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Sacred Sites
Overview
This docuseries uses scientific breakthroughs and archaeological research to bring new perspectives to some of the most remarkable, but mysterious, religious locations. Each episode focuses on a site, exploring fundamental questions about the landmarks and the people who constructed them. Exploring the sites allows the show to provide insight into the ancient civilizations and how their practices and struggles are reflected in the shrines and temples they constructed.
Key Crew
Writer: David Ryan
Director: Stephen Rooke
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
Was the remarkable mountain-carved city of Petra once ruled by women? Did the Knights Templar belong to an obscure cult that worshipped John the Baptist? Did the Pueblo civilization of Chaco Canyon practice cannibalism? Sacred Sites spans the globe to visit some of the world's most remarkable ancient religious structures. Through recent archaeological discoveries and scientific breakthroughs, we offer fresh insights into the civilizations that built these sites, and examine their sometimes controversial, taboo practices.
5 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Petra
2016-09-12Enter the remains of Petra and Hegra, cities whose old inscriptions and new discoveries suggest were once ruled by women.
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 2: Templars
2016-09-19Were the Knights Templar faithful servants of Christ or hedonistic heretics? We travel to Jerusalem to find out.
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 3: Oracles
2016-09-26Were ancient Greek oracles really soothsayers or were they predicting under the influence of tectonic phenomena?
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 4: Egypt
2016-10-03See the Pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and more as we visit Egypt's sacred sites and reveal their hidden secrets.
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 5: Chaco Canyon
2016-10-10See if external forces doomed the people of Chaco Canyon or if they were the authors of their own misfortune.
Runtime: 51 min
Season 2 (2018)
Did the legendary King Arthur actually exist? Where did the Nazis look to try and justify their Aryan ideology? What caused the disappearance of ancient Malta's Temple People? Get answers to these questions and more on visits to some of the world's most mysterious historic structures, and gain new insights into the civilizations that built them through recent archaeological discoveries and scientific breakthroughs.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: King Arthur
2018-08-13From Camelot to the quest for the Holy Grail, see how much of the King Arthur myth is based on fact.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 2: Maya
2018-08-20Travel across Mexico and Guatemala to sacred Mayan sites and discover new secrets about why they built them.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 3: The Camino
2018-08-27Discover astonishing new findings about the Camino de Santiago as scientists examine the spiritual path's ancient origins.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 4: Malta
2018-09-03Follow a team of experts as they search the sacred sites of Malta to explain the disappearance of the Temple People.
Runtime: 44 minEpisode 5: Egyptian Priestesses
2018-09-10Uncover surprising secrets about the political and sexual power of ancient Egyptian women.
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 6: Nazi Myths
2018-09-17Follow scientists around the world as they study sacred sites Nazis claimed were built by and for an ancient Aryan race.
Runtime: 51 minEpisode 7: Temples of Priestesses
2021-03-01New discoveries reveal the astonishing role of women in the ancient world; from goddesses to matriarchies to witch trials.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 8: Apocalypse
2021-03-08Catastrophes have destroyed civilisations in the past; from pandemics to climate collapse and asteroid crashes, ancient disasters reveal much about today's world.
Runtime: 43 min
