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Show Blame Warfare On Sumerians The ancient Sumerians really-started really-started it all. This cultured people who lived about 4,000 B. C, in the land that was later known as Babylonia, was the first to have "organized warfare." The Sumerians are credited with being "the originators of war tactics." tac-tics." In their study of rare documents and archaeological finds, research experts have found conclusive evidence that the "art of wrar began in Sumer," in Asia, on the fertile plain between the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Sumerians 'fought in remarkable re-markable order, the warriors close together." They are described as advancing with their leaders "behind "be-hind square overlapping shields." At a time when such discipline was unknown in Egypt, Sumerian fighters marched into battle in a trained and organized manner. Heavy-armed foot soldiers of this early civilization, wore copper hel-mits hel-mits and felt cloaks and carried short, stabbing spears. Other warriors war-riors rode in four-wheeled chariots char-iots behind a driver and drawn by a team of four, swift-footed animals, ani-mals, smaller and more wary than horses. i . . |