origins of the gods by erich von daniken

In the ground-breaking Chariots of the Gods, Erich von Daniken provides answers to these questions.why do religious texts often refer to Gods who descend from fiery chariots? He lives in Switzerland but is an ever-present figure on the international lecture circuit.All over the world there are fantastic ruins and objects that cannot be explained by conventional history, archaeology or religion. Von Däniken's ideas have been the inspiration for a wide range of TV series, including the History Channel's hit Ancient Aliens. His works have been translated into 28 languages and have sold more than 63 million copies. The worldwide best-seller and was followed by 32 more books, including The Eyes of the Sphinx, Twilight of the Gods, History Is Wrong, Evidence of the Gods, and Odyssey of the Gods. He published his first (and best-known) book, Chariots of the Gods, in 1968.

A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization.Ībout the Author Erich von Däniken is arguably the most widely read and most-copied nonfiction author in the world. A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid The dramatic discoveries and irrefutable evidence: Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we are the descendants of these galactic pioneers-and he reveals the archeological discoveries that prove it. Here, Erich von Däniken examines ancient ruins, lost cities, spaceports, ufos, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Immediately recognized as a work of monumental importance, Chariots of the Gods endures as proof that Earth has been visited repeatedly by advanced aliens from other worlds. About the Book The book that began it all-Daniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds-now offered in a special updated trade edition with a new Introduction by the author.īook Synopsis THE SEVEN MILLION COPY BESTSELLERĪS SEEN ON ANCIENT ALIENS - The groundbreaking classic that introduced the theory that ancient Earth established contact with aliens.

Origins of the gods by erich von daniken