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Apr 29, 2019, 6:25 AM EDT (Updated)

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Sci-fi has been around since just after the dawn of humankind—or, if you believe in ancient astronauts, sci-fi has been around since slightly before the dawn of man. We have to admit, it's a lot harder to disbelieve the notion that something otherworldly once walked among us after looking at these ancient paintings of just that.
Here are a dozen spectacularly cool drawings that featured elements of sci-fi long before the concept of "little green men."

Saint Wolfgang and the Devil, 1475
According to lore, Saint Wolfgang forced the Devil into helping...

The Baptism of Christ, 1710
We totally missed the part about an alien ship guiding the three wise...

Peruvian Hill Carving, 6th Century
The local inhabitants must have figured that not enough aliens...

Egyptian Pictograph, 400 B.C.
A caped alien is apparently offered some sort of live fowl. Whatever...

The Annunciation with Saint Emidius, 1486
The Annunciation celebrates the announcement of Gabriel...

Glorification of the Eucharist, 1600
God and Jesus are using some sort of Sputnik device to relay...

The Crucifixion, 1350
Notice what look like spaceships in the top corners. Our suspicion is that...

Madonna with Saint Giovannino, 15th Century
Here, Madonna is so busy with the two infants she...

Illustration from "Ume No Chiri," 1803
According to the accompanying explanation, this depicts a...

Italian Cave Painting, 10,000 B.C.
This drawing seems to depicts two spacesuit-clad beings. Or...

French Cave Painting, 13,000 B.C.
Even our early ancestors were thinking about spaceships. Either...

Svetishoveli Cathedral Fresco, 17th century
What are those tentacled arthropods flying around in...
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