THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

In ancient times Man recognised that his universe consisted of three discrete parts:

* the celestial world above him (depicted by the swan),
* the underworld beneath him (depicted by the fish)
* and the interstitial plane of the Earth on which he dwelled (depicted by deer, mammoths and bulls).
The basis of this tri-partism can be traced through palaeolithic petroglyphs, myths, and religions from all over the world.

In Neolithic times, the first step to bringing order from chaos was to firmly establish the cardinal directions. By recognising the east-west alignment of sunrise and sunset at the equinoxes, the Ancients were able to determine the summer and winter solstices when the midday sun peaked in the sky, due south.

The heavens above held the key for bringing order to the Earth. From observational astronomy Man learned mathematics, and discovered that patterns in numbers were reflected all around him in the harmony of his natural environment.

The primacy of understanding the cardinal directions provided Ancient Man with the most basic foundations: astronomy for navigation leading to trade; geometry for precision building of sanctuaries and temples aligned to the heavens; and technology for the industry and agriculture that laid the basis for developing a Civilisation.

And while many modern texts declare that Sumer was the earliest (known) civilisation with writing, even Sumer had its' own archaeologists and scribes describing the golden days of Aratta, and tablets of writing from before the Deluge.

Read more here - www.arattagar.co.uk

Aratta Civilisation of Ukraine Dating to 22000 BCE - Presentation by Dr. Tim & Heatherlee Hooker

Several locations have been suggested as probable idenfications of Aratta.
* Samuel Kramer placed it in northwest Iran near the Caspian Sea,
* Georgina Herrmann (1968) put it south of the Caspian
* S. Cohen (1973) favoured the Anshan-Hamadan area of western Iran.
* Hansman (1978) and G. Gnoli (1980) have suggested the Shahr-i Sokhta as a potential candidate.

Now, there is firm evidence that it was in the region of modern Ukraine, north of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.

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