[Cronos]

The Sumerians came from northern Europe.

That's one of the funniest things I've heard. It is generally recognised that peoples, cultures and civilisation spread TO the western part of Eurasia not FROM.

[RightWhale]

Yes, it is amusing. The original inhabitants noted that the ones who brought civilization arrived from the sea. From where? They gestured vaguely toward the west and said 'Merica.