Ancient Alien theorists believe past civilisations possess these same advanced technologies. They cite a number of cultural myths that describe sky people coming to Earth in fire-breathing dragons or metallic-looking machines as proof of extraterrestrial visitation. ibid.
Ancient alien theorists do not believe extraterrestrials built these ancient monuments but instead provided technological knowledge and/or tools to our ancestors. ibid.
Today opinion polls indicate that more than half the people in the world believe that aliens have come here in the past or are coming here now. Ancient Aliens s1e2: The Visitors
Celestial beings coming down to Earth, gods descending from the sky ... Do similar accounts exist in other cultures and other religions across the world? And if so, what is the explanation? ibid.
Why might these images resemble modern astronauts? If they are aliens, is it possible they are similar to humans with similar limitations? And could they have come from a planet something like Earth? ibid.
Some of the most compelling images of the elongated cranium can be traced to ancient Egypt, and the depictions of one of its most controversial pharaohs: could it be that he too was mimicking the appearance of extraterrestrials? Or is there an even more outrageous explanation? Could the pharaoh himself have been an alien? ibid.
Egypt: long before the pharaohs built the pyramids or even before communities settled along the River Nile the legends spoke of an era called Zep Tepi or the beginning of time. According to the myth, Zep Tepi was when sky gods descended from the stars to Earth on flying boats, and then turned mud and water into a prosperous new kingdom. ibid.
Tutankhamun [the son of Akhenaten] was also found with an elongated skull. ibid.
Thirty miles south of Gallup, New Mexico, lies the pueblo of Zuni ... Much of the Zuni people’s history is etched into the rock-faces of the surrounding New Mexican desert ... These legends are rooted in the belief that the tribe’s creators and protectors are super-natural beings who came from the sky ... They appear to depict modern space travellers and their astral vehicles. ibid.
Millions of people around the world believe that in the past we were visited by extraterrestrial beings. But what if it were true? Did ancient aliens really help to shape our history? And if so, why did they come here? And just what was their mission? Ancient Aliens s1e3: The Mission
The Fermi Paradox as it became known was an attempt to explain the lack of evidence of aliens despite the mathematical probability of their existence. ibid.
Does this mean that Noah was the product of artificial insemination, a genetic experiment performed by extraterrestrials? If so, what was the reason for the Great Flood? Ancient Aliens s1e5: Closer Encounters
In 2008 the Vatican made an announcement that some say might threaten its own existence: the chief observer at the Vatican Observatory, Father Gabriel Funes, acknowledged the possibility that alien life exists on other planets. Ancient Aliens s1e6: The Return
What if extraterrestrial beings came to Earth tomorrow? Would they signal a new age of peace and prosperity, or trigger a war of the worlds? ibid.
What if extraterrestrial beings came to Earth tomorrow? Would they signal a new age of peace and prosperity, or trigger a war of the worlds? Ancient Aliens s1e6: The Return
According to legend, these so-called visitors from the sky made themselves known to an ancient people. Could they still be making themselves known to us today? Ancient Aliens s2e1: Mysterious Places
Are the magnetic levels, the sky-god legends, and recent sightings of UFOs proof that a portal exists here? And are there other places on Earth that offer more physical evidence? ibid.
800 miles south-east of Peru’s capital Lima near the shores of Lake Titicaca is a site that has mystified visitors from around the world ... the Gate of the Gods. ibid.
According to local legends these priest-kings known as space brothers came from other worlds. Did they travel through the Gate of the Gods perhaps? ibid.
This area of Peru is a focal point for UFO and extraterrestrial activity. ibid.
In the mountains of Peru eight hundred and fifty miles north of the Gate of the God is a breathtaking two-mile-long plateau. Another area of reported high magnetic energy. For centuries it’s been considered a powerful sacred place among the Inca people – it’s called Markawasi. ibid.
Some believe a link between the submerged ruins and extraterrestrials can be found in another set of texts known as India’s Sangam literature. Ancient Aliens s2e3: Underwater World
A military juggernaut that seemed invincible. Incredible weaponry designed to intimidate and annihilate. Secret experiments. It’s believed by some that Adolf Hitler based his plans for world domination on extraterrestrial knowledge. And that the German military developed an arsenal of wunderweapons based on alien technologies. Many people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings. And that ancient aliens helped shape our history. Ancient Aliens s2e5: Aliens & The Third Reich
Could the inherent design strength of a disc-shaped object be the key to overcoming the forces of gravity? And does the prevalence of flying saucer sightings suggest a connection between anti-gravity technology and extraterrestrial visitations? Ancient Aliens s2e6: Alien Tech
Do the descriptions of rockets and UFOs found in ancient texts and legends provide evidence of extraterrestrial encounters in the distant past? ibid.
Human and alien hybrids? Extraterrestrial engineering designed to weed out excessive population growth? Ancient Aliens s2e9: Alien Devastation
Many people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings and that ancient aliens helped shape our history. If so, are they out to control us? Exterminate us? Or prepare us for the future? ibid.
Is it really possible that the Great Flood and other cataclysmic extinction events were cause by extraterrestrials? ibid.
Known as earthquake lights, mainstream scientists have been studying the phenomena since they were first photographed in Japan in the 1960s. ibid.
Alien aircraft have been spotted at or near the sights of natural catastrophes since ancient times. Are extraterrestrials merely curious about geologic events on earth, or is there another more sinister motive for their interest? ibid.
If extraterrestrials did come to Earth in the distant past who were they and why did they come here? Ancient astronaut theorists believe the answers exist in early Sumerian texts. In 1849 British archaeologist Austen Henry Layard discovered 22,000 clay tablets in the ancient Sumerian city of Ninoveh in what is now Iraq. The tablets are written in a cuniform script believed to be the oldest writing system created by the Sumerians 6,000 years ago. Arthur Zecharia Sitchin spent over 30 years translating these Sumerian clay tablets. In his 1976 book The 12th Planet Sitchin claims the Cuniform texts describe an alien race known as the Anunnaki, who came to Earth from an undiscovered planet in the solar system beyond Neptune called Nibiru. According to Sichin, the Anunnaki first visited Earth 450,000 years ago during the age of the Neanderthal. The Anunnaki designed homo sapiens through genetic engineering to work for them and mine precious minerals. ibid.
History is filled with accounts of people compelled into action by contact with what they claim to be an extraterrestrial, divine or supernatural being. Ancient Aliens s2e10: Alien Contacts
Luxor: evidence of something other-worldly? ... Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that early Egyptian builders might have had access to extraterrestrial knowledge and technology. Ancient Aliens s3e6: Aliens and the Ancient Engineers
Mass suicide. Human sacrifice. Unholy rituals. Throughout history there are those who have claimed to have other-worldly knowledge and have led their followers to commit horrific acts of violence ... Could they be behind some of mankind’s deadliest cults? Ancient Aliens s3e12: Aliens and Deadly Cults
The Brotherhood of the Snake: the gods infiltrated the Brotherhood of the Snake. ibid.
Is it possible that extraterrestrials posed as false gods in order to keep humans under their control? ibid.
Thirty-nine neatly arranged corpses. The final act of devotion to a charismatic leader named Marshall Applewhite. And the suicide cult he created known as Heaven’s Gate. ibid.
In the ancient world entire empires were also ruled by men who claimed to have direct links to a higher power. ibid.
After further visions, Applewhite’s story evolved. ibid.
According to the ancient Sumerian texts Enki defies his superiors and hands down this forbidden knowledge to a secret society known as the Brotherhood of the Snake. ibid.
On property belonging to drug lord Adolfo Constanzo they find twelve bodies buried in a row. Some have been shot, others hacked to death with a machete. ibid.
Beginning in 1971 renowned psychic Uri Geller along with Andre Puharich, a respected scientist and para-psychologist, claimed to be receiving strange telepathic messages ... from a computer intelligence orbiting the Earth that called itself Spectra ... Might it have been a so-called Trickster god? ibid.
The Thuggees: they are history’s deadliest cult. ibid.