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The Fascinating Stories Of The Sumerian Gods Who Made Up The Ancient Mesopotamian Pantheon
The Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia from about 4500 to 1750 B.C.E., and developed a number of technologies that changed the ...
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Anunnaki, Sumerian Gods Or Ancient Astronauts From Nibiru? Could Zecharia Sitchin Be Right?
In 1849, archaeologists discovered 14 clay tablets with cuneiform writing in Iraq that narrate the story of the Anunnaki, meaning "Those who from heaven to Earth came." According to Zecharia Sitchin, ...
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At the Iraqi Site of Assur, Ancient History Stands at Risk of Destruction
This was the office of Salem Abdullah, archaeological director of the ancient city of Assur, which once thrived on this rock as the capital of the Assyrian Empire. Abdullah, who was raised in a ...