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| | = Ancient Alien Theory = |
| ! colspan="2" | Ancient Alien Theory
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| | Modern / Alternative history and UFO-related worldview
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| | Modern popular culture, publishing, and television
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| | 20th and 21st centuries CE
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| ! Estimated adherents
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| | Unknown; usually discussed as a belief system, pseudohistory, or popular-culture worldview rather than an organized church.
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| '''Ancient Alien Theory''' is a modern pseudohistorical belief system claiming that extraterrestrial visitors influenced ancient human religions, monuments, technologies, myths, or civilizations. | | '''Ancient Alien Theory''' is a modern speculative belief system proposing that ancient religions, monuments, myths, or technologies were influenced by extraterrestrial visitors. |
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| == Overview == | | == Overview == |
| Ancient Alien Theory, also called ancient astronaut theory or paleocontact theory, claims that ancient humans encountered extraterrestrials and later remembered them as gods, culture heroes, angels, or divine beings. It is not a single organized religion, but it can function religiously for some believers by offering an origin story, reinterpretation of sacred texts, and cosmic meaning. Scholars and archaeologists generally reject its claims as pseudoscientific and unsupported by peer-reviewed evidence.<ref>{{cite web |title=The pedagogy of Ancient Aliens |url=https://www.christiancentury.org/features/pedagogy-ancient-aliens |work=The Christian Century |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref>
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| == Key beliefs ==
| | This starter page is intended as a neutral reference entry. It can be expanded with history, beliefs, practices, symbols, texts, branches, notable figures, and related concepts. |
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| * Ancient gods or divine messengers may be interpreted as extraterrestrials
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| * Ancient monuments are sometimes claimed to show alien influence
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| * Human religious stories are reread as misunderstood technology or contact events
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| * Some forms predict a future return of the ancient visitors
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| * Critics argue that the theory misreads ancient cultures and often underestimates human achievement
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| == Practices == | |
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| * Study of alternative-history books and media
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| * Reinterpretation of myths, scriptures, and archaeology
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| * UFO and ancient-civilization conferences
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| * Online discussion and documentary viewing
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| * Speculative comparison of religions and ancient sites
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| == Places of worship ==
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| * No standard place of worship
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| * Online communities
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| * Conventions or lecture settings
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| * Private study groups
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| == Sacred texts ==
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| * Chariots of the Gods?
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| * Ancient Aliens media materials
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| * Alternative archaeology books
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| * UFO religion and ancient astronaut writings
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| == Holidays and observances ==
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| * No universal observances
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| * Media release anniversaries
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| * Conference dates or UFO-related observances
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| == Branches and related traditions ==
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| * [[UFO religion]] - Some organized UFO religions incorporate ancient-alien ideas.
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| * [[Raelism]] - Raelism uses ancient astronaut themes in its religious narrative.
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| * [[Ancient Astronaut Theory]] - A common synonym for this page's subject.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Religion]] | | * [[Religion]] |
| * [[Theology]] | | * [[Theism]] |
| | * [[Religious symbols]] |
| | * [[Religious concepts and ideals]] |
| * [[Philosophy of religion]] | | * [[Philosophy of religion]] |
| * [[New Religious Movements]]
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| == References ==
| | [[Category:New Religious Movements]] |
| | [[Category:Religion]] |
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| [[Category:New Religious Movements]]
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| [[Category:UFO religions]]
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| [[Category:Technology and religion]]
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Ancient Alien Theory is a modern speculative belief system proposing that ancient religions, monuments, myths, or technologies were influenced by extraterrestrial visitors.
This starter page is intended as a neutral reference entry. It can be expanded with history, beliefs, practices, symbols, texts, branches, notable figures, and related concepts.
