Throughout human history, the planet Mars has captured our imagination. Ancient Egyptian astronomers were the first to record the red planet on a chart of the cosmos known as the Senenmut star map. Scholars believe Mars played an important role in Maya astrology that's described in the Dresden Codex. And modern translation of Sumerian and Babylonian origin myths record a cataclysmic event occurring on Mars. Is our fascination with Mars simply because of its striking red color and prominence in the night sky? Or might we have a more profound extraterrestrial connection? For nearly 40 years, probes have been sending information about Mars back to scientists here on Earth. Photographs of the mysterious planet reveal mountain-like formations known as Twin Peaks and a strange, humanoid face carved into Martian rock. Has NASA found definitive signs of life on Mars that they're intentionally keeping from the public?
Cave of Altamira
Spain · Magdalenian / Upper Paleolithic
Paintings created 35,000 years ago with artistic sophistication impossible for primitive humans
Dresden Codex Maya Site
Mexico · Maya
The show claims Mars played an important role in Maya astrology as described in the Dresden Codex, suggesting a possible extraterrestrial connection or hidden knowledge about the red planet.
Lascaux Cave
France · Cro-Magnon / Upper Paleolithic
Cave paintings dating to 17,000 years ago depict beings in what appear to be spacesuits
Senenmut Star Map
Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian astronomers recorded the planet Mars on this celestial chart, suggesting that ancients possessed advanced astronomical knowledge and may have had extraterrestrial influences guiding their understanding of the cosmos.
Senenmut Star Map Location (Temple of Hatshepsut)
Egypt · Ancient Egyptian
The show notes that ancient Egyptian astronomers created the Senenmut star map, which was the first record of Mars on a chart of the cosmos, suggesting ancient knowledge of Mars and a possible extraterrestrial connection.
Sumerian and Babylonian Origin Sites (Mesopotamia)
Iraq · Sumerian
The show cites modern translations of Sumerian and Babylonian origin myths that record a cataclysmic event occurring on Mars, implying extraterrestrial knowledge of the red planet.