erich von daniken

I vaguely recall a claim somewhere that the Ancient Egyptians, or rather that ancient extraterrestrials showed them, used catapults to give gliders flight. Now, I'm pretty sure that a catapult used to hurl stones is nowhere near as close as a catapult used to send a glider in the sky (I think...

I just saw the NOVA episode about the Antikythera Device. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-computer.html First, how is it that I never heard of this thing before? Second, isn't it way much more cool than the Erich Van Daniken nonsense where ancient people were ignoramuses...

Well, technically it’s not an obituary yet, but I’ve been known to be a very impatient person. Not even three and a half years have passed since its opening, but apparently there's no hope left for Erich von Däniken's Mystery Park: What appears to be the last attempt at remediation has failed...

Is this a real theme park? http://www.mysterypark.ch/ Graham Hancock said he doesn't agree with VOn Daniken's theories but he respects is open mindedness and willingness to challenge conventional viewpoints