History. History. History , Archeology, Mythology. General Archaeology. Geology, archeology & zoology. Myth Monday - Loki. This is the fifth Myth Monday of November.
There is a new quiz on Medea and an old Jason and Medea Quiz that you may wish to take, but from this week until the end of the year, Myth Monday will not feature one specific mythological figure. The third gift -- an enormous hammer. Page 88 of Brown, Abbie Farwell (1902). In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales, illustrations by E. Ancient World - StumbleUpon. Museums. History of Sumerian Culture, Gods of Sumer - Mesopotamia. The Sumerians from ancient Sumer - Mesopotamia (Current day Iraq, coincidently), are the first fully developed civilization on the Western hemisphere or "cradle of civilization".
From as far back as 5,000 to 6000 (4500 BC) years ago, the Sumerians are credited with inventing what is commonly believed to be the world's first writing system (preceding and inspiring Egyptian hieroglyphics). Most scientific establisments are puzzled as to how a civilization cam literally pop up out of nowhere and be so advanced.