Throughout the book he underestimated the ingenuity of the people of the past and tries to create a image of them as being stupid and helpless. But it is interesting how he seems to have homed in on the characteristics of a conspiracy theory, not just in content, but in style.

With a condescending view towards the historians, he goes on blabbering about one misinterpreted archaeological evidence after the other, citing numerous out-of-context mumble-jumble about this Physics principle and that astronomical data with a stunning conviction. I bought this for my son who has been watching Ancient Alien Civilisations which the author Daniken does some narration on. But they must have been wooden rollers, otherwise there would not be even the feeblest technical explanation of the building of the pyramids. Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance--the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens.Neither this nor any other discredited evidence, however, has been removed from subsequent editions of Chariots of the Gods? On page 83, the author discusses with incredulity the fact that the Egyptians had a calendar that counted from the first rising of Sirius; for what possible conceivable reason could the Egyptians have cared about Sirius, he asks in perplexity, rather than, say, the moon? Before we deal with some monumental buildings which raise innumerable questions, let us take another glance at the old texts. The series was translated into 12 languages and the first four volumes were translated into English and released by Methuen Children’s Books.

I soon lost my grin, became profoundly curious, and what followed was a wonderful experience, unusual in evert respect, an undertaking which was done exclusively in my spare time, since NASA, my employer, is not engaged in such matters.And since Thor is known as the Thunderer, he must be a reference to space aliens who make the sky unsafe for human travel (because the alternative theory, that people were aware of the existence of thunder, is too ludicrous for him to even consider). Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization. Surely ancient India was home to intelligent (and highly literate) animals as well as the sporadic aliens, all conspiring to befuddle the poor humans into worshiping them and then mythologizing them. Perhaps when it first came out, it was ground-breaking and intriguing, so people ignored how poorly it was written. Because myths are the remnants of distant events and historical relationships of this planet with other celestial worlds.

During his formative years at the renowned College St-Michel in Fribourg, Switzerland, Erich von Daniken immersed himself in ancient holy writings and unsolved archaeological puzzles. One often hears the bible and other works misquoted, or quoted to back up a statement or theory, so I took the trouble to reread the passages referred to, not because I disbelieved Von Daniken, but to confirm the exactitude of what he was saying. When he, in between these topics, dismisses the Theory of Relativity on the grounds that "19th century mathematicians" proved that trains were impossible because passengers would die when the train reached 21 miles an hour. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971. Sirius can clearly have no significance to anybody, unless their civilisation was founded by space aliens.It is an enjoyable read, fast paced, if you consider it more as a fiction novel and don't take it seriously. Putting aside the shortcomings of the prose, the book also did not fulfill its promise of showing evidence for aliens having visited Earth in the ancient past.