Tutankhamun was not black: Egypt antiquities chief

Until the archaeological dogma of the past is overcome, the jury is still out on who was where when. We may never know.

Pre-clovis sites are finally being acknowledged, even though my 'heretical' archaeology professor in the '70s said humans on the North American continent likely went back 30+,000 years.

It appears even that (wild-eyed estimate at the time) may be insufficient to adequately describe the scope of human existence here.

As for European presence here, who knows? One thing is certain, that people of almost all cultures had at least some members of their societies who travelled, whether out of curiosity, for trade (profit), or conquest.

I think scholars have grossly underestimated the extent in an innate desire to portray history as a linear progression, and underestimated the setbacks along the road to present development as well, despite the ruins of technologically capable cultures which stare us in the face.

Somehow advancement has been equated with technology, and not a question of whether the technology was appropriate for the time and place.

Much as 'finding something the last place you look' works, the inertia against developing unneeded technologies with resources otherwise put to more imminent use persists to this day.

Human nature has little changed, the same motivations and contrary forces exist today as have been since the dawn of time.

That, also.

He looks white to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_English

And we love it....:)

[an’ it’s Appa-LATCHun, thank ye very much]

"Although it is interesting to note that there is not historical account of Cleopatra being exceptionally beautiful until Shakespeare thought it would sell more tickets a millenium and a half later."

If I remember correctly several ancient sources claim Cleopatra to be attractive. It was Roman sources sympathetic to Octavian who mostly painted her in a negative light. From the coins and busts that are claimed to be Cleopatra in her younger years, I always pictured her something like this.

Note: this topic is from 2007. Thanks presidio9. Just an update.

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