[ZULU]

This is an intresting articel becasue very little is known about pre-Islamic Saudi Arabian history.

The Muslims aren't interested in anythng that happened before Mohammad except to condemn it and have in the past actively discouraged archaeological investiagtions in the "Kingdom".

[colorado tanker]

I suppose we should be grateful the Saudis don't bulldoze the sight because the Dilmans weren't Muslims.

[Fred Nerks]

"This is an intresting articel becasue very little is known about pre-Islamic Saudi Arabian history."

The history of Dilmun has nothing to do with Saudi Arabian history - Dilmun is steeped in Sumerian legend.

The Land of Tilmun/Dilmun
"The first known account of a paradisial garden appears on a cuneiform tablet from ancient Sumer. Here we learn of the mythical place called Dilmun, a pure, clean, bright place where sickness, violence, and old age do not exist. At first this paradise lacks only one thing: water. Eventually this is provided by the Sumerian water god, Enki. At once, Dilmun is transformed into a garden of fruit trees, edible plants, and flowers. Dilmun, however, is a paradise for the gods alone and not for human beings, although one learns that Ziusudra (the Sumerian counterpart of Noah) was exceptionally admitted to the divine garden."
- An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism

[Fred Nerks]

BAHRAIN - History in Brief The island of Bahrain is originally thought to have torn off the Arabian peninsula in 6000 BC. The main island of Bahrain is known to have been inhabited since pre-historic times. Bahrain is known to have been a center for trade in the ancient world far back as 3000 BC. The Dilmun civilization founded in the Bronze Age lasted for over 2000 years. Dilmun developed as a center of trade and commerce because o fits location along the trade routes linking Mesopotamia (Iraq) with Indus Valley (India/Pakistan

http://www.sunfarm.com.bh/location.htm

Nothing to do with a bunch of parasitic nomadic camel and goat herding tribes (arabs) that roamed the desert around Mecca and Medina.