Sitchin's Earth Chronicles

Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles is a series of books proposing that ancient Sumerian texts describe extraterrestrial beings called the Anunnaki, who came from another planet to Earth around 450,000 years ago. According to Sitchin, these beings genetically manipulated early humans to become intelligent, ultimately shaping human civilization. His interpretation combines archaeological findings, mythologies, and his own translations of cuneiform inscriptions to suggest that humans have a extraterrestrial origin and that ancient myths encode real historical events involving advanced extraterrestrial visitors. These ideas are controversial and not widely supported within mainstream archaeology and science.