Swiss author — whose Chariots of the Gods (1968) argued that ancient monuments were built with extraterrestrial assistance — the founder of the ancient astronaut genre — who sold 70M books despite universal rejection by archaeologists.
Creates the ancient astronaut genre — Chariots of the Gods' argument (that ancient structures like the pyramids and Nazca lines could not have been built without advanced technology, implying extraterrestrial guidance) is the foundational text of alternative archaeology and the model for Ancient Aliens.
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