Rent Ancient Voices (1998)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
9h 10min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Timeless Wonders. Haunting Stories. Eternal Questions. Now, renowned experts and breakthrough techniques reveal history's most sought-after secrets...in the echo of 'Ancient Voices'. See lost worlds brought to life again through state-of-the-art virtual-reality reconstructions, stunning location filming, and evocative reenactments. And get closer than ever before to the extraordinary human minds behind the myths, mysteries, and monuments.
1. Tracking the First Americans
The 12,000-year-old skull of a human female, dubbed "Luzia", is unearthed near Brazil. Why doesn't she belong to any of the races residing in the New World at that time?2. Egypt's Lost City
A radical pharaoh's dream city is violently destroyed and deliberately forgotten. Explore palaces, temples, and artwork - all previously lost beneath the sands.
3. Cahokia: America's Lost City
America's first metropolis lies beneath the superhighways and sprawling suburbs of modern St. Louis. Who built it and how did it suddenly disappear?
4. Seeking Noah's Flood
Renowned experts offer a first-time glimpse of the scientific truth behind Noah's Flood. Pioneering expeditions may finally unlock the secrets of this biblical calamity.
5. In Pursuit of the Holy Grail
Join in the crusade to uncover the holiest object in Christendom. Both charlatans and visionaries - and now modern-day scientists - have searched for this mystical and most sacred of vessels.
6. Traders of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Scholars, traders, and tribespeople hunt for what may be the key to Judaism and the birth of Christianity - before the scrolls disappear forever.
7. The Secret of Stonehenge
At the dawn of European civilisation, Ice Age barbarians build the ancient world's most remarkable structure. Why was it built...and where did the technology come from?
8. Riddle of Nubia's Tombs
Concealed beneath the burial mounds of an African empire, the skeletons of hundreds of royal servants line the king's grave. Was this mass suicide or mass murder?
9. The Mystery of the Taj Mahal
The surprising secrets behind the most spectacular structure on earth. Was it the ultimate monument to love or the "Throne of God" of the ruthless emperor who built it?
10. Aztecs: Inside the Hidden Empire
The Aztecs - renowned for their architecture, artwork, and advanced science - were also unmatched in their cruelty and violence. What lay behind the culture of "blood and flowers"?
11. The Search for El Dorado
A tale that fired the imagination of the conquistadors - the magical city of solid gold. Follow their footsteps in the search for unimaginable glittering wealth.- Actors:
- David Bryan Jackson, Charles Foster, Mark Hamill
- Directors:
- Jean-Claude Bragard
- Producers:
- Jean-Claude Bragard
- Narrated By:
- Mark Hamill
- Studio:
- Time Life Production
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
