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Ancient history is the aggregate of past events from the beginning of recorded human history and extending as far as the Early Middle Ages or the Postclassical Era. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with Sumerian Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC.
The term classical antiquity is often used to refer to history in the Old World from the beginning of recorded Greek history in 776 BC (First Olympiad). This roughly coincides with the traditional date of the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the beginning of the history of ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Archaic period in Ancient Greece. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, some Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD (the most used), the closure of the Platonic Academy in 529 AD, the death of the emperor Justinian I in 565 AD, the coming of Islam or the rise of Charlemagne as the end of ancient and Classical European history.
Ancient Aliens is an American television documentary series that premiered on April 20, 2010 on the History channel. Produced by Prometheus Entertainment, the program presents hypotheses of ancient astronauts and proposes that historical texts, archaeology, and legends contain evidence of past human-extraterrestrial contact. The show has been criticized for presenting pseudoscience and pseudohistory.
The series' de facto pilot was a TV special of the same name that aired on March 8, 2009, on the History channel. Seasons 1–3 aired on the same channel until 2011. From season 4 to the middle of season 7, the series aired on H2. On April 10, 2015, episode premieres returned to History. Season 8 began on July 24, 2015.
The executive producer of Ancient Aliens is Kevin Burns, who also directed and wrote the pilot episode. Giorgio A. Tsoukalos serves as consulting producer and appeared on screen in the pilot.Erich von Däniken appeared in the pilot episode, and UFO researcher C. Scott Littleton served as an expert consultant for the show until his death in 2010.
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Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories...
A look at the Ancient Civilizations of the Inca and Maya Empires. Discover the gems of the 15th Century Incan empire, a domain which covered much of South America. The splendid cities of Curzo and Chairana and the grandeur of Machu Picchu captivated the imagination and, unfortunately, greed of the Spanish conquistadors. Lifelike virtual construction gives us a close look at the massive sacred grounds of the Temple of the Sun at Cuzco, religious and political capital of a world known to generations of European adventurers as El Dorado. Part starts at 26:33 and looks at the Mayan Empire. Between the 3rd and 10th centuries A.D., the Mayan civilization ruled much of Central America. Travel back to the magnificent Mayan cities of Uxmal, Tulum, Chichén Itza and the capital Palenque, with its b...
You’ll never believe what the Mayans did to their teeth or the deadly sports they played. As one of the most mysterious and successful ancient civilizations to this day, the Mayans had some really unbelievable and shocking practices. Here are ten of the most interesting traditions of the ancient Mayans. Subscribe to Viral Sap http://goo.gl/wKZhwl 10 UNBELIEVABLE Mayan Traditions Ancient Mayans had unique ideals about beauty, and to achieve these ideals sometimes started from infancy. Boards were pressed onto infants foreheads to make them flatter, and objects were even dangled in front of baby’s faces in order for them to develop crossed eyes, which were a desired trait at the time. The Mayans performed some of the most painful body modifications. They were one of the first cult...
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A group of archaeologists in search of lost Mayan cities in the Mexican jungle discover amazing finds! Amazing ancient history revealed about the incredible ancient civilization of the Maya and its mysterious disappearance at the peak of their power.
10 items to add to your summer line up ASAP: http://amzn.to/2rIQ1Sl 1. A Boho Top 2. An Artisanal Bag 3. Rompers and Jumpsuits 4. Metal-Detail Shoes 5. The Accent Element 6. The Cotton Shirtdress 7. A Striped Swimsuit 8. A Summer Hat 9. White Denim 10. A Chic Cover-Up Shop now: http://amzn.to/2rIQ1Sl The Maya of Central America were the greatest pyramid builders of the ancient world. The Egyptians built less than a 100 pyramids--the Maya built thousands. But what was the significance of these towering structures? Determined to solve the meaning of the Maya pyramids, host and explorer Josh Bernstein sets out on a remarkable journey that takes him from the great Maya cities of Southern Mexico to the hinterland of Guatemala. Josh explores ancient tombs, dives in flooded caverns, and shoots...
Exclusive: Laser Scans Reveal Maya "Megalopolis" Below Guatemalan Jungle Laser technology known as LiDAR digitally removes the forest canopy to reveal ancient ruins below, showing that Maya cities such as Tikal were much larger than ground-based research had suggested. In what’s being hailed as a “major breakthrough” in Maya archaeology, researchers have identified the ruins of more than 60,000 houses, palaces, elevated highways, and other human-made features that have been hidden for centuries under the jungles of northern Guatemala.
A secret chamber has been discovered at Macchu Picchu. What could be inside? Learn more in this collection of scenes from "The New Evidence." #AncientAliens Subscribe for more from Ancient Aliens and other great HISTORY shows: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=historychannel Find out more about the show and watch full episodes on our site: http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens?cmpid=Social_YouTube_AncientAliens Stream full episodes here: http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens/videos?cmpid=Social_YouTube_AncientAliensVid Check out exclusive HISTORY content: Website - http://www.history.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/history/posts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/History Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+HISTORY Ancient Aliens Season 11 Episode 4 The...
Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare. Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occurred and meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions.
Ancient Maya - WARFARE. Produced by Joshua Durso-Finley. Part 4 in a 6 part series. While archaeological evidence revealed the intricacies of a culture that revolved around warring, hostage-taking and torture, the advent of new technologies, such as the atatl (a spear thrower), enabled a new kid of long-range warfare and contributed towards the aggressive expansion of the city state Tikkal. Not for long however, as shifting alliances and fortunes led to a complex series of changes in the bid for dominance. Features Alfonso Morales, archaeologist; Julio Tot, guide; Juan Canul, guide. All shows in this series were filmed and produced entirely by Lawrenceville School students as part of the interdisciplinary course 'History Through a Lens' under the guidance of history master Michael Hanew...
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe that ancient man may have had extra-terrestrial help to build colossal structures like Stonehenge. Subscribe for more Ancient Aliens: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MAhZQQd9egwWCxrwSIsJQ?sub_confirmation=1 Check out exclusive Ancient Aliens videos and full episodes: http://www.history.com/shows/ancient-aliens Like the official Ancient Aliens Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ancientaliens Keep up to date with everything HISTORY by following us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/History #AncientAliens Check out our Facebook games, and other exclusive content: http://www.facebook.com/History Don't miss a new episode! Sign up for Ancient Aliens email updates: http://www.history.com/emails Follow HISTORY on StumbleUpon: http://www.stumbleupon.c...
Alien and UFO circles are abuzz with claims of remarkable ancient Egyptian artifacts discovered in the former Jerusalem home of the famous Egyptologist Sir William Petrie, items that “could rewrite ancient Egyptian history” and indeed the history of the world. A YouTube video released by the website Paranormal Crucible purports to show ancient Egyptian sculpture artifacts originally found in the “Giza complex,” but reportedly taken away from Petrie’s Jerusalem home by representatives of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum shortly after they were found, according to the website UFO Sightings Daily. According to the Shepard Ambellas, editor-in-chief of the “alternative news” website Intellihub News, the alien Egyptian artifacts were discovered hidden in a secret room behind the Egyptolog...
A documentary covering the ancint technology of civilizations we may never know. The history of humanity is far older than we know.
John Major Jenkins decoded the Maya's galactic cosmology. The Maya discovered that the periodic alignment of the Sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy is the formative influence on human evolution. These alignments also define a series of World Ages. The fourth age ends on December 21, 2012, when an epoch chapter in human history will come to an end. Maya Cosmogenisis 2012 reveals the Maya's insight into the cyclic nature of time, and prepares us for our own cosmogenesis--the birth of a new world. Thanks to Cliff Dunning http://www.earthancients.com/ https://twitter.com/cliffdunning https://www.facebook.com/Earth-Ancients-208845839237411/
The ancient Mayan civilization influenced future empires and even the world as we know it today. But who were the ancient Mayan people? How did Maya history impact Aztec history? Much of Maya history is shrouded in mystery. It is believed today that the Mayan peoples began to settle in the Yucatan area of what is now Mexico between 2600 BC and 1800 BC. As the centuries rolled on, their culture and religion developed. What truly originated with the ancient Mayan people and what came from other peoples in the area we may never know for sure. What we now call the Mayan empire really came into its own between 250 AD and 900 AD. Large-scale construction was taking place, and major cities developed.
Sumer flourished in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 4500 BC. Sumerians created an advanced civilization with its own system of elaborate language and writing, architecture and arts, astronomy and mathematics. Their religious system was a complex one comprised of hundreds of gods. According to the ancient texts, each Sumerian city was guarded by its own god; and while humans and gods used to live together, the humans were servants to the gods. The Sumerian creation myth can be found on a tablet in Nippur, an ancient Mesopotamian city founded in approximately 5000 BC. Sumerian mythology claims that, in the beginning, human-like gods ruled over Earth. When they came to the Earth, there was much work to be done and these gods toiled the soil, digging to make it habitable and mining i...
5 strange and mysterious plans from the ancient world that appear to show the mythical secrets to the science of space travel... Subscribe to Dark5: http://bit.ly/dark5 Dark5 presents the 5 most mysterious out of place spaceship artifacts ever discovered from the ancient world... including blueprints for a Medieval multi-stage solid-fuel rocket, instructions for an unexplained flying machine passed on by a 10,000-year-old Indian guru, the unidentified "Toprakkale Space Shuttle" that may have been carved 2,500 years ago, schematics from a mysterious craft encountered by Ezekiel as described in the bible, and the lid from Pakal's Tomb that appears to show the Mayan king as an astronaut.
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Archaeologists and National Geographic grantees George and David Stuart offer keen insights into the art and culture of the Mayans. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories...
A look at the Ancient Civilizations of the Inca and Maya Empires. Discover the gems of the 15th Century Incan empire, a domain which covered much of South America. The splendid cities of Curzo and Chairana and the grandeur of Machu Picchu captivated the imagination and, unfortunately, greed of the Spanish conquistadors. Lifelike virtual construction gives us a close look at the massive sacred grounds of the Temple of the Sun at Cuzco, religious and political capital of a world known to generations of European adventurers as El Dorado. Part starts at 26:33 and looks at the Mayan Empire. Between the 3rd and 10th centuries A.D., the Mayan civilization ruled much of Central America. Travel back to the magnificent Mayan cities of Uxmal, Tulum, Chichén Itza and the capital Palenque, with its b...
Religion of the Ancient Mayan Civilization - Documentary on Creation of the Maya People Like and Subcrible Life Science Channel!
A group of archaeologists in search of lost Mayan cities in the Mexican jungle discover amazing finds! Amazing ancient history revealed about the incredible ancient civilization of the Maya and its mysterious disappearance at the peak of their power.
10 items to add to your summer line up ASAP: http://amzn.to/2rIQ1Sl 1. A Boho Top 2. An Artisanal Bag 3. Rompers and Jumpsuits 4. Metal-Detail Shoes 5. The Accent Element 6. The Cotton Shirtdress 7. A Striped Swimsuit 8. A Summer Hat 9. White Denim 10. A Chic Cover-Up Shop now: http://amzn.to/2rIQ1Sl The Maya of Central America were the greatest pyramid builders of the ancient world. The Egyptians built less than a 100 pyramids--the Maya built thousands. But what was the significance of these towering structures? Determined to solve the meaning of the Maya pyramids, host and explorer Josh Bernstein sets out on a remarkable journey that takes him from the great Maya cities of Southern Mexico to the hinterland of Guatemala. Josh explores ancient tombs, dives in flooded caverns, and shoots...
Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare. Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occurred and meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions.
Caesar, The Colosseum, Republic, Nero, geese, plebeians, legions — everything that you once knew, but forgot, in a crash course video by Arzamas. Narrated by Brian Cox. "Ancient Rome in 20 minutes" is an English version of a Russian video by Arzamas. We also have a few other projects in English: Russian Art in the 20th Century — http://arzamas.academy/likbez/russian-art-xx/en Who are you in 1917 Russia? — http://arzamas.academy/materials/1269 Taunt Like The Bard (a Shakespeare insult generator) — http://arzamas.academy/materials/1026
The ancient Mayan civilization influenced future empires and even the world as we know it today. But who were the ancient Mayan people? How did Maya history impact Aztec history? Much of Maya history is shrouded in mystery. It is believed today that the Mayan peoples began to settle in the Yucatan area of what is now Mexico between 2600 BC and 1800 BC. As the centuries rolled on, their culture and religion developed. What truly originated with the ancient Mayan people and what came from other peoples in the area we may never know for sure. What we now call the Mayan empire really came into its own between 250 AD and 900 AD. Large-scale construction was taking place, and major cities developed.
Alien and UFO circles are abuzz with claims of remarkable ancient Egyptian artifacts discovered in the former Jerusalem home of the famous Egyptologist Sir William Petrie, items that “could rewrite ancient Egyptian history” and indeed the history of the world. A YouTube video released by the website Paranormal Crucible purports to show ancient Egyptian sculpture artifacts originally found in the “Giza complex,” but reportedly taken away from Petrie’s Jerusalem home by representatives of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum shortly after they were found, according to the website UFO Sightings Daily. According to the Shepard Ambellas, editor-in-chief of the “alternative news” website Intellihub News, the alien Egyptian artifacts were discovered hidden in a secret room behind the Egyptolog...
This video takes the viewer on an astonishing quest for mankind's past. Ancient technology, cataclysms, megalithic construction, lost civilizations and wars of the past are all explored. There is now ample mythological, geological and archaeological evidence to "prove" that an advanced, and ancient civilization once ruled the world. Presents a lot of fascinating information on the advanced technology and anomalous architecture of our predecessors around the globe. Now we are discovering more and more ancient artifacts that are a great challenge to science as we know it will the archeological cover up continue for much longer ? Ignorance, suppression, denial, and cover-ups of anomalous artifacts and megaliths are practiced today and have been for hundreds of years. That is an unfortunate ...
A documentary covering the ancint technology of civilizations we may never know. The history of humanity is far older than we know.
The Capital of largest Persian Empire the world had ever seen. The first global empire in history that was built in a model of tolerance & respectful of other cultures, and proclaimed the first declaration of Human Rights around 2500 years ago!
On August 27th 79AD, the Roman town of Pompeii was buried under a torrent of lava and ash when Vesuvius roared into life with a mighty eruption What survives of the town is an extraordinary archaeological record, but Pompeii's remains can only tell us part of the story. Much has been lost, looted and damaged in the 250 years since the town was re-discovered, and the excavations offer only an illusion of immediacy. To really understand Pompeii, we need to get under the skin. Using a mixture of lavish dramatisations, computer graphic environments and the guidance of leading experts, The Private Lives Of Pompeii offers a unique look at the people who lived and died there. What were their hopes and fears, their rivalries and their loves? Seventeen years before the eruption the town had alread...
John Major Jenkins decoded the Maya's galactic cosmology. The Maya discovered that the periodic alignment of the Sun with the center of the Milky Way galaxy is the formative influence on human evolution. These alignments also define a series of World Ages. The fourth age ends on December 21, 2012, when an epoch chapter in human history will come to an end. Maya Cosmogenisis 2012 reveals the Maya's insight into the cyclic nature of time, and prepares us for our own cosmogenesis--the birth of a new world. Thanks to Cliff Dunning http://www.earthancients.com/ https://twitter.com/cliffdunning https://www.facebook.com/Earth-Ancients-208845839237411/
Subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/megalithomaniaUK. Wayne May is editor of 'Ancient American' Magazine (http://www.ancientamerican.com) and owns an amazing collection of artifacts from the mounds of prehistoric America.This video features an in-depth look at some of the pieces - some that could have been owned by giants, and has excerpts from his lecture at the AAPS Conference in Michigan, September 2012 (http://aaapf.org). Video Copyright Megalithomania 2012/2017. All Rights Reserved. http://www.megalithomania.co.uk http://www.hughnewman.co.uk
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It has been proved geologically that the Sphinx is vastly older than the conventional date of 2500BC taught in schools. Simply put, this video changed the way we look at the history of our civilization. The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, shows evidence of rainfall erosion. Such erosion could only mean that the Sphinx was carved during or before the rains that marked the transition of northern Africa from the last Ice Age to the present interglacial epoch, a transition that occurred in the millennia from 10,000 to 5,000 BC. Egyptian civilization was not a development, it was a legacy from an earlier highly advanced civilization. A new kind of counterculture is emerging around the unexpected discoveries of a small but growing circle of scientists, authors and researchers. The focal point of t...
Sumer flourished in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 4500 BC. Sumerians created an advanced civilization with its own system of elaborate language and writing, architecture and arts, astronomy and mathematics. Their religious system was a complex one comprised of hundreds of gods. According to the ancient texts, each Sumerian city was guarded by its own god; and while humans and gods used to live together, the humans were servants to the gods. The Sumerian creation myth can be found on a tablet in Nippur, an ancient Mesopotamian city founded in approximately 5000 BC. Sumerian mythology claims that, in the beginning, human-like gods ruled over Earth. When they came to the Earth, there was much work to be done and these gods toiled the soil, digging to make it habitable and mining i...
Defying the curse that has haunted their family for three generations, a member of the Carnarvon family returns to the site of Tutankhamun’s tomb for the first time in 75 years. In 1922 the fifth Earl of Carnarvon died from an infected mosquito bite just weeks after discovering the tomb. From that day the family name became synonymous with the curse of the Pharoahs. Lord Porchester, Carnarvon’s great-grandson, defies the hex and returns to supervise an excavation in Thebes. This is the story of the mild-mannered aristocrat’s exploration of his family history. It is also the story of the dig and the discovery of a burial chamber with the last remains of Sennerferi, a high official at the Pharoah’s court. Content licensed from Digital Rights Group (DRG). Produced by Leaderfoot Films.
The truly astonishing fact about the enigmatic white powder gold and platinum group metals is that it is not actually a new discovery. The ancient Mesopotamians called it shem-an-na and the Egyptians described it as mfkzt (vowels are omitted in the hieroglyph translation), while the Alexandrians venerated it as a gift from Paradise and later chemists called it the Philosophers' Stone. At all stages of its history, the sacred "powder of projection" was reckoned to have extraordinary powers of levitation, transmutation and teleportation. It was said to produce brilliant light and deadly rays, while at the same time being a key to active physical longevity. In today's world, the Institute for Advanced Studies has described the substance as "exotic matter", and superconductivity (one of its pr...