Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erich von Daniken speaks onstage at the Ancient Aliens: 50 Years of Chariots of the Gods panel during day 2 of AlienCon Baltimore ...

In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and around the world. His 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods?" promoted the idea that ...

In the book, the author claimed that the Mayan and Egyptian civilisations were visited by extraterrestrial beings, who then instructed them on technology way ahead of the times, which helped these ...

ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Best-selling Swiss author Erich von Daeniken, who built a lucrative career on his argument, rubbished by scientists and archaeologists, that humanity owes much of its ...

BERLIN — Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame among paranormal enthusiasts and scorn from the ...

Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling theories on the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilisations brought him widespread fame among paranormal enthusiasts and considerable scorn ...