Quest for the Lost Civilisation (3 Parts)

Synopsis

Writer Graham Hancock on a global search for evidence to prove this theory that the Nazcan civilisation existed some 10,000 years ago and remains of its legacy are still evident.
1: Hancock travels to Egypt to show that the pyramids were built as mirror reflections of the stellar constellations, in an attempt to prove that astronomy was known to the ancient Egyptians.
2: Speculates on the source of astronomical knowledge as seen observed in the Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert, the pyramids at Giza, the temples at Angkor in Cambodia, ancient stones at Stonehenge and in the Hebrides, and the monuments in Mexico left by the Maya and their descendants.
3: Speculates on the origins of the giant heads on Easter Island and a huge submerged structure off a Japanese island. Asks if there is a connection with a catastrophic swift flood and hypothesises that the survivors of the flood became mariners, building up new network of sites to keep in touch and pass on a legacy.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 55 min.

Year of production

1998

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £10.99 (inclusive) each 1999 sale: £17.99 (inclusive) set of three

Notes

Broadcast on C4 from 21/9/98.

Subjects

Archaeology; History

Keywords

ancient civilisations; Egypt; history of science; Mexico; Nazcan people; Peru

Credits

Producer

David Wickham; Stefan Wickham; Timothy Copestake

Cast

Graham Hancock

Sections

Title

Heaven’s mirror

Synopsis

1: Hancock travels to Egypt to show that the pyramids were built as mirror reflections of the stellar constellations, in an attempt to prove that astronomy was known to the ancient Egyptians.

Title

Forgotten knowledge

Synopsis

2: Speculates on the source of astronomical knowledge as seen observed in the Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert, the pyramids at Giza, the temples at Angkor in Cambodia, ancient stones at Stonehenge and in the Hebrides, and the monuments in Mexico left b

Title

Ancient mariners

Synopsis

3: Speculates on the origins of the giant heads on Easter Island and a huge submerged structure off a Japanese island. Asks if there is a connection with a catastrophic swift flood and hypothesises that the survivors of the flood became mariners, building

Production Company

Name

Independent Image Film & Television

Phone

020 7292 4300

Fax

020 7292 4229

Address

33-34 Soho Square
London S1V 6DP

Distributor

Name

International Licensing and Copyright Ltd

Phone

020 7258 0324

Fax

020 7723 9606

Address

Broadley Studios
Broadley House
Broadley Terrace
London
NW1 6LG