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I have Asperger's. [[Uruk]], one of Sumer's largest cities, has been estimated to have had a population of 50,000-80,000 at its height;<ref>[http://proteus.brown.edu/mesopotamianarchaeology/ Harmansah, Ömür, The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Ceremonial centers, urbanization and state formation in Southern Mesopotamia, 2007, p.699]</ref> given the other cities in Sumer, and the large agricultural population, a rough estimate for Sumer's population might be 0.8 million to 1.5 million. The [[world population]] at this time has been estimated at about 27 million.<ref>Colin McEvedy and Richard Jones, 1978, ''Atlas of World Population History'', Facts on File, New York, ISBN 0-7139-1031-3.</ref> |
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I have Asperger's. Yes Kyle, yes you do. [[Uruk]], one of Sumer's largest cities, has been estimated to have had a population of 50,000-80,000 at its height;<ref>[http://proteus.brown.edu/mesopotamianarchaeology/ Harmansah, Ömür, The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Ceremonial centers, urbanization and state formation in Southern Mesopotamia, 2007, p.699]</ref> given the other cities in Sumer, and the large agricultural population, a rough estimate for Sumer's population might be 0.8 million to 1.5 million. The [[world population]] at this time has been estimated at about 27 million.<ref>Colin McEvedy and Richard Jones, 1978, ''Atlas of World Population History'', Facts on File, New York, ISBN 0-7139-1031-3.</ref> |
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[[File:Sumer1.jpg|right|350px|thumb| The first farmers from [[Samarra]] migrated to Sumer, and built shrines and settlements at [[Eridu]].]] |
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[[File:Sumer1.jpg|right|350px|thumb| The first farmers from [[Samarra]] migrated to Sumer, and built shrines and settlements at [[Eridu]].]] |
Eric Esch AKA: Butter Bean, also has a known nickname amongst his peers and I thought it would be extremely helpful to add said name just in case someone were to research that term to find out who exactly it was. Thank you!