Atlantis Premiere

[Kiz]

I have a burning question from the Beginning of the Atlantis Premiere: At the beginning it shows two people( male and Female) staring at each other for a few moments. Who are they , what are their purposes

[Major Tyler]

I have a burning question from the Beginning of the Atlantis Premiere: At the beginning it shows two people( male and Female) staring at each other for a few moments. Who are they , what are their purposes

They are Ancients. One of whom's purpose is to get frozen in ice to be found by an Antarctic research team 4 million years later.

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

The two ancients were played by Ona Grauer (SG-1'sFrozen (that's her below))

And her husband.

I learned that from the audio commentary on the Stargate Atlantis: Rising DVD