Erich Von Daniken: Planet Earth and Ancient Aliens
Jun 04, 2016•1 hr 4 min
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Episode description
Erich von Däniken is a Swiss author of several over 30 books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronautshypotheses. The ideas put forth in his books are rejected by a majority of scientists and academics, who categorize his work pseudoarchaeology and pseudoscience.
Däniken later became a co-founder of the Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association (AAS RA). He designed Mystery Park (now known as Jungfrau Park), a theme park located in Interlaken, Switzerland, that opened in May 2003.
You can read articles and news on his website, http://www.daniken.com/
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Däniken later became a co-founder of the Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association (AAS RA). He designed Mystery Park (now known as Jungfrau Park), a theme park located in Interlaken, Switzerland, that opened in May 2003.
You can read articles and news on his website, http://www.daniken.com/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.
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