by Emma Parker June 21, 2019 (dailystar.co.uk)
• The origins of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England are shrouded in mystery. Mainstream ‘experts’ believe that the stones were dragged overland in boats to Salisbury by sheer brute muscle power.
• Swiss author Erich von Daniken promoted the idea of alien astronauts visting Earth in his 1998 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods? Daniken theorises alien astronauts visited our planet in ancient times and had a role in the creation of Stonehenge and other megastructures that would have been beyond the ability of humans.
• Another hypothesis is that Stonehenge’s human builders replicated the shape of an alien space craft to pay homage to extraterrestrial visitors. Humans were alleged to have fashioned the ruins in the shape of the craft in the same way indigenous people of Tanna in the South Pacific worshipped American servicemen who brought them supplies in World War 2.
Thousands of people today gathered at the ancient site in Wiltshire to mark the summer soltice and the stones’ origins are still shrouded in mystery.
There are conflicting explanations about how Stonehenge’s builders managed to transport the iconc bluestones.
Some people suggest the stones were dragged overland in boats to Salisbury by sheer brute muscle power.
But those who believe in extraterrestrials are convinced the stones were put there with the help of aliens.
Swiss author Erich von Daniken promoted the idea of alien astronauts visting Earth in his 1998 bestselling book Chariots of the Gods?
Daniken theorises alien astronauts visited our planet in ancient times and had a role in the creation of Stonehenge and other megastructures that would have been beyond the ability of humans.
In his book, Daniken said: “Could it be that God was an extra-terrestrial? What do we mean when we say that heaven is in the clouds?
“From Jesus Christ to Elvis Presley, every culture tells us of high-flying bird men who zoom around the world creating magnificent works of art and choosing willing followers to share in the eternal glory from beyond the stars. Can all these related phenomena merely be dismissed as coincidence.”
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