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Contained in these tablets is the very birth
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Ancient Skies

Contained in thesetablets is the very birth of modern astronomy

Contained in these
tablets is the very birth of modern astronomy

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Contained in these tablets is the very birth
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of modern astronomy.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:32
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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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 So, really, on both the observational - Ancient Skies 00:08
So, really, on both the observational
S01 • E01 The Babylonians believed that by using astronomy - Ancient Skies 00:09
The Babylonians believed that by using astronomy
S01 • E01 - The celestial bodies, whether they were stars or planets, - The celestial bodies, whether they were stars or planets, - Ancient Skies 00:14
- The celestial bodies, whether they were stars or planets, ...
S01 • E01 If they could read these divine messages, - Ancient Skies 00:07
If they could read these divine messages,
S01 • E01 An eclipse, for example, - Ancient Skies 00:11
An eclipse, for example,
S01 • E01 This need to look to the skies - Ancient Skies 00:07
This need to look to the skies
S01 • E01 In central America, another of our great civilizations became - Ancient Skies 00:10
In central America, another of our great civilizations becam...
S01 • E01 We can pick up traces of Maya culture - Ancient Skies 00:07
We can pick up traces of Maya culture
S01 • E01 The Mayas created the most sophisticated writing system - Ancient Skies 00:06
The Mayas created the most sophisticated writing system
S01 • E01 They wrote in sculpted hieroglyphs - Ancient Skies 00:06
They wrote in sculpted hieroglyphs
S01 • E01 These inscriptions survive on Mayan documents - Ancient Skies 00:08
These inscriptions survive on Mayan documents
S01 • E01 We also have records that the Maya wrote books - Ancient Skies 00:06
We also have records that the Maya wrote books
S01 • E01 Almost all of these have been lost over time, - Ancient Skies 00:16
Almost all of these have been lost over time,
S01 • E01 But at the Saxon state library in eastern Germany, - Ancient Skies 00:14
But at the Saxon state library in eastern Germany,
S01 • E01 It is known as the Dresden codex. - Ancient Skies 00:05
It is known as the Dresden codex.
S01 • E01 And archaeologist Dr. Christian Prager - Ancient Skies 00:08
And archaeologist Dr. Christian Prager
S01 • E01 This book here comes from the 12th or 13th century, - Ancient Skies 00:08
This book here comes from the 12th or 13th century,
S01 • E01 The Dresden codex is the most complete - Ancient Skies 00:07
The Dresden codex is the most complete
S01 • E01 It shows how the Mayans used the skies to influence - Ancient Skies 00:07
It shows how the Mayans used the skies to influence
S01 • E01 The Dresden codex was a book - Ancient Skies 00:07
The Dresden codex was a book