The Case of the Ancient Astronauts (1978)(no video link)
Title
The Case of the Ancient Astronauts (1978)(no video link)
Subject
Aliens
Unidentified flying objects
URL
Description
NOVA documentary investigating theories that aliens visited Earth and contributed to the development of ancient technologies.
Content description from PBS.org
(https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/listseason/05.html):
NOVA investigates the theories of von Daniken and others that the Earth has been visited by intelligent beings from outer space. Among claims examined are: that the building techniques used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops are so advanced that only an extraterrestrial intelligence could have built it; and that the engraved stones of Palenque in Mexico depict an ancient astronaut at the controls of a space rocket.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Under Cover March 1985 stating: Nova examines the theories of Eric von Daniken, who claims that tens of thousands of years ago, spacecraft from other worlds landed on earth; Newsweek October 8, 1973.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Content description from PBS.org
(https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/listseason/05.html):
NOVA investigates the theories of von Daniken and others that the Earth has been visited by intelligent beings from outer space. Among claims examined are: that the building techniques used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops are so advanced that only an extraterrestrial intelligence could have built it; and that the engraved stones of Palenque in Mexico depict an ancient astronaut at the controls of a space rocket.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. Under Cover March 1985 stating: Nova examines the theories of Eric von Daniken, who claims that tens of thousands of years ago, spacecraft from other worlds landed on earth; Newsweek October 8, 1973.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Carl Sagan (presenter)
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Date
1978 March 8
Citation
“The Case of the Ancient Astronauts (1978)(no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/10.