 Book cover for Chariots of the Gods? Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past is a controversial book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It is centered on the theory that many ancient civilization's technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods. The types of evidence he cites can be categorized as follows. Image File history File links Information_icon. ...
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- Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts have been manufactured either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include an ancient Turkish map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
- In ancient art throughout the world themes can be observed which can be interpreted to illustrate astronauts, air and space vehicles, non-human but intelligent creatures, and artifacts of high technology. Von Däniken also points out details that are similar in art of unrelated cultures.
- Origins of religions as reaction to a contact of primitive humans with an alien race. The humans considered the technology of the aliens to be supernatural and the aliens themselves to be gods. According to von Däniken, the oral and literal traditions of most religions contain references to visitors from 'stars' and vehicles travelling through air and space. These, he says, should be interpreted as literal descriptions which have changed during the passage of time and become more obscure, rather than symbolic or mythical fiction. One such is Ezekiel's revelation in Old Testament, which he interprets as a detailed description of a landing spacecraft.
The two most controversial proposals were that Biblical characters were inspired by the extraterrestrials, and humans acquired their superior intelligence by mating with them. The Great Sphinx of Giza with Khafres pyramid in the background. ...
Stonehenge 2004 Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. ...
Rano Raraku Moai Moai are statues carved from compressed volcanic ash on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island). ...
motto: ( Rapa Nui ) Also called Te Pito O Te Henua (Ombligo del mundo) (Navel of the world) Discovered by Europeans April 5, 1722 by Jakob Roggeveen Capital Hanga Roa Area - City Proper 163,6 km² Population - City (2005) - Density (city proper) 3. ...
The Antikythera mechanism (main fragment) The Antikythera mechanism (Greek: O μηχανισμός των ΑντικυθήÏων transliterated as O mÄ“chanismós tÅn AntikythÄ“rÅn) is an ancient mechanical analog computer (as opposed to digital computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions. ...
The Piri Reis map The Piri Reis map is a famous premodern world map created by 16th century Ottoman-Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. ...
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Ezekiel the Prophet of the Hebrew Scriptures is depicted on a 1510 Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo. ...
Most scientists and historians did not take the ideas seriously, claiming that the book's conclusions were based on faulty, pseudoscientific evidence, some of which were later demonstrated to be fraudulent and/or fabricated, and often illogical premises. For example, Ronald Story wrote a book rebutting Däniken's ideas in 1976 titled The Space Gods Revealed. A pseudoscience is any body of knowledge purported to be scientific or supported by science but which fails to comply with the scientific method. ...
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The Space Gods Revealed is a book written in 1976 by Ronald Story. ...
At least one artifact offered as evidence in the book has been disclaimed by Von Däniken himself. Chariots asserts that a non-rusting iron pillar in India was evidence of extra-terrestrial influence, but Von Däniken admitted in a Playboy interview (vol.21, no.8, 1974) that the pillar was man-made and that as far as supporting his theories goes "we can forget about this iron thing." However, neither this nor any other discredited evidence has been removed from subsequent reprints of Chariots of the Gods. Classic Playboy logo. ...
The book was adapted for TV as In Search of Ancient Astronauts. It also served as inspiration for the feature film Stargate, its spinoff TV series, and the TV series Battlestar Galactica. The Ultimate Edition DVD of Stargate contains an interview with Erich von Däniken entitled, "Is There a Stargate?". Stargate is a science fiction/action film released in 1994, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, with a soundtrack by David Arnold. ...
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ...
The concepts described above were also used in the Alien vs. Predator film, where Predators came to Earth and "taught humans how to build". Comic book series Film version of Alien vs. ...
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