I watched this series with much interest. Although many of the ideas are based on conjecture and interpretations (just like all religions), it's nonetheless a mind opener. This series brings a lot of questions about the archaeology, mainly the pyramids. Scientists still can't explain why pyramids have been built across the oceans and through vast time gaps while the people who built them had no contact with each other! Science still can't explain the absolute precision in the building and alignment of the Great Pyramids. Science says pyramids are tombs, but that's just non-sense. They're much more than that (watch 'The Revelation of the Pyramids', and 'The Pyramid Code' series) Many argue that crop circles can be done overnight, but I'm not so sure anyone is capable of perfect geometries using a flash light!!! And besides, many have found high energy readings in the crop circles, which opens a lot of questions.
I have cross-checked several of the claims of this series and many of them are not scientifically plausible, for example when they often refer to medieval and renaissance paintings, which reflect the cultural influence of these periods (christianity, paganism, etc.) and have nothing to do with aliens.
Overall, this series should be watched with caution as the passion of the interviewed persons often overtakes the value of the facts. The ancient astronaut theory makes sense on many points, and lacks sense on others. But then again, modern science itself lacks a lot of credibility on many topics and doesn't provide satisfying answers to existential problems. For instance, the Big Band theory is full of holes and doesn't make sense with its countless contradictions, yet physicists persist in supporting it and publicize it in the mainstream. Thus, the main object of Ancient Aliens is to explore alternative explanations to where science is (repeatedly) fails, as well to our ancestors' existence and to what might have influenced our technological advancement.
P.S. Giorgio's hair is just awesome :D
I have cross-checked several of the claims of this series and many of them are not scientifically plausible, for example when they often refer to medieval and renaissance paintings, which reflect the cultural influence of these periods (christianity, paganism, etc.) and have nothing to do with aliens.
Overall, this series should be watched with caution as the passion of the interviewed persons often overtakes the value of the facts. The ancient astronaut theory makes sense on many points, and lacks sense on others. But then again, modern science itself lacks a lot of credibility on many topics and doesn't provide satisfying answers to existential problems. For instance, the Big Band theory is full of holes and doesn't make sense with its countless contradictions, yet physicists persist in supporting it and publicize it in the mainstream. Thus, the main object of Ancient Aliens is to explore alternative explanations to where science is (repeatedly) fails, as well to our ancestors' existence and to what might have influenced our technological advancement.
P.S. Giorgio's hair is just awesome :D