Lost Crusaders’ Tunnels Found Near Palace on Malta
March 30, 2009
For centuries it’s been said that the crusading Knights of Malta constructed an underground city on the Mediterranean island of Malta, sparking rumors of secret carriageways and military labyrinths.
Now a tunnel network has been uncovered beneath the historic heart of the Maltese capital of Valletta, researchers say. But the tunnels—likely from an ahead-of-its-time water system—may render previous theories all wet.
Armchair archaeology
March 5, 2009
Archaeologists are using free satellite imagery from Google Earth to make discoveries, develop theories and plan expeditions.
In this documentary, one of a series called The Quest for the Lost Civilization, writer Graham Hancock visits exotic and remote locations to support his theory that very advanced ancient people spread their knowledge throughout much of the world. On Easter Island, Hancock argues that the famed statues are aligned to the sunrise on particular days of the year, and while investigating some recently discovered underwater ruins, he suggests that the structure had been built to align to the Tropic of Cancer.
Writer Graham Hancock, the cheerful host of this documentary, takes the viewer on a journey to sites scattered widely across the world while putting forth his theory that an ancient and intelligent lost civilization was responsible for creating some puzzling ruins. At Egypt’s Giza plateau, Hancock visits the Great Pyramid, and using computer graphics he explains how the pyramid’s location is aligned to particular astronomical constellations.
Decoding the Past: The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Video)
March 2, 2009
In this scintillating episode of Decoding the Past, the History Channel explores one of the key scriptures of world religion, the Tibetan Book of the Dead. This twelve hundred year old document was kept secret in one of the world’s most remote regions for many years. Many religious leaders and historians claim that the mysterious text holds the key to life after death.
Lost Civilization – The Incas (Video)
March 2, 2009
Inca civilization’s exact origins are unknown. However, by year 1500, Tawantinsuyu – Inca Empire – was the largest and richest in pre- Columbian America. Incas controlled an estimated population of twelve million people spread over 2,500 miles (4,000 km.) along the western coast of America, on the Andean range.
The Incas ruled a land that most of which was made up of two parallel mountain ranges with high plateaus. Most of the land is 3,000 meters above sea level.
The creators of The Mysterious Origins of Man present a revolutionary film that examines one of our greatest mysteries: The Great Sphinx of Egypt. Hosted by Charlton Heston, this program presents geological evidence that the world s most famous monument, The Great Sphinx of Egypt, may be thousands of years older than we have been taught.
The Mystery of the Sphinx: Graham Hancock (Video)
March 2, 2009
The Mystery of the Sphinx contains information about the Sphinx, and Egyptian history and archaeology in general, that is nothing less than explosive. John Anthony West and Robert Schoch offer brilliant and convincing evidence that the Sphinx is much older than the pyramids, possible as much as 8,000 years older than previously thought, indicating that our understanding of Egyptian history and religion has barely scratched the surface. Their convincing testimony is made all the more interesting and entertaining by the inclusion of Charlton Heston as the narrator.
Graham Hancock – Quest for the Lost Civilization (Video)
March 2, 2009
In this set of videotapes, writer Graham Hancock traverses the world and explains his controversial theory that an ancient civilization, highly intelligent people who sailed the planet as early as 10,500 B.C., spread advanced astronomical knowledge and built ancient observatories.
Mysteries of Angkor Wat (Video)
March 2, 2009
In 1858, a young French naturalist, Henri Mouhot, set out to discover new animal species in Southeast Asia. Instead, he stumbled on the lost city of Angkor. Uncovering temple after temple hidden by jungle, Mouhot wrote a stirring account of Asia’s most bewitching and romantic ruins, sparking an explosion of interest around the world.
