Why Do People Believe Ancient Civilization Was Founded by Aliens?

00:00 - Introduction
2:31 Ancient Civilization Explained
8:47 The Myth of Atlantis
16:33 Chariots of the Gods
22:11 How the Theories Intertwine
28:44 Conclusion

Thousands of years ago aliens visited Earth, and they set about building all sorts of incredible structures that gave hints at their fleeting visit. Then they got back in their spaceships and flew off into the galaxy, never to be seen again.

Of course, if you believe that, you'll believe anything. But it's enough for millions of books to be sold, TV shows running into double digit series commissions and a host of other tales and 'spin offs'? But where does this nonsense all come from?

James Carson has a look at this conspiracy theory, exploring the wonders of ancient civilizations, before submerging down to Atlantis and finally blasting into outer space to meet the alien astronauts themselves. Are tales of lost civilizations and extra-terrestrials harmless fun, or they part of something rather more sinister? How many books did Erich von Däniken sell? (A LOT!!)
What has HP Lovecraft got to do with Plato?

The truth is out there.

This video contains podcast extracts from Dan Snow's interview with Flint Dibble on Dan Snow's History Hit. Atlantis: Deciphering The Truth:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... (it's not true, btw).

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