Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

3 - Traces Of The Gods In China, Too
turtles as models, when they painted their canoes with symbols of
religious provenance? Why did not the chief pin a shield that bore the
sign of his tribe (there were some beautiful ones) on the wall of his
house?
The carvings, which are often half-rotten, are extremely lovely. They
all have concentric circles and spirals, and they continually emphasize
the connection between man and snake, with the snake always hissing
heavenwards above the figure. Frequently the figures are carved in a
floating, as opposed to a standing position, as if they were weightless. I
do not think such reproductions were the products of artistic
imagination. The first ancestors of the Paiwan must have seen that it
was possible for beings to float in the air and told their descendants so.