Still one of *those* topics.
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Posted on 07/21/2019 1:18:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A number of stone, pottery and wooden coffins were also found, some of which had mummies which were uncovered in good condition, in addition to a number of wooden masks some of them are incomplete and a set of tools that were used in cutting and polishing.
The Middle Kingdom era is called the era of economic prosperity because of many economic projects, such as irrigation, trade, industry and agriculture.
Among the most famous kings of the Middle Kingdom were King Mentuhotep II, who restored the unity of the country and spread security after the chaos that plagued Egypt in the era of the Old Kingdom, and King Senusret III, who was one of the greatest kings of Egypt. Senusret III took care of the army to protect Egypt and led many campaigns to secure its borders.
He also ordered the digging of the Sesostris Canal to link the Red Sea and the Nile, as well as building a dam to protect the land in Fayoum from the flood.
The Sesostris Canal was the source of the idea to build the Suez Canal to connect the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, which became the most important navigational channel in the world and an important source of income for Egypt.
King Amenemhat III ruled from c. 1860 BCE to c. 1814 BCE. He was interested in agriculture and irrigation, and he ordered the building of the first pyramid at Dahshur, the so-called "Black Pyramid", near Fayoum.
Around the 15th year of his reign, the king decided to build a new pyramid at Hawara, as well as a huge temple called "Labyrinth," named so due to the large number of rooms, roads and corners inside it...
(Excerpt) Read more at egypttoday.com ...
The space aliens took their tools with them when they left.
I keep thinking about the monkeys in the movie 2001 who didn’t know how to use tools throwing sticks or bones up in the air—until someone accidentally figured out they could use them to kill other folks.
The march of evolution continues to this very day, eh?
As far as the Ancient Egyptians use of tools, today I am of the opinion that an infinite number of Egyptians, with an infinite number of hard rocks, could eventually produce the Serapeum vaults.
The temptation is to look it from the context of a young, vital workforce that only knows how to swipe, or type with their thumbs.
We've got the bump. Gotta have that bump.
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