Here’s a search link to find those posts, interesting to read them again for me too.
http://www.google.com/search?q=sesostris+colchis+circumcision+site:freerepublic.com/focus/
sidebar — Minoan Akrotiri wasn’t buried in a supereruption in the middle of the 2nd m BC.
Thank you for the link. I googled Akrotiri, and found there were a number of sites with that name, but I WAS referring to the one at Santorini. Here is a link which refers to its burial by the volcano:
https://www.santorini.com/archaeology/akrotiri.htm
I also theorize that after abandoning Akrotiri because of major earthquakes about 20 years before the eruption, many went to Crete. Then when the tsunami caused by Thera severely damaged Crete’s shipping and their economy, some of the artists/artisans went to Egypt and worked for Iknatan at Amarna. This would explain the more naturalistic style of Amarna’s artistry.
There are also many good photos of excavations, artifacts and Santorini here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=akrotiri+santorini&num=50&newwindow=1&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=chIPVfvqFaT7sAS4pIDAAg&ved=0CD4Q7Ak&biw=1600&bih=775
I went to the link you provided which was a listing of various articles. I looked at: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2555535/replies?c=7
I found that we have already commented together on Sesostris and Colchis. What I had not noticed/remembered was that Sesostris had conquered the Parthians. I had noticed that the Parthian “queens” were buried with tall headresses that reminded me of the crowns of upper and lower Egypt. If they were conquered by Egypt, then that would make sense. Of course they might have heard that areas that submitted were not treated badly, and done the same. This could explain why they were so strong and successful in later years—adopted armaments and ruling methods, while strengthening themselves to fight better later, also not having all their young fighters killed. This is interesting given my curiosity about Crassus and Cassius and Roman history regarding the Parthians.