In fact, historians knew nothing about the Sumerians less than a century ago, because previously all excavations were looking for Assyrian historical artifacts, according to Kramer. The discovery of the Sumerians came unexpectedly, which led to controversies. As the community interested in these ancient findings slowly embraced the concept that the Sumerian people from 6,000 years ago that resided in southern Mesopotamia were not the same as the Semitic [1] Akkadians or Babylonians, both from northern Mesopotamia, the key findings led to a major rediscovery of the Mesopotamian civilizations.
