Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 4, 2013 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2013 New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt A new timeline for the origin of ancient Egypt has been established by scientists.A team from the UK found that the transformation from a land of disparate farmers into a state ruled by a king was more rapid than previously thought. Using radiocarbon dating and computer models, they believe the civilisation's first ruler - King Aha - came to power in about 3100BC. The research is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A. . Read more... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted September 4, 2013 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Very big changes in 300 years. John Anthony West: "Ancient Egypt is not development. It was legacy." Big Bad Voodoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcos anthony toledo Posted September 4, 2013 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2013 For all we know their could have been a older ancestral civilization that predate pre dynastic Egypt and Sumer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 4, 2013 #4 Share Posted September 4, 2013 This makes the Egyptian socieity even more amazing. To do what they did in a relatively shorter period makes their accomplishments more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted September 4, 2013 #5 Share Posted September 4, 2013 sorry Waspie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted September 5, 2013 #6 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Maybe those folks were more astute than anyone gave them credit for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted September 5, 2013 #7 Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) 300 years is a very realistic timeline for extensive progress,look at us 300 years ago up to now. Edited September 5, 2013 by ash68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamor Posted September 5, 2013 #8 Share Posted September 5, 2013 300 years is a very realistic timeline for extensive progress,look at us 300 years ago up to now. I don't think it's fair to compare like that. I would say that once you reach a threshold in tecnology, which we reached quite recently, the progress will develop exponentially, up until then progress is much slower, I don't have time right now to develop my thoughts further, but I hope you understand what I mean. Zam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted September 5, 2013 #9 Share Posted September 5, 2013 I don't think it's fair to compare like that. I would say that once you reach a threshold in tecnology, which we reached quite recently, the progress will develop exponentially, up until then progress is much slower, I don't have time right now to develop my thoughts further, but I hope you understand what I mean. Zam Yes this was quantum leap. Big Bad Voodoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted September 5, 2013 #10 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Point taken Zam :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kludge808 Posted September 5, 2013 #11 Share Posted September 5, 2013 And to think they did that without the help of Abnormal Aerialists. It would be interesting to see if there is evidence of an earlier civilization as Mr. Toledo suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted September 6, 2013 #12 Share Posted September 6, 2013 New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt Nice article Waspie_Dwarf. Although it's not really "new" information, particularly since the funerary boat of King Den (1st Dynasty - c.3000 BC) was found at Abu Rawash and 14 boats likely also of King Aha which were found at Abydos, it's good to see another level of support for what was a rather fascinating period of Egyptian history. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/48641/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/First-Dynasty-funerary-boat-discovered-at-Egypts-A.aspx http://xoomer.virgilio.it/francescoraf/hesyra/news.htm cormac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drayno Posted September 6, 2013 #13 Share Posted September 6, 2013 A lot can be accomplished in just three-hundred years.. The Egyptians had a fairly advanced priest-caste society for the age. Despite their obsession with death; which can be attributed to the unreliability of the Nile with it flooding, thus disrupting agriculture and leading to starvation.. Given their architectural achievements and their advancements in engineering, however, it makes them all the more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandyjack Posted September 20, 2013 #14 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Immanuel Velikovski wrote that the present understanding of time lines was not correct. This may relate to his Ages in Chaos. Since, shorting the time interval means Egyptian Pharaohs were either fewer in number or had shorter reigns than presently dated. Fewer in number is possible and would make some interesting interactions with the Levant possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted September 20, 2013 #15 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Immanuel Velikovski wrote that the present understanding of time lines was not correct. This may relate to his Ages in Chaos. Since, shorting the time interval means Egyptian Pharaohs were either fewer in number or had shorter reigns than presently dated. Fewer in number is possible and would make some interesting interactions with the Levant possible. Velikovski was a charlatan, along with Sitchin and Fomenko with his totaly false "new chronology". All three deal in lies and pseudo science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted September 21, 2013 #16 Share Posted September 21, 2013 While at first sight 10% does not look like a big change, on second thought that was the time span it took us from the industrial revolution to the computer age. It could have meant the difference from bronze casting to bronze forging, or from very brittle tools to pretty strong tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonFromPorlock Posted September 21, 2013 #17 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Velikovski was a charlatan.... But useful, as in "Citing Bellesiles on history is like citing Velikovski on astronomy." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost bird Posted September 25, 2013 #18 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Hi Questionmark osiris, isis and many Ancient Egyptians gods -kings and priests came from upper nile and invested this sudden civilization, religion and science to Egypt and abroad to vast regions of the world. These gods , immortal ideas of one Allah. Melchizedek of all religions, of Judaism, Christianity, Islam (kedir or Al-kidir ), Hinduism, Buddhism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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