Quest for the Lost Civilization

Quest for the Lost Civilization

1998•50m•9.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

In this set of three 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.

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Production

Independent Image

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 21, 1998

Last Aired

October 5, 1998

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Graham Hancock

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Heaven's Mirror

Air date: 1998-09-21

Graham Hancock goes on a global quest, from Cambodia to Egypt, to trace the remains of a lost civilisation that passed on its legacy to ancient cultures all around the world.

E2

Forgotten Knowledge

Air date: 1998-09-28

From the Nazca lines in Peru, via the pyramids at Giza to the Hebridean settlement of Callanish comes evidence that our ancestors could see how the stars, sun and moon moved and measure annual changes.

E3

Ancient Mariners

Air date: 1998-10-05

The mysterious statues of huge heads on Easter Island have perplexed scientists for hundreds of years. Why did the inhabitants of a remote, tiny Pacific island carve and place such elaborate statues?

Cast

Graham Hancock

Graham Hancock

Himself

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