Zecharia Sitchin

Zecharia Sitchin is a best-selling author promoting the ancient astronaut theory of mankind's origins. He attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Nefilim from Nibiru. He also argues that the asteroid belt was once a planet which the Sumerians called Tiamat.

Related Topics:
Ancient astronaut theory - Sumeria - Nefilim - Nibiru - Asteroid belt - Planet - Tiamat

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Zecharia Sitchin was born in Russia and raised in Palestine, where he acquired a knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. Sitchin attended and graduated from the University of London, majoring in economic history.

Related Topics:
Russia - Palestine - Old Testament - University of London

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A journalist and editor in Israel for many years, he now lives and writes in New York. His books have been widely translated, converted to Braille for the blind, and featured on radio and television.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sitchin's research coincides with many biblical texts, and it is perceived by some that the biblical texts come originally from the Sumerian writings of their history.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~