Evidence of the Gods (25 page)
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Authors: Erich von Daniken
Moeraki Beach,
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Mohenjo-daro civilization,
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architecture of,
12
blocks of,
12
canals of,
11
columns of,
11
–12
fire-breathing dragon of,
15
Lemuria and,
15
Pohnpei and,
20
sarcophagi in,
20
Nareau Tekikiteia,
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Nareau,
40
the story of,
24
–28
Native Americans, animal depictions of the,
156
–161
Nazca
desert ceremonial sites,
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gods,
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lines, forgery of the,
141
–146
plains, Peru,
113
Nazca,
El Astronauta,
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–148
observing,
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Stone Age people, of
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New Zealand, Maori legends and,
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,
40
Newgrange,
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–190
Ngati Haua tribe,
20
Niutao, island of,
30
Nukualofa,
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O’Connell, James,
8
Ohio, rectangle in,
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–158
one-man flying machines,
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Oraibi Hopi settlement,
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Pacal,
46
paintings, subterranean,
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–166
Palpa mandala drawing,
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–135
palpa,
line drawings in,
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–135
Peru,
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–141
Pan-American Highway,
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Peru, Nazca plains in,
113
Pisco Valley,
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plant seeds,
27
Plato,
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Pockmarks, Avenue of,
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–155
Nan Madol and,
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pre-Inca tribes,
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primates, the line of,
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props, ritual,
46
pyramids, Maya,
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Pythagoras,
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–201
Pythagorean theorem,
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Raghu, ancient rulers of,
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Raiatea,
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Raivavae, French Polynesia,
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Rano Raraku crater,
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ritual clothing,
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ritual masks,
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ritual props,
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Rupe, the bird,
34
Salisbury Cathedral,
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Samoa, West,
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Samoan islands,
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Santa Barbara, California,
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science, fantastical solutions and,
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seeds, plant,
27
Sete Cidades,
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–113
Society Islands,
22
Solomon, maps of,
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statues, Easter Island,
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–52
Stone Age hill of Old Sarum,
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–208
Stone Age people of Nazca,
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Stonehenge,
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–208
Suganainoni,
22
Ta’aroa,
22
Tahiti, marae and,
34
Tarapaca,
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Tarawa,
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Tassili N’Ajjer mountains,
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Tassili N’Ajjer,
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Tautini Etua,
22
Te Bomatemaki, Nareau and,
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–25
Te Kai-hinaki boulders,
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Te Mahara temple,
22
Christian missionaries and,
8
Jokaz and,
15
Teotihuacan, mica in,
158
Teutons, red hair and the,
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Tijuana-to-Mexicali road,
120
Toktela,
83
Tongatabu,
46
Tributsch, Helmut,
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Tuamotu Islands,
30
Uffington White Horse,
130
United States, Caroline Islands and the,
8
Ursa Minor constellation,
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–158
Vatican City,
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Vishnu, Garuda and,
40
von Schwennhagen, Ludwig,
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West Samoa,
30
White, John, South Pacific and,
20
wondinas,
72
Yemen, rock drawings in,
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Born on April 14th, 1935, in Zofingen, Switzerland, Erich von Däniken was educated at the College St. Michel in Fribourg, where he was already occupying his time with the study of ancient holy writings. While managing director of a Swiss 5-star hotel, he wrote his first book,
Chariots of the Gods
, which was an immediate bestseller in the United States, Germany, and later in 38 other countries. He won instant fame in the United States as a result of the television special
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
, which was based on that book. His other books, including the more recent
Twilight of the Gods
and
Odyssey of the Gods
, have been translated into 32 languages and have sold more than 63 million copies worldwide.
From his books, two full-length documentary films have been produced,
Chariots of the Gods
and
Messages of the Gods
. As well, the History Channel is continuing its extremely successful series
Ancient Aliens
, for which Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, of the Center for Ancient Astronaut Research and publisher of
Legendary Times
magazine, serves as consulting producer.
Of the more than 3,000 lectures that Erich von Däniken has given in 25 countries, more than 500 were presented at universities. Fluent in four languages, Erich von Däniken is an avid researcher
and a compulsive traveler, averaging 100,000 miles each year to the most remote spots on the globe. This enables him to closely examine the phenomena about which he writes. Erich von Däniken is a member of the Swiss Writers Association, the German Writers Association, and the International PEN Club. He was awarded with an honorary doctorate degree by the La Universidad Boliviana. He received the Huesped Illustre award from the cities of Ica and Nazca in Peru. In Brazil he received the Lourenço Filho award in Gold and Platinum, and in Germany he was awarded with the Order of Cordon Bleu du Saint Esprit (together with the German astronaut Ulf Merbold). In 2004, he was awarded the Explorers Festival prize.
In 1998, Erich von Däniken cofounded the Archaeology, Astronautics, and SETI Research Society (AASRS), which publishes the English journal
Legendary Times
, reporting on the latest research in the paleo-SETI field. In 2003, he opened his “Mysteries of the World” theme park in Interlaken, Switzerland, which still fascinates visitors with his research into the various mysteries of the world, including paleo-SETI and the Ancient Astronaut Theory.
Today, Erich von Däniken lives in the small mountain village of Beatenberg in Switzerland (40 miles from Berne, above the city of Interlaken). He has been married to Elisabeth Skaja since 1960. He has one daughter, Cornelia (born 1963), and two grandchildren. Von Däniken is an amateur chef and a lover of Bordeaux wines.
