Rose Quartz Meaning and Healing Properties Rose quartz has been used in love rituals and ceremonies for centuries, and remains the stone of the hopeless romantic. A member of the quartz family, this crystal is made up of silicon dioxide.
The Assyrians. (1170 - 612 BCE) The Assyrians were Semitic people living in the northern reaches of Mesopotamia; they have a long history in the area, but for most of that history they are subjugated to the more powerful kingdoms and peoples to the south.
, studied anthropology at UCLA. 1  Ancient Assyrians are best known for being those people in Mesopotamia who were not Sumerians. Indeed, they spoke a language related to Hebrew and Arabic, and lived in the northern part of Mesopotamia. Modern Assyrians (Syriac Christians) have made their way into the awareness of the masses by becoming refugees, since ISIS has been attacking them.