The Alien Astronaut Theory, also called the Alien Ancestry theory, is a theory whereby humanity has been visited in the past by Alien Civilizations. During these visits though, the Alien beings in question didn't just peacefully observe, they communicated with us, and some argue, came to rule over us.
While he wasn't the first to propose this theory (indeed, even some Victorian authors proposed that some other beings had created the Pyramids), it first became popularized by Erich Von Daniken. Daniken argued that several advances and societal feats in prehistory were too advanced for a pre-industrial civilization to accomplish. He made most of these claims through his Bestseller "Chariots of the Gods".
While at first, it may seem to hold some logic, it does have some fundamental flaws. While certainly, we should be suspicious of any society that uses technology that is beyond its true capability, what Von Daniken is actually supporting, is a Victorian Ideal. Obviously they couldn't have done this, because they were primitive...as opposed to 'Obviously they couldn't have done this, because they were Black/Brown/Primitive/Jewish...etc'. However, some of the circumstantial suggestions he gives does meet up to the concept.
In the end, its your decision to make on the matter. How were the Pyramids built? What are the Nazca lines for? What culture built Tiahuanaco?
Or is the assumption that these native cultures couldn't have done this just a form of subconscious Euro-Centrism? After all, when we attempt to say that Aliens build these objects, or accomplished these feats, we are really just taking away someone else's cultural heritage.
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