Astronaut Gods of the Maya: Extraterrestrial Technologies in

Astronaut Gods of the Maya: Extraterrestrial Technologies in the Temples and Sculptures

A visual tour of the evidence for ancient astronauts in Mesoamerica

â€¢ Includes more than 200 full-color photographs from the authorâ€™s personal archives

â€¢ Details the astronaut technology--helmets, tanks, hoses, keyboards, rockets--clearly illustrated in stone carvings and statues from Mesoamerican sites such as Palenque, ChichÃ©n ItzÃ¡, and TeotihuacÃ¡n in Mexico and Tikal in Guatemala

â€¢ Explores the similarities of Maya pyramids with those at Kanchipuram in South India

Sharing more than 200 never-before-published full-color photographs from his personal archives, bestselling author Erich von DÃ¤niken provides clear evidence of ancient alien contact and technology among the archaeological sites of the Maya as well as other ancient cultures, such as the Aztecs and the Hindus. He reveals how the â€œgodsâ€ immortalized in Maya sculptures, carved reliefs, and myth were not supernatural beings but technologically advanced visitors, astronauts who gifted the Maya with their sophisticated understanding of calendar time and cosmology. He explains how, with no explanation for their technologies and origins, the Maya interpreted the visitors as divine and, thus, the â€œgodsâ€ were born.

Examining stone carvings and statues from many Mesoamerican sites such as Palenque, ChichÃ©n ItzÃ¡, and TeotihuacÃ¡n in Mexico and Tikal in Guatemala, von DÃ¤niken reveals the astronaut technology--helmets, tanks, hoses, keyboards, rockets--clearly illustrated in these ancient depictions of the gods. He explores the similarities of Platoâ€™s writings with the Chilam Balam books of Mexico and compares â€œancient alienâ€ features in myths around the world, paralleling how mercury is mentioned as a fuel ingredient of flying machines in ancient India with the discovery of mercury at CopÃ¡n, Palenque, and TeotihuacÃ¡n as well as in the grave of a Chinese emperor and two Egyptian graves on Nabta Playa. Illustrating the similarities of Mayan step pyramids with those of Kanchipuram in South India, the author explains how Mayan pyramids are crowned with a small temple, residence, or landing field of the gods, while the pyramids of South India are topped with a Vimana, a â€œgodlyâ€ flying vehicle.

Offering visual proof of the ancient worldâ€™s contact with advanced alien visitors they recorded as gods and teachers, von DÃ¤niken also raises the question of the â€œheavenlyâ€ origins of royal families and dynasties in Mesoamerica, Egypt, and beyond, revealing how the Mayan kings of Palenque and the pharaohs of Egypt may be descendants of the â€œgods.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Bear & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781591432357
ReleaseDate 2017-08-29
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781591432357

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Bear & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781591432357
ReleaseDate	2017-08-29
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781591432357

Astronaut Gods of the Maya: Extraterrestrial Technologies in the Temples and Sculptures

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