Erich von Däniken puts forward many beliefs about the Great Pyramid of Giza in his 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?, saying that the ancient Egyptians could not have built it, not having sufficiently advanced tools, leaving no evidence of workers, and incorporating too much 'intimate' knowledge about the Earth and its geography into the design. To date, the technique of construction is not well understood and the tools the Egyptians used are not entirely known; however, marks left in the quarries by those tools are still visible, and many examples of possible tools are preserved in museums. [ citation needed] Of course, such ideas no longer astonish us today, for the television set shows us talking picture at the turn of a switch.

I imagine an as yet unidentified form of energy which will one day make the incomprehensible comprehensible." Anyway, since I have you on tenterhooks with all those questions above (is it aliens? it must be aliens, right?), here's a few answers for them, which von Daeniken somehow overlooked: R.Z. Sheppard (2 August 1976). "Books: Worlds in Collusion". Time. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011 . Retrieved 21 January 2012.

Robert Todd Carroll (2003), The Skeptic's Dictionary: a collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions (illustrateded.), John Wiley and Sons, p.248, ISBN 978-0471272427, Erich von Däniken thinks that the Nazca lines formed an airfield for ancient astronauts, an idea first proposed by James W. Moseley in the October 1955 issue of Fate and made popular in the early 1960s by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier in The Mornings of the Magicians. There are several controversies and conspiracy theories connected with Pyramids. Erich von Däniken is one of the first to come up with multiple conspiracy theories regarding pyramids. Pyramids form a major topic in this book. Kinofilm, Videospiel, TV-Serie: Ufologe von Däniken bald übernatürlich präsent" (in German). Focus. July 9, 2014 . Retrieved January 30, 2017. Secrets of Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus': An Earthquake, Never-Seen Photos and Nightmarish Monster". The Hollywood Reporter. May 16, 2012 . Retrieved March 15, 2017. In Chariots of the Gods?, von Däniken cited the Iron pillar of Delhi in India, erected approximately 402 AD, as a prime example of extraterrestrial influence because of its "unknown origins" and a complete absence of rust despite its estimated 1,500 years of continuous exposure to the elements. [20] [21] When informed by an interviewer, in 1974, that the pillar was not rust-free, and that its origin, method of construction, and relative resistance to corrosion were all well understood, von Däniken responded that he no longer believed extraterrestrials had been involved in its creation. [22] [23] Cueva de los Tayos [ edit ]

Moricz told Der Spiegel that there had been no expedition; von Däniken's descriptions came from "a long conversation", and the photos in the book had been "fiddled". [24] During the 1974 interview, von Däniken asserted that he had indeed seen the library and the artifacts in the tunnels, but he had embellished some aspects of the story to make it more interesting:In this book, the author tries to tell us the mysteries behind the Egyptian civilization and Mayan civilizations. He postulates the relationship between the aliens and the origin of these civilizations. the idea of 'open sesame' seems just to be a magical extension of the common practice of requiring a passcode to enter a camp]

I can't find any reference to an unusual animal in the tomb of Udimu (better known as Den). However, exotic animal skeletons, included hippos, leopards, baboons and elephants, are common in early Egyptian tombs. These animals were either caught locally, or imported through trade.Bolton, Doug (December 7, 2015). "Stonehenge: The most unusual theories about why the mysterious monument was built". The Independent . Retrieved March 20, 2017. The first draft of the publication had been rejected by a variety of publishers. The book was extensively rewritten by its editor, Wilhelm Roggersdorf (a pen name of the German screenwriter Wilhelm Utermann). [1] [2] Summary [ edit ] Statue from the late Jōmon period (1000–400 BCE) in Japan, interpreted by von Däniken as depicting an alien visitor. Von Däniken suggests that the Nazca lines (200 BCE – CE 700) in Peru could be "landing strips" for alien spacecraft