5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
Sego Canyon
These petroglyphs can be found among the sandstone cliffs of Sego Canyon, Utah.
Sego Canyon
The alien-like images were left 8000 years ago by the nomadic Archaic people...
Sego Canyon
...as they traveled the American Southwest hunting game animals, collecting plants, and sheltering in caves.
Sego Canyon
The rock art is in the Barrier Canyon Style, characterized by large anthropomorphic forms with hollowed eyes, horns, and antennae.
Sego Canyon
The haunting red imaged are thought to represent shamanistic art associated with ritual activities of the Archaic people.
Sego Canyon
5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
Wondjina
These strange beings called Wondjina were painted by aboriginal tribes in caves near Kimberly, Australia 3800 years ago.
Wondjina
Ancient Australian Aboriginal mythology suggests these rain and cloud spirits created the land and its inhabitants...
Wondjina
...and would descend from the sky to paint images of themselves on cave walls before entering a nearby waterhole to die.
Wondjina
Aboriginal people believe that if the Wondjina are offended, they will seek vengeance through fierce lightning, wind, and flooding.
Wondjina
The alien-like Wondjina are often depicted without mouths as it is believed that they are so powerful that it would rain forever if they speak.
Wondjina
5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
Tassili Caves
These ancient cave paintings are found on the Tassili Plateau in the vast deserts of southeastern Algeria.
Tassili Caves
They are probably the oldest exposed paintings in Africa and some of the largest prehistoric paintings on Earth.
Tassili Caves
The giant figures were painted by hunter-gatherers 8,000 - 10,000 years ago during the "Round Head Period"...
Tassili Caves
...which portrays "strange"people with round, featureless heads and formless bodies floating through space.
Tassili Caves
This peculiar style has lead to speculation that the paintings represent extraterrestrial astronauts who have interceded in human evolution.
Tassili Caves
5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
The Anunnaki
First settled around 4500 BC, Sumer is the earliest known civilization in the world.
The Anunnaki
They left behind highly advanced technological and cultural developments including the first wheeled vehicles, writing system, and codes of law.
The Anunnaki
But how did they advance so quickly? Sumerian mythology speaks of ancient beings from the heavens called the Anunnaki.
The Anunnaki
Descended from Anu, the god of the sky, the Anunnaki were assigned to watch and guide mankind after their creation.
The Anunnaki
...with 300 Anunnaki on Earth and 300 Anunnaki stationed above it...
The Anunnaki
5 Ancient Pictures of Aliens
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are a series of enormous petroglyphs created over 1,500 years ago in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru.
Nazca Lines
Created by digging lines into the ground, hundreds of figured dot the landscape with the largest stretching over 200m (660ft) wide.
Nazca Lines
Perhaps the most famous figure is the "Nazca Astronaut" - a 30 meter (100 feet) tall humanoid form situates between two parallel lines.
Nazca Lines
With it's round head and large, empty eyes, some believe the figure to be representative of an extraterrestrial visitor.
Nazca Lines
With it's round head and large, empty eyes, some believe the figure to be representative of an extraterrestrial visitor.
Nazca Lines
One arm points to the sky while the other points to the ground. Is this an ancient greeting or invitation to beings from another world?
Nazca Lines
