The story begins in 1928 with the discovery of a massive, ancient metallic ring in Giza, Egypt. In the modern day, linguist and Egyptologist (James Spader) is recruited by the U.S. Air Force to translate the hieroglyphs on the artifact's coverstones.
: A military team led by Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) travels through the gate to the desert planet Abydos. subtitle Stargate 1994
: Jackson realizes the symbols are not words but constellations, forming a set of spatial coordinates. The story begins in 1928 with the discovery