Title
Chariots of the Gods : unsolved mysteries of the past / Erich von Daniken ; translated by Michael Heron..
Uniform Title
Erinnerungen an die Zukunft. English
ISBN
9781101076125 (electronic book)
1101076127 (electronic book)
0425074811
9780425074817
Imprint
[New York] : Penguin Group US, 1999.
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from the German.
Description
1 online resource
1 online resource (192 pages)
Call Number
CB156 .D365 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
001.9
Summary
Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance--the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eyes of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began--von Daniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Daniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendants of these galactic pioneers--and the archeological discoveries that prove it ... * An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid * Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts * Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins * A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica * A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization.
Note
Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1970.
Access Note
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Are there intelligent beings in the cosmos?
When our spaceship landed on Earth ...
The improbable world of the unexplained
Was God an astronaut?
Fiery chariots from the heavens
Ancient imagination and legends, or ancient facts?
Ancient marvels or space travel centers?
Easter Island
land of the Bird Men
The mysteries of South America and other oddities
The Earth's experience of space
The search for direct communication
Tomorrow.
