Product Description

All over the world there are fantastic ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by conventional theories of history, archaeology, and religion. Why, for instance, do the world's sacred books describe Gods who came down from the sky in fiery chariots and always promised to return? How could an ancient Sanskrit text contain an account which could only be of a journey in an alien craft? Compare photographs of American space centre launch sites to the constructions on the plains of Nazca in Peru. In order to understand the mysteries which Erich Von Daniken has cataloqued we must go back to these ancient relics with an open mind. We must call in the resources and experience of sciences other than archaeology. Read Von Daniken's classic work and make up your own mind.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6592 in Books
• Published on: 1990-05-27
• Original language: German
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

'Fortean Times'
"von Daniken's... rewriting of human history have had a profound influence
on both alternative archaeology and popular culture."

'Sunday Telegraph'
"A kind of archaeological Jimi Hendrix."

'The Guardian'
"Erich von Daniken has raised his astronaut theories to the status of a
cult."

Customer Reviews

An interesting read
As said in the title, it's an interesting read. I managed to read this in about a week (on the way to and from work), and I must admit, I was engrossed in it until the very end. Yes, his theories are far fetched, which, for me, in the end, were his downfall, but still, it put a different spin on things that you assumed were fact because of past, and so-called 'proven' theories.
The only gripe I have, he dismisses people who say his theories are far fetched, but in relation to the space-craft he says that crashed on earth, he says one theory is too far fetched, therefore dismisses it, tad hypocritical. (For all you interested, the theory that Daniken dismissed was that when a fireball hurtled across the sky of the Siberian Taiga, one man said that this could have been a direct result from the Krakatoa volcano eruption. This is due to the fact that this eruption sent out a large concentration of radio waves into space and the 'aliens' mistakenly took the radio waves for a signal from space, so directed a laser beam, which was far too strong, at the earth and when the beam his the earth's atmosphere high above Siberia, it had turned into matter, crashing into the surface of the earth).

Anyway, happy reading. If you're interested in learning a little bit on theories and seeing things in a different way, opening up new possibilities, get this book.

A fascinating theory...
Although in the years following it's initial release, some of Von Daniken's theories have been proven to be somewhat spurious, much of the material in this book is both fascinating and valid. (And let's be honest, if somebody makes a lot of claims, some are going to be proved wrong at one point or another...)Chariots of the Gods explores the possible relationship of mankind's history with beings from other worlds. Was Jesus an astronaut? You may find the concept a little (or extremely) wacky, but read this book, and by the end, you'll be wondering. Absolutely essential reading for anyone interested in offbeat ideas, and almost as important to anyone else who needs to broaden their ideas of the world a little. However strange those ideas may be...

Maybe not God, but we must consider man's alternative origin
Exploring archaeology and the existence of man, born from a race of beings long ago.

Well to me that sums up this book, which right or wrong does take an alternative look at our past, questioning how certain "relics" could exist, be built without aid of machinery or tools that we possess today or have yet to be invented.

Though an "old" book dating from the 60's and one of many different theory novels by author Erich Von Daniken, its
hard to put down once you start reading it thoroughly.

I thoroughly recommend this book as an alternative insight to religious fables of man's creation compared to what modern day science has taught us.

Since its original publishing, many aspects of the book have been proved wrong, but that still doesn't stop what is still a thought provoking read, intellectual, scientific but still enjoyable.