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A HISTORICAL LIE: THE STONE AGE

are regarded as the founders of modern mathematics.
In addition, the Sumerians attained a rather advanced level in
astronomy, and their calculations of the years, months and days
were almost exactly the same as ours. The Sumerian calendar, with
its year consisting of 12 months, was also used by the Ancient
Egyptians, the Greeks and a number of Semitic societies. According
to this calendar, a year consisted of two seasons—summer and win-
ter. Summer began on the vernal equinox, and winter on the autum-
nal equinox.
The Sumerians also studied the heavens from towers they re-
ferred to as "ziggurats." 65 They were able to predict solar and lunar
eclipses, as can be seen clearly in a number of records. To record their
astronomical discoveries, the Sumerians made charts of a great
many constellations of stars. In addition to the Sun and Moon, they
also studied and noted the movements of Mercury, Venus, Mars,

Jupiter and Saturn. The calculations that the Sumerians produced
5,000 years ago have now been confirmed by the images sent back to
Earth by spacecraft.
No doubt this is in complete conflict with claims of the evolu-
tion of history. We are looking at information originally discovered
5,000 years ago, which we have reacquired only recently thanks to
giant telescopes, advanced computers and technology of various
kinds. That being the case, evolutionist scientists should set aside
their preconceptions and act in the light of the scientific and histori-
cal facts. That truth shows the invalidity of the idea, advocated by

The Sumerians used a 12-month calendar, drew maps of many constellations, and fol-
lowed the movements of planets such as Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. The accuracy of
their calculations has been confirmed by discoveries and computer calculations made
in our time.

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