Daily Mail News – Science & Tech
By ROB WAUGH
Published: 17:00 EST, 25 January 2026 | Updated: 17:00 EST, 25 January 2026
The belief that the pyramids were not built by human hands has fascinated conspiracy theorists for decades.
No one promoted that idea more persistently than Swiss author Erich von Däniken, often described as the father of ancient alien archaeology.
Von Däniken, who died this month aged 90, argued that extraterrestrial visitors played a direct role in helping ancient Egyptians construct monuments that would otherwise have been impossible.
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