Explore the controversial theories surrounding ancient alien visitations on Earth, drawing on interpretations of ancient texts and artifacts. We delve into Zecharia Sitchin's revolutionary ideas based on Sumerian cuneiform tablets, which suggest the Anunnaki, believed to be extraterrestrials from a planet called Nibiru, landed in Mesopotamia more than 450,000 years ago.

According to Sitchin's translations, the Anunnaki came to Earth to mine gold needed to patch the failing atmosphere around their home planet. When realizing the toil involved, they decided to create human beings as a worker or slave species. These accounts suggest a process of genetic engineering, blending genes from female hominids to fashion a docile worker, which ancient astronaut theorists propose was a deliberate change to human DNA. The Babylonian creation myth, the Enuma Elish, found on tablets unearthed in Nineveh, details a god mixing blood from Kingu with clay in order to create the Earth's first humans, echoing similar themes found in Sumerian texts and even the Bible.

Beyond Mesopotamia, ancient astronaut theorists find similar legends worldwide of sky beings interacting with or creating humanity. We examine petroglyphs in places like the American Southwest (Zuni, Hopi) and Val Camonica, Italy, which some interpret as depicting star figures, "spacemen," and potential spacecraft. We also explore the Dogon tribe of Mali, whose ancient knowledge includes details about the unseen star Sirius B, knowledge some believe could only have been imparted by extraterrestrial visitors like the Nommo.

Could these widespread accounts, from Anunnaki mining gold and creating man to detailed astronomical knowledge held by ancient cultures, point to a shared history of extraterrestrial intervention in humanity's past? Join us as we explore the ancient astronaut theory and the compelling evidence it presents.