Across ancient civilizations, the world's mountains were viewed as the sacred home to all-powerful gods. Why would so many different cultures share this belief that mountains had a connection to otherworldly beings? The Greeks believed their most powerful gods, the Olympians, waged an epic war for control of the universe from Mt. Olympus. Ruins of a 4000-year-old observatory discovered on a mountain in Macedonia reveal that the ancients tracked celestial movements from on high with remarkable precision. And in Peru, the descendants of the Incans continue an ancient pilgrimage tradition in order to commune with mountain spirits known as Apu. Could these gods have been extraterrestrials? Did they use remote mountain peaks to interact with early man? Might this explain why humans have been drawn to mountains for thousands of years?
s06e01 - Aliens and Forbidden Islands
s06e02 - Aliens and The Lost Ark
s06e03 - Aliens and Mysterious Mountains
s06e04 - Aliens and Stargates
s06e05 - Aliens in America
s06e06 - The Star Children
s06e07 - Treasures of the Gods
s06e08 - Aliens and the Red Planet
s06e09 - The Shamans
s06e10 - Aliens and Insects
s06e11 - Alien Breeders
s06e12 - Alien Transports
s06e13 - Mysterious Structures
s06e14 - Mysterious Devices
s06e15 - The Reptilians
s06e16 - The Tesla Experiment
s06e17 - The God Particle
s06e18 - Alien Encounters
s06e19 - Aliens and Superheroes
Presented in the 1968 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods by Erich von Daniken, the theory of "ancient aliens" rocked people's beliefs in mankind's progress. Ancient cave drawings of strange creatures, remains of landing strips in Peru, and Indian texts that describe the "flying machines of the gods" were just a few of the odd archaeological artefacts cited by von Daniken as proof that ancient astronauts were well known to our ancestors. Produced with the exclusive cooperation of von Daniken himself, Ancient Aliens launches all-new expeditions to seek out and evaluate this evidence, with a concentration on the latest discoveries of the last 30 years, including unusual DNA findings on man's evolution and newly decoded artefacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. It is a balanced investigation into a theory some believe cannot be true, but many agree cannot be ignored.
** Please Note: the schedule for Ancient Aliens is a 'best fit'. The official order has changed multiple times, and no one source agrees with another **