Anunnaki Timeline - Origins of Human on Earth

The Anunnaki (the short form of the term in Sumerian is Anunna) were a group of gods known from religious texts and myths from ancient Mesopotamia (namely, the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians). In popular contemporary culture and shows like Ancient Aliens, the Anunnaki are considered by some to be ancient aliens who visited earth, or the Nephilim of the Bible. People who promote this idea, such as the late Zecharia Sitchin, asserted that the term Anunnaki meant “they who from heaven came,” suggesting an extraterrestrial origin.

According to the late Zecharia Sitchin, the Anunnaki are extraterrestrials who came to earth from their home planet Nibiru, a planet beyond Pluto whose orbit brings it into our solar system every 3,600 years. Sitchin’s writings have sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into more than two dozen languages. Sitchin’s views often take center stage on the television show Ancient Aliens. Researchers following Sitchin’s ideas subsequently argued that the serpentine/reptilian figures from the prehistoric Ubaid culture in Mesopotamia are the Anunnaki.