The Border of History. The Beginnings of the Archaeological Research of the Sumerian Empire

Abstract

Article briefly maps the first archaeological discoveries showing the existence of the Sumerian Empire, Sumerian nation and specific language. It refers to the development of the Assyriology in the 19th and 20th century not only in the world but also in Bohemia.

Keywords

• Border
• History
• Beginnings
• Archaeological
• Research
• Sumerian
• Empire