Egyptians in America‽

[Qfwfq]

It is not impossible that Egyptians might have sailed across the Atlantic, as Thor Heyerdahl once demonstrated.

Originally Posted by Turtle

...is it possible they lived here as well?

If they did, they became Americans and no longer Egyptians.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Qfwfq

It is not impossible that Egyptians might have sailed across the Atlantic, as Thor Heyerdahl once demonstrated.

If they did, they became Americans and no longer Egyptians.

Oooooooo! Good call Q! I remember all the excitment when that was going on. I think National Geographic did a piece on it in their magazine.

What I didn't recall, and re-learned at your link, was what Thor meant to prove by his voyage(s).

Originally Posted by Wiki

...While the purpose of the Ra voyages was merely to prove the seaworthiness of ancient vessels constructed of buoyant reeds, others contentiously have cited the success of the Ra II expedition as evidence that Egyptian mariners could have journeyed, by design or happenstance, to the New World in prehistoric times.[ ...

No longer Egyptians! Speaking of which, can you correct my title misspelling on this thread?

On the topic of the mining, perhaps the 'Easterners', whether Egyptian or Phoenician or 'other', didn't settle, but rather came, got their goods, and left. Moreover, they may have traded for copper the Native people mined, rather than doing the mining themselves.for the copper.

That's all I got.

[modest]

Some of these:

Some Archaeological Outliers:
Adventures in Underground Archaeology

are very interesting. The author of the site is clearly level-headed and knowledgeable.

-modest

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by modest

Some of these:

Some Archaeological Outliers:
Adventures in Underground Archaeology

are very interesting. The author of the site is clearly level-headed and knowledgeable.

-modest

I'll be reading for days. When I got to the Roman coins in Tennessee, I recalled having heard of Roman ship(s) found in Brazil. I followed that up and found this, which has some overlap to artifacts in your link.
Romans In Brazil During The Second Third Century?

Off I go then............

PS Thanks for the title misspelling fix.

[modest]

Originally Posted by Turtle

I recalled having heard of Roman ship(s) found in Brazil. I followed that up and found this, which has some overlap to artifacts in your link.
Romans In Brazil During The Second Third Century?

That's crazy (crazy cool)

Google book page 31

-modest

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by modest

That's crazy (crazy cool)

Google book page 31

-modest

Thought of you Modest, when I ran across some crazy-kewlage today. Check it >>> Did an Ancient Language of Universal Symbols Exist?

Originally Posted by Rebecca Sato

Over the last several years, similar petroglyphs have been identified on as many as five continents. They all date from roughly the same time-period. In the late 20th century, archaeologists discovered a collection of symbols carved in stone as petroglyphs in the Negev desert of Israel that appeared to be writing. Dating of these symbols showed that they were made over an extended period time, beginning around 1700 BC. ...

[Moontanman]

I have read, many moons ago, that both cocaine and tobacco have been found in Egyption mummies. I'll try to look up the source buit if true would pretty much prove some sort of contact with the new world.

[Moontanman]

Originally Posted by Moontanman

I have read, many moons ago, that both cocaine and tobacco have been found in Egyption mummies. I'll try to look up the source buit if true would pretty much prove some sort of contact with the new world.

Then again maybe I'll actually understand when I read the first post of a thread, sorry.