I’m finally finished the second half of this list. I was wondering if I was going to ever get the motivation to finish it at all, but here it is, part 2 of my 15 favourite episodes of Ancient Aliens.

Number 7

Title: Aliens and the Lost Ark
Season: 6, episode 10
Who they talk to: Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Graham Hancock, Rev Barry H Downing PhD, Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rev Michael JS Carter, Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok, William Henry, David Wilcock, Michael Dennin PhD, David Childress, Jason Martell, Kathleen McGowan, Alexander Bay PhD, Mike Bara
What they discuss: Archeological discovery that may prove that the Ark of the Covenant was real. The story in the book of Exodus where Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and received the 10 commandments, and these tablets were stored in the Ark, which they were told how to build. It would also hold the power of God himself. Who did Moses really encounter? Was it an extraterrestrial being? The Ark was not to be touched, upon pain of death. It was always covered so people couldn’t look at it. Was the Ark some kind of alien technology? It was said to protect and provide for the Israelites while they were in the desert by sending the Manna. Did the Ark hold a machine that made this Manna? The story of the Ark stopping the waters of the Jordan river so that they could go into the Promised Land? The destruction of Jericho. The Philistines capture the Ark, and then they start to get sick and die. They send it back. Did the Ark contain some kind of nuclear driven device? The attire the priests had to wear to approach the Ark to protect themselves from the power coming from it. A physicist explains how the golden Ark could be an energy capacitor. It disappears from history in about 400 BC. The theory that the Ark ended up in Japan, in the caves of mount Tsurugi. The theory that the Ark was hidden by the Knights Templar. The monks in Aksum in the cathedral of St Mary of Zion claim that they have the Ark. Is the Ark hidden under the Temple Mount in Jerusalem? A bright light was seen over the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount. Was it charging the Ark? It is said that the Ark will return with the coming of the Messiah.
Notes: I’m fascinated by anything about the Ark of the Covenant. Not sure why, but I am. I don’t believe it was real, but I love the mythology around it.
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Number 6

Title: Closer Encounters
Season: 1, episode 4
Who they talk to: Robert Schoch PhD, Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Nancy Red Star, David Childress, Erich von Däniken, LA Marzulli, Jonathan Young PhD, Bill Birnes PhD, C Scott Littleton PhD, Betty Ann Brown PhD, Maximillien de LaFayette, George Noory, William Bramley, Chris Pittman, Alex Chionetti, Michael J Crowe PhD, Clifford Mahooty, Philip Coppens, Peter Fiebag, Graham Hancock, Linda Moulton Howe
What they discuss: The first test of an atomic bomb in New Mexico. Were there similar weapons in ancient times? The Mahabharata has stories of weapons that are eerily similar to today’s weapons. The ruins of Mohenjo-Daro. Did an atomic bomb go off there? As evidence, there’s vitrification. What about Sodom and Gomorrah? Lot’s wife died from looking at the blast. Noah’s birth and real lineage. Was Noah’s Ark some kind of DNA bank? Paintings from the middle ages that look to be depicting UFOs in the background. Was the Black Death created by extraterrestrials to cull humans? The logs of Christopher Columbus. Did it depict a UFO? The people of Nuremburg who saw an aerial battle in the 16th century and memorialized it in a broadsheet. Cotton Mather’s record of a UFO over the moon. Reports of lights in the sky in the 18th century Europe and Asia. Sightings in early United States history. The ruins at Chaco Canyon show advanced knowledge of astronomy. Strange lights coming from Oak Island in the 19th century. Is the Ark of the Covenant buried there? Is it an extraterrestrial device?
Notes: A grab bag of subjects that have to do with sightings and technologies, I found this episode fascinating. I love learning new things, and there was a bunch of stuff in this episode I didn’t know.
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Number 5

Title: The New Evidence
Season: 11, episode 4
Who they talk to: Erich von Däniken, David Childress, David Wilcock, Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Andrew Collins, David Cheetham PhD, Sabina Magliocco PhD, David Whitehead, William Henry, Robert Bauval, Ramy Romany, Andrew Collins, George Noory, Dominic Steavu PhD, Ed Barnhart PhD, Jason Martell, Brien Foerster
What they discuss: A re-introduction of ancient astronaut theory. New technology that helps us understand the cosmos and ancient ruins. The “new Stonehenge” the found at Durrington Walls using ground penetrating radar. 15 other underground sites were also found in the area. Are they remnants of an extraterrestrial space port? The possibility of two additional shafts hidden in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Is one of these chambers the tomb of Nefertiti? And is it hidden because she was not of this world? The archeological dig at the pyramid of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacan. Liquid mercury was found. Did it belong to the extraterrestrials that visited them? The tomb of Emperor Chin and his terracotta army also has large quantities of liquid mercury. Was Machu Picchu built with the help of aliens? There may be a large cavity hidden underneath it. 24 new, older images were found at Nazca that can only be seen with a 3D scan. This proves more than one culture were making these glyphs. Similar glyphs were found in Kazakhstan. Were they used to signal the “gods”?
Notes: It’s always interesting to learn all the new stuff that can be found with new technologies.
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Number 4

Title: Dark Forces
Season: 10, episode 4
Who they talk to: Rev Lionel Fanthorpe, Jonathan Young PhD, Robert Cargill PhD, William Bramley, Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Richard Rader PhD, David Wilcock, David Childress, Sabina Magliocco PhD, Kathleen McGowan Coppens, Stephen O’Shea, Erich von Däniken, William Henry, Dan Healey PhD, Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok, Mike FitzGerald, George Noory
What they discuss: Serial killers who said they worship Satan. Stories of evil forces that overtake humans are prevalent in every culture in the world. Were some of these dark forces extraterrestrials? Ancient Greek author Hesiod and the 9 muses. His story of Pandora’s Box. The Djinn, who could be a force for good or evil. The Cathars and how they believed demons would lead you astray from god with material things. The Sumerian epic The Atrahasis. The birth and death of Grigory Rasputin. The stories of a pact with the devil. The Nazi SS and the occult leanings of Heinrich Himmler. Alistair Crowley and his dark rituals. Do other beings feed on our negative energy?
Notes: Stories of evil forces and deals with the devil? Sign me up!
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Number 3

Title: Prophets and Prophecies
Season: 5, episode 7
Who they talk to: Jonathan Young PhD, Philip Coppens, Richard Rader PhD, Fr William J Fulco PhD, David Childress, Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Rev Barry H Downing PhD, Patrick Cooke, Nick Redfern, Erich von Däniken, Jason Martell, Judy Chungwa Ho PhD, Robert Schoch PhD, Jay Weidner, Marie D Jones, Michael Dennin PhD, Doc Barham
What they discuss: Cultures from around the world have stories of people who can communicate with other forces. Were these other forces extraterrestrials? The divine encounters of Moses. The encounters of the prophet Elijah. Was the fiery chariot that took him to heaven an alien craft? Joseph Smith Jr and the creation of The Book of Mormon. The birth and life of Buddha. Depictions of the Persian god Ahuru Mazda show him in a winged disc. Was his prophet Zarathustra actually communicating with an extraterrestrial? The Oracle of Delphi and her connection to the god Apollo. Michel de Nostredame and his book Les Propheties. The zero-point field, or Akashic Record, where all knowledge, past present and future, is held. Albert Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity.
Notes: More supernatural stuff and I’m here for it. It’s just so interesting.
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Number 2

Title: Aliens and the Creation of Man
Season: 3, episode 16
Who they talk to: Dr Ian Tattersall, Craig Stanford PhD, Fiorella Terenzi PhD, Nick Redfern, David Childress, Philip Imbrogno, George Noory, Linda Moulton Howe, Philip Coppens, Erich von Däniken, Bill Birnes PhD, Dr Lyle Armstrong, Jonathan Young PhD, Peter Fiebag, Jason Martell
What they discuss: Early hominids. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Some ancient astronaut theorists believe that Darwin wasn’t completely right and homo sapiens became smarter due to extraterrestrial intervention. Was all the species of hominids trial and error of genetic mutations by extraterrestrials? Were Adam and Eve the first genetically modified humans? The Sumerian creation story, where humans were created by beings called the Anunnaki. Stories from many cultures say that language was a gift from the gods. Petroglyphs from around the world depicting beings that came down from the heavens. The theory of panspermia.
Notes: This is as close as this show gets to my own beliefs. Panspermia seems very likely to me.
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Number 1

Title: Aliens and the Undead
Season: 3, episode 14
Who they talk to: Aidan Dodson PhD, Robert Bauval, Andrew Collins, David Childress, Giorgio A Tsoukalos, Brien Foerster, George Noory, Sallie Ann Glassman, Jerry Gandolfo, Tok Thompson PhD, Max Brooks, Bob Curran PhD, Jonathan Young PhD, Erich von Däniken, Pastor Brett Peterson, David Skal, Andrew Wyatt PhD, Richard Rader, Michael Coogan PhD, Jessica Haynes, Dr Jeff Long MD, Doc Barham
What they discuss: Mummification and the ancient Egyptian’s afterlife myths. Many cultures believed that they would go to the stars after they died. Was this because of something they witnessed from extraterrestrials? The elongated skulls in Egypt and Peru. Were they inspired by alien visitors, or were they themselves aliens? The origins of the zombie. Almost every ancient culture in the world has some kind of myth of the dead coming back to life. The Haitian practice of voodoo. The story of Jesus and Lazarus. The importance of blood rituals to the Mayans. Many cultures have vampires, or vampire-like creatures, in their mythology. End of the world mythology, and the return of the gods. Near-death experiences.
Notes: Aliens and the Undead? Come on! Of course I love this one the most! Incidentally, it also happens to be the very first episode of the show I ever saw, and is what interested me in it in the first place.
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And that’s it! Do you like the show? What’s your favourite episode? Let me know!!

M.