Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt
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Summary
Presents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt
• Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story
• Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists， archaeologists， genetic scientists， and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research
• Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths
Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy， despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence， the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists， archaeologists， and the Egyptian government。 Uncovering compelling new evidence， Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological， climatological， archaeological， geological， and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization。
Building upon extensive studies from the past four decades and their own archaeoastronomical and hieroglyphic research， the authors show how the early black culture known as the Cattle People not only domesticated cattle but also had a sophisticated grasp of astronomy; created plentiful rock art at Gilf Kebir and Gebel Uwainat; had trade routes to the Mediterranean coast， central Africa， and the Sinai; held spiritual and occult ceremonies; and constructed a stone calendar circle and megaliths at the ceremonial site of Nabta Playa reminiscent of Stonehenge， yet much older。 Revealing these “Star People” as the true founders of ancient Egyptian civilization， this book completely rewrites the history of world civilization， placing black Africa back in its rightful place at the center of mankind’s origins。
• Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story
• Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists， archaeologists， genetic scientists， and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research
• Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths
Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy， despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence， the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists， archaeologists， and the Egyptian government。 Uncovering compelling new evidence， Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological， climatological， archaeological， geological， and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization。
Building upon extensive studies from the past four decades and their own archaeoastronomical and hieroglyphic research， the authors show how the early black culture known as the Cattle People not only domesticated cattle but also had a sophisticated grasp of astronomy; created plentiful rock art at Gilf Kebir and Gebel Uwainat; had trade routes to the Mediterranean coast， central Africa， and the Sinai; held spiritual and occult ceremonies; and constructed a stone calendar circle and megaliths at the ceremonial site of Nabta Playa reminiscent of Stonehenge， yet much older。 Revealing these “Star People” as the true founders of ancient Egyptian civilization， this book completely rewrites the history of world civilization， placing black Africa back in its rightful place at the center of mankind’s origins。
Reviews
Rikki
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Few good chapters at the start but a lot of reaching and speculation。 Honestly i think if Bauvals dog took a crap on the pavement he'd manage to line it up with some constellation or other。 Some interesting accounts of desert rock art and ancient egyptian envoys though。 Also the chip on the shoulder and bitterness of academic unacceptance of previous books/theories is apparent and tediously reiterated numerous times。 Few good chapters at the start but a lot of reaching and speculation。 Honestly i think if Bauvals dog took a crap on the pavement he'd manage to line it up with some constellation or other。 Some interesting accounts of desert rock art and ancient egyptian envoys though。 Also the chip on the shoulder and bitterness of academic unacceptance of previous books/theories is apparent and tediously reiterated numerous times。 。。。more
J。 Maximilian Jarrett II
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Excellent detailed and methodical field research，cogently presented with very persuasively argued findings。 This is one of the books I that read in 2020 which informed me the most about two subjects I have long had great interest in （Africa’s prehistoric era and its ancient history） and in which I wanted to significantly deepen my knowledge and understanding last year。 Black Genesis hit the spot。 Recommended reading。
Doris Raines
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I LOVE THIS BOOK。
Ren
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I made this mistake of listening instead of reading but perhaps it was better that I did so。 In the intro the authors claim this book is not an academic book but airtime for lay people and enjoy learning about the origins of Black Egypt。 When I saw it I was giddy， and quickly had to buy it。 It was a while after having watched Black Panther and I hoped that this book would be a specialized African version of Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth （Think to the beginning of Moana when the grandma is I made this mistake of listening instead of reading but perhaps it was better that I did so。 In the intro the authors claim this book is not an academic book but airtime for lay people and enjoy learning about the origins of Black Egypt。 When I saw it I was giddy， and quickly had to buy it。 It was a while after having watched Black Panther and I hoped that this book would be a specialized African version of Joseph Campbell’s The Power of Myth （Think to the beginning of Moana when the grandma is teaching the kids about their history）。So despite some great evidence and awesome discoveries this book was so dry。 And to top it off listening to a British voice didn’t help it not feel academic。 I hope their next book about the origins of Black Africa is simpler to read and with engaging mythical and mystical stories。The world needs to unearth this history。 I just hope the next person to write about it makes it truly for lay people。 。。。more
Bryan
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Groundbreaking！！！！ The book makes the claim that the origins of Egyptians civilization are found in sub-Saharan Africa。 The evidence for this has a great deal to do with an astronomical sight called Napta Playa， which pre-dates dynastic Egypt， but shares common religious and astronomical themes。 Bauval makes the assertion that these themes set the foundations for which the Ancient Egyptian religious and philosophical thinking was founded。
Aindriú Mac Giolla Eoin
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Bauval can be very academic but the book is a very interesting theory on an ancient advanced civilization of 'the cattle people'。 Bauval can be very academic but the book is a very interesting theory on an ancient advanced civilization of 'the cattle people'。 。。。more
Suresh Ramaswamy
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Even though I have been planning more than a year to read this book， it was only on 9th March this year that I got down to it。 Due to various reasons my reading speed has come down this year in comparison to 2018。‘Black Genesis – The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt’ written by Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy propounds a shocking theory that the Nile Valley （Egyptian） civilization descended not from the Mediterranean or Arab （Mesopotamian， Assyrian， Sumerian） stock but from native black Afri Even though I have been planning more than a year to read this book， it was only on 9th March this year that I got down to it。 Due to various reasons my reading speed has come down this year in comparison to 2018。‘Black Genesis – The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt’ written by Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy propounds a shocking theory that the Nile Valley （Egyptian） civilization descended not from the Mediterranean or Arab （Mesopotamian， Assyrian， Sumerian） stock but from native black African stock hailing from around Lake Chad， distant corners of Libya and Sudan。 This flies in the face of the claims of European and North American Egyptologists that Egyptians were not Black Africans but emigrated from across the Mediterranean and Arab Peninsula。 This racist viewpoint is nothing new， because the white scholars of Europe and American in the past two hundred or more years felt， that negroes were an illiterate， backward race with no intelligence or skills to construct megalithic structures like pyramids and / or Sphinx。On receiving evidence of possibly a negroid ancestor to the Pharaohs and Egyptian civilization， the opposition comes surprisingly not from white Egyptologist， but from Egyptian scholars and officials themselves。Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy， despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence， the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaohnic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists， archaeologists， and the Egyptian government。 Uncovering compelling new evidence， Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological， climatological， archaeological， geological， and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization。 At an UNESCO Convention in 1974 Professor Diop of Kenya presented evidence of native African descent of the Pharaohs。 The UNESCO organizers， however， were clearly impressed by Diop and commissioned him to write the entry on the origins of the pharaohs in their ‘General History of Africa’ published a few years later， in 1981。 ‘Yet the archaeologist Ahmed Mokhtar， who， ironically， was the editor of this UNESCO publication， could not prevent himself from adding a note in the introduction of the report: “The opinions expressed by Cheikh Anta Diop in this chapter are those which he developed and presented at the UNESCO symposium of ‘The People of Ancient Egypt，’ which was held in Cairo in 1974。 The arguments put forward in this chapter have not been accepted by all the experts interested in this problem。”Notwithstanding Ahmed Mokhtar’s odd remarks about a colleague and contributor to the UNESCO publication， what he said did not take into account the fact that some very senior French Egyptologists — notably Professors Jean Vercouter and Professor Jean Leclant — had been very impressed with Diop’s professional presentation。 In reality the resistance to accept or even consider Diop’s thesis came not from Egyptologists in general but specifically from high Egyptian officials， as is well demonstrated by Dr。 Zahi Hawass， the present chairman （in 2010） of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities （SCA） and undersecretary of state to the Ministry of Culture。 Hawass is well-known for his aggressive attitude toward those who oppose him so that even the normally discreet ‘Sunday Times’ of London felt compelled to write: “He rules Egyptology with an iron fist and a censorious tongue。 Nobody crosses Zahi Hawass and gets away with it。 。 。 。 Nobody of any standing in Egyptology will come out to help you 。 。 。 because they’d lose their jobs。 It is Hawass who holds the keys to the pyramids， the Valley of the Kings， the Sphinx， Abu Simbel， everything。 No Egyptologist gets in without his permission， and few will chance his anger。 。 。 。” In Egypt some 1，787 skulls， dating from the predynastic period to the present day， were examined and found to be 36 percent Negroid， 33 percent Mediterranean， 11 percent Cro-Magnon， and the rest uncertain but most probably also Negroid。 This shows， says Diop， that the original and pure Black Negroid race that first inhabited Egypt eventually merged with a Mediterranean race to create the pale skinned Egyptians that we know today。’ Diop also led evidence from the statements of ancient Greek and Roman scholars like Herodotus， Aristotle， etc。 the Egyptians were indeed black and not pale skinned。Hawass has already made this quite clear with his latest commentaries on this issue to the official Egyptian MENA News Agency: “。 。 。 the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilization as black has no element of truth to it！ Egyptians are not Arabs and are not Africans despite the fact that Egypt is in Africa 。 。 。 ！” Interestingly， before racial and cultural bias affected European scholars， many European travellers such as Constantin-Francois Volney， who journeyed in Egypt in 1783–1785， wrote honest statements: “。 。 。 on visiting the Sphinx， the look of it gave me the clue 。 。 。 beholding that head characteristically Negro in all its features， I recalled the well-known passage of Herodotus which reads: ‘For my part I consider the Colchoi are a colony of the Egyptians because， like them， they are black skinned and kinky-haired 。 。 。’” Henry Frankfort， the renowned director of the prestigious Warburg Institute and professor of pre-classical history， writes， “。 。 。 somatic and ethnological resemblances， and certain features of their language， connect the ancient Egyptians firmly with the Hamitic-speaking people of East Africa。 It seems that the Pharaohnic civilization arose upon the north-east African Hamitic substratum”。 He also says that the profound significance which cattle evidently possessed for the ancient Egyptians is similar to the culture of the Hamites or Half-Hamites， and that North and East African substratum from which Egyptian culture arose still survives among Hamitic and half-Hamitic people today。After Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphs in 1822， scholars who monopolized Egyptology were not scientists but classicists and historians。 These academics held ancient Greece as the source of all cultural achievements。 As such， Egyptologists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were very different from those of today， who are， by and large， unbiased and more scientifically minded。 In those early days of Egyptology， the tendency was to consider the first dynasty of pharaohs （ca。 3100 BCE） to be the actual origin of the ancient Egyptian civilization。 No hard evidence suggested earlier or different origins for the so-called dynastic period。 Finally， however， in the 1920s， British Egyptologist Flinders Petrie began to cause a breach in this consensus。 Petrie’s excavations revealed evidence of what， at first， appeared to him as a completely different culture — in fact， so different from that of the dynastic Egyptians that he mistook it for the culture of a new race that had come from outside Egypt to cohabitate with more primitive people in the Nile Valley。 Further investigations eventually showed that this was not a new race at all， but rather an older， prehistoric phase of the Egyptian culture。 Petrie and his fellow Egyptologists were baffled by the distinct difference between this prehistoric or pre-dynastic people and the early dynastic people of the Egyptian civilization。 Unable to explain how the ancient Egyptians appeared to have started their civilization with a fully formed language， a complex system of writing， an advanced science， a very mature and sophisticated religion， artwork that nearly surpassed classical Greek art， monumental architecture that still astounded the world， and construction engineering and technology that would tax even modern contractors， Egyptologists theorized that some super race of invaders had come into the Nile Valley and kick-started the civilization for the Egyptians。 This alleged super-race was thought to have come from the east， fuelling the popular view that it was in the Orient， especially in Mesopotamia， that we could find the birthplace of the Egyptian civilization。 We can be thankful that this theory began to lose hold when evidence began to mount that pointed to， as a root for ancient Egypt， a home-grown civilization — probably one with some influence from the prehistoric pastoralists in the adjacent eastern and western desert regions。 This is more or less the position of many Egyptologists today， even though the evidence， as we will see， is stacking up in favour of an origin outside the Nile Valley — somewhere in the far west， not east， of the river， and pointing toward the distant corner with Sudan and Libya that leads into sub- Saharan， Black Africa。 These commentators are labelled Afrocentrists， for Afrocentrism is a pseudoscience， but only in the same way that Eurocentrism should be considered a pseudoscience。 Both imply an attempt to fit data and observations into a box of preconceived notions。 If the data， on balance， indicates that the people who originated the pharaohnic civilization of Egypt were indeed Black Africans， then drawing such a conclusion need not be labelled Afrocentric or anti-Eurocentric — it may be thought of simply as accurate。 With more and more textual， astronomical， and archaeological evidence， the date of Egyptian civilization is slowly stretched backwards。 Classical Egyptologists place the reign of the first historical Pharaoh as Menes who reigned around 3000 BCE plus minus 200 years。 However evidence now places the commencement of Egyptian civilization much earlier than that。 The age of the Sphinx in the Giza Plateau is stated to be around 4500 years or so。 However， geological weathering （water erosion） gives a different picture。 The front of the Sphinx has weathered to a depth of eight feet while the rear has weathered to a depth of only four feet。 Dr。 Schoch with the assistance of seismologist Dr。 Thomas Dobecki， performed a seismic refraction survey to get a picture of the Sphinx enclosure’s subsurface weathering。 The results indicated that the weathering below the surface is not uniform， which strongly suggests， according to Schoch， that the enclosure was not quarried all at once。 By estimating when the least weathered area was excavated， and thereby first exposed， he could estimate the minimum age of the Sphinx。 It is likely that during the reign of Khafre （2500 BCE） the rear of the Sphinx was carved， while the front had already been carved millennia ago。 Simply stated， the floor in the back of the Sphinx was weathered to a depth of only four feet， while the front was weathered to a depth of eight feet; this suggests that the front of the Sphinx is twice as old as the back。 Schoch estimates that the rear floor of the enclosure was first exposed in 2500 B。C。E。， and that the exposure of the front and side floors of the enclosure （and the initial Sphinx carving） must have occurred between 7000 and 5000 B。C。E。 According to Schoch， this is an estimate， and since weathering rates are not constant， the initial carving may be even older。 If the Sphinx was heavily weathered by precipitation at an early period in its existence， Schoch argues that it may have been carved prior to the last great period of major precipitation in the Nile Valley， between ten thousand and five thousand years ago。 Similarly the subterranean passages below the Great Pyramid， Dashur and others in the bedrock point to astronomical alignment to heliacal rising of Sirius in the South and other stars of the Big Dipper as circumpolar stars in the North point to the existence of these passages millennia before Khufu’s construction of the Great Pyramid and the stars point to around 12000 BCE。 The pyramids were constructed over the existing structures on the bedrock （much like temples constructed with several realignments over the original temples） and hence the Great Pyramid was probably constructed by Khufu around 2500 BCE。In Nabta Playa the pastoral cattle worshipping black Africans created the Calendar Circle aligning the Vega as the circumpolar star and Sirius in the South。 From the stone map laid out in the Calendar Circle the astronomical alignment in the skies was likely around 16，500 BCE even though the construction is more likely around 5，000 BCE， and the map was laid out as a learning aid for the people。Egyptian texts like the Turin Papyrus refer to ancient kings （many millennia before Pharaohs） who were Followers of the Sun known as Shemsu – Hor。 Egyptologists obstinately continue see Shemsu – Hor as mythical kings。 The Shemsu-Hor， Those Who Followed the Sun — those ancestral kings — must be included as being the people who followed the direction of the summer solstice sunrise in 3200 BCE 。 。 。 namely the prehistoric Black people of Nabta Playa。 Further， it could also be the Shemsu-Hor who brought with them an astronomical plan drawn on a leather roll， which was used for the layout of the temple of the cow goddess Hathor。 In spite of the obstinacy of Egyptologists who continue to see the Shemsu-Hor as mythical kings， the British Egyptologist Henri Frankfort says this of the Shemsu-Hor: The designation [Shemsu-Hor/Followers of Horus] was reserved for rulers of the distant past。 The texts leave no doubt that the term referred to earlier kings。 An inscription of a king Ranofer， just before the Middle Kingdom， contains the phrase “in the time of your forefathers， the kings， Followers of Horus [Shemsu-Hor]。” Texts of Tuthmosis I and Tuthmosis III refer to them in the same manner。 The first mentions fame the like of which was not “seen in the annals of the ancestors since the Followers of Horus”; the other states that， in rebuilding a temple， an old plan was used and proceeds: “The great plan was found in Denderah in old delineations written upon leather of animal skin of the time of the Followers of Horus。” From these quotations it appears that “Followers of Horus” is a vague designation for the kings of a distant past。 Hence the Turin Papyrus places them before the first historical king 。 。 。 From the Turin Papyrus we can work out that the Shemsu-Hor ruled for 13，420 years before the first historical pharaoh， who was identified as Menes。 Egyptologists place the reign of Menes about 3000 BCE。 This means that the start of the Shemsu-Hor lineage was about 16，420 BCE — which can be rounded to 16，500 BCE。 Could it be a coincidence that this very date of 16，500 BCE is found in the astronomy of the Calendar Circle at Nabta Playa，The Egyptians refer to Zep Tepi as the start of their civilization。 Zep Tepi was the First Time and start of the Golden Age。 In his book ‘The Egypt Code’， Bauval puts forward the final conclusion that the Giza pyramids may have been modelled on an image of Orion’s belt not at the time of their presumed construction circa 2500 BCE， but at a much earlier time， circa 11，450 BCE。 In other words， in deciphering the astronomy embedded in the design of the Giza pyramids， we can note the locking of two dates: 2500 BCE， which marks the time of construction， and 11，500 BCE， which marks the significant time that might allude to the First Time — Zep Tepi。 This is our reasoning: If today you observe from the location of Giza the star Sirius cross the meridian it will be at 43 degrees altitude。 If you could see the same event in 2500 BCE when the Great Pyramid was built， Sirius would have culminated at 39。5 degrees altitude， which is where the south shaft of the Queen’s Chamber was aimed。 Going even further in time the altitude of Sirius would drop and drop until， at about 11，500 BCE， Sirius would be just 1 degree altitude。 Beyond this date Sirius would not have been seen at all because it would not break above the horizon。 Looking in detail at the motion of Sirius and find that Giza was actually the place on Earth where Sirius went down to rest briefly exactly on the horizon at the lowest point of its twenty-six thousand-year cycle， and that occurred basically in this same epoch， circa 12，280 BCE。 Further， we find that the light of the Mother of All Pole Stars， Vega， shone down the subterranean passages at Giza and Dashur in the same epoch， 12，070 BCE。 In 12，280 BCE the Orion’s belt-to-pyramids layout dates match。 It is now well accepted that in the Great Pyramid the southern shaft of the Queen’s Chamber marks the date of 2500 BCE， around the construction date of the monument。 If the Great Pyramid was designed to symbolize one thing， it is， without question， the sky vault — for the perimeter of the pyramid’s square base relative to its height represents the same ratio as the circumference of a circle to its radius。 The southern shaft in the Queen’s Chamber invites us to consider two altitudes of the star Sirius， one at 39。5 degrees and the other at 0 degrees， thus determining two dates: 2500 BCE， which is probably the actual construction date of the pyramid， and 12，000 BCE， which represents a date in the remote past that has to do with the beginning or first time of the ancient Egyptians’ history defined with calendrical computations of the Sothic cycle and precession cycle of the star Sirius。 Hence Robert Bauval puts the date of Zep Tepi as 12，000 BCE。From the Turin Papyrus we can work out that the Shemsu-Hor ruled for 13，420 years before the first historical pharaoh， who was identified as Menes。 Egyptologists place the reign of Menes about 3000 BCE。 This means that the start of the Shemsu-Hor lineage was about 16，420 BCE — which can be rounded to 16，500 BCE。 Since everything to do with Egyptian civilization started with the “First Time” – Zep Tepi – and Shemshu – Hor were Egyptian rulers， the Zep Tepi can be dated to 16，500 BCE also。 In the last paragraph of the last chapter， the authors state “For more than twenty-five years we have been on the quest for the origins of the ancient Egyptian civilization， yet we never suspected that it would be such a thrilling and rewarding intellectual adventure。 We have tried our very best to pass the barrage of entrenched interests and to tell the general public of the many scattered clues that we have found in the alignments of pyramids and temples， all of which have led us to piece together a giant historical puzzle。 Slowly but surely a completely new picture of our past emerges， revealing a lost and forgotten world， which extended from the Nile to the borders of Sudan and Chad and which told a very different story of the origins of ancient Egypt — a tale much more thrilling than that which any Egyptologist or anthropologist had previously led us to believe。 We now can look with even greater awe at the wonderful legacy of ancient Egypt — especially at those imposing pyramids and temples — and see in them a very ancient message that was written in the stars， a message that directed us to faraway places in the desert and to a time when hardy and intelligent black-skinned men planted a seed that grew in the Nile Valley to give rise to a wonderful civilization。 We know that from now on Egypt will never be the same for us， for when a Black Nubian or African passes us by， we will see in him or her， as surely as we see in ourselves， the reflection of a common Black genesis。"Looking at all the evidence presented and the descriptive narration of the authors， one comes to the conclusion that indeed the Egyptian Civilization had its roots in an earlier Black African advanced civilization which had great knowledge of astronomy， architecture， engineering skills from the Southern Sahara， when Sahara was fertile and who moved north-eastwards as Sahara became drier and more arid into the Nile Valley。 They mingled and intermarried with the Mediterranean people already settled there， giving rise to the present day non-Negroid Egyptians。Very well written informative book。 。。。more
Roger
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Great readGreat book with some very good historical information。 Will recommend this to my friends to read。 Can wait for my next read。
Khepri Neteru
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My second time reading this book。 I quick and easy read。 Basically centers around new found cave paintings that display the ppl that will become the ppl of Ta-merry or kemet。 The Nabta playa which shows pre dynastic Egyptian astrology。 And various ethnicities that will develop into what we call the ancient Egyptians。 Not a big shocker for me，grandma is a professor in african studies。 This book is geared more toward a younger European audience。 The extra nuances are intriguing。 But， the ancient E My second time reading this book。 I quick and easy read。 Basically centers around new found cave paintings that display the ppl that will become the ppl of Ta-merry or kemet。 The Nabta playa which shows pre dynastic Egyptian astrology。 And various ethnicities that will develop into what we call the ancient Egyptians。 Not a big shocker for me，grandma is a professor in african studies。 This book is geared more toward a younger European audience。 The extra nuances are intriguing。 But， the ancient Egyptians being African is not to most African people。 All human life started in Africa logically the ppl who populated africa were Africans。 The out of africa theories don’t hold weight or logic。 Europeans tried the same thing in Zimbabwe。 Once again the nuances are worth the buying the book。 Not that he is saying the romans are Europeans per say。 。。。more
Femi Kush
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It's pretty obvious plenty of research went into writing of this book， which is why I'm not surprised this book turn out great！ It's pretty obvious plenty of research went into writing of this book， which is why I'm not surprised this book turn out great！ 。。。more
Rukiya
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It's all in the detailsThis book is full of a vast amount of detailed information。 It wasn't a quick read but it kept my interest。 I truly appreciate the search for truth especially in a field of study where many have gone out of their way to remove Egypt from the rest of Africa。。。especially in a society that has actively denied & attempts to hide the contributions of Black Africans to civilization。 It's all in the detailsThis book is full of a vast amount of detailed information。 It wasn't a quick read but it kept my interest。 I truly appreciate the search for truth especially in a field of study where many have gone out of their way to remove Egypt from the rest of Africa。。。especially in a society that has actively denied & attempts to hide the contributions of Black Africans to civilization。 。。。more
Daahoud Asante
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Michael Starsheen
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An interesting theoryBauval and Brophy discussed deep desert discoveries they feel support a theory that the early civilizers of ancient Egypt may have come from central Africa via the Sahara as it dried up around 3200BCE。 They focus particularly on Nabta Playa and its astronomical alignments as a record of them。 I enjoyed the book， although I'm not convinced of their theory。 An interesting theoryBauval and Brophy discussed deep desert discoveries they feel support a theory that the early civilizers of ancient Egypt may have come from central Africa via the Sahara as it dried up around 3200BCE。 They focus particularly on Nabta Playa and its astronomical alignments as a record of them。 I enjoyed the book， although I'm not convinced of their theory。 。。。more
Afrikan Paradox
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great info but not for novice intellect。 will re read a few years from now with a bit more of knowledge of astronomy and black civilizations to complement the work。 Great research though
Sonny
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Bauval has a convincing theory for the origins of Ancient Egypt， yet he fails to convincingly rationalise the leap from North African herders to the high civilization of the Egyptian Pharaonic Dynasties。 A few small henges in the middle of the desert dating back 5，000 years to the Pyramids of Giza is a huge technological challenge， certainly not the result of watching stars and herding cows whilst looking for greener pastures。
Jasiri Uhuru
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A very nonbiased， candid & truthful account of the history of Khemet （ancient Egypt） & the origins of humanity as well as the arts & sciences。 Anyone who is interested in uncovering the TRUTH should delve into Bauvals works。 You wont be disappointed。
Lawrence
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Apostle Dethra
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Great Book！！！ Very interesting read。
Mark Peterson
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Thought-provoking， analytical and empowering。 Bauval takes on the mainstream archaeological community with overpowering reason and precise astrological calculations revealing that the true founders of ancient Egypt were the offspring of central African herdmen。 Bauval， and other astro-archaeologist like him， are un-locking truths that were thought lost to time。
Raymonds009
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While this road trip through Africa's past is ultimately murky， the findings are quite compelling。 There is much conjecture about the correlation between the pyramids， texts and the stars but it is open to various conclusions as the authors hint at。 However， their main concern with finding the sources of civilization along the Nile is thought provoking and worthy of further study I am sure。 While this road trip through Africa's past is ultimately murky， the findings are quite compelling。 There is much conjecture about the correlation between the pyramids， texts and the stars but it is open to various conclusions as the authors hint at。 However， their main concern with finding the sources of civilization along the Nile is thought provoking and worthy of further study I am sure。 。。。more
Steve Cran
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Black Africans founded the first societies and their societies an knowledge formed the bedrock of all human civilization？ Well yeah， I could have told you that a long time ago。 THe problem is that many professors in the academia and Egyptological world were all to quick to dismiss this notion。 African scholar Amanta Dio tried to bring it to world attention but was laughed。 Anyone who tried to reveal this truth recieved roughly the same treatment。The Greeks themselves said that they learned every Black Africans founded the first societies and their societies an knowledge formed the bedrock of all human civilization？ Well yeah， I could have told you that a long time ago。 THe problem is that many professors in the academia and Egyptological world were all to quick to dismiss this notion。 African scholar Amanta Dio tried to bring it to world attention but was laughed。 Anyone who tried to reveal this truth recieved roughly the same treatment。The Greeks themselves said that they learned everything about society and astral mysteries from the Egyptians and the Ethiopians and that they were black。 Scholars these days have a lot to learn。 Thomas Brophy and Robert Bauval have decided to expose this truth and they have done it using a very innovative tract by using archaeology and astronomical knowldege。 What folows is a super detailed book whith all the events put together one after another。 Their knowldge of astonomy and the sights built is rather detailed so if you wish to grasp it all you had better pay attention。Starting with Jebel Wainat and the Oasis Dakla in the Sahara the authors piece together an intriguing narrative。 These sights housed cave， Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Cave painting。 Heiroglyphics？？ THe Egyptians were never have thoughtto made it that far out into the wilderness。 The drawing show cows， humans dress as cows enacting shamastic rites。 Archeaology shows that there were donkey trails leading out into the Sahara complete witth watering stations for supplies。 These runin though predate Egyptian civilization as do the hieroglyphics。 Other sights include rings of stone that ar somewhat reminiscent of Stonehendge。 Nabta Palya had such a ring along with the burial of cow bones and a huge cow stone。What were these rings for？ It is obvious that these Aricans venerated cows and the Egyptians venerated Hathor the cow Goddess who's thigh is represented by the big dipper。 Closer examination shows that these rings measured the movements of the stars in the sky。 Most important for them was them was the rising of the Sirius star in midsummer which brought on the midsummer monsoons。 For the Egyptians it was the flooding of the Nile。These Saharan Star people moved through the desert as it became too dry。 They first settlec in the Elehantine area and moved up。 THe au8thors bring forward convincing proof that the Pyramids of Giza were also contructed to measure the Rising of Sirius Star。 Other stars that were also observed were Orions Belt， the Sun and the Big Dipper。One fantastic fact filled book。 For those interested in African or Egyptian history or just regular truth seekers this book is for you。 。。。more
Sharon
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Very good。 How the earliest Egyptians developed。
Joseph
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This book is a scholarly work that became tedious。 The entire book is summarized in one of the appendices。 The appendix is insufficient without some of the supporting material from the book。 However， the book could have been a shorter， quicker read。 I read the book and looked at satellite photos from Peakbagger。com and Bing Maps。 As a result I learned a lot about Egypt， the Sahara and the preconceptions of Egyptologists。
Sumayyah
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Such heavy reading。 I will re-read when I able able to devote full brainpower to understanding this book。
Anders
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The 4 tv-programs called "Pyramid Coode" about the ancient egyptians and way beyond were so very interesting to watch。 One of the researchers interviewed is Robert Bauval who in this book presents a fascinating and enjoyable smorgasbord of thinking， reasoning， and hands on investigations about a population prior to what we generally think we know about old Egypt。 The finds challenge the status quo and offers evidence favoring the theory of a highly intelligent society thousands of years ago of b The 4 tv-programs called "Pyramid Coode" about the ancient egyptians and way beyond were so very interesting to watch。 One of the researchers interviewed is Robert Bauval who in this book presents a fascinating and enjoyable smorgasbord of thinking， reasoning， and hands on investigations about a population prior to what we generally think we know about old Egypt。 The finds challenge the status quo and offers evidence favoring the theory of a highly intelligent society thousands of years ago of black peeps from the Sahara desert tracking the stars Sirius and the Orion belt。 。。。more
Muhammad Rasheed
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A caucasian friend of mine saw the title of this in my office and dismissed it， thinking it was yet another afrocentric rant or something， but I don't collect those。 Black Genesis was written by Robert Bauval （he's French/Greek or something like that and born in Egypt） who is a top-notch scholar。 The book shows the truly ancient remains of a people who lived and thrived on the African continent during a time period when the Sahara Desert was fertile。 Paintings of people and tropical animals on b A caucasian friend of mine saw the title of this in my office and dismissed it， thinking it was yet another afrocentric rant or something， but I don't collect those。 Black Genesis was written by Robert Bauval （he's French/Greek or something like that and born in Egypt） who is a top-notch scholar。 The book shows the truly ancient remains of a people who lived and thrived on the African continent during a time period when the Sahara Desert was fertile。 Paintings of people and tropical animals on boulders in the currently 100% inhospitable areas of the legendary desert lands， as well as megalithic structures that， as usual， line up with the stars from some ancient date far back on the Precessional long-count calendar。 This is the data that goes hand-in-hand with the work of Ivan van Sertima and Cheihk Anta Diop representing more pieces of the puzzle of the mysterious past of the ancient human being。 It's a wonderful book for people genuinely interested in ancient history， which presents data greatly in need of more dedicated professional archaeologists -- who are honest truth seekers -- to build upon。 。。。more
Andrew
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