Erich von Däniken

Erich Von Daniken was born in Switzerland in 1935. He attended the College St-Michael in Fribourg, Switzerland and occupied his time with studying ancient holy writings. While he was a manager of a five-star hotel, he wrote his first book "Chariots of the Gods" in 1968, which quickly became a best seller in the United States and Germany. He received fame and recognition for a TV special called "In Search of Ancient Astronauts" which was based off of "Chariots of the Gods" in 1993. It's also said that Von Daniken is a compulsive traveler and travels around 100,000 miles every year to remote spots around the world to closely examine and research what he plans to write about. "Mysteries of the World" was a theme park that he built in 2003 in Interlaken,…

In the movie Chariots of the Gods, based on the novel by Erich von Däniken, it brings up multiple pseudoarchaeological claims. A pseudoarchaeology claim “-involves the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of archaeological data to concoct a past that some feel is more satisfying” (Fader). One of the most interesting claims I heard about was the idea that the Egyptians could not have built the pyramids in Giza by themselves with the technology available at the time. Von Däniken creates this…

earth. It is an isolated volcanic island located in Polynesia whose native name is Rapa Nui. This island is a prime example of this type of archeological controversy. Alternative and mainstream archeological theories, that begin to explain both its first inhabitants and the giant stone figures located on the island, are widespread. The presence of nearly 900 statues, with oversized heads, called Moai produced during the 13th-16th centuries have led to serious debate. Questions such as who, how,…

I’ll begin with the ancient alien mythology. The outlook on aliens back in the ancient times were viewed nothing like the way they are now. Many people have a strong belief that during the ancient era, aliens walked the Earth. Although it may just be a theory, the question of if aliens were on among our ancient ancestors has been debated for centuries and still left unanswered. Ancient alien theorists, like Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin believe that extraterrestrials came to earth…

An ancient alien theorist, Erich von Däniken, believes extraterrestrials landed on Earth, were hailed as gods, and aided in the shaping of human civilization. What proof you may ask could possibly exist for such an encounter? Proponents of the theory point to two types of evidence: ancient religious texts and physical specimens; a few of these are listed below: Vimanas: Astronauts from other planets visited India during ancient times theorists suggest. They point to the similarities…

“The ancient astronaut theory all started in 1968, when Swiss researcher and author Erich Von Daniken published a book known as Chariots of the Gods, which became an immediate bestseller.” Within the book he put his hypothesis that, “‘the technology and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods” (Ancient Astronaut Theory). In the book he gives evidence and reasons as to why he believes in this theory, but one thing is wrong with…

Also, from this lack of archaeological evidence numerous scientific and archaeological based theories — that conflict with one another— have risen, trying to explain the collapse of the Rapa Nui civilization. Hysterically, the lack of evidence has also brought out a significant amount conspiracy theories and fraudulent archaeology that have no scientific background or bases for discussion, and therefore, the comic relief of Ancient Aliens and Erich von Däniken will not be included in this…