What if the cradle of global civilization isn't where we were taught?

In Eden in Sumer on the Niger, the final installment of the groundbreaking African Renaissance Series, acclaimed historian Professor Catherine Obianuju Acholonu delivers a paradigm-shifting exploration into the true origins of humanity. Drawing from a multidisciplinary pool of archaeological, linguistic, and genetic evidence, Acholonu meticulously builds a case that the historical Garden of Eden, the lost empire of Atlantis, and the birthplace of the ancient Sumerians reside not in the Middle East, but along the banks of the Niger River in West Africa.

By translating hitherto unknown proto-cuneiform inscriptions found on ancient African stone monoliths, Acholonu and co-author Sidney Davis unlock thousands of years of erased pre-history. They trace the beginnings of human evolution, writing systems, astronomy, and religion back to the "mother-pot" of the African continent and the early Igbo ancestors. From uncovering the West African roots of Egypt's earliest Pharaohs to rewriting the timeline of Homo sapiens, this provocative text challenges long-held Eurocentric and Near-Eastern narratives, placing the story of human civilization firmly in African hands. Bold, meticulously researched, and deeply revolutionary, Eden in Sumer on the Niger is an essential read for anyone ready to look at world history through a completely new lens.