# The Existence of the Anunnaki **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736 "2006-07-31T17:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fadinyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90db22/32.png) [@fadinyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fadinyo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/1 "2006-07-31T17:09:51Z")
Recently I’ve learned of the purported existence of an alien race called the Anunnaki, said to have propagated the earth nearly 300,000 years ago with a hybrid race of beings whose DNA is composed from that of homo-erectus and extra-terrestrials from the planet Niburu, resulting in what we know today as homo-sapiens. The proposed evidence for their existence is: ancient Sumerian texts, the existence of the pyramids and they’re astrological alignments, and other technological feats thought to be beyond the knowledge of the times. My question: Is there any scientific evidence to support these claims? If not, is there any reason to believe that this scenario is nothing more than a flight of fancy? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/2 "2006-07-31T17:17:46Z")
The [Annunaki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annunaki) were simply a group of Sumerian/Akkadian gods. The “ancient astronaut” theory about them is very recent. As for the pyramids, they were built by quarrying huge blocks of stone, sliding them along with log rollers, and piling them on top of each other. Well within the reach of a bronze-age civilization, provided it had some very basic non-theoretical mastery of astronomy and mathematics, plus a centralized state strong enough to draft a sizable part of the adult population to work on a public project during the farming off-season. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/3 "2006-07-31T17:20:15Z")
Yes! It’s all true! I cannot tell you the whole story, for doing so would blast your sanity. It’s too late for me, but you MUST STOP these forbidden inquiries, for your own good. THEY are watching, THEY are lean and athirst! Run! Run! They are coming! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/4 "2006-07-31T17:20:17Z")
[Frequently Asked Questions about Planet X, Niburu, Nancy Lieder, Zecharia Sitchin.](http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=4424) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/5 "2006-07-31T17:24:10Z")
:dubious: :rolleyes: \< add assorted mockery as needed \> No. Besides what **BrainGlutton** said, you couldn’t produce an alien/Earth hybrid, even given the implausible assumption both worlds used DNA. Their genetic codes would be _wildly_ different. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/6 "2006-07-31T17:24:59Z")
> [@fadinyo](#): > > My question: Is there any scientific evidence to support these claims? If not, is there any reason to believe that this scenario is nothing more than a flight of fancy? You might check out how similar our DNA is to our ape cousins, which refutes the notion of our being anything but descended from a common ancestor of chimps and other apes. There is nothing about the pyramids that can’t be explained by clever engineers and hard work. What astrological alignments are they talking about? It’s not like the Egyptians didn’t look at the stars. Is there anything at all in this speculation that truly points to alien visitation? And one more thing - humans would have a better chance of crossbreeding with a t urnip than we would with any aliens. In my experience, the people who come up with these ideas know nothing of any aspect of science. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/7 "2006-07-31T17:36:35Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > And one more thing - humans would have a better chance of crossbreeding with a t urnip than we would with any aliens. In my experience, the people who come up with these ideas know nothing of any aspect of science. Oh yeah? Well what about Spock, Mr. Smarty-pants. He’s half human and half Vulcan. Explain that! ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/8 "2006-07-31T17:43:17Z")
Simple logic, John. It is more likely that humans could crossbreed with turnips than with aliens. Humans and Vulcans can crossbreed. Therefore, the only logical conclusion is thatVvulcans are descended from turnips. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/9 "2006-07-31T17:46:50Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Oh yeah? Well what about Spock, Mr. Smarty-pants. He’s half human and half Vulcan. Explain that! Amanda cheated on Sarek, and had Spock’s ears sharpened right after birth to hide the evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/10 "2006-07-31T17:48:19Z")
Simple logic, John. It is more likely that humans could crossbreed with turnips than with aliens. Humans and Vulcans can crossbreed. Therefore, the only logical conclusion is that Vulcans are descended from turnips. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/11 "2006-07-31T17:54:12Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Simple logic, John. > > It is more likely that humans could crossbreed with turnips than with aliens. > > Humans and Vulcans can crossbreed. > > Therefore, the only logical conclusion is that Vulcans are descended from turnips. That makes sense. Ever meet an emotional turnip? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/12 "2006-07-31T17:59:46Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Therefore, the only logical conclusion is that Vulcans are descended from turnips. Pure nonsense. Vulcans have _green blood_. You _can’t_ get blood from a turnip ! That’s why the vampires will die out when the Turnip People evolve. ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/13 "2006-07-31T18:05:52Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Simple logic, John. > > It is more likely that humans could crossbreed with turnips than with aliens. > > Humans and Vulcans can crossbreed. > > Therefore, the only logical conclusion is that Vulcans are descended from turnips. Lemur, please turn off your “death ray”. It could be that Humans and Vulcans share a common ancestor that was closely related to the turnip. Maybe _Homo Brassicus_ seeded the galaxy with their DNA. Maybe the Annunaki are _Homo Brassicus_. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/14 "2006-07-31T18:12:30Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Oh yeah? Well what about Spock, Mr. Smarty-pants. He’s half human and half Vulcan. Explain that! Whenever you see something like that, a wizard did it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/15 "2006-07-31T18:13:15Z")
> [@davenportavenger](#): > > Whenever you see something like that, a wizard did it. Gandalf is gay! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/16 "2006-07-31T18:23:06Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Oh yeah? Well what about Spock, Mr. Smarty-pants. He’s half human and half Vulcan. Explain that! Simple. Gene Goddenberry was bull moose stupid! Actually, we can explain this by use of sophisticated genetic engineering techniques on Vulcan. Sarek would have been able to afford it. All the crosses on TNG though - well we know who to blame for those. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/17 "2006-07-31T18:24:13Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > Gandalf is gay! Damn right. Look at his rod. (Glad this thread turned into something productive from an iffy start.) ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/18 "2006-07-31T19:22:42Z")
> [@fadinyo](#): > > Recently I’ve learned of the purported existence of an alien race called the Anunnaki, said to have propagated the earth nearly 300,000 years ago with a hybrid race of beings whose DNA is composed from that of homo-erectus and extra-terrestrials from the planet Niburu, resulting in what we know today as homo-sapiens. The proposed evidence for their existence is: ancient Sumerian texts, the existence of the pyramids and they’re astrological alignments, and other technological feats thought to be beyond the knowledge of the times. That kind of ‘thinking’ is dangerous. > [@](#): > > My question: Is there any scientific evidence to support these claims? If not, is there any reason to believe that this scenario is nothing more than a flight of fancy? Yes, No. Where did you “learn” this … LSD? Meth? How do you make your meth? New oricess? Post the recipe, please! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/19 "2006-07-31T20:12:52Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Damn right. Look at his rod. The wizard’s staff has a knob on the end Knob on the end Knob on the end The wizard’s staff has knob on the end What he does with it is magic! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736/20 "2006-07-31T20:19:49Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Yes! It’s all true! I cannot tell you the whole story, for doing so would blast your sanity. I, on the other hand, am not so hamstrung by fear. I will reveal to you all of the secrets of the mysterious alien colonists in this five-DVD documentary set with accompanying nine-volume hardbound book collection, each of which is available to you at the low-low-low price of six installments of $79.95. (Why so much? Well, obviously, if it was cheaper, you wouldn’t take it as seriously. It’s expensive because it’s _real._) Operators are standing by. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-the-anunnaki/366736.md?page=2)