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All over the world there are fantastic ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by reference to conventional theories of archaeology, history and religion.
Why are the world's Sacred Books full of descriptions of Gods who came down from the sky in fiery chariots and who always promised to return? How could an ancient Sanscrit text contain an account which can only be of a journey in a space-ship, complete with a graphic description of the force of gravity?
What possible explanations can be found for a huge block of rock the size of a four storey house, weighing some 20,000 tons, complete with steps, ramps and decorations? Then what titanic forces... Tovább

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The most sensational hook of the decade . . . Serialisation under the title " Was God an Astronaut?" a fantastic success. World sales over two and a half million.
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All over the world there are fantastic ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by reference to conventional theories of archaeology, history and religion.
Why are the world's Sacred Books full of descriptions of Gods who came down from the sky in fiery chariots and who always promised to return? How could an ancient Sanscrit text contain an account which can only be of a journey in a space-ship, complete with a graphic description of the force of gravity?
What possible explanations can be found for a huge block of rock the size of a four storey house, weighing some 20,000 tons, complete with steps, ramps and decorations? Then what titanic forces could have turned it upside down? Do maps found in the seventeenth century really outline the coast of Antarctica which within historical memory has never been free of a massive ice-cap?
Within the framework of the beliefs and ideas of the last thousand years such things could not be explained. But supposing you look at them in the light of today's knowledge of space travel. Then these very real objects are shown to be consistent with the knowledge we have gained in the last few years.
The jacket illustration is the author's drawing of a remarkable engraving in the ancient Mayan Temple of the Inscriptions.
i6th U.K. printing Vissza