With connections to the heavens.
David childress: We see this unusual keyhole shape
as decoration for these gods.
Narrator: It appears in mystic texts.
The secret seal of solomon has that interesting shape.
Narrator: It was incorporated in sacred architecture.
If you look at this from above...
...It's this keyhole shape,
and that to me is fascinating.
I am literally wowed by this.
Narrator: And it exists all over the planet.
Andrew collins: Why is that there are so many cultures that use
the keyhole shape around the world?
Is there some commonality to all of this?
Narrator: Could this cryptic symbol represent a connection
to beings that came to earth thousands of years ago?
Erich von daniken: We were visited by beings from outer space.
And they left clues on this planet earth.
Giorgio a. Tsoukalos: There is an extraterrestrial message
inside this keyhole shape.
Narrator: There is a doorway
in the universe.
Beyond it is the promise of truth.
It demands we question everything
we have ever been taught.
The evidence is all around us.
The future is right before our eyes.
We are not alone.
We have never been alone.
Narrator: Waterford, virginia.
2013.
Cydonia institute researcher george haas is combing through
images of mars when something catches his eye.
A large formation protruding from the surface of the planet
that displays extraordinary symmetry.
He is struck by the fact
that there are no other large geographical features
around it,
and it has the distinct shape of a keyhole.
Haas: When you initially look at it,
it looks like something that someone made.
So, when scientists are looking for signs of activity
on another planet, they're looking for structural symmetry,
determining if this is possibly just something nature made
or something that humans or extraterrestrials
had a hand in.
What we're seeing on mars could be evidence
of intelligent design
by some unknown extraterrestrial culture.
The mars reconnaissance orbiter
took amazing detailed maps
of pretty much the whole surface of mars.
And there are some anomalous pictures.
It's very much worth humanity's while to travel there
and find out for sure, are these artificial or not?
Narrator: Could it be that this strangely symmetrical formation on mars
is really an artificial structure,
built by an extraterrestrial race?
For ancient astronaut theorists,
what makes this image even more intriguing
is the fact that strikingly similar man-made structures
exist here on earth.
Osaka, japan.
Today, this bustling metropolis
is famous as one of japan's cultural centers
of food, fashion and finance.
But in its southern suburb of sakai
lies an ancient and mysterious monument:
A megalithic tomb called daisen kofun.
It rises up 35 feet above the surrounding area
and is 1,600 feet long
and 980 feet wide,
and it's encircled by three moats,
making the entire edifice cover a space
of five million square feet.
Collins: You can only really appreciate what it represents
by going up into the air,
looking down on it, because you then see
that it's an enormous keyhole shape.
Narrator: The daisen kofun is merely the largest
of more than 160,000 kofuns that dot japan.
There are hundreds of these tombs,
built between around 300 ad to around 600 ad...
...All over japan.
So what were these?
Were these really just tombs built for emperors and kings,
or were they something else altogether?
William henry: The keyhole shape can only be seen from the air.
And we're told that the ancient japanese did not have a means
of getting into the sky to appreciate this shape.
So there's a great mystery here about why the keyhole shape?
Narrator: Some researchers suggest that the purpose of the keyhole shape
can be traced back to the first kofun ever built.
The first of these tombs is associated
with the first historical japanese emperor,
emperor sujin,
in whose record in the book of ancient mythology, the kojiki,
a keyhole of a door actually also plays an important part.
Narrator: According to the story in the kojiki,
a young woman becomes impregnated by a powerful god
who comes to her room through a keyhole,
then gives birth to semi-divine children.
Another story from the same text tells
that the japanese royal family are all descendants
of amaterasu, who came from the celestial plane.
Tsoukalos: So, what's the deal here?
Why do we have these stories of someone coming from the sky?
They also describe them as having come down
from their celestial palace, which is called takamagahara.
It's right there.
Our ancestors did not have words
for extraterrestrials or aliens
or any other creature coming from another planet,
because it didn't exist at the time.
So you've got to wonder
if these keyhole-shaped kofun
aren't something that were actually designed
by extraterrestrials.
There's something about that shape, it has meaning.
Are these sites signaling somebody
who is apparently in the sky?
Narrator: Is it possible that the design of the japanese kofuns
was inspired by contact with otherworldly visitors?
As far as ancient astronaut theorists are concerned,
this symbol may offer an important clue
about alien intervention in earth's distant past.
And as further evidence of its significance,
they point to much more recently discovered
keyhole-shaped structures
that were also made to be seen from above.
Khaybar, saudi arabia.
May 2017.
An archaeological team conducting an aerial survey
of the saudi arabian desert
makes an extraordinary discovery:
A series of mysterious stone structures.
Among them are 19 formations in the shape of keyholes,
formed by walls roughly three feet high.
Newman: These were keyhole-shaped kind of enclosures
built of quite large stones
and earth, and there were hundreds of them
across the landscape.
And they're thought to be thousands of years old,
but no one knows who built them.
No one knows why they were there,
but they have this sacred symbol of the keyhole as the design.
So the keyhole shape is a combination
of the triangle and the circle,
and the circle is often a representation of the sun
and the moon and other heavenly objects,
whereas the triangle shape is really the pyramid shape,
and that is a representation of the earth.
So it really could be a representation
linking heaven and earth.
Narrator: Scientific testing of the materials
made to build these enclosures
dates them to roughly 6500 bc.
Could it be that they are somehow related
to the keyhole-shaped kofuns
that were built in japan thousands of years later?
Curiously, a keyhole design can be found at ancient sites
belonging to numerous different cultures,
and all over the world.
This shape is present in the incan ruins of moray
in peru,
the temple of the foliated cross in palenque, mexico,
the hopi kivas in the american southwest,
and the 10,000-year-old burial mounds
in tassili n'ajjer, algeria.
Why is it that there are so many cultures
that use the keyhole shape around the world?
Is there some commonality to all of this?
Even though they are thousands of miles apart?
I would say that we have to look towards human consciousness.
And the commonality of symbols.
Since ancient times there have been keys and locks.
The keyhole is what can unlock a portal to another place,
an unseen place,
so it has a ritual and symbolic significance.
We are aware that there are things we do not know,
that there are energies that affect human life
and all other life that we are still learning,
just barely beginning to grasp.
So the keyhole image symbolically represents
the possibility that such gateways can be opened.
Narrator: Could the keyhole symbol
carry a profound message for humanity?
Was this shape repeated at ancient sites
across the globe so that future generations
would notice it and attempt to understand it?
Perhaps further clues can be found
by examining the connection
between the keyhole shape and the ancient gods.
Young: Khonsu has a pendant with a keyhole on it.
January 2018.
Archaeologists digging in this city,
located in the heart of the nile river delta,
uncover the remains of an ancient settlement.
Among the fragments of statues,
they discover pieces of an amulet known as a menat.
Rita lucarelli: The menat is a...
A very important, uh, amulet,
um, for ancient egypt.
So, the menat was, uh, made
by a series of lines of beads
with the counterbalance,
uh, in form of a keyhole.
And this way could use as a necklace,
with the beads in front
and a counterbalance in the back.
Narrator: In egyptian mythology,
the menat is often worn by the god khonsu.
Lucarelli: Khonsu is, uh, mainly god of the moon.
But he's also a healing god.
He's considered a protector who can, uh,
ward off evil spirits or evil forces.
Khonsu was seen as a wandering god.
This reflects how the moon wanders through the heavens.
He has a pendant with a keyhole on it.
This represents the gatekeeping function
of this particular divinity,
the ability to open unseen worlds.
He taught many of the different sciences to the people.
He was also related to technology.
So this is the suggestion that he may have been involved
in some of the construction of the sites there
in ancient egypt.
Narrator: Paintings often depict the gods
giving the menat to members of egyptian nobility.
While mainstream historians contend the amulet
was simply a piece of jewelry, ancient astronaut theorists
suspect it was something more profound.
If you look at some of the earliest representations
of the menat,
rays are jumping out into four different heads
that are on sticks.
What is going on?
To me, that is a representation
of something technological
that our ancestors witnessed.
But they couldn't quite figure out yet
what they were looking at.
Narrator: Curiously, khonsu isn't the only lunar deity--
or moon god-- symbolized by a keyhole shape.
We also have tanit, the canaanite or phoenician goddess
who, again, her symbol was that of the keyhole shape,
and she was connected with travel.
She was also connected with machinery.
So, again, there could be connections here
between these ancient cultures and this symbol.
Narrator: Do depictions of khonsu and tanit
point to the keyhole shape,
representing some type of technological device?
And could it be more than mere coincidence
that both have a connection to the moon?
Ancient astronaut theorists believe further clues
can be found on the italian island of sardinia.
Today, this picturesque island in the mediterranean
is famous for its crystalline waters,
white sandy beaches, and luxurious resorts.
But thousands of years ago,
sardinia was home to one of the most mysterious civilizations
in the ancient world-- the nuraghe.
The nuraghic culture of sardinia
were a bronze age people
who occupied the island
from around 1800 bc
down to about 200 bc,
when the romans arrived and took over the island.
Newman: There are question marks about the dating
of the nuraghic civilization in sardinia.
There's so many sites there that go back way before that.
There's dolmens that go back to 3500 or 4000 bc.
There's, uh, the giants' tombs,
which are slightly older than the nuraghic civilization.
And there's even a pyramid there, monte d'accoddi,
which dates back to around 3500 to 4000 bc.
The nuraghic culture emerged, really, from nowhere.
So they were masters of megalithic construction,
and they built these amazing nuraghic towers
all over the country.
There are recorded over 7,000 of them.
Collins: Sardinia...
Is arguably one of the most interesting sites in europe,
not simply because of the-the large stone structures there,
but it's the fact
that so many of them are aligned
to the sun and the moon and also the stars,
that we have to ask ourselves:
Did they have a belief
that their ancestors came from the stars?
Narrator: The nuraghic people
left no written historical record,
causing many scholars to question
how they could have achieved such incredible building prowess
without having developed a writing system.
In may 2018,
oak island treasure hunter marty lagina
invited giorgio tsoukalos to join him in sardinia
to investigate the mystery of the nuraghe
and offer his unique perspective.
(speaking foreign language)
there, giorgio and marty were met by local guide ivana malu
and archaeoastronomer mauro peppino zedda,
who showed them an archaeological site
far stranger than they expected:
The well of santa cristina.
-Now, wait a minute, wait a minute, aspetta. -Malu: Yes, yeah, prego.
-These are modern, right? This is reproduction. -(laughing): Yeah.
-No, no, I mean it. -No, I know, I know, I know.
-Marty: This is reproduction. -It's what people say...
When they are here they say, "oh, ivana, that's a fake.
What is that?" can you imagine the well is 3,000 years old?
Marty: No. Honestly, these are
-the original stones? -Really. Believe me.
-Marty: Wow. -Hundred percent.
That is built to last for the eternity.
Well, this is spectacular.
-I mean, look at... -Do you want to touch with your hand
-the sophistication of the wall? -Yes.
Malu: Here we go. Andiamo.
-Tsoukalos: This is crazy. -Marty: Unbelievable.
Tsoukalos: Look at this. It is round.
It's a perfect circle.
You can't put a-a piece of paper...
There's no mortar used to put this stuff together.
-I mean... -Malu: It's amazing.
Incredible questo.
Marty: Not only is it constructed beautifully,
the foundation is below the water table.
Okay? That's very hard to do.
I could tell you from oak island,
-working in the water is difficult. -Right? Yes.
Marty: This is spectacular.
Narrator: But the incredibly precise construction
of the well of santa cristina
is not its only extraordinary feature.
When archaeoastronomer mauro peppino zedda
began researching the ancient structures of sardinia
in search of astronomical alignments,
he found that the well of sardinia
was constructed to track a very specific celestial event.
(speaking foreign language)
and this cupola is really built to observe the moon
in its highest light.
(zedda speaking foreign language)
malu (translating): It's maximum.
-(speaking foreign language) -see, I get it.
Is every 18.6 years,
the full moon reflects its light
in the deep water over there.
Narrator: The event tracked by the well is known as a lunar standstill,
the time when the moon reaches its highest point
in the night sky and appears to stay there for hours
before finally sinking back toward the horizon.
But how was an ancient civilization--
one supposedly without mathematics
or a written language--
able to build a structure that precisely tracks a lunar event
that would have only occurred two or three times
in a normal lifetime?
The question is, there was no written language.
How was this planned?
Because if you look at this from above,
it's this keyhole shape,
and that, to me, is fascinating.
I have not seen anything quite like this, okay?
I'm-I'm literally wowed by this.
Clearly, someone told the local people
how to place these stones into different areas,
because it was a connection to the celestial realm.
So you're surmising the technology was
given to these people?
-The engineering knowledge. -Yeah. Yeah.
Because this screams mathematics.
Yes, it does.
Tsoukalos: It is unlike anything that I've ever seen,
even though the stone steps have reminded me
of inside the grand gallery of the great pyramid.
You can't put a dollar bill in between the fittings.
No mortar was used; it's absolute perfection.
And the hole with the oculus has a deviation of about 11 degrees.
So, that right there is something that's fascinating
because only with that 11-degree deviation
do you actually recognize this lunar standstill.
So, my suggestion is that this engineering knowledge
was given to the local culture at the time
by the extraterrestrials.
I'm not offering this opinion lightly.
The legends and the statuary and the figurines and the objects
that have been found here all speak of someone
descending from the sky.
Narrator: Ancient moon gods in egypt and carthage
symbolized by a keyhole.
An ancient well in sardinia,
aligned to record a rare lunar event
and also shaped like a keyhole.
Could these incredible parallels provide evidence
of extraterrestrial intervention on earth?
Ancient astronaut theorists say yes
and suggest further evidence can be found by examining
another mysterious structure in a remote village in india.
Praveen mohan: The well of badlapur
June 2018.
Thousands flock to the pasadena convention center
to attend aliencon,
a three-day event that brings together
ancient astronaut theorists
and ufo researchers from across the world.
Featured contributor giorgio tsoukalos
has just returned from his trip to sardinia.
And while relating what he experienced there
to convention attendees,
he is shown a photo that is shockingly familiar.
The well of santa cristina is
one of the most amazing architectural sites
I've ever seen.
On that photo I was given at aliencon
was an almost-identical well
4,000 miles away in india.
And I was like, "this is incredible."
when you look at these two structures from the sky,
immediately you see that they both
are in the shape of a keyhole.
So you have to wonder, "is there a connection?"
and that is the big question.
Narrator: A similar keyhole-shaped well
4,000 miles away?
Is it possible that the well in india--
located in the town of badlapur, near mumbai--
is somehow connected to the well in sardinia?
Mainstream archaeologists believe
that the well at badlapur was created around 1715...
During the time of shivaji.
But there are no inscriptions in the well
which state how old it is.
The fact is, locals believe that this well was created
much, much earlier in time,
possibly dating back to thousands of years.
Archaeological records in india are not precisely kept,
so it is entirely possible that this well was built
at the same as the step well in sardinia.
Narrator: Curiously, both wells have
a similar connection to the moon.
In sardinia, it's the moon shining down
on that pool of water once every 18 years.
And in india, we have 18 steps
leading down to the water's edge.
Both of them reflective of the 18-year lunar cycle.
Narrator: Another commonality between the two ancient
keyhole-shaped structures is that both were constructed
using sophisticated building techniques.
The badlapur well was originally constructed
without the use of any mortar, which has only
been added in recent years to ensure its preservation.
The well of badlapur
was created without the use
of any mortar.
This type of construction is based on the ancient technology
of ayurveda where you are able to create a structure
that can survive for many thousands of years.
Narrator: Archaeologists suggest
that this construction style,
known as ayurvedic architecture,
is derived from the ancient science of design
described in india's oldest sanskrit texts.
To the millions of hindu faithful,
these texts-- known as vedas--
are accounts given directly by the gods themselves,
and only transcribed by humans.
Childress: We still have
these ancient texts from ancient india.
It's really the only civilization left
that has this continuous thread to the very, very ancient past.
And these books can still be read by sanskrit scholars today.
And what these books talk about is extraterrestrial gods
coming to ancient india.
Tsoukalos: Now, the ancient astronaut theory proposes that
the reason why these similar structures exist is because
perhaps both cultures were visited by the same teachers.
So, who knows if the nuraghic culture of ancient sardinia
was visited by the same extraterrestrials
that were visiting ancient india,
because in both cases there are local stories
of beings descending from the sky.
Some thousands of years, we were visited
by beings from outer space.
These beings, they wanted that we develop technology.
They wanted that sooner or later we find out
that we are the offsprings of them.
So they left clues on this planet earth.
Narrator: Is it possible that these two ancient wells,
separated by thousands of miles
and with eerily similar construction styles,
were built with the help of extraterrestrial beings?
And if so, does the keyhole shape represent some type
of technology wielded by these visitors?
Ancient astronaut theorists suggest
further clues can be found
by examining the significance of this shape throughout india
in the form of the stupa.
Mohan: In ajanta caves, there are many carvings of buddha
inside stupas.
From the front, it appears as though buddha is standing
inside an elaborately carved arch.
But the fact is, what we are seeing
from the front is a cross section of
a stupa, inside of which buddha is standing.
And what is a stupa?
It is nothing but some kind of a vehicle.
It is also shaped
in the form of a keyhole.
Tsoukalos: Buddha sitting inside a stupa, in my opinion,
is this creature inside a pod lifting off.
If we had one or ten or even 20 examples like that,
you could be like, "all right, interesting."
but what if I told you there are millions of the same motif
in india about celestial beings depicted
living in clouds up in the sky?
Whatever the shape was
that inspired the keyhole shape
was what was so important, and in my opinion,
that was a flying craft.
Narrator: Is it possible that the keyhole symbol
found throughout the world was inspired
by the shape of an extraterrestrial spacecraft
that our ancestors witnessed descending from the sky?
Some ancient astronaut theorists suggest there may be another,
even more profound explanation,
and point to an early hebrew text
that describes a magic ring
used to control demons.
Henry: The archangel michael is going to give solomon a power
king solomon of the united kingdom of israel
begins construction on a great temple
to house the ark of the covenant.
According to the hebrew bible,
this sacred chest was built to carry the stone tablets
on which the ten commandments were written
and also facilitated direct communication with god.
There's an ancient legend, recorded in,
of all places, the talmud,
wherein which it is said that there were specific needs
for building solomon's temple
that no human being could provide.
Henry: In the story, solomon prays to god,
and instantly the archangel michael manifests,
as if out of thin air.
And michael says that he's going to give solomon
a power that has never before been seen on earth
and never again shall be.
And he produces for him a golden ring with a signet seal.
Little: This is known as the secret seal of solomon.
And it is a magical sign...
Which has that interesting shape like a keyhole.
Collins: This ring was used to command a legion of 72 jinn.
These are fire spirits, uh, in arabian tradition.
And once they were under his control,
he used them to build monuments,
including solomon's temple itself.
Narrator: According to the talmud,
these otherworldly beings that solomon was able to rule
with his divine keyhole-shaped seal
were led by a jinn named ashmedai.
In constructing solomon's temple,
ashmedai not only oversaw the building of the tabernacle
to hold the ark of the covenant,
but also a number of underground hidden chambers.
Tzadok: Ashmedai brought with him an army
of his followers who built those places of the temple,
which no human being was allowed to even know existed.
So these legends come down to us to this day
that this temple of solomon, the parts that were subterranean,
were not built by human hands
and, therefore, secret to this day to the human eye.
Childress: They built all kinds of tunnels and chambers.
And you have to wonder if it might have something to do
with this high technology that they put
into some very safe place for keeping.
Narrator: Could it be that the technology solomon was given
to build his temple was hidden somewhere beneath it?
Solomon's temple was destroyed by the babylonian king
nebuchadnezzar ii in 587 bc.
But nearly 1,700 years later, the site where it stood,
known today as temple mount, was excavated
by a group of warrior monks called
the order of solomon's temple,
also known as the knights templar.
And many believe that they did not leave empty-handed.
(horse neighs)
the knights templars got a commission from the pope
to actually do excavations at solomon's temple.
And the story there goes that the templars actually discovered
a secret chamber beneath the temple.
Narrator: While it remains unknown just what the knights templar
may have uncovered, researchers know that
they would go on to display incredible building prowess,
much like that of the jinn that legend credits
with building solomon's temple.
The knights templars had very advanced knowledge
of geometry, mathematics, architecture,
and of working with stone.
Some of the early constructions include the gothic cathedrals
of europe, and they show remarkable technology.
The way they worked with stone, the hidden geometry,
the mathematics, and the sort of spiritual dimensions
that these elements create are quite remarkable.
Narrator: Curiously, nearly every templar church
was built in the shape of a keyhole
when viewed from above.
But perhaps most notable of all is that at a former
templar stronghold in France called rennes-le-château,
there is a statue of ashmedai, the king of the jinn
that helped solomon to build his temple.
Tzadok: Rumor has it that the templar knights
endeavored to communicate with ashmedai,
the king of the shedim, the jinn,
who built the temple to serve solomon.
Narrator: Is it possible that the knights templar
were in possession of a long-lost alien technology?
One that was witnessed and documented all over the world
in ancient times?
Ancient astronaut theorists say yes
and suggest further clues as to just what
this technology was and if it still exists
somewhere on earth today can be found
by examining the most iconic sacred object
in all of christianity:
The holy grail.
Architect gian lorenzo bernini oversees the finishing touches
on his masterpiece, st. Peter's square.
This resplendent portico consists of
two straight colonnades
that open up to a wide ellipse.
St. Peter's square is a very large plaza
in front of st. Peter's basilica in vatican city.
The thing is that st. Peter's square is not a square.
It's a keyhole shape, and the question is why?
The architect bernini tells us that
when he envisioned the keyhole shape,
it was to create a sort of a womb or a vessel
so that the visitor to this place
would feel like they're embraced by the welcoming
or loving arms of the church,
that as many as one million people can gather together
in this spot.
In fact, they would gather around a-a large
egyptian obelisk made of red granite
that's in the exact center of the apex of this site.
But we know that shapes hold power,
shapes have power.
We have to ask the question, could this be something more?
Narrator: Some historians suggest a clue as to why
st. Peter's square was designed in the shape of a keyhole
can be found at the garway templar church in England.
In her 2007 book the knights templar encyclopedia,
author karen ralls notes that there is a curious etching
above the church's piscina:
A keyhole-shaped chalice thought to depict
the holy grail.
There are different perspectives on what the holy grail is.
The one that most people are familiar with
is that it's actually a cup or a chalice,
one that was present at the last supper
and that also was present at the crucifixion.
What's interesting is that the grail is very often
distinctively keyhole-shaped.
This is eerily similar to what the seal of solomon looks like.
The keyhole shape that is believed to be
the actual symbol that solomon used
in order to bind or control demons.
Narrator: Could it be that the holy grail and the ring of solomon
are both representations of a technology
that was wielded by extraterrestrial visitors?
A mysterious 12th-century nobleman
named wolfram von eschenbach, who is often regarded
as the greatest poet of the middle ages,
wrote of the holy grail falling to earth
from the heavens.
One of the origin stories of the grail is that it was
a giant emerald that was in the crown that lucifer wore
before his fall,
that instead of descending to the underworld,
it fell accidentally to earth.
So we have a little piece of heaven here on earth.
Narrator: While scholars debate what parts of eschenbach's works
were meant to be taken as fact,
he goes into great detail about the grail,
which he alleged was carved from this otherworldly gemstone.
Henry: The stone can instantly manifest wishes
through the power of a frequency or vibration.
This is very important because one of the critical uses
for the grail is that it could transmute
one thing into another.
A wasteland into a garden, for example.
Wolfram von eschenbach said that the grail fell from the heavens.
What if the grail is, in fact, extraterrestrial technology?
(horse neighs)
lynn picknett: We know that the knights templar
spent some time in jerusalem,
and it's often said that they were looking for holy relics.
They were looking, perhaps, for the holy grail.
Had they got it, where would they have taken it?
So let's think about st. Peter's square,
in light of this.
Maybe it tells us that the grail is in vatican city.
Narrator: Is it possible that bernini designed st. Peter's square
in the shape of a keyhole to provide a clue
that the holy grail resides somewhere at the vatican?
And was the holy grail not a cup
that could bestow everlasting life
but a powerful extraterrestrial technology?
Some ancient astronaut theorists believe the grail
may represent something even more profound,
and point back to the keyhole shape found on mars.
Narrator: November 2016.
After a three-year study of the keyhole formation
discovered on mars, an independent research team
led by the director of the cydonia institute,
george haas, publishes their findings.
The team determined that the formation exhibits
such perfect symmetry that it is highly unlikely
to be the result of natural erosion.
It appears what we're seeing on mars
is evidence of some unknown extraterrestrial culture
that I think may have been telling the story
of where we came from and possibly
where we may be going.
Narrator: If the keyhole formation on mars is an artificial structure,
as this scientific study suggests,
could it indicate that an alien technology,
documented by our ancestors,
was left on earth's closest neighboring planet
for humanity to one day discover?
Or is it possible that the structure
does not represent some physical object
but carries a more important message?
Was it meant to tell us that there are profound secrets
waiting to be unlocked about both our past
and our future?
When we look at all the examples of the keyhole shape
as it appears throughout different myths and traditions,
it tells us that that is a vital shape
for us to understand.
And it suggests to me that when we find the keyhole shape,
no matter where it is, that they all refer
to this great mystery, symbolized by the keyhole,
and that perhaps by understanding one,
it's gonna help us to unlock the mysteries of all,
and release some tremendous cosmic power.
Tsoukalos: I think that there's an extraterrestrial message
inside this keyhole shape.
If anything, it is a project
of spreading knowledge
and information throughout the entire universe.
Because without information, what-what do you have?
You have nothing.
Childress: I think that what's really lying in store for humanity now
is that we will prove these keyhole shapes
are really signifying intelligent life,
perhaps giving us technology and helping us go into space.
Narrator: Could it be that the keyhole shape symbolizes
a connection to the universe that humankind
is only beginning to comprehend?
Are religious artifacts like the holy grail
not divine or even extraterrestrial objects
but messages meant to tell us that our destiny lies
in the stars?
Perhaps we are on the verge of finally understanding
the significance of this ubiquitous symbol...
And the next giant leap for mankind
will be more profound than we could ever imagine.
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