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The Ancient Symbol That Looks Like DNA — What Did They Know 4,000 Years Ago?
More than four thousand years ago, the Sumerians carved two serpents twisting around a central staff on a ritual vessel dedicated to the mysterious god Ningishzida.
Centuries later, the same basic image appears with Hermes, the biblical bronze serpent, Egyptian winged symbols, kundalini traditions, alchemy, medicine and, astonishingly, the modern double helix of DNA.
So where did this symbol really come from?
This investigation follows the caduceus back to ancient Mesopotamia, the excavations at Girsu, the Gudea libation vessel, Enki, Ningishzida, Adapa, the Tree of Life, Moses and Nehushtan…
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