The Young Investigator’s Guide to Ancient Aliens

143 Pages·2016·7.28 MB·English

by  History Channel

THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR’S GUIDE
TO
ANCIENT
®
ALIENS
BASED ON THE HIT TELEVISION SERIES
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INTRODUCTION:
ANCIENT ALIENS–EXPLAINING THE THEORY
On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 space mission reached its destination,
and the astronauts who had traveled 238,900 miles from Earth stepped
onto the surface of the moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong
proclaimed the moon landing a “giant leap for mankind,” and it
certainly was. It was the first time in history that beings left their home
planet and traveled through space to stand on another world.
Or was it?
Were we really the first creatures in the universe capable of traveling
to a distant celestial body—in 1969? The universe is extraordinarily old.
Scientists believe it was formed between 13 and 20 billion years ago by
an enormous burst of energy known as the Big Bang. Astronomers know
there are billions, maybe even trillions, of stars and planets out there. In
2013, an analysis of data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope
determined that there could be 40 billion habitable, Earth-size planets in
our own galaxy. Habitable means they might contain or have the right
mix of chemical and environmental elements to contain life. Some of
that life could merely be microscopic organisms. Some might be more
advanced than we are.
Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in
the past by extraterrestrial beings. What if it were true? Did ancient
aliens really help to shape our history?
The television show Ancient Aliens has spent years examining the
possibility that aliens did in fact visit Earth in distant times, and they left
clues. All around the globe are incredible ancient structures—like the
Pyramids in Egypt, Puma Punku in Bolivia, Stonehenge in England—
apparently constructed to align with objects in space, yet their
construction remains a mystery. It’s unknown how ancient people with
primitive tools could precisely engineer, cut, and move stones weighing
literally hundreds of tons. Ancient Astronaut theorists study the
possibility of human interaction with extraterrestrials over the course of
thousands of years. They look at evidence including artifacts, ancient
texts, ruins, and other structures to hypothesize about the role of aliens
in specific moments in history. A major text in the field of Ancient
Astronaut theory is a book called Chariots of the Gods, by Erich von
Däniken, published in 1968. In this book, von Däniken outlines many
hypotheses about the possible historical connections between humans
and extraterrestrials. Ancient Astronaut theorists have expanded on von
Däniken’s work as they research specific time periods in world history.
Primitive cultures from around the world have left illustrations and
sculptures that seem to depict otherworldly beings, some of whom
appear to be wearing spacesuits and helmets. And many ancient cultures
have left us stories of beings who came down from the sky. Among these
stories there are tales of visits from “star people” and “sky people,” who
were credited with creating the universe or starting mankind. The
ancient cultures often worshipped them as gods.