3 Creepy Cases For Ancient Aliens

**"3 Creepy Cases For Ancient Aliens"** is a video made by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, uploaded onto YouTube on April 21, 2017. It is the third episode of the second season of *BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural*, and the twenty-second episode overall. You can watch it here.

## Description

Were our ancestors visited by extraterrestrials?

## Background

The existence of aliens, or extraterrestrials has long been one of the great mysteries of the world. According to a 2015 survey conducted by yougov.com, about 54% of America, 56% of Germany and 52% of the UK, believe in extraterrestrial intelligent life. That being said, history seems to indicate that aliens may have visited our world in ancient times, aiding us at the brink of civilization. There are cave paintings like this one from Australia that may be up to 5,000 years old that some interpret as creatures wearing space suits. Or this painting from 8,000 BC in the Sahara desert that illustrates what appear to be spacemen leading natives in a line.

Here's a drawing of a Mayan carving that shows a man attached to what some construe as an oxygen source, as he operates controls in what appears to be a spaceship. Other fascinating objects include this hieroglyph from the temple of Seti I that dates back to the 14th century BC. The glyph appears to contain hovering spacecrafts and modern day flying machinery such as helicopters. Additionally a funerary marker from roughly 100 BC shows a woman presenting what some consider a laptop with UBS ports. And finally, here's a hieroglyph from Hathor Temple in Egypt that shows workers operating what appeared to be enormous light bulbs. Perhaps explaining how artists were able to see when drawing elaborate hieroglyphs inside their tombs.

But beyond these small scattered references to alien and modern technology, there are entire cities, civilizations, and architectural undertakings that make us question if we've always been alone. What follows are the best mysteries that history has to offer in regards to ancient aliens.

### The Dogon Tribe & Sirius B

The Dogon are a tribal group in west Africa, south of Timbuktu in the Republic of Mali that settled sometime between the 10th and 13th centuries. In the 1930s and 1940s, the studies of french anthropologist Marcel Griaule and Germain Dieterlen revealed that the Dogon knew a surprising amount of modern astronomy. According to their studies, the Dogon believed these things, all of which are scientific facts: The planets orbit the sun. The earth and other planets rotate on their axis. Saturn has a ring. Jupiter has four moons. And finally, that the star Sirius is actually part of a double star system containing a star called Sirius B that has a 50 year orbit and is invisible to the naked human eye.

Knowledge of how planets orbit would not require advanced technology. However, to know about Saturn's ring and Jupiter's moon, would require remarkable eyesight and an extremely clear sky. But what is truly astonishing, is the Dogon's knowledge of the star Sirius B. Especially when you consider the fact that scientists were only able to discern information about Sirius B with the use of quantum mechanics, relativity, and advanced telescopes. This leads some to believe that the Dogon were taught about Sirius B by a far more advanced civilization. Dogon mythology reportedly speaks of them being visited by a set of beings referred to as the Nommo, who according to author Robert Temple, are amphibious beings from the Sirius star system.

Though, some people have other theories, such as Robert Burnham, who believes that the Dogon could have known about Sirius B due to extraordinary eyesight. He theorizes that with a ten inch reflecting telescope and clear skies, Sirius B could have been seen. However, if this were true, the Dogon would also been able to see Uranus, Neptune and other cosmic observations which they did not. Another doubter is author Carl Sagan, who believes that the Dogon's cosmic knowledge is suspiciously consistent with an informed person from the 1930's and '40's. Sagan posits that the french anthropologists that visited during that time and broke the story of the Dogon, merely entwined Sirius B into the Dogon's existing mythology to make an interesting story.

### The City of Tiwanaku

A city that was high above sea level, roughly 13,000 feet. The people of Tiwanaku utilized massive monolithic stones that weigh up to 450 tons. How the people of Tiwanaku moved these enormous stones remains a mystery. Some suggest the stones were pulled along logs, but others believe aliens may have aided with anti-gravity methods. Also discovered on the site were 200 elongated skulls, possibly the heads of shamans, whose heads were bound to that shape in an effort to amplify their ability to communicate with deities.

Conceivably, these shamans elongated their skulls to emulate the deities that visited them. Perhaps the main mystery of Tiwanaku, is what instruments the people used to carve their stones to achieve such exactness without the use of power tools. For example, there are H blocks that interlock in a detailed and sophisticated manner that require no mortar. On site, there's also a calendar that some believe dates millions of years back, and made by visitors from outer space. For good measure, near Tiwanaku's Gate of the Sun is a wall decorated with heads that some believe could be aliens.

### The Pyramids of Giza

The three Giza pyramids were constructed between 2550 and 2490 BC in Egypt. They were build as tombs for the pharaohs meant to emulate and honor the gods. The first and largest pyramid, also referred to as The Great Pyramid, was built around 2550 BC for the Pharaoh Khufu and is around 481 feet tall. Each side of the pyramid was 756 feet, and the area of each side is 5.5 acres. The angles at the base of the pyramid are nearly perfect 90 degree angles. All of this suggests that architects had a high understanding of mathematics.

The Great Pyramid was constructed of roughly 2.3 million stones, each weighing between 2.5 to 15 tons. In order to finish the Great Pyramid in 23 years, the workers would have to set a block every 2.5 minutes every day of the week. The Egyptians did not have wheels, pulleys or work animals. So how could they have lifted and transported these enormous stones with that kind of efficiency? Some have suggested a ramp structure, but it would have had to be massive, and no evidence of this construction has been found.

Additionally, The Great Pyramid is perfectly aligned with magnetic north. It is unknown how the Egyptians could possibly have known this, though some theorize it had to do with observing the cosmos. The perimeter of The Great Pyramid when divided by twice the height allegedly results in the number pi up to its 15th digit. This may also demonstrate a suspicious knowledge of mathematics. The pyramids of Giza are also considerably well-preserved in comparison to other pyramids around the world, despite the Pyramids of Giza being centuries older. Some have claimed this is due to the fact that they were upkept over the past hundreds of years. Though others believe it is a sign of unearthly preservation. Finally, the three pyramids align with the pattern of Orion's belt, a fact that some consider an impossible feat for the Egyptians to accomplish. Unless of course, they were building based on instructions.