The Return of the Gods: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitations

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Nazca, once only an isolated settlement in the midst of the Peruvian desert, is today the meeting place for archaeologists from around the world. From here you can fly over the celebrated Nazca pampa and appreciate the massive scale of the extraordinary markings on the surrounding landscape. Some of these lines are over twenty kilometers long!Drawing on over thirty years of study, Erich von Daniken examines the various theories that attempt to explain the Nazca phenomena in terms of religious ritual, ancient roads, and astrological symbols. With the help of numerous photographs taken by the author-half-hanging from a small airplane-he describes the many mysteries of Nazca and puts forward a startling revolutionary solution to one of archaeology's greatest enigmas. Front cover Copyright Contents Preface to the New Edition CHAPTER 1: The Sacred Berlitz Stone CHAPTER 2: Textual Confusion CHAPTER 3: Summit Meeting CHAPTER 4: The Return of the Gods CHAPTER 5: Report from the Observer Yaxlippoto His Home Planet CHAPTER 6: Tracking Down the Truth CHAPTER 7: The Great Deception: Conspiracyof Silence and the Latest Research Notes Index About the Author Back cover