You may have already heard of the Sumerians; they were a great civilisation which existed six thousand years ago in what is now known as Iraq. It was this civilisation which introduced many of the current concepts which humankind lives by; the most obvious example of this is time. The Sumerians were the first people to divide time into sixty seconds and sixty minutes.

They are also a civilisation which is shrouded in mystery. Although they are generally accepted as the foundation of modern civilisation, they appeared from nowhere and seemed to arrive at the peak of their development. The period after this seems to show that they held their power for thousands of years before a slow decline into obscurity. They developed their own language and are credited with being the first civilisation to record more than just events or trade details. Unfortunately this language remains a mystery today; despite numerous attempts it has not been possible to translate this language. The texts dating from this time period are recorded on tablets and are open to interpretation.

The Sumerians also seemed to have an impressive and unprecedented knowledge of the solar system; something that should have been impossible at this time. There are several theories which have been out forward to explain this knowledge but the one that has stuck best over the generations is that the Sumerians were either an alien race, or that the gods they worshipped were aliens and, in return for their labour, they provided them with the knowledge to build advanced civilisations. Certainly the general approach of the Sumerians is non-aggressive and focused on expanding the cultural and artistic horizons of the people.

This book looks at the history of the Sumerians and examines the main theories as to how they came into existence. It also takes a look at Planet X, commonly known as Nibiru. This is supposedly the missing planet in our solar system and has an orbit which lasts an impressive three thousand six hundred years! There are many more recent theories regarding this planet and the alien origins of the Sumerians. The alien link and conspiracy theories are also discussed and reviewed.

Finally, two important parts of the Sumerian story are Gilgamesh and Babylon; both of these are looked at in more detail and their claims assessed in conjunction with the other findings discovered and discussed in this book.

The ultimate decision regarding the Sumerians and their status in history is down to your own opinion; this book will help that decision to be a well informed one.