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A Thousand Relics Found in Egypt
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| Jan 28, 04 | 11:57 am
| By Hazel Heyer
Posted on 01/30/2004 6:08:35 AM PST by vannrox
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Very Cool. I do not know how to put this on the proper distribution lists.
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:08:36 AM PST
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
Don't worry, now that radical islam is almost in complete control of Egypt, these statues will be destroyed as an affront to allah...
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:14:11 AM PST
by
2banana
To: vannrox
Now that would be a cool dive site.
To: vannrox
Very cool indeed... I sometimes have the impression Atlantis awaits for some audacious archaeological team somewhere.
To: vannrox; blam; farmfriend
Bump; ping; ping.
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:17:25 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Prodigal Son
Damn right. To think these statues have awaited us for so long. This team looks pretty sharp !
To: Atlantic Friend
Waiting for Dirk Pitt!
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:20:02 AM PST
by
7thson
(I think it takes a big dog to weigh a 100 pounds.)
To: vannrox
Let me know when they find Noah's Ark.
To: vannrox
The Egyptian people didn't care for any of their cultural heritage until the French fought there in the 18th century. Among the French armies were archaeologists, who not only made critical early discoveries but appreciated their significance.
For centuries the Muslims looted the burial chambers, used the temples as quarries for other projects, used mummies for kindling, and in general had no use/concern for the history of the region.
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:26:29 AM PST
by
Gefreiter
To: vannrox
Is that a crustacean in your pocket, or are you just Hapy to see me?
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:31:01 AM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: Prodigal Son
yep, freeper dive trip?
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:34:36 AM PST
by
CJ Wolf
To: vannrox
Can you imagine the amount of interest, and the potential for such fantastic finds? If Egypt was Germany or England, for example, there would be millions of visitors flocking to see for themselves the ruins of our ancestors. The problem with Egypt, however, it is dominated by fanatical Islamic population. You could be safe going there, or not? The Egyptian government MUST control the radical Islamists in all its forms. The Universities, the arts, the intelligentsia, Madrasas, the Moslem brotherhood, the Jamaa Islamia, the editorial pages, Koranic edicts, the Koranic schools,...
It is with no comparison anywhere on this planet; Egypt is the most rich and fascinating historical region in the world. If they reign in their radical elements, and spend heavily in their tourist infrastructure (highways, hotels, car rentals, trains, first class restaurants
) they would earn billions from the tourist dollars. Perhaps they would even get off Uncle Sams dough.
To: Gefreiter
The international leftists and arabs are always complaining about the Israeli occuptation of Israel, saying it's "arab land" Where's the outrage about Arabs colonizing & occupying Egyptian land?? Where is the Egyptian version of Mugabe ?
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posted on
01/30/2004 6:38:53 AM PST
by
jonatron
To: 7thson
Only if the archaeological team has a stunning blond or pretty brunette as its leader, I suppose.
To: CJ Wolf
freeper dive trip?You know, that's something to think about. There quite a few divers on FR.
To: jonatron
Yeah, I know I know. Not too many Pharaonic-types running around these days though.
There are Christians there, the Copts, who lived there long before Allah did. But the few left are marginalized, at best.
Which is fine, because they're not Muslims.
To: SkyPilot
ROFL
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posted on
01/30/2004 7:15:57 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: facedown
Underwater bump.
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posted on
01/30/2004 7:20:33 AM PST
by
blam
To: 2banana
How true.
To: HankReardon
They already found Noah's Ark. It was right where he left it.
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