Quest for the Lost Civilization Ancient Mariners (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Quest for the Lost Civilization

Ancient Mariners (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-G

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

The mysterious statues of huge heads on Easter Island have perplexed scientists for hundreds of years. Why did the inhabitants of a remote, tiny Pacific island carve and place such elaborate statues?

Director

Timothy Copestake

Writer

Graham Hancock (written by)

Producers

Timothy Copestake | David Wickham | Stefan Wickham

Cinematographer

Colin Clarke

Editors

Allen Charlton | Joby Gee

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Updated Nov 5, 1998

Release date

Nov 5, 1998 (United Kingdom)

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Graham Hancock Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age (2002)
Masaaki Kimura Self - Marine Geologist, Okinawa University (as Prof Masaaki Kimura) Self - Marine Geologist, Okinawa University (as Prof Masaaki Kimura) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
John Lash Self - Comparative Mythologist Self - Comparative Mythologist See fewer	Quest for the Lost Civilization (1998)
Rufino Mauricio Self - Archaeologist (as Dr Rufino Mauricio) Self - Archaeologist (as Dr Rufino Mauricio) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
John Michell Self - Author, 'At the Centre of the World' Self - Author, 'At the Centre of the World' See fewer	Quest for the Lost Civilization (1998)
Oswaldo Rivera Self - Director, Bolivian Archaeology, 1993-97) Self - Director, Bolivian Archaeology, 1993-97) See fewer	Quest for the Lost Civilization (1998)
Robert Schoch Self - Geologist, Boston University (as Prof Robert Schouch) Self - Geologist, Boston University (as Prof Robert Schouch) See fewer	Riddle of the Sphinx: The Awakening (2021)
William Sullivan Self - Author, 'The Secret of the Incas' (as Dr William Sullivan) Self - Author, 'The Secret of the Incas' (as Dr William Sullivan) See fewer	Myths of Mankind (2000)
John Anthony West Self - Egyptologist Self - Egyptologist See fewer	Chanceyville (2003)
Chandra Wickramasinghe Self - Astrophysicist, Cardiff University Self - Astrophysicist, Cardiff University See fewer	The Unexplained Files (2013)