“Ancient astronauts” refers to a pseudoscientific hypothesis that intelligent extraterrestrial beings visited Earth and came into contact with humans in ancient and prehistoric times. Proponents suggest that this contact influenced the development of modern cultures, technologies, religions and human biology. A common position is that deities from most, if not all, religions are of extraterrestrial origin,
and that advanced technologies brought to Earth by ancient astronauts were interpreted by early humans as evidence of divine status.