Zecharia Sitchin

"Zecharia Sitchin (Russian: Заха́рия Си́тчин; July 11, 1920 – October 9, 2010) was a Soviet-born American author of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he states was a race of extraterrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru. He believed this hypothetical planet of Nibiru to be in an elongated, elliptical orbit in the Earth's own Solar System, asserting that Sumerian mythology reflects this. Sitchin's books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 25 languages.

Sitchin's ideas have been rejected by scientists and academics, who dismiss his work as pseudoscience and pseudohistory. His work has been criticized for flawed methodology and mistranslations of ancient texts as well as for incorrect astronomical and scientific claims."

Text from the Wikipedia entry for "Zecharia Sitchin" (accessed 10/19/2015) [links added]
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Blog Posts and Articles

"Iraqi Transportation Minister Embraces Zecharia Sitchin's Ideas, Claims Sumerians Visited Outer Space" (Jason Colavito, 10/3/2016)
"Flash Gordon, Uncle Scrooge, and Zecharia Sitchin" (Jason Colavito, 9/6/2016)
"A New Planet Beyond Pluto? Sitchin is Still Wrong" (Michael Heiser, 1/21/2016)
"New Research on Nibiru Shows Sitchin is Still Wrong" (Michael Heiser, 10/26/2015)
"Zecharia Sitchin's Nephilim Rocket Claims Turn Up in a Botswanan News Site" (Jason Colavito, 8/7/2015)
"Zecharia Sitchin’s Planet X PaleoBabble" (Michael Heiser, 12/14/2013)
"More on Sitchin’s “Landing Place”" (Chris White, 9/14/2012)
"Why Are Sitchin's Aliens Obsessed with Gold?" (Jason Colavito, 7/17/2012)
"Did George Smith Inspire Zecharia Sitchin?" (Jason Colavito, 7/24/2012)
"Zecharia Sitchin: Inventing the Nibiru and Annunaki Lie on Behalf of the Illuminati" (chaukeedaar's blog, 8/15/2011)
"Zecharia Sitchin, 1920-201o" (Jason Colavito, 10/31/2010)
"More Fun with Zecharia Sitchin: Looking for Rocket Ships in Sumerian Texts" (Michael Heiser, 1/22/2010)
"Fun with Zecharia Sitchin: Let’s Search for the Anunnaki" (Michael Heiser, 1/22/2010)
"Zechariah Sitchin’s Contribution to PaleoBabble" (Michael Heiser, 9/2/2009)
"Zecharia Sitchin and the Meaning of Sumerian and Akkadian Words" (Michael Heiser, 12/11/2008)
"Zecharia Sitchin’s “12th Planet” Cylinder Seal" (9/9/2008)
"Exposing the Work of Zecharia Sitchin, Part 2: Does the Bible Have the Gods Creating Humankind?" (Michael Heiser, 6/12/2008)
"Exposing the Work of Zecharia Sitchin, Part 1: ELOHIM in the Hebrew Bible" (Michael Heiser, 6/5/2008)
"Open Letter" (Michael Heiser, 2001-2012)

Other Online Media

"AAD Podcast – The Nazca Owlman and a Challenge to the works of Zechariah Sitchin" (Ancient Aliens Debunked podcast, Chris White, 12/28/2012)

Other Sources

"Sitchin Is Wrong.com" (Michael Heiser)
"Sitchin's Sumerian Astronomy Challenged" (Chris Siren)
"The Planet X Saga: The Scientific Arguments in a Nutshell" (Phil Plait, 2008)

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