Theories on the contact of ancient human civilizations with extraterrestrials have become popular since the
sixties and especially in the
seventies ,
and
the prehistory (
1972 ). However, the substrate of these theories had been developed a few years ago, shortly after the
fifties , with the
emergence of '
UFOs along with the first documented accounts of sightings of
UFOs . This theme is joined to the arguments already developed
The supporters of this group of theories claim that there has been alien influence in the development of civilization and
the human species and
according to the which the human species would be created by higher entities or through "
angels "extraterrestrials.
If for
paleoanthropology traditional man is the result of an evolutionary process lasted for three million years, which has led the proto
monkeys
these ideas suggest that the man was helped to take this path, if not induced and that in the past have occurred numerous contacts between
aliens landed on Earth and local populations. These contacts, in some cases consist of long stay of aliens on our planet, would have affected
the development of some civilization traces to witness these events would be recognized - according to proponents of these theories - studying
with a certain "mindset" some findings prehistoric.
Among the main disseminators of such cases there have been the archaeologist and the Swiss writer
Erich von Däniken [1] and the Italian
writer
Peter Kolosimo , that the second half of
the sixties produced a number of books of great popular appeal common in many countries of
The advent of the
Internet has facilitated the spread of such ideas through the creation of many
websites , mostly amateur, dealing with
myths and mysteries alleged mixing together with archeology topics popular, ignoring, rejecting or questioning positions currently recognized
Scientific evidence [ edit ]There are several ideas and assumptions about "paleocontatto"
- The man is the result of experiments Wizard or genetic conducted by extraterrestrials on hominids (which up to that point would have
- evolved naturally on Earth in accordance with the theory of Darwinand therefore no apparent contradiction) in order to make them evolve
- in time Quicklinks: adaptation evolutionary and neo- creationism , therefore, would be both true. The main argument in support of this idea
- is the relatively short time it takes for the ' Homo sapiens (300,000 years) to reach the level unmatched by other organizations that have
- existed for hundreds of millions of years.
- The man would have had contact with extraterrestrials from the very earliest ages. These beings would be gods of ancient societies and
- would have been depicted in many paintings and works of art, both ancient ( Egyptian , Mayan , Aztec , the peoples of Mesopotamia , Roman )
- and in the Middle Ages [4] . Other clues are hidden in religious texts such as the Bible and the Ramayana , or in works of history.
- Paintings Medieval and Renaissance , especially of a religious nature, depicting God, the Son and the angels, would show in the sky spacecraft,
- sometimes even with the angels drivers.
- The discovery of OOPArt , or "misplaced objects" as "out of time", which would see the man and his technology much older than what
- the ' archeology canonical states.
There is no scientific proof.
According to the proponents of the theory, there are numerous places with ancient ruins and archaeological sites as evidence of
contact with aliens, some of which are built with the expertise to suggest the use of alien technology. Ufologists and in
the
Nazca Lines , the monoliths of
Stonehenge ) and representations, engravings and statues (North and South America, the
Pacific Islands and Australia), in support of their hypothesis of contact between human populations and primitive alien life
forms, which would have been seen as "angels", "spirits", "of" or "demigods" by these populations
[5] .
ancient civilizations of the world, indicating the various pieces as possible reports of a contact at the global level. In particular,
Criticisms [ edit ]
Although the proponents of such theories interpret in their own way texts and artifacts, has not yet been found no evidence
to support the idea of ancient astronauts. Each of the items brought in support of these theories is a scientific explanation without
resorting to aliens,
[6] although the authors touting the theory of ancient astronauts speak frequently of "mysteries" and objects
"without explanation" in their books.
Alan F. Alford, author of Gods of the New Millennium (1996), was an adherent of the theory of ancient astronauts.
Much of his work is based on the theories of Sitchin. However, he is now fallacious Sitchin's theory after deeper analysis,
stating that "I am now firmly of the opinion that these gods personified the falling sky, in other words, the descent of the gods
was a poetic rendering of the myth of
cataclysmthat was the center of ancient Near Eastern religions. "
[7]
The community
Christian creationist is in turn very critical of many of the ideas about ancient astronauts creationist writer
of "young earth" Clifford A. Wilson published Crash Go the Chariots in 1972 in which he attempted to discredit all claims
In a 2004 article in the magazine
Skeptic ,
[9] Jason Colavito argues that von Däniken plagiarized many of the concepts
Ancient Astronaut Society [ edit ]
The Ancient Astronaut Society was founded on
14 September 1973 Advocate Gene Philips, with the aim of coordinating all
the research taking place in the theory of ancient astronauts (called ancient astronaut or space archeology), trying to prove a
first contact
between
alien dropped from
space ships and
men took place thousands of years ago
[10] . Every year at least organizes a conference,
The AAS also publishes the newsletter Ancient Skies.
Cultural Influence [ edit ]
The hypothesis of paleocontatto was used as inspiration for a large number of novels by
science fiction movies and television series.
In fact the theory appears well before in various works fantastic that in the non-fiction, from
Edison's novel
Conquest of Mars by Garrett
P. Serviss (1898) and from the stories of
HP Lovecraft The Call of Cthulhu (1926) and
At the Mountains of Madness (1931).
Notes [ edit ]
- ^ Erich von Däniken. Chariot of the Gods?, 1968
- ^ The theory of ancient astronauts - befan.it
- ^ Prehistoric "plane" flies!
- ^ Aliens in the man's past - centroufologicoionico.com
- ^ The ancient astronauts of the ancient world, alien to the modern - apocalisselaica.net
- ^ Fanta-Archaeology
- ^ Ancient Astronauts . Eridu.co.uk. Retrieved on June 18, 2011.
- ^ Clifford Wilson, Crash Go the Chariots, Lancer Books, 1972
- ^ Charioteer of the Gods . Jcolavito.tripod.com, March 10, 2001. Retrieved on June 18, 2011.
- ^ Official Website of the ACD
References [ edit ]
- Peter Kolosimo . Spaceships on prehistory, Milan 1972.
- WH Jr. Stiebing Ancient astronauts. From the stacks of Babylon to the slopes of Nazca, Adverbs 1998. ( Review )
- Zecharia Sitchin . Planet of the Gods, Piemme 1998.
- Erich von Däniken . Chronicles by another past. Mysterious prehistoric monuments speak of distant worlds, Piemme 2002.
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