Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age.
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From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.
The episode was rated 7.08 from 86 votes.
In Cholula, Mexico's oldest continuously-inhabited city, the journalist inspects the world's largest pyramid for signs of a forgotten past.
The episode was rated 7.21 from 220 votes.
Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.
The episode was rated 7.23 from 61 votes.
Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.
The episode was rated 7.27 from 73 votes.
At Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.
The episode was rated 7.33 from 58 votes.
Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.
The episode was rated 7.36 from 162 votes.
Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuamán in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.
The episode was rated 7.37 from 68 votes.
Graham visits Gunung Padang, an Indonesian archeological site, to find proof of a lost civilization — and the potential cataclysm that wiped it out.
The episode was rated 7.37 from 284 votes.
Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.
The episode was rated 7.41 from 70 votes.
Graham discovers a fascinating pattern that may connect the spectacular megalithic temples of Malta, which he believes to be much older than reported.
The episode was rated 7.48 from 194 votes.
The author returns to Turkey to explore Derinkuyu, an ancient underground city and survival bunker that could shelter thousands in times of crisis.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 161 votes.
Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis — but Graham dives right in.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 179 votes.
In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth — and its inhabitants — forever.
The episode was rated 7.52 from 165 votes.
At Göbekli Tepe, the oldest known megalith in the world, Graham questions if simple hunter-gatherers alone could have built such an advanced structure.
The episode was rated 7.59 from 166 votes.
