On 6/7/2016 10:04 PM, jr wrote:
> von Däniken

That's the man who found ancient stones in Peru, with carvings of men 
using telescopes, detailed world maps, and advanced medical operations, 
all beyond the knowledge of ancient Peruvians. But the PBS television 
series Nova determined that the stones were modern, and located the 
potter who made them. This potter makes stones daily and sells them to 
tourists. Däniken had visited the potter and examined the stones 
himself, but he didn't mention this in his book.

 From
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_D%C3%A4niken#Errors_and_omissions

And I remember it from the time.

A snake oil salesman.

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Regards
     Stephen

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