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Sacred Sites

Ireland's shift to Christianities from Paganism and the role of cosmic phenomena.

Series 1
New research suggests that sites of the ancient Maya in Mexico and Guatemala were linked.
The sandstone cities of Petra and Hegra were built more than 2,000 years ago.
The recent discovery of a 4,000-year-old manuscript suggests new theories about the ancient Egyptians' obsession with death and the afterlife.
Professors from Queen's University in Belfast posit that extraordinary events such as the appearance of meteors and comets may have influenced the minds of Ireland's once predominantly pagan population in to thinking that they should not worship the soil and the earth, but the heavens.
Professors from Queen's University in Belfast posit that extraordinary events such as the appearance of meteors and comets may have influenced the minds of Ireland's once predominantly pagan population in to thinking that they should not worship the soil and the earth, but the heavens.
Discoveries in the tropical forests of Mexico and Guatemala suggest that the monumental temples and pyramids of the ancient Maya civilisation were built to align with not only the heavens, but a supernatural underworld.
Discoveries in the tropical forests of Mexico and Guatemala suggest that the monumental temples and pyramids of the ancient Maya civilisation were built to align with not only the heavens, but a supernatural underworld.
The recent discovery of a 4,000-year-old manuscript suggests new theories about the ancient Egyptians' obsession with death and the afterlife.
The recent discovery of a 4,000-year-old manuscript suggests new theories about the ancient Egyptians' obsession with death and the afterlife.
The recent discovery of a 4,000-year-old manuscript suggests new theories about the ancient Egyptians' obsession with death and the afterlife.
A look at some of the magical places from Arthurian legend.
The ancient Egyptians' obsession with death rituals.
The ancient Egyptians' obsession with death rituals.
A look at some of the magical places from Arthurian legend.
Did events in the sky help bring Christianity to Ireland?
Did events in the sky help bring Christianity to Ireland?
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