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Extraterrestrial & Unexplained · Ancient astronauts

Accounts claiming extraterrestrial intervention in ancient monuments and myths versus archaeological explanations based on human engineering, labor, and symbolism.

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Timeline

  1. 1970 · popularizationIn Search of Ancient Astronauts documentary distributed
  2. 1970 · popularizationMass-market ancient-astronaut publishing expands
  3. 1970 · investigationNOVA The Case of the Ancient Astronauts broadcast examination
  4. 1977-05 · popularizationAncient Astronauts magazine May 1977 issue circulated
  5. 1977-07 · popularizationAncient Astronauts magazine July 1977 issue circulated
  6. 1990 · amplificationTelevision documentaries recirculate monument anomalies
  7. 2009 · amplificationAncient Aliens television series begins long-running popularization
  8. 2009 · amplificationAncient Aliens TV era widens audience
  9. 2015 · mutationInternet short-form video mutates artifact claims
  10. 2019 · amplificationAncient Astronauts full documentary circulated online
  11. 2020 · investigationArchaeologists publish accessible counter-explainers at scale
  12. 2020 · amplificationHistory Channel continues Ancient Aliens specials on cover-ups and whistleblowers

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