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Enigmatic Discovery (Granite Nubian Head)
Al-Ahram ^
| 2-17-2006
Posted on 02/17/2006 10:22:17 AM PST by blam
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02/17/2006 10:22:18 AM PST
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blam
To: blam
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:26:53 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: SunkenCiv
GGG Ping.
No picture of the Nubian statue, the article only had this statue of King Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:27:00 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
The block is about two metres high, and weighs approximately five tons.Heck, Belzoni probably just carried it off under his arm to retrieve it later. 8^)
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:32:28 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: blam
Calypso Louie will be pleased........
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:36:26 AM PST
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Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
To: Felis_irritable
The ancient Black Egyptians probably dropped it when they were flying around the Pyramids........
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:54:19 AM PST
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Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: blam
Doesn't look very Nubian to me.......looks kinda Old-bian........
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:55:37 AM PST
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Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
Red Granite is proof that Egypt was settled first by the American Indians.
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posted on
02/17/2006 10:57:10 AM PST
by
stocksthatgoup
(http://www.busateripens.com)
To: blam
I am not quite sure what is so puzzling about this since we know that Eygpt had pharoahs from Nubia from time to time.
To: stocksthatgoup
If he was Nubian, why didn't they use black granite?......
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posted on
02/17/2006 11:03:35 AM PST
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Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
Before or after cutting the Nazca lines?
To: Felis_irritable
Probably before...........
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posted on
02/17/2006 11:21:17 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; asp1; ...
Thanks Blam. "If this head belongs to the Kushite period of the 25th dynasty, which is seven dynasties later than the reign of Amenhotep III, why is it deposited here?"
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posted on
02/17/2006 11:22:09 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Islam is medieval fascism, and the Koran is a medieval Mein Kampf.)
To: Red Badger
LOL - took me a minute to get it but I'm slow this afternoon.
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posted on
02/17/2006 11:28:40 AM PST
by
mlc9852
To: blam
Amenhotep III - eye candy.
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posted on
02/17/2006 11:53:42 AM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
To: SunkenCiv
If this head belongs to the Kushite period of the 25th dynasty, which is seven dynasties later than the reign of Amenhotep III, why is it deposited here?" Because, in the normal course of things, younger deposits are situated on top of older deposits?
I'm more interested in why the queen was behind the statue's leg, and what kind of shape she was in, and whether she was grateful or P.O.'d about having her hiding spot discovered. Also, does this have anything to do with Cheney's various "undisclosed locations"?
Keep'em pingin'!
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posted on
02/17/2006 12:55:21 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(Mad-Mo! Allah bin Satan commands ye: Bow to him 5 times/day: Head down, @ss-up, and fart at Heaven!)
To: ApplegateRanch
"Because, in the normal course of things, younger deposits are situated on top of older deposits?"
They're all part of the same structure, as if the building was begun in the 18th dynasty, left almost finished, then finished by a ruler of the 25th dynasty.
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02/18/2006 1:15:35 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Islam is medieval fascism, and the Koran is a medieval Mein Kampf.)
To: blam
It's kind of small but NH has been in the market for a granite head since we lost "the Old Man" a few years ago.
To: blam
Impressive sculpture, and in granite too!
Hard stuff granite...makes you wonder how.
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posted on
02/18/2006 4:34:24 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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