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Ancient Skies

And they also told storiesthat explained where he went when the sun set

And they also told stories
that explained where he went when the sun set

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And they also told stories that explained
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where he went when the sun set.
Duration
7 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:28
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

With breath-taking CGI, beautiful landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artefacts, Ancient Skies looks at the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors, and our changing views of the cosmos throughou...
S01 • E01 In Egyptian religion, Ra dies every night, - Ancient Skies 00:08
In Egyptian religion, Ra dies every night,
S01 • E01 One of the functions of the Egyptian priesthood - Ancient Skies 00:10
One of the functions of the Egyptian priesthood
S01 • E01 Ra's importance to the ancient Egyptians - Ancient Skies 00:07
Ra's importance to the ancient Egyptians
S01 • E01 But how did builders achieve such an astonishing - Ancient Skies 00:08
But how did builders achieve such an astonishing
S01 • E01 It's easy to think that ancient people - Ancient Skies 00:10
It's easy to think that ancient people
S01 • E01 They had the knowledge of astronomy and geometry and engineering - Ancient Skies 00:08
They had the knowledge of astronomy and geometry and enginee...
S01 • E01 They were able to find the directions of - Ancient Skies 00:06
They were able to find the directions of
S01 • E01 And all you need is a long stick, - Ancient Skies 00:08
And all you need is a long stick,
S01 • E01 This long stick is called a gnomon, - Ancient Skies 00:08
This long stick is called a gnomon,
S01 • E01 Now that we have our gnomon in the ground - Ancient Skies 00:06
Now that we have our gnomon in the ground
S01 • E01 Now all we have to do is Mark the end of that shadow - Ancient Skies 00:05
Now all we have to do is Mark the end of that shadow
S01 • E01 That's going to make an arc on the ground - Ancient Skies 00:08
That's going to make an arc on the ground
S01 • E01 Once we have the arc in the ground - Ancient Skies 00:14
Once we have the arc in the ground
S01 • E01 That circle will intersect the arc in two spots, - Ancient Skies 00:07
That circle will intersect the arc in two spots,
S01 • E01 Experts believe this is how the ancient Egyptians - Ancient Skies 00:09
Experts believe this is how the ancient Egyptians
S01 • E01 Across the world, every civilization that was - Ancient Skies 00:09
Across the world, every civilization that was
S01 • E01 The Aztecs tended to orient their main temple - Ancient Skies 00:09
The Aztecs tended to orient their main temple
S01 • E01 The two shrines on top of it were aligned - Ancient Skies 00:08
The two shrines on top of it were aligned
S01 • E01 We can see other similarly aligned monuments - Ancient Skies 00:08
We can see other similarly aligned monuments
S01 • E01 Southeast Asia, - Ancient Skies 00:09
Southeast Asia,