Dravidian shipping pushed coastwise to Sumerian cities in the Persian Gulf, importing an alphabet and the art of writing. [1] An island in the Persian Gulf was proposed as a possible location for the Garden of Eden by the absent committee on location. [2] Ur prospered greatly on the Persian Gulf during the floodtimes, eventually becoming the center of the pottery industry. [3] Vestiges of Dalamatia exist under waters of the Persian Gulf, holding ancient secrets of the first Eden. [4]