Erich von Däniken

Erich von Däniken

During his formative years at the renowned Collège St-Michel in Fribourg, Switzerland, Erich von Däniken immersed himself in ancient holy writings and unsolved archaeological puzzles. Since then he has authored 40 books, including Chariots of the Gods, and held countless lectures and discussions at public forums and educational institutions.

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The Astronaut of Palenque
The Gods were Astronauts
Did the ancient Mayans leave us proof that they had contact with an extraterrestrial civilization?
Enigmatic Structures of the Stone Age
The Gods were Astronauts
What are some of the most enigmatic secrets hidden in ancient stone age structures, that are just being discovered, today?
Solomon's Celestial Chariot
The Gods were Astronauts
What connection did King Solomon have to extraterrestrial beings?
Mayan Temples in the Jungle
Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend
Erich von Däniken reveals that the ancient gods in the Mayan world were extraterrestrial humanoid beings. Depictions of these descended beings can be found all across Central American in the holy sites of Tikal, Chichen Itza and Tulum.
Panspermia
The Gods were Astronauts
What gave rise to the life on our planet, in the time before the ancient gods came to our world?
Signs for the Gods
The Gods were Astronauts
Did ancient cultures carve giant signs into the ground to catch the attention of the gods flying high above them?
Ezekiel and the Spacecraft
The Gods were Astronauts
Did Ezekiel travel with extraterrestrial beings from the future?
Hybrid Creatures of the Ancient World
Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend
Advanced extraterrestrial civilizations manipulated extant species on Earth to create hybrid creatures, which terrified burgeoning human civilizations. Erich von Däniken postulates that these were created to survive hostile off-world conditions.
Anomalous Monuments in the Americas
Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend
Erich von Däniken guides us on a journey through ancient American sites where megalithic structures depict extraterrestrial beings interacting with cultures predating the Mayans and Incans. These can be found along the Street of the Dead in Teotihuacan and the pyramids in Tikal.
Visitors from Sirius
The Gods were Astronauts
How could the Dogon tribe in central Africa, living in stone houses, know of the binary-star system of Sirius?
Signs of the Gods
Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend
From crop circles to massive petroglyph formations, Erich von Däniken reveals the signs that suggest advanced beings have had a long-term presence upon Earth. As we traverse through modern times, could these gods still be leaving us signs of their existence through the widespread appearance of crop circles?
Erich von Däniken: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
Erich von Däniken: Beyond the Legend
Who is the man beyond the myths and legends? Erich von Däniken introduces us to the man he was, before he wrote his seminal work, Chariots of the Gods. His ongoing drive is to change the spirit of the times and the way we think about the world we live in.
Living Mythologies
The Gods were Astronauts
Do the sacred practices of indigenous cultures and ancient traditions preserve the history of a time when the extraterrestrial gods walked among us?
The Secret of Fatima
The Gods were Astronauts
What do Fatima, Portugal, the city of Lourdes, France and Guadalupe in Mexico have in common?
Unexplained Mysteries of Antiquity
The Gods were Astronauts
Erich von Däniken unveils three mysteries from the ancient world, demonstrating the practical application of advanced knowledge in technology, science and mathematics.
Legends and Treasures in South America
The Gods were Astronauts
Is there evidence that extraterrestrials were a part of South American cultures in ancient times?
Ancient Gods of the South Seas
The Gods were Astronauts
Erich von Däniken explores strange structures and statues scattered across the southern waters of the Pacific Ocean, on isolated islands stretching from Asia to South America.
Chavin de Huantar: Temple of Mystery
The Gods were Astronauts
What is the Chavin de Huantar and who built this ancient temple?