Pohnpei (Sokehs Rock)

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Aliens suggests Pohnpei's mysterious structures and legends of advanced ancestors indicate extraterrestrial contact with Pacific island civilizations. The show links local mythology to potential alien visitation and genetic engineering theories.

What Archaeology Says

Pohnpei's archaeological sites, including basalt ruins, were built by Austronesian peoples and represent sophisticated Micronesian engineering adapted to island environments. Mainstream archaeology attributes the islands' settlement to deliberate oceanic voyaging around 2000 BCE.