The Beginning of Civilization: Mythologies Told True
Book 1.
TALLSTONE AND THE CITY
A New Heaven and Earth
Second Edition
by Dennis Wammack
SHELF: General Fiction-Literary.
Character driven protohistory deconstructed from mythologies.
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Publish Date: June 4, 2024
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Tallstone and the City: Foundation tells the story of two members of the Clan of the Serpent from their birth through their death—Pumi the stonecutter and Valki the gatherer.
Pumi and Valki, through innocent, altruistic acts of living, create a city, domesticate wheat, establish science, create animal husbandry, and lay the foundation of modern civilization.
They meant no harm.Author's Notes: Gobekli Tepe is the world's oldest megalithic site. It was built by hunter-gatherers twelve thousand years ago and predates agriculture, animal domestication, and settlements. It has no known reason to exist. Wheat domestication is thought to have occurred within 60 miles of Gobekli Tepe.The city of Sanliurfa in modern Turkey lays claim to be the world's oldest city. It lies twelve miles from Gobekli Tepe.
2. Simplified birthnames of Vanam and Kiya's sons: Mutal to Firstson, Iran to Secondson, Manar to Thirdson, Nan to Fourthson, Ain to Fifthson.
3. Changed derivation of several primary names to Akkadian and Sumerian instead of Tamil and Sanskrit: Talaimai to Saparu, Amman to Aman, Cirantatu to Ramum.
4. Added narrative of Pumi working at Rockplace with innocent sexual undercurrent as referenced in item 5.
5. Added Valki's first sexual union narrative to infer "she invented sex."
6. Reimagined narrative of Putt as being self-banished.
7. Restructured Valki's final speech.
8. Shorter narrative for Pumi's death.
9. Expanded narrative detailing Vanam's descent into jealousy.
10. Expanded narrative for Vanam and Pumi's closure.
11. Expanded narrative for Valki and Kiya's closure.
12. Changed size and cover.
13. Improved page design.
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