 Cover of 1971 Bantam paperback edition, United States, in English | |
| Author | Erich von Däniken |
|---|---|
| Original title | Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Econ-Verlag (Germany), Putnam (US) |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 267 |
| Followed by | The Eyes of the Sphinx |
Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past (German: Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit; in English, Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past) is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken and translated from the original German by Michael Heron. It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods.
The first draft of the publication had been rejected by a variety of publishers. The book was extensively rewritten by its editor, Wilhelm Roggersdorf (a pen name of the German screenwriter Wilhelm Utermann).[1][2]
- ^ Story, Ronald (1976). The space-gods revealed : a close look at the theories of Erich von Däniken. New York: Harper & Row. p. 2. ISBN 0-06-014141-7. Citing Der Spiegel, in issue 12/1969 (March 17, 1969), p. 184 and issue 12/1973 (March 19, 1973), p. 145.
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