56:29,500
Each has been formed
with columnar basalt,
1070
00:56:29,625 --> 00:56:32,333
a black rock that forms
1071
00:56:32,458 --> 00:56:34,667
when basaltic lava
from a volcano
1072
00:56:34,875 --> 00:56:38,917
cools in the form of columns.
1073
00:56:39,083 --> 00:56:42,333
There are a number
of columnar basalt outflows
1074
00:56:42,500 --> 00:56:44,708
across Pohnpei itself.
1075
00:56:44,875 --> 00:56:47,750
And we know of several
of these outcrops
1076
00:56:47,917 --> 00:56:51,042
that were used
to mine the basalt.
1077
00:56:51,208 --> 00:56:55,500
They were then transported
to the area of Nan Madol
1078
00:56:55,708 --> 00:56:58,958
and then placed
to create these small islets.
1079
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:06,792
NARRATOR:
But how did the native people
living here 800 years ago
1080
00:57:06,958 --> 00:57:11,500
manage to build 92 islets
out of giant basalt columns?
1081
00:57:11,667 --> 00:57:15,500
Researchers estimate
that each stone log
1082
00:57:15,667 --> 00:57:18,125
used to construct
the megalithic structures
1083
00:57:18,292 --> 00:57:20,875
weighs between five to 50 tons.
1084
00:57:21,042 --> 00:57:25,542
Stacked to form walls
as high as 25 feet tall
1085
00:57:25,708 --> 00:57:27,875
and 17 feet thick,
1086
00:57:28,042 --> 00:57:30,833
archaeologists believe
that it was an undertaking
1087
00:57:30,958 --> 00:57:33,042
that most likely
would have required
1088
00:57:33,208 --> 00:57:36,958
all 25,000 island inhabitants
to complete.
1089
00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:41,500
Around the ruins of Nan Madol
are many canals,
1090
00:57:41,708 --> 00:57:44,833
which researchers
and archeologists say
1091
00:57:45,000 --> 00:57:48,333
were the routes taken by boats
to move these basalt columns
1092
00:57:48,500 --> 00:57:50,208
across and around the island
1093
00:57:50,375 --> 00:57:53,042
to construct
the huge megalithic site.
1094
00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:59,000
NARRATOR:
Mainstream scholars insist
native people built Nan Madol
1095
00:57:59,208 --> 00:58:03,542
using ropes, rollers and rafts,
1096
00:58:03,750 --> 00:58:06,792
but attempts to prove
this theory have failed.
1097
00:58:08,750 --> 00:58:12,167
BEARDSLEY:
So, if you add up
all of the stone logs,
1098
00:58:12,333 --> 00:58:18,792
you have a weight
of 750,000 or so metric tons.
1099
00:58:18,917 --> 00:58:21,375
That's a lot.
1100
00:58:21,542 --> 00:58:24,208
If you were to move maybe
1101
00:58:24,375 --> 00:58:26,875
2,000 tons a year,
1102
00:58:27,083 --> 00:58:30,083
you might be able
to get it built
1103
00:58:30,250 --> 00:58:33,083
over about three centuries.
1104
00:58:33,208 --> 00:58:38,500
We're talking about
a major, massive effort here.
1105
00:58:38,667 --> 00:58:40,500
The kind of effort
that you would see
1106
00:58:40,708 --> 00:58:44,042
in the construction
of the pyramids in Egypt.
1107
00:58:47,917 --> 00:58:50,000
NARRATOR:
But could there be
another explanation
1108
00:58:50,208 --> 00:58:52,708
for how these ancient people
were able to move
1109
00:58:52,875 --> 00:58:56,583
such massive rocks
miles across the island
1110
00:58:56,750 --> 00:58:58,292
and into place in the ocean
1111
00:58:58,500 --> 00:59:01,583
without the help
of modern machinery?
1112
00:59:02,583 --> 00:59:04,125
According to local legends,
1113
00:59:04,333 --> 00:59:05,708
the ancient builders
1114
00:59:05,875 --> 00:59:08,875
used a much more profound
method of construction,
1115
00:59:09,083 --> 00:59:12,500
an advanced
antigravitational technology
1116
00:59:12,667 --> 00:59:15,333
that ancient astronaut
theorists believe
1117
00:59:15,500 --> 00:59:20,583
may explain many of the world's
mysterious megalithic sites.
1118
00:59:23,250 --> 00:59:25,833
Some legends state that
the stones were actually flown
1119
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:28,292
from one part
of the island to another,
1120
00:59:28,458 --> 00:59:30,875
or levitated some way
to get them up
1121
00:59:31,042 --> 00:59:35,042
to such high areas
of the main construction.
1122
00:59:35,208 --> 00:59:38,875
BRAD OLSEN:
This is very reminiscent
of what researchers call
1123
00:59:39,042 --> 00:59:41,875
auditive levitation,
which was a technique
1124
00:59:42,042 --> 00:59:46,292
of raising heavy stones
by matching
1125
00:59:46,458 --> 00:59:49,375
the sound frequency of matter,
1126
00:59:49,542 --> 00:59:52,125
rendering it weightless
1127
00:59:52,250 --> 00:59:54,500
and moving it into place.
1128
00:59:54,625 --> 00:59:56,667
TSOUKALOS:
The people themselves,
1129
00:59:56,875 --> 01:00:00,333
who still, to this day,
live there in Pohnpei, say
1130
01:00:00,542 --> 01:00:03,375
that this place
"was not built by us.
1131
01:00:03,542 --> 01:00:06,708
It's been here
before we arrived."
1132
01:00:15,792 --> 01:00:17,333
TSOUKALOS:
Man, oh, man.
1133
01:00:17,500 --> 01:00:19,500
I mean, look how tall that is.
1134
01:00:19,667 --> 01:00:22,667
NARRATOR:
While visiting
the ancient site of Nan Madol,
1135
01:00:22,833 --> 01:00:24,792
ancient astronaut theorists
Giorgio Tsoukalos
1136
01:00:24,958 --> 01:00:26,417
and David Childress,
1137
01:00:26,583 --> 01:00:29,125
along with
their guide Gus Kohler
1138
01:00:29,292 --> 01:00:32,583
and structural engineer
Dr. Henry Burton,
1139
01:00:32,708 --> 01:00:34,875
have traveled
to the site of Nandauwas,
1140
01:00:35,083 --> 01:00:36,875
the royal mortuary
said to belong
1141
01:00:37,083 --> 01:00:40,083
to Nan Madol's
original builders.
1142
01:00:40,250 --> 01:00:43,625
This is supposed to be
the biggest stone here
1143
01:00:43,792 --> 01:00:45,250
-at Nandauwas.
-This corner stone right here?
1144
01:00:45,417 --> 01:00:49,042
This thing, it's-it's supposed
to be the biggest of all
1145
01:00:49,167 --> 01:00:52,042
-the stones here.
-TSOUKALOS: Henry,
1146
01:00:52,208 --> 01:00:53,750
do you think you can
calculate the weight of this?
1147
01:00:53,917 --> 01:00:56,000
Yeah, we can
certainly estimate it.
1148
01:00:56,125 --> 01:00:57,792
Um, I have a measuring tape,
we can estimate the volume,
1149
01:00:57,958 --> 01:01:00,833
and we know the density,
so that can give us the mass.
1150
01:01:00,958 --> 01:01:02,208
All right, let's do that.
1151
01:01:04,042 --> 01:01:06,083
BURTON:
Yeah, so, this is
about four meters.
1152
01:01:06,292 --> 01:01:09,750
All right, here's, uh,
the far corner here.
1153
01:01:09,875 --> 01:01:11,625
NARRATOR:
Using the dimensions
and the density
1154
01:01:11,708 --> 01:01:13,875
of one of
the basalt stone blocks,
1155
01:01:14,042 --> 01:01:15,667
Dr. Burton calculates
its weight.
1156
01:01:15,875 --> 01:01:17,792
TSOUKALOS:
250. Two meters, 50.
1157
01:01:17,958 --> 01:01:19,750
BURTON:
All right,
so based on the measurements,
1158
01:01:19,917 --> 01:01:21,792
you're looking at a weight
of about 54 tons.
1159
01:01:21,958 --> 01:01:24,500
-54 tons?
-Yeah, so 50 tons,
give or take.
1160
01:01:24,667 --> 01:01:27,458
And you have
one, two, three, four
1161
01:01:27,625 --> 01:01:30,833
of those monoliths essentially
stacked on top of each other...
1162
01:01:30,958 --> 01:01:34,583
-BURTON: Mm-hmm.
-...at a height of 40 feet?
1163
01:01:34,792 --> 01:01:37,458
CHILDRESS:
So, Gus, what is, then,
the oral history
1164
01:01:37,625 --> 01:01:41,167
of moving this stone
on the island?
1165
01:01:41,333 --> 01:01:43,333
Well, according
to the legends, uh,
1166
01:01:43,542 --> 01:01:47,250
the stones were flown up here.
1167
01:01:50,875 --> 01:01:52,542
NARRATOR:
For generations,
1168
01:01:52,708 --> 01:01:55,333
the people of Pohnpei
have told the story
1169
01:01:55,542 --> 01:01:58,792
that Nan Madol was constructed
by strange visitors
1170
01:01:58,958 --> 01:02:01,833
through a process of levitation.
1171
01:02:02,792 --> 01:02:05,000
It is this legend
that has suggested
1172
01:02:05,125 --> 01:02:06,833
to ancient astronaut theorists
1173
01:02:07,042 --> 01:02:10,583
that Nan Madol is not only
an ancient megalithic structure,
1174
01:02:10,708 --> 01:02:14,417
it is also
an extraterrestrial one.
1175
01:02:14,583 --> 01:02:17,917
We have in the oral traditions
1176
01:02:18,042 --> 01:02:19,875
story about two brothers...
1177
01:02:46,125 --> 01:02:47,542
NARRATOR:
According to legend,
1178
01:02:47,708 --> 01:02:50,375
the twin sorcerers
who created Nan Madol
1179
01:02:50,542 --> 01:02:52,333
were of giant proportions,
1180
01:02:52,500 --> 01:02:54,625
much like the legends
1181
01:02:54,833 --> 01:02:56,583
of Easter Island,
where it is said
1182
01:02:56,792 --> 01:02:58,542
that giants magically floated
1183
01:02:58,750 --> 01:03:01,333
the stone Moai statues
into place.
1184
01:03:03,042 --> 01:03:05,958
Similar stories involving
levitation are associated
1185
01:03:06,125 --> 01:03:08,833
with numerous
other megalithic sights
1186
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:11,625
like Stonehenge in England,
1187
01:03:11,750 --> 01:03:14,208
the Great Pyramid
in Giza, Egypt,
1188
01:03:14,375 --> 01:03:17,625
the Uxmal Pyramid
in the Yucatรกn Peninsula
1189
01:03:17,792 --> 01:03:20,375
and Puma Punku in Bolivia.
1190
01:03:21,375 --> 01:03:24,667
There are other stories
around the world
1191
01:03:24,875 --> 01:03:27,125
that say the exact same thing...
1192
01:03:28,167 --> 01:03:33,333
...how gigantic stones were
moved into place as if by magic.
1193
01:03:33,542 --> 01:03:36,042
And you have to ask yourself,
is there a connection?
1194
01:03:36,167 --> 01:03:38,333
Did all of our ancestors receive
1195
01:03:38,500 --> 01:03:41,958
the same knowledge
from the extraterrestrials?
1196
01:03:42,125 --> 01:03:45,125
And the answer to that is
a resounding yes.
1197
01:03:52,750 --> 01:03:54,000
Okay.
1198
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,667
CHILDRESS:
They don't know.
1199
01:03:59,833 --> 01:04:01,333
I think they don't know
where it came from.
1200
01:04:01,542 --> 01:04:02,875
-TSOUKALOS: Aha!
-But it's-it's not
from here, right?
1201
01:04:05,458 --> 01:04:07,833
So, yeah, 60% of the stones,
they don't know
1202
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,208
-where they came from.
-That's incredible. That...
1203
01:04:10,375 --> 01:04:14,083
the 60% is essentially
still a mystery, yes?
1204
01:04:14,250 --> 01:04:15,417
Huh.
1205
01:04:17,583 --> 01:04:20,917
NARRATOR:
For decades, mainstream
archaeologists have been
1206
01:04:21,083 --> 01:04:23,792
frustrated by their failure
to identify the source
1207
01:04:23,958 --> 01:04:25,125
for much of the basalt used
1208
01:04:25,250 --> 01:04:27,958
in the construction
of Nan Madol.
1209
01:04:28,042 --> 01:04:30,333
But recently, a growing number
of scientists have
1210
01:04:30,542 --> 01:04:33,958
become convinced that it came
from a volcanic outcropping
1211
01:04:34,125 --> 01:04:37,000
located 25 miles northeast
of Nan Madol
1212
01:04:37,125 --> 01:04:39,292
called Pwisehn Malek.
1213
01:04:40,333 --> 01:04:43,958
The unusual formation extends
over 400 feet into the air,
1214
01:04:44,125 --> 01:04:47,708
and, incredibly, the rock used
to construct Nan Madol
1215
01:04:47,875 --> 01:04:49,208
appears to have been extracted
1216
01:04:49,375 --> 01:04:51,833
from the least accessible
part of the mountain:
1217
01:04:52,042 --> 01:04:53,417
the very top.
1218
01:04:53,583 --> 01:04:54,792
But how?
1219
01:04:55,417 --> 01:04:58,083
According to the oral
history of Pohnpei,
1220
01:04:58,208 --> 01:05:00,917
the basalt was taken
by what the natives referred to
1221
01:05:01,083 --> 01:05:03,208
as "a giant bird."
1222
01:05:03,375 --> 01:05:05,875
There's one story that says
that at some point
1223
01:05:06,042 --> 01:05:08,042
there were these giant roosters
1224
01:05:08,208 --> 01:05:11,750
that lived
on top of that mountain.
1225
01:05:11,875 --> 01:05:13,667
And this rooster took
1226
01:05:13,792 --> 01:05:19,125
these basalt blocks
and flew them over to Nan Madol.
1227
01:05:20,125 --> 01:05:22,583
Now, monster roosters
do not exist.
1228
01:05:22,708 --> 01:05:26,958
So my mind always goes
to misunderstood technology.
1229
01:05:27,125 --> 01:05:31,208
Machines that were provided
by the extraterrestrials.
1230
01:05:33,625 --> 01:05:36,625
CHILDRESS:
I believe
that the islanders are correct
1231
01:05:36,833 --> 01:05:41,292
when they say all those stones
were flown through the air,
1232
01:05:41,458 --> 01:05:45,500
because I can't see how
it was done in any other way.
1233
01:05:47,083 --> 01:05:50,458
NARRATOR:
As far as ancient astronaut
theorists are concerned,
1234
01:05:50,625 --> 01:05:53,333
the local legends,
along with hard evidence
1235
01:05:53,458 --> 01:05:55,917
that basalt appears
to have been excavated
1236
01:05:56,083 --> 01:05:57,792
from the top of Pwisehn Malek,
1237
01:05:57,875 --> 01:05:59,792
add credence to the idea
1238
01:05:59,917 --> 01:06:02,167
that advanced
alien technology was used
1239
01:06:02,333 --> 01:06:04,667
in the construction
of Nan Madol.
1240
01:06:04,833 --> 01:06:06,333
And to help prove their theory,
1241
01:06:06,500 --> 01:06:09,292
Giorgio Tsoukalos
and David Childress,
1242
01:06:09,458 --> 01:06:12,750
along with structural engineer
Dr. Henry Burton,
1243
01:06:12,917 --> 01:06:14,958
travel 25 miles
across the island
1244
01:06:15,083 --> 01:06:17,833
to visit
the nearest basalt quarry.
1245
01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:20,000
TSOUKALOS:
Man, look at this.
1246
01:06:20,167 --> 01:06:22,042
-BURTON: Wow.
-TSOUKALOS: What a quarry.
1247
01:06:22,208 --> 01:06:26,000
So, how does one free
the basalt from, from this wall?
1248
01:06:26,167 --> 01:06:28,042
Yeah, no, it-it would,
it would certainly require
1249
01:06:28,208 --> 01:06:29,500
some specialized tools,
1250
01:06:29,708 --> 01:06:30,833
some type of excavator,
1251
01:06:31,000 --> 01:06:32,208
some type of drill tip.
1252
01:06:32,375 --> 01:06:33,875
And once you start
taking rocks off,
1253
01:06:34,042 --> 01:06:35,500
depending on how much room
1254
01:06:35,667 --> 01:06:38,000
you have to drive things up,
depending on the size
1255
01:06:38,167 --> 01:06:39,833
of the blocks,
you might need a crane
1256
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:41,875
to sort of move things around.
1257
01:06:42,042 --> 01:06:43,167
You would need some
type of machinery
1258
01:06:43,333 --> 01:06:45,000
to be able to do that today.
1259
01:06:45,208 --> 01:06:46,458
TSOUKALOS:
How did people
1260
01:06:46,583 --> 01:06:48,458
from at least
a thousand years ago
1261
01:06:48,583 --> 01:06:51,833
remove these blocks
from this quarry?
1262
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:53,333
CHILDRESS:
They had to somehow
1263
01:06:53,458 --> 01:06:57,542
pry these columns
out of the cliff,
1264
01:06:57,708 --> 01:06:59,792
and, you know, remove them
1265
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:02,500
so that they would be,
yeah, stand-alone
1266
01:07:02,708 --> 01:07:03,833
piece of prismatic basalt
1267
01:07:03,958 --> 01:07:05,250
and then, and then move it,
1268
01:07:05,375 --> 01:07:07,000
millions of tons of it.
1269
01:07:07,167 --> 01:07:08,958
I would think that,
yeah, there was
1270
01:07:09,125 --> 01:07:12,833
very much a-a special survey
done of this island
1271
01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:14,542
looking for material
1272
01:07:14,708 --> 01:07:17,167
-that could be used to build.
-TSOUKALOS: Right.
1273
01:07:17,375 --> 01:07:18,958
And I would say
that an aerial survey
1274
01:07:19,083 --> 01:07:20,875
-would accomplish all of that.
-Yes.
1275
01:07:21,042 --> 01:07:22,583
Yes, or any type of, you know,
1276
01:07:22,750 --> 01:07:27,333
advanced radar technology
that, in my opinion, existed
1277
01:07:27,500 --> 01:07:29,583
with the extraterrestrials
at the time.
1278
01:07:31,875 --> 01:07:33,458
NARRATOR:
For Giorgio and David,
1279
01:07:33,583 --> 01:07:35,833
the more they learn
about Nan Madol,
1280
01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:38,333
from the weight
of the basalt columns
1281
01:07:38,458 --> 01:07:41,208
to the distance
they had to be transported,
1282
01:07:41,375 --> 01:07:44,625
to the tools that would be
needed to quarry the rock,
1283
01:07:44,833 --> 01:07:48,292
the more difficult it becomes
to explain how all of this
1284
01:07:48,458 --> 01:07:50,250
could have been accomplished
without the help
1285
01:07:50,417 --> 01:07:53,500
of advanced
extraterrestrial technology.
1286
01:07:53,708 --> 01:07:56,083
โช โช
1287
01:08:00,042 --> 01:08:01,417
For me, Nan Madol ranks
right up there
1288
01:08:01,583 --> 01:08:04,792
alongside Puma Punku
and the Great Pyramids of Giza
1289
01:08:04,875 --> 01:08:06,250
as far as evidence
1290
01:08:06,417 --> 01:08:08,375
for the ancient astronaut theory
is concerned.
1291
01:08:08,542 --> 01:08:12,333
Because we, today,
would have a hard time
1292
01:08:12,542 --> 01:08:16,542
replicating these sites,
even with modern-day technology.
1293
01:08:16,708 --> 01:08:18,375
And you know,
the ancients tell us
1294
01:08:18,500 --> 01:08:22,667
that there's a much older
structure under Nan Madol.
1295
01:08:22,875 --> 01:08:25,167
And you can see that
there's still underwater columns
1296
01:08:25,375 --> 01:08:27,125
-at that location.
-Right.
1297
01:08:27,292 --> 01:08:29,167
HENRY:
There's sites literally
all over the world
1298
01:08:29,333 --> 01:08:32,667
where the ancients were
building impressive sites
1299
01:08:32,833 --> 01:08:34,708
on even more ancient,
1300
01:08:34,875 --> 01:08:36,458
even more impressive sites.
1301
01:08:36,625 --> 01:08:38,083
Look at Baalbek, for example,
1302
01:08:38,250 --> 01:08:40,500
where you have
the Roman Temple of Jupiter
1303
01:08:40,708 --> 01:08:43,833
that is built on top
of this platform composed
1304
01:08:44,042 --> 01:08:46,167
of these massive stone blocks.
1305
01:08:46,375 --> 01:08:49,000
And the perfection
of that platform is
1306
01:08:49,208 --> 01:08:50,792
beyond astonishing.
1307
01:08:53,208 --> 01:08:55,250
NARRATOR:
Eastern Lebanon.
1308
01:08:55,417 --> 01:08:57,167
The Bekaa valley.
1309
01:08:58,208 --> 01:09:00,708
Here, at
this archaeological site,
1310
01:09:00,875 --> 01:09:03,292
stand the ruins of Heliopolis,
1311
01:09:03,417 --> 01:09:05,542
built in the fourth century BC
1312
01:09:05,708 --> 01:09:08,500
by Alexander the Great
to honor Zeus.
1313
01:09:08,667 --> 01:09:11,500
But beneath
the Corinthian columns
1314
01:09:11,667 --> 01:09:14,708
and remnants of both
Greek and Roman architecture
1315
01:09:14,875 --> 01:09:19,167
lie the ruins of a site
that is much, much older.
1316
01:09:19,333 --> 01:09:21,208
According to archaeologists,
1317
01:09:21,375 --> 01:09:24,708
it dates back
nearly 9,000 years.
1318
01:09:26,917 --> 01:09:29,875
The ancient city of Baalbek...
1319
01:09:30,875 --> 01:09:34,500
...named after the early
Canaanite deity, Baal.
1320
01:09:34,583 --> 01:09:36,542
HANAN CHARAF:
Baal is the god of life,
1321
01:09:36,667 --> 01:09:38,583
the god of the sky,
the god of the sun.
1322
01:09:38,708 --> 01:09:41,750
He was the god
that was venerated
1323
01:09:41,875 --> 01:09:43,333
on the site of Baalbek
1324
01:09:43,500 --> 01:09:46,375
during the Canaanite
and the Phoenician times.
1325
01:09:48,375 --> 01:09:52,042
ROBERT MULLINS:
And so because it was already
sacred to the god Baal,
1326
01:09:52,208 --> 01:09:54,125
then, later, the Greeks
1327
01:09:54,292 --> 01:09:56,167
and the Romans
then would build temples
1328
01:09:56,333 --> 01:09:58,375
on this very same spot.
1329
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:03,917
NARRATOR:
Archeological surveys
have revealed
1330
01:10:04,083 --> 01:10:06,000
that the enormous
stone foundation
1331
01:10:06,167 --> 01:10:08,375
that lies
at the base of the site
1332
01:10:08,542 --> 01:10:11,708
dates back
tens of thousands of years.
1333
01:10:12,792 --> 01:10:16,208
Baalbek, as we know from
the archaeological evidence,
1334
01:10:16,375 --> 01:10:18,500
must have existed during
the Neolithic period,
1335
01:10:18,583 --> 01:10:21,000
between six
to eight thousand years,
1336
01:10:21,208 --> 01:10:23,417
or even nine thousand years BC.
1337
01:10:26,042 --> 01:10:29,875
NARRATOR:
But even more significant
to ancient astronaut theorists
1338
01:10:30,042 --> 01:10:34,125
is their belief that
the colossal stone platform
1339
01:10:34,292 --> 01:10:36,792
may once have served
as a landing pad
1340
01:10:36,958 --> 01:10:38,917
for space travelers.
1341
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:44,500
CHILDRESS:
We don't know why
1342
01:10:44,667 --> 01:10:47,708
Baalbek was chosen
as this specific site.
1343
01:10:47,875 --> 01:10:51,583
Uh, it may well be some kind
of special power place.
1344
01:10:51,750 --> 01:10:53,667
โช โช
1345
01:10:58,083 --> 01:11:02,333
But what was originally there,
before the Roman temple,
1346
01:11:02,500 --> 01:11:06,250
was this spaceport platform
1347
01:11:06,417 --> 01:11:11,167
that was apparently used
for extraterrestrials
1348
01:11:11,333 --> 01:11:12,958
coming and going
on planet Earth.
1349
01:11:14,625 --> 01:11:17,500
NARRATOR:
As evidence, researchers point
1350
01:11:17,708 --> 01:11:19,958
to the gigantic
megalithic stones
1351
01:11:20,125 --> 01:11:22,583
incorporated
into the foundation,
1352
01:11:22,708 --> 01:11:26,625
each weighing
between 800 to 1,200 tons.
1353
01:11:28,292 --> 01:11:30,333
And perfectly fitted together.
1354
01:11:32,917 --> 01:11:35,583
COPPENS:
This is the real mystery
of Baalbek.
1355
01:11:35,708 --> 01:11:37,667
How these stones came
to be there,
1356
01:11:37,750 --> 01:11:39,750
why they were placed there
and, specifically,
1357
01:11:39,875 --> 01:11:41,667
how they were transported
into place,
1358
01:11:41,792 --> 01:11:44,083
because some of the stones
are of such magnitude
1359
01:11:44,250 --> 01:11:47,333
that modern machinery is
incapable of putting them there.
1360
01:11:47,500 --> 01:11:50,042
But somehow our ancestors
were able to do this.
1361
01:11:51,625 --> 01:11:52,583
TSOUKALOS:
Some have suggested
1362
01:11:52,792 --> 01:11:55,875
that this stone alone weighs
1363
01:11:56,042 --> 01:12:00,792
in excess of 1,200 tons.
1364
01:12:00,958 --> 01:12:03,292
How was it moved there?
1365
01:12:03,458 --> 01:12:05,208
Because, obviously,
it's situated
1366
01:12:05,375 --> 01:12:08,000
on top of these stone rows
1367
01:12:08,125 --> 01:12:09,542
that we can find down here.
1368
01:12:09,708 --> 01:12:14,000
Which means that this stone had
to be lifted
1369
01:12:14,208 --> 01:12:16,292
and then set on top
1370
01:12:16,417 --> 01:12:19,042
of these stones down here.
1371
01:12:21,875 --> 01:12:24,958
CHARAF:
And because
these stones were gigantic,
1372
01:12:25,125 --> 01:12:28,042
ancient people assumed
1373
01:12:28,208 --> 01:12:32,333
that extraterrestrial
or unknown forces brought them
1374
01:12:32,458 --> 01:12:34,667
to the site itself.
1375
01:12:38,125 --> 01:12:39,333
BIRNES:
It is one of the oldest,
1376
01:12:39,500 --> 01:12:41,833
oldest megalithic sites
on the planet.
1377
01:12:41,958 --> 01:12:44,167
And it has
these huge stones laid out
1378
01:12:44,250 --> 01:12:47,167
in a precise geometrical shape
1379
01:12:47,333 --> 01:12:49,042
at a time
1380
01:12:49,208 --> 01:12:52,625
when the prehistoric people
who would've lived there,
1381
01:12:52,750 --> 01:12:54,792
who would've gone
to the Beqaa Valley in Lebanon,
1382
01:12:54,875 --> 01:12:58,958
would have no concept of how
to move stones of that nature.
1383
01:13:02,542 --> 01:13:05,375
NARRATOR:
But if the moving,
hoisting and setting
1384
01:13:05,542 --> 01:13:09,167
of such massive stones
was so incredibly difficult,
1385
01:13:09,375 --> 01:13:12,875
then who, or what,
placed them there?
1386
01:13:13,042 --> 01:13:16,625
And perhaps more importantly,
why?
1387
01:13:16,750 --> 01:13:19,292
We know that the ancients
always went to power places,
1388
01:13:19,375 --> 01:13:21,500
and Baalbek, clearly,
is one of them.
1389
01:13:21,708 --> 01:13:23,833
It is a place
where the gods were worshipped,
1390
01:13:23,958 --> 01:13:25,833
where the gods
were said to be present.
1391
01:13:25,958 --> 01:13:27,750
And so,
when it comes to Baalbek,
1392
01:13:27,875 --> 01:13:30,375
this platform was built there
for a reason.
1393
01:13:30,542 --> 01:13:32,375
For what purpose it was used
is a question
1394
01:13:32,583 --> 01:13:34,833
we can't answer
at this moment in time.
1395
01:13:34,958 --> 01:13:37,917
But what we do know is that
whatever was happening there
1396
01:13:38,083 --> 01:13:40,167
had a great
religious significance to them
1397
01:13:40,375 --> 01:13:42,708
and was linked
with worshipping deities.
1398
01:13:42,875 --> 01:13:46,167
Deities which clearly are
of an otherworldly origin.
1399
01:13:52,542 --> 01:13:54,292
You know, it is awesome
1400
01:13:54,417 --> 01:13:56,667
that we now have
over 250 episodes
1401
01:13:56,833 --> 01:13:58,792
of Ancient Aliens,
in which we've featured
1402
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:01,792
some of the most magnificent
megalithic sites.
1403
01:14:01,958 --> 01:14:03,833
And what's also cool
is that a lot of these sites
1404
01:14:04,042 --> 01:14:07,083
that we've featured
are megalithic places
1405
01:14:07,208 --> 01:14:10,792
that most people haven't
even heard about beforehand.
1406
01:14:10,958 --> 01:14:12,792
And they're not
all ancient, either.
1407
01:14:12,958 --> 01:14:14,375
I mean, one of my favorite,
1408
01:14:14,542 --> 01:14:15,958
or most fascinating
megalithic sites...
1409
01:14:16,125 --> 01:14:18,500
-Yeah.
-...is Coral Castle in Florida,
1410
01:14:18,667 --> 01:14:20,625
-and it was built in the 1920s.
-Mm-hmm.
1411
01:14:20,792 --> 01:14:22,958
MARTELL:
And it was just done
by one person.
1412
01:14:23,083 --> 01:14:25,417
-Ed Leedskalnin.
-MARTELL: Yeah, and you know,
1413
01:14:25,583 --> 01:14:28,583
Ed claims that he knew
the secrets of the pyramids.
1414
01:14:28,708 --> 01:14:30,000
And whether
you believe him or not,
1415
01:14:30,208 --> 01:14:31,792
Coral Castle exists.
1416
01:14:31,958 --> 01:14:34,250
You can visit it to this day.
1417
01:14:34,417 --> 01:14:37,125
So it's possible we have
this megalithic site in Florida
1418
01:14:37,292 --> 01:14:39,375
that was built with
an extraterrestrial technology.
1419
01:14:39,542 --> 01:14:40,792
Mm-hmm.
1420
01:14:43,292 --> 01:14:45,500
NARRATOR:
Homestead, Florida.
1421
01:14:45,708 --> 01:14:48,792
30 miles south of Miami.
1422
01:14:50,208 --> 01:14:52,458
This former agricultural town
1423
01:14:52,625 --> 01:14:55,125
is home to one of the most
mysterious structures
1424
01:14:55,250 --> 01:14:58,917
in North America, a stone garden
1425
01:14:59,042 --> 01:15:01,750
made of sculpted blocks
of ancient coral,
1426
01:15:01,875 --> 01:15:05,250
some weighing 30 tons.
1427
01:15:05,458 --> 01:15:08,083
It's called the Coral Castle.
1428
01:15:10,708 --> 01:15:12,875
Spread over several acres,
1429
01:15:13,083 --> 01:15:15,792
the complex formations
and intricate designs
1430
01:15:15,958 --> 01:15:20,042
of the stone walls
and sculptures marvel tourists.
1431
01:15:20,208 --> 01:15:23,542
But unlike other great
structures around the world,
1432
01:15:23,708 --> 01:15:26,833
this site is not ancient.
1433
01:15:27,042 --> 01:15:29,000
CHILDRESS:
Coral Castle in Florida
1434
01:15:29,125 --> 01:15:32,667
is often said to be, uh,
the only modern
1435
01:15:32,833 --> 01:15:35,375
megalithic structure ever built.
1436
01:15:37,250 --> 01:15:38,917
NARRATOR:
In 1923,
1437
01:15:39,083 --> 01:15:41,500
Ed Leedskalnin,
a Latvian immigrant,
1438
01:15:41,667 --> 01:15:43,375
began building
what he originally called
1439
01:15:43,542 --> 01:15:45,375
Rock Gate park.
1440
01:15:45,542 --> 01:15:48,708
But believe it or not,
Leedskalnin insisted
1441
01:15:48,875 --> 01:15:50,875
that he was not using
modern machinery
1442
01:15:51,042 --> 01:15:53,625
to build
the impressive structure.
1443
01:15:53,708 --> 01:15:56,500
He also claimed
that he was working alone.
1444
01:15:56,667 --> 01:15:57,917
McCLURE:
Well, Ed was a hermit
1445
01:15:58,125 --> 01:16:00,625
and Ed was a loner
1446
01:16:00,792 --> 01:16:03,000
and he was a foreigner
1447
01:16:03,167 --> 01:16:04,542
and he was a recluse
1448
01:16:04,750 --> 01:16:06,333
and a scientist.
1449
01:16:06,458 --> 01:16:08,667
NOORY:
He was in love with a woman
1450
01:16:08,875 --> 01:16:12,833
and he wanted to build
this facility in memory of her.
1451
01:16:13,042 --> 01:16:15,125
And he waited for her
to come from Europe,
1452
01:16:15,292 --> 01:16:19,208
and he waited and he waited,
and she never did.
1453
01:16:19,375 --> 01:16:20,875
But the big question is,
1454
01:16:21,042 --> 01:16:25,000
is how did this
frail little man move
1455
01:16:25,167 --> 01:16:30,042
these thousands of pounds
of block by himself?
1456
01:16:31,625 --> 01:16:33,667
NARRATOR:
Barely over five feet tall
1457
01:16:33,875 --> 01:16:36,167
and weighing just 100 pounds,
1458
01:16:36,333 --> 01:16:40,083
Leedskalnin is said to have
carved, moved and hoisted
1459
01:16:40,250 --> 01:16:45,167
huge multiton stones
using only a makeshift tripod.
1460
01:16:45,333 --> 01:16:49,375
McCLURE:
He has a tripod--
three pieces of Florida pine--
1461
01:16:49,542 --> 01:16:50,792
and he's got some chains,
1462
01:16:50,917 --> 01:16:53,167
and he's now gonna lift 30 tons.
1463
01:16:54,375 --> 01:16:55,958
Ten tons of rock.
1464
01:16:56,083 --> 01:16:57,875
Can't be done.
No one could do that.
1465
01:16:58,042 --> 01:16:59,833
NOORY:
He would work at night.
1466
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:01,917
He wouldn't
let anybody watch him.
1467
01:17:02,042 --> 01:17:06,208
And he said that he knew
the secrets of the pyramids.
1468
01:17:08,042 --> 01:17:11,542
NARRATOR:
But what exactly was
Leedskalnin referring to?
1469
01:17:11,708 --> 01:17:15,083
Had he rediscovered
the same advanced technology
1470
01:17:15,250 --> 01:17:17,333
used to build
megalithic structures
1471
01:17:17,542 --> 01:17:20,833
like Carnac and Sacsayhuamรกn?
1472
01:17:21,042 --> 01:17:22,792
McCLURE:
Ed, over and over again,
1473
01:17:22,958 --> 01:17:25,958
would tell people
that he knew the secrets
1474
01:17:26,125 --> 01:17:27,875
that helped the Egyptians
build the pyramids.
1475
01:17:28,042 --> 01:17:29,708
What was he talking about?
1476
01:17:29,917 --> 01:17:32,375
Why was he constantly harking
back to the Egyptians?
1477
01:17:32,542 --> 01:17:34,333
We don't know.
1478
01:17:34,542 --> 01:17:37,333
NARRATOR:
Leedskalnin continued work
on the Coral Castle
1479
01:17:37,500 --> 01:17:40,833
until his death in 1951.
1480
01:17:41,875 --> 01:17:43,958
In the journals he left behind,
1481
01:17:44,083 --> 01:17:46,750
the builder explained
that he had discovered
1482
01:17:46,917 --> 01:17:49,792
the ancient secret
of transforming stones
1483
01:17:49,958 --> 01:17:52,500
into weightless objects.
1484
01:17:53,958 --> 01:17:56,250
McCLURE:
Ed says this in
his pamphlet Magnetic Current,
1485
01:17:56,375 --> 01:18:00,875
that real gravity
is actually real magnet.
1486
01:18:01,083 --> 01:18:03,667
So if you reverse
the magnet forces
1487
01:18:03,875 --> 01:18:05,500
with a force of
1488
01:18:05,667 --> 01:18:10,667
some kind of electromagnetic
radio-- perhaps-- frequency,
1489
01:18:10,833 --> 01:18:13,000
you can then make these rocks
1490
01:18:13,208 --> 01:18:16,125
not as heavy
as they seem otherwise,
1491
01:18:16,292 --> 01:18:18,292
and therefore,
you can lift them.
1492
01:18:19,875 --> 01:18:21,667
NARRATOR:
But if Leedskalnin
1493
01:18:21,875 --> 01:18:25,042
had developed a device
that could modify gravity...
1494
01:18:25,958 --> 01:18:27,833
...what was his secret?
1495
01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:32,083
Some suggest the answer lies
in a mysterious black box
1496
01:18:32,292 --> 01:18:35,042
that can be seen
in various photographs.
1497
01:18:37,042 --> 01:18:40,125
A box that has
since disappeared.
1498
01:18:43,625 --> 01:18:46,042
McCLURE:
The black box sitting on top
1499
01:18:46,208 --> 01:18:49,250
is the element
that no one has ever seen,
1500
01:18:49,375 --> 01:18:53,000
except in those pictures,
and no one has today.
1501
01:18:53,208 --> 01:18:56,042
We believe that black box
has something to do
1502
01:18:56,167 --> 01:18:59,125
with how he got these massive,
1503
01:18:59,208 --> 01:19:04,000
heavy, brittle pieces of rock
up in the air
1504
01:19:04,167 --> 01:19:06,958
in a way that no one
can duplicate.
1505
01:19:07,125 --> 01:19:09,667
NOORY:
He had some kind of
magnetic machine
1506
01:19:09,875 --> 01:19:11,958
down in one
of his other house areas
1507
01:19:12,125 --> 01:19:13,958
that has since been dismantled.
1508
01:19:14,125 --> 01:19:16,500
But it had a revolving ability.
1509
01:19:16,667 --> 01:19:18,375
He may have been
having that thing spin.
1510
01:19:18,542 --> 01:19:20,667
The whole place
could have been antigravity.
1511
01:19:20,875 --> 01:19:24,208
He probably just
pushed these into place.
1512
01:19:26,000 --> 01:19:27,458
SARA SEAGER:
Levitation is the only way
that I know of
1513
01:19:27,583 --> 01:19:29,292
to hold up very heavy objects.
1514
01:19:29,417 --> 01:19:33,958
Very, very high-speed trains
are magnetically levitated.
1515
01:19:35,750 --> 01:19:37,667
These high-speed trains
1516
01:19:37,875 --> 01:19:39,333
don't have wheels
that touch any tracks.
1517
01:19:39,500 --> 01:19:41,792
They're literally
suspended above the track
1518
01:19:41,958 --> 01:19:44,125
using magnetic forces.
1519
01:19:45,333 --> 01:19:47,875
BRANDENBURG:
We can speculate at this time
1520
01:19:48,042 --> 01:19:50,208
that there are techniques
1521
01:19:50,417 --> 01:19:54,875
for using electromagnetism
to nullify gravity.
1522
01:19:55,042 --> 01:19:57,250
Uh, this was
the great quest of Einstein.
1523
01:19:57,375 --> 01:20:00,750
The motivation for
such technology is, of course,
1524
01:20:00,917 --> 01:20:03,500
to lift a large spaceship
out into space
1525
01:20:03,625 --> 01:20:05,375
and across space.
1526
01:20:05,500 --> 01:20:07,583
-ASTRONAUT: Oh, we have arrived.
-(laughter)
1527
01:20:07,750 --> 01:20:09,417
(indistinct comm chatter)
1528
01:20:11,542 --> 01:20:13,958
NARRATOR:
Could it be
that Ed Leedskalnin
1529
01:20:14,125 --> 01:20:17,792
utilized antigravity
to levitate and distribute
1530
01:20:17,958 --> 01:20:21,333
the enormous rocks used
to build Coral Castle?
1531
01:20:21,542 --> 01:20:25,875
If so, where did this
incredible knowledge come from?
1532
01:20:27,042 --> 01:20:29,833
COPPENS:
And he died,
taking this secret to his grave.
1533
01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:32,083
The question is,
did he invent it?
1534
01:20:32,250 --> 01:20:34,625
Or did he himself
somehow inherit it
1535
01:20:34,792 --> 01:20:36,500
or learn it from a tradition
1536
01:20:36,667 --> 01:20:39,667
or maybe from some visitor
from another realm?
1537
01:20:41,250 --> 01:20:44,083
McCLURE:
The only thing
that is explainable
1538
01:20:44,292 --> 01:20:49,542
is that someone
with a higher form of physics
1539
01:20:49,708 --> 01:20:51,333
and understanding of gravity
1540
01:20:51,417 --> 01:20:55,292
has created the ability
of one person to lift stones
1541
01:20:55,375 --> 01:20:59,500
that modern technology
could not do the way he did it.
1542
01:20:59,708 --> 01:21:03,917
It had to come from a different
place in this galaxy.
1543
01:21:11,750 --> 01:21:14,167
TSOUKALOS:
The fact that one guy
1544
01:21:14,333 --> 01:21:19,958
created these massive structures
is absolutely fascinating.
1545
01:21:20,125 --> 01:21:22,667
Am I suggesting that he did this
1546
01:21:22,833 --> 01:21:24,875
with extraterrestrial
technology?
1547
01:21:25,083 --> 01:21:27,958
No, because I don't know.
1548
01:21:28,167 --> 01:21:31,625
Am I excluding
that possibility? No.
1549
01:21:32,667 --> 01:21:36,000
NARRATOR:
If aliens visited Earth
in ancient times,
1550
01:21:36,208 --> 01:21:38,792
perhaps the world's
unexplained structures
1551
01:21:38,958 --> 01:21:41,667
provide clues to unlocking
1552
01:21:41,875 --> 01:21:44,208
not only the secrets
of our past...
1553
01:21:46,125 --> 01:21:48,958
...but a glimpse
into our future.
1554
01:21:49,083 --> 01:21:50,292
VON DรNIKEN:
I think that extraterrestrials
1555
01:21:50,458 --> 01:21:53,000
would not have left
our solar system
1556
01:21:53,125 --> 01:21:56,042
some thousands of years ago
without any proof.
1557
01:21:56,208 --> 01:21:58,500
They wanted that,
in the far future,
1558
01:21:58,708 --> 01:22:00,708
we start to reflect,
1559
01:22:00,875 --> 01:22:03,125
"Have we been visited
by outer space?"
1560
01:22:04,917 --> 01:22:07,542
Worldwide, on every continent,
1561
01:22:07,667 --> 01:22:11,417
the most ancient of structures
all essentially feature
1562
01:22:11,583 --> 01:22:15,417
the same type of masonry,
or stonework.
1563
01:22:15,542 --> 01:22:19,167
And you can't just
attribute this to coincidence.
1564
01:22:20,208 --> 01:22:23,750
Either our ancestors
all went to the same school
1565
01:22:23,958 --> 01:22:27,083
or they were visited
by the same teachers.
1566
01:22:27,250 --> 01:22:29,917
MARTELL:
The ubiquitous knowledge
seems to be coming from
1567
01:22:30,083 --> 01:22:32,792
either one source
or a shared source
1568
01:22:32,958 --> 01:22:34,917
that is influencing
the whole globe.
1569
01:22:35,042 --> 01:22:36,583
HENRY: Humanity has had
a hidden past
1570
01:22:36,750 --> 01:22:39,708
where we were building
these megalithic structures
1571
01:22:39,875 --> 01:22:41,750
by unknown means.
1572
01:22:41,917 --> 01:22:43,500
But now,
we're starting to develop
1573
01:22:43,667 --> 01:22:46,792
is a more accurate picture
of this megalithic civilization
1574
01:22:46,958 --> 01:22:51,042
that was global, that was
highly advanced, intelligent,
1575
01:22:51,250 --> 01:22:52,958
probably working
with extraterrestrials,
1576
01:22:53,125 --> 01:22:55,542
and now we're beginning
to learn the true purpose
1577
01:22:55,708 --> 01:22:57,708
of those megaliths.
1578
01:22:57,875 --> 01:23:00,292
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