Ancient Astronaut Theory: From Early Ideas to Modern Debate on Extraterrestrial Influence

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Ancient astronaut theory claims that extraterrestrials influenced human development, citing megastructures and ancient texts as evidence, tracing its origins before Erich von Däniken and later popularizing through figures like Giorgio Tsoukalos and Zecharia Sitchin, while critics advocate conventional archaeology and the central question remains whether humans achieved feats on their own or with alien help.