Ancient Origins
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Season 7, Episode 1January 24, 2014

Aliens and Stargates

Legends from around the world speak of sacred entryways to the land of the gods. Gates that allowed instant passage not just beyond the confines of Earth, but beyond space and time. Are such passages--or stargates--just inventions of myth, or might this kind of interstellar travel have existed in the ancient world? In Turkey, researchers uncover a mysterious and toxic cave that the ancient Greeks described as a physical gateway to Hell. The Incas believed their empire began when divine beings stepped through portals in a mountain. In Northern Mexico, legends describe strange, otherworldly creatures appearing and disappearing within the remote ruins of an ancient civilization. As science continues its quest to create technology that would allow humans to travel to the stars, is it possible that these celestial pathways already exist?

Sites Featured in This Episode8 locations

Aramu Muru / Gate of the Gods

Peru · Pre-Inca / Inca

T-shaped doorway carved from solid rock is a stargate or interdimensional portal

Baalbek

Lebanon · Phoenician / Roman

Trilithon stones weigh 750-800 tons each — largest cut stones in the ancient world

Casas Grandes (Paquimé)

Mexico · Ancestral Puebloan

Legends describe strange, otherworldly creatures appearing and disappearing within the remote ruins of this ancient Northern Mexican civilization, suggesting possible extraterrestrial visitation or interdimensional portals.

Lake Titicaca

Peru / Bolivia · Tiwanaku / Inca

Submerged temple ruins discovered beneath the lake

Ploutonion (Cave of Charoneia)

Turkey · Ancient Greek

Ancient Astronaut theorists propose that this toxic cave in Turkey, described by ancient Greeks as a physical gateway to Hell, may represent an actual stargate or interdimensional portal used by extraterrestrial beings for travel.

Pluto's Gate (Hierapolis)

Turkey · Ancient Greek/Roman

The show highlights that researchers uncovered a mysterious and toxic cave in Turkey that the ancient Greeks described as a physical gateway to Hell, suggesting this could be an actual 'stargate' or portal used by ancient beings.

Puma Punku Portal Sites

Bolivia · Inca

The show claims the Incas believed their empire began when divine beings stepped through portals in a mountain, suggesting these could be actual interdimensional gateways or stargate locations.

Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca

Ecuador · Inca

The Incas believed their empire began when divine beings stepped through portals in sacred mountains. These mountain passages may represent physical stargates or gateways used by extraterrestrials to interact with and guide the Inca civilization.