Those who believe in the existence of aliens often point to happenings and peculiar locations on Earth as evidence of extraterrestrial life. In particular, there's an interest in explaining the creation of ancient sites as the work of advanced alien civilizations.
Here are six historical sites that some are convinced were created by aliens. It's worth noting that many have taken issue with the theory that aliens created these wonders, especially given the racial implications that some people are more likely to believe that extraterrestrials created them rather than ancient peoples.
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The Nazca Lines
In the Nazca Desert 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, you can find a curious collection of 800+ long, straight, white lines in seemingly-random places. Etchings of animals and geometric shapes also appear at a large scale, with the biggest spanning 1,200 feet. The scale of these markings makes them clearly visible from the air, leading some alien believers to speculate that they must be the work of otherworldly figures. After all, how could ancient man craft lines with this level of symmetry and precision without the ability to fly?
While modern scientists figured out how the lines could be made without space-beam lasers, the reasoning behind their creation remains up for debate, allowing the "aliens did it" contingent to hold firm in their beliefs.
Machu Picchu
An Inca citadel that now counts among the most Instagrammable spots on Earth, Machu Picchu in Peru raises some questions about the ability of humans to build such a structure at the time.
Ancient Astronaut expert and History Channel personality Giorgio Tsoukalos questions the positioning of Machu Picchu’s stones, claiming that the large rocks at the structure’s base are significantly older than the smaller stones used for the upper layers.
“Sometimes there are three levels to the construction—the bottom level has massive, gigantic, megalithic blocks as big as railway wagons; the middle about half a size smaller. And at the top, brick-sized stones are just thrown up there. That makes no sense,” Tsoukalos explained.
He can’t imagine why an ancient civilization with limited access to technology would choose to use larger blocks when, as the upper layers of the structure prove, smaller and more movable blocks would do the job. According to Tsoukalos and those who agree with him, aliens might be the only feasible explanation.
The Pyramids of Giza
Egypt’s world-famous pyramids are generally accepted as the work of ancient peoples with the technology available to them at the time. However, some skeptics point to the positioning of the Pyramids of Giza as evidence of alien involvement.
According to a blog post from Michigan State University, the pyramids line up exactly with the Orion constellation, involving a level of precision unusual for human artisans:
[Look at a] birds-eye-view of the pyramids with a picture of Orion’s belt transposed on top. Clearly, it is evident that the three stars in the middle of the Orion constellation, diagonally but with one star deviating, and three pyramids, also with one deviating from the diagonal, and the relative positions of stars and pyramids match each other perfectly. Even the brightness of the stars matches the size of the pyramids. Giza consists of two almost equally tall pyramids and a smaller one which is only 53% of the height of the other two. The belt of Orion consists of two almost similarly bright stars, and one with only 50% of the brightness of the other two. The smallest pyramid is the one which deviates from the diagonal, as does the dimmest star.
The blog author also wonders about the fact that the Great Pyramid lines up almost exactly with the magnetic North Pole, which becomes suspicious when you consider that the ancient Egyptians had no compasses. Also, on the evening of the summer solstice, the sun sets directly between the Great Pyramid and its next-door neighbor when viewed from the Sphinx. For this to be possible, the Egyptians would need to know the date of the summer solstice, and because the length of a calendar year hadn’t yet been determined, some find this a bit too convenient.
Finally, the blog author wonders about the impeccable condition of the Pyramids of Giza in comparison to other pyramids of a similar age, which have clear signs of wear.
But it's worth noting, as we have before, that ancient Egyptians had pretty advanced technology, and likely used the stars to align the pyramids.
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