Replies

Sitchin is an author who has written a plethora of books concerning the origin of humanity. He seems to espouse the notion that humans are not necessarily of this world, or even alone in the universe as intelligent life. Something like that.

I actually almost finished one of his books a few years ago. His book "The 12th Planet" which had some interesting things to say concerning the rise of civilization in what we now refer to as the Middle East.

Most problematic for the archaeologists is the sudden appearance of the Sumerians. Archaeologically speaking, the Sumerians came from nowhere.

His work in that particular book is mostly interested in presenting as valid that aliens from higher civilizations planted humans beings on this planet Earth.

He is very much (it seems to me) a proponent of New Age ideals and concepts. Well, that is my impression after reading just the one book, and the many reviews and comments concerning that particular work.

Sorry, Radix, thank *you* for sending the link to the article. Quantim sent a link for the 50,000 year old campfire site story. :')

Sitchin, well, he's not too good IMHO, not least because the orbital characteristics of his supposed planet don't work (they don't conform to Kepler/Newton) and also the supposed timing would put the planet in at perihelion circa 200 BC.

The Sumerians did come from elsewhere -- their own tradition was that they came from the sea.