Building the Impossible - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Colossus of Rhodes

 

Today on Far Future Horizons we present Building the Impossible: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.  

Pharos of Alexandria

This documentary reveals the secrets behind the construction of seven monuments built over 2000 years ago - the Pyramids of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes; and the Pharos of Alexandria that came to be known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

By combing ancient historical sources for clues and making modern-day comparisons, the ancient wonders are reconstructed using computer imagery and scale models. Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only one, the Great Pyramid of Cheops survives today.

The Machines of the Gods

Temple of Zeus in Olympia 

Today on Far Future Horizons we are proud to present another episode from the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series “Ancient Discoveries” titled “Machines of the Gods”.

This instalment of Ancient Discoveries will take an in depth look at the temple machines used to bedazzle worshipers in the ancient temples of Greece and Egypt.

Is It Real? - Russian Bigfoot

Is it possible that prehistoric humans predating modern Homo sapiens still survive today? In Mongolia and Russia, rumours about hairy, ape-like creatures are the staple of gossip in the remote mountain communities of these relatively isolated countries . They are known as the "Almas" and Cryptozoologists claim they could be relic Neanderthals, that did not become extinct as once thought some thirty-five thousand years ago. Do relict hominids still walk the Earth? 

The Mystery of the Neanderthal

Once upon a time in the history of our planet two distinct species of human walked the Earth together. Then some thirty five thousand years ago, in the ultimate contest of survival one species alone would survive to inherit the Earth – Homo sapiens. We are the descendants of the winners of that evolutionary contest.

Eventually we would spread out from the Old Worlds of Europe and Asia into the New Worlds of the Americas and Australia and became a planetary species. We discovered agriculture, built the first cities, developed culture and writing and became the pioneers of a totally new domain of evolution which is distinctly non-biological - Cultural Evolution. It is this new realm of evolution that has made us the most dominant life form on this planet and has set us on a trajectory that will one day take us out amongst the stars.

The Universe ~ Strange Things

Today on Far Future Horizons present another episode of the acclaimed documentary series The Universe where we are going to explore the mysterious, exotic and the downright strangest things that inhabit our enigmatic universe. 

A Planet Orbiting A Pulsar painted by David A Hardy

Planets Beyond Neptune?

This installment will investigate pulsar planets, the possibility of planets beyond Neptune, and dark matter.

There is more to our Universe than meets the eye.

Ray Harryhausen’s Earth vs. the Flying Saucers in Color

Today on Far Future Horizons we pay a special tribute to special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen who died on May 7, 2013  by presenting for your viewing pleasure a colorized version of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.

Wonders of the Solar System – Empire of the Sun

Today on Far Future Horizons we join Professor Brian Cox on a whirl wind tour of the entire solar system highlighting its many wonders.

In this first episode Professor Cox explores the greatest powerhouse of them all - the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse – when the link to the light and heat that sustains us is cut off for a few precious minutes.

But heat and light are not the only power of the sun over the solar system. In Norway, Brian watches the battle between the sun’s wind and earth, as the night sky glows with the northern lights.