Lost Cities of the Ancients (BBC HD)



History Documentary hosted by Mark Halliley, published by BBC in 2006 - English narration







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Some of the greatest wonders of the ancient world still lie buried unseen and unexplored beneath our feet; near-legendary places that vanished thousands of years ago. This documentary series follow on a chain of archaeological and historical proofs and make an attempt to reveal the greatest secrets of the disappeared cities of the ancient world.

Some of these mysterious ruined cities were so vast and magnificent, that it must have been inconceivable to those who lived there in the past that they could ever completely disappear. Today it would be similar like Manhattan sinking under waves, or Paris being covered over with earth. But as this series shows, every civilization, however magnificent, must eventually die and become a lost world.

This 3 part series includes The Vanished Capital of the Pharoah, The Cursed Valley of the Pyramids and The Dark Lords of Hattusha. Through drama and CGI these lost wonders are rebuilt and restored to their original splendour.



A BBC, National Geographic Channel and ZDF Co-Production



2)  Cursed Valley of the Pyramids

The lost pyramid city of Tucume is the biggest single collection of pyramids in South America - 26 colossal structures built around a sacred mountain on the north coast of Peru. Until recent excavations, no-one knew why this extraordinary site had been built, who had lived here, or why it had been abandoned. Bloody scenes of human sacrifice took place at Tucume, culminating in a frenzy of bloodshed that led to the purging and abandonment of the city.

Long ago, the Lambeyeque people were haunted by a terrible fear and believed that building pyramids was essential to their survival. Their obsession reached its height at a city called Tucume, an eerie place of 26 pyramids standing side-by-side, the last pyramids this civilization created before they vanished forever.



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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L5

Video Bitrate: 3 456 Kbps

Video Resolution: 1920x1080

Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps

Audio Codec: AC3

Audio Bitrate: 448 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 6

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 52 min

Number Of Parts: 3

Part Size: 1.42 GB

Source: HDTV 1080i MPEG2 (Thanks to LoopGuru@a.b.hdtv)

Encoded by: DocFreak08



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