—"Ancient Aliens: Origins" takes viewers back to where it all began, revisiting the most compelling mysteries explored over the past 15 years of "Ancient Aliens." In each episode, experts like Giorgio Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry and Jason Martell engage in thought-provoking conversations on topics central to the Ancient Astronaut Theory. From astonishing feats of engineering to enigmatic UFOs and sky gods, they delve deep into the series' extensive archives, reflecting on past investigations, sharing personal insights from their adventures and offering new perspectives on the ancient enigmas that have captivated humanity for centuries.

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Season 212 of 12 Episodes

Across continents and cultures, remote caves, mountains, and subterranean labyrinths have long been regarded as secret refuges-hidden homes of gods, giants, and beings not entirely human; Australia's Black Mountains are steeped in tales of vanishing travelers and otherworldly guardians, while Native American legends link the Oregon Caves to Bigfoot-like creatures who retreat into underground sanctuaries; ancient Greek myths tell of troglodytes; sky-born beings said to dwell in caverns.
For decades, physics has probed the mysteries of time itself, testing the boundaries of what is truly possible.
Pythagoras was initiated into the cosmic language of geometry; the Knights Templar and Freemasons incorporated sacred numbers, mystical patterns and divine symbols into their art and architecture.
From military-grade exoskeletons that grant superhuman strength to advances in visual spectrometers that enhance human perception, today's technologies are rapidly transforming myth into reality; sonic weapons capable of toppling structures evoke the biblical fall of Jericho; invisibility cloaks under development invoke the Ring of Gyges, said to render their wearer unseen and untouchable.
Could the sacred encounters that shaped millennia of faith-and the warnings delivered by modern contactees-be part of the same phenomenon: misunderstood interactions with advanced beings from beyond our world?
For centuries, humans have pondered a profound question: Are we alone in the universe?
Ancient accounts of monstrous creatures appear in cultures across the globe, today, sightings of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and Reptilian beings continue, with their bizarre forms and behaviors eerily echoing ancient descriptions.
Flood myths have endured across cultures for millennia, each retelling events said to have reshaped the Earth; in the Bible, Noah's flood symbolizes divine cleansing; a Sumerian legend tells of King Ziusudra and his survival through a great deluge.
The Greek pantheon, the Anunnaki of Sumer, and the Yellow Emperor of China were revered not just as deities but as powerful sky beings; could today's rulers still carry traces of extraterrestrial DNA, inherited from the so-called gods?
Across the globe, sacred sites have long been viewed as gateways to the stars; might they serve as wormholes, intentionally designed to connect humanity with its ancient alien ancestors?
From elaborate ceremonies featuring garments strangely reminiscent of space suits to masked dancers with alien-like faces, human history is rich with traditions that seem to honor mysterious beings from the sky.
Across time and cultures civilizations have preserved remarkably similar accounts of sky beings who bestowed the foundational elements of civilization, language, mathematics, architecture, medicine, and astronomy.

"Ancient Aliens: Origins" takes viewers back to where it all began, revisiting the most compelling mysteries explored over the past 15 years of "Ancient Aliens." In each episode, experts like Giorgio Tsoukalos, David Childress, William Henry and Jason Martell engage in thought-provoking conversations on topics central to the Ancient Astronaut Theory. From astonishing feats of engineering to enigmatic UFOs and sky gods, they delve deep into the series' extensive archives, reflecting on past investigations, sharing personal insights from their adventures and offering new perspectives on the ancient enigmas that have captivated humanity for centuries.

Robert Clotworthy, Giorgio Tsoukalos, David Childress, Philip Coppens

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