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Ancient Skies

So, it's interesting thatthe relevance of solar alignment could be tied in directlyto the...

So, it's interesting that
the relevance of solar alignment could be tied in directly
to the importance of the king as the child of the sun

Full Transcript

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So, it's interesting that the relevance of solar alignment
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could be tied in directly to the importance of the king
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as the child of the sun.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:03
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 the world of ancient Egyptian religion, - Ancient Skies 00:07
In the world of ancient Egyptian religion,
S01 • E01 The Egyptians imagined him in a boat - Ancient Skies 00:06
The Egyptians imagined him in a boat
S01 • E01 And they also told stories that explained - Ancient Skies 00:07
And they also told stories that explained
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