Erich von Däniken
1 archived appearance · 1998
Ancient AstronautsArchaeologyAliens
Erich von Däniken (born April 14, 1935) is a Swiss author and one of the most influential proponents of the "ancient astronaut" hypothesis, proposing that extraterrestrial visitors influenced the development of early human civilizations. On Art Bell's programs, his 1968 work Chariots of the Gods? has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and fundamentally shaped popular discourse on humanity's ancient past.
On the air with Art · 1
Nov 6, 1998 · 1h 16m
Ancient Astronauts
Art Bell welcomes Erich von Daniken, bestselling author of Chariots of the Gods, for his first-ever appearance on the program. Von Daniken presents his theory that extraterrestrial visitors landed on Earth thousands of years ago, leaving behind evidence in the Nazca Lines of Peru, ancient Indian texts describing orb...
