Author: Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen

Why some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilisations

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Erich von Däniken proposed that monumental structures such as the pyramids could have been built with help from aliens. Stefan Baumann Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself? The idea that aliens assisted the builders of ancient monuments […]

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how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city

Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of TübingenLeave a Comment on how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city

Imagine a city that thrived for thousands of years, its streets alive with workshops, markets and the laughter of children, yet that is remembered for a single night of fire. That city is Troy. Long before Homer’s epics immortalised its fall, Troy was a place of everyday life. Potters shaped jars and bowls destined to […]

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