Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

5 - On The Trail Of The Indians
those days was still in the 'field of force' of the 'primordial revelation' of the one
and almighty creator, to whom mind and matter, the whole universe with the
heavenly bodies and living creatures, were and are subordinate?"
Here I am only going to introduce a few examples of the rock paintings at Sete
Cidades, but I shall be glad to place my extensive collection of color photographs
at the disposal of research workers.
The red and yellow circles, which are obviously some kind of signal, are
noteworthy, especially because rock paintings in two colors are rare. Undoubtedly
they were intended to transmit some special message. (Fig. 57.)
Fig. 57. The red and yellow circles, obviously a kind of signal, are striking.
The technical sketch shaped something like a test-tube in the lower half of which
two ropes with signal flags are recognizable, is remarkable (and so far has no
counterpart elsewhere). On a sturdy blood-red staff, 12 1/2 inches high, there are
five ovals like the balls on Christmas trees. Nothing from the real world of
prehistoric men-animals, plants, stars-can have served as a model for them. (Fig.
58.)
Then there is a line, below which jour balls dangle like notes of music. As
prehistoric men did not know any musical notation-who can deny that?-they must
also be meant to convey a message. There is an ancient Indian relief with nine
"notes of music" below and two above the central line that is almost a counterpart