Many years ago, in fact during the 19th century. Archeology and digging up the past became a big hit.

so as the Bible came from Palestine, and because Europe and America were mostly Christian back then, most Archeologists went to the Middle East and started digging for remains.

it was very fashionable to go to somewhere like Egypt or Mesoptamia and find something, and because most of that region is sand, it's easy to find many artifacts.

so, they found lots of artifacts.

LOW AND BEHOLD!

before you knew it, Archeologists had discovered 'the cradle of civilisation', in both Egypt and in Iraq!

everyone today still believes the 'cradle of civilisation' is in Egypt and Iraq!

...that is everyone without a brain!

you see it never occurs to many people, the simple FACT, that you will always find something in the exact spot where you dig.