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'''''Ancient Apocalypse''''' is a 2022 documentary series about the hypothesis of British journalist/writer [[People:Graham Hancock|Graham Hancock]]. | |||
Journalist [[People:Graham Hancock|Graham Hancock]] travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. | |||
Hancock's hypothesis are the basis of Ancient Apocalypse, a 2022 documentary series produced by Netflix. In the series, Hancock argues that an advanced ice age civilization was destroyed in a cataclysm, but that its survivors introduced agriculture, monumental architecture and astronomy to hunter-gatherers around the world. He attempts to show how several ancient monuments are evidence of this, and claims that archaeologists are ignoring or covering-up this alleged evidence. It incorporates ideas from the Comet Research Group (CRG), including the controversial [[Younger Dryas impact hypothesis]]. | Hancock's hypothesis are the basis of Ancient Apocalypse, a 2022 documentary series produced by Netflix. In the series, Hancock argues that an advanced ice age civilization was destroyed in a cataclysm, but that its survivors introduced agriculture, monumental architecture and astronomy to hunter-gatherers around the world. He attempts to show how several ancient monuments are evidence of this, and claims that archaeologists are ignoring or covering-up this alleged evidence. It incorporates ideas from the Comet Research Group (CRG), including the controversial [[Younger Dryas impact hypothesis]]. | ||
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|Once There Was a Flood | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E1|Once There Was a Flood]] | ||
|[[Gunung Padang]], [[Sundaland]], [[Nan Madol]] | |[[Gunung Padang]], [[Sundaland]], [[Nan Madol]] | ||
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|2 | |2 | ||
|Survivor in a Time of Chaos | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E2|Survivor in a Time of Chaos]] | ||
|[[Cholula (Mesoamerican site)]], [[Great Pyramid of Cholula]], [[Texcotzingo]], [[Xochicalco]] | |[[Cholula (Mesoamerican site)]], [[Great Pyramid of Cholula]], [[Texcotzingo]], [[Xochicalco]] | ||
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|3 | |3 | ||
|Sirius Rising | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E3|Sirius Rising]] | ||
|[[Megalithic Temples of Malta]], [[Misraħ Għar il-Kbir|Malta ''Cart Ruts'']], [[Għar Dalam]], [[Sirius]] | |[[Temples of Malta|Megalithic Temples of Malta]], [[Misraħ Għar il-Kbir|Malta ''Cart Ruts'']], [[Għar Dalam]], [[Sirius]] | ||
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|4 | |4 | ||
|Ghosts of a Drowned World | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E4|Ghosts of a Drowned World]] | ||
|[[Bimini Road]], [[Piri Reis map|Piri Reis map of 1513]], Shark Island (Bimini) | |[[Bimini Road]], [[Piri Reis map|Piri Reis map of 1513]], Shark Island (Bimini) | ||
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|5 | |5 | ||
|Legacy of the Sages | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E5|Legacy of the Sages]] | ||
|[[Göbekli Tepe]], [[Karahan Tepe]] | |[[Göbekli Tepe]], [[Karahan Tepe]] | ||
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|6 | |6 | ||
|America's Lost Civilization | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E6|America's Lost Civilization]] | ||
|[[Poverty Point]], [[Serpent Mound]], [[Mound Builders]], [[Clovis culture]] | |[[Poverty Point]], [[Serpent Mound]], [[Mound Builders]], [[Clovis culture]] | ||
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|7 | |7 | ||
|Fatal Winter | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E7|Fatal Winter]] | ||
|[[Derinkuyu]], [[Kaymakli Underground City]], [[Nevşehir]] | |[[Derinkuyu]], [[Kaymakli Underground City]], [[Nevşehir]] | ||
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|8 | |8 | ||
|Cataclysm and Rebirth | |[[Ancient Apocalypse S1 E8|Cataclysm and Rebirth]] | ||
|[[Channeled Scablands]], [[Missoula Floods]], [[Murray Springs Clovis Site]], [[Younger Dryas]], [[Younger Dryas impact hypothesis]] | |[[Channeled Scablands]], [[Missoula Floods]], [[Murray Springs Clovis Site]], [[Younger Dryas]], [[Younger Dryas impact hypothesis]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 27 July 2025
Ancient Apocalypse is a 2022 documentary series about the hypothesis of British journalist/writer Graham Hancock.
Journalist Graham Hancock travels the globe hunting for evidence of mysterious, lost civilizations dating back to the last Ice Age. Hancock's hypothesis are the basis of Ancient Apocalypse, a 2022 documentary series produced by Netflix. In the series, Hancock argues that an advanced ice age civilization was destroyed in a cataclysm, but that its survivors introduced agriculture, monumental architecture and astronomy to hunter-gatherers around the world. He attempts to show how several ancient monuments are evidence of this, and claims that archaeologists are ignoring or covering-up this alleged evidence. It incorporates ideas from the Comet Research Group (CRG), including the controversial Younger Dryas impact hypothesis.
| Genre | Documentary |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Graham Hancock |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Number of Seasons | 1 |
| Number Episodes | 8 |
| List of Episodes | #Episodes |
| Executive Producer | Bruce Kennedy |
| Producer | Clementine Mortelman, Joshua Gray, Rebecca Joy, Marc Tiley |
| Runtime | 32 minutes |
| Company | ITN Productions |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Network | Netflix |
| Released | 11-10-2022 |
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]In the series, Hancock's hypothesis that an advanced ice age civilization was destroyed in a cataclysm, but that its survivors introduced agriculture, monumental architecture and astronomy to hunter-gatherers around the world. He presents several ancient monuments as evidence of this, and claims that archaeologists are ignoring or covering-up this alleged evidence. It incorporates ideas from the Comet Research Group, including the controversial Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, which attributes climate change at the end of the Pleistocene to a massive meteor bombardment.
Production and release
[edit | edit source]The series was produced by ITN Productions, and released by Netflix on 10 November 2022. Hancock's son Sean Hancock is "senior manager of unscripted originals" at Netflix.
It was the second most-watched series on Netflix in its week of release. Top 10 Shows and Movies: New Releases and Trending Today, November 15.
