Post by djoser-xyyman on Jul 22, 2010 9:28:50 GMT -5
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The general consensus reached at the Cairo Symposium was that there was no
evidence that the ancient Egyptians were white, and that Egypt was not
influenced by Mesopotamia, but the peoples from "the Great Lakes region in
inner-equatorial Africa."
For centuries, this area of equatorial Africa has been called "The Mountan of
the Moon" by the native inhabitants. As a matter of fact, in the language of
Ki-Swahili, 'Kilimanjaro' means "Mountain of the Moon," as does the Burgunda
word 'Rwenzori.' Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, rises to a
height of 19,340 feet. The second major contributor to the waters of the White
Nile is the Rwenzori Mountains, which border the countries of Uganda and Zaire.
The symposium also rejected the notion that Pharaonic Egyptian, which remained
a stable language for more than 4,500 years, was influenced by Semitic
language. The proceedings of the conference were published by UNESCO in 1978.
(Afro-Asiatic?)
One of the most significant revelations presented at the Cairo Symposium was
Diop's development of the "Melanin Dosage Test." This one simple test provided
the means by which one could determine the PHENOTYPE of the Egyptian royal
mummies by examining the melanin content present in their skin.
The test involved the acquisition of specimens, consisting of a few square
millimeters of mummified skin, which were then coated with ethyl benzoate and
exposed to natural or ultra-violet light. This procedure rendered the melanin
ganules in the skin specimen fluorescent, thus enabling them to be counted by
Diop who stated that the experiements:
Your other 'viewpoints' with the exception of the the UNESCO report mentioned
above, I checked the other source above and fail to see how or where it relates
to this thread. You say another viewpoint...but on what point exactly?
In addition, I've also noticed that Frank Snowden never mentions how the
ancient Egyptians themselves portrayed themselves. Snowden seems weighed down
more on the assertions made by Afrocentrists than simply proving our viewpoint
wrong. This is typical.
At the end of this chapter in the Summation states:
"Focusing on "black" Egypt, Afrocentrists have given insufficient attention to
the Nubians, the black southern neighbors of Egypt, and their experience in
various parts of the Mediterranean world. It is unfortunate that Afrocentrists
fail to realize the serious consequences of their distortions, inaccuracies,
and omissions, and the extent to which the Afrocentrist approach to ancient
Egypt has motivated many blacks to stir-up anti-white hostility. Substituting
fiction for fact is a disservice to blacks."
RESPONSE:
Although Snowden brings up some interesting facts regarding the Nubians
influence, he failed to mention discoveries made in Qustul, Nubia regarding the
33 Royal tombs found - and their significance to pre-Dynastic Egypt?
In addition, he claims the "Afrocentrists" are more concerned with the
(blackness) of the ancient Egyptians. I'd also assert that Snowden seems to be
doing exactly what he claims the Afrocentrists are doing, focusing too much on
the issue of ethnicity.
Afrocentrists are in fact correcting many of the distortions made regarding
ancient African history, including from some of the works made by Snowden.
We're talking about history that has been taught for hundreds of years that
left Africans OUT OF HISTORY in the area known to be where Blacks actually
originated, in Africa.
I also find it suspect when people claim that we do a "disservice" to blacks
without taking into account the disservice that's being done to whites...with
historical fabrications. Do not disregard that truth!
Snowden himself, BTW, is an "Afrocentrist" like all others studying the history
of Africa.
The general consensus reached at the Cairo Symposium was that there was no
evidence that the ancient Egyptians were white, and that Egypt was not
influenced by Mesopotamia, but the peoples from "the Great Lakes region in
inner-equatorial Africa."
For centuries, this area of equatorial Africa has been called "The Mountan of
the Moon" by the native inhabitants. As a matter of fact, in the language of
Ki-Swahili, 'Kilimanjaro' means "Mountain of the Moon," as does the Burgunda
word 'Rwenzori.' Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, rises to a
height of 19,340 feet. The second major contributor to the waters of the White
Nile is the Rwenzori Mountains, which border the countries of Uganda and Zaire.
The symposium also rejected the notion that Pharaonic Egyptian, which remained
a stable language for more than 4,500 years, was influenced by Semitic
language. The proceedings of the conference were published by UNESCO in 1978.
(Afro-Asiatic?)
One of the most significant revelations presented at the Cairo Symposium was
Diop's development of the "Melanin Dosage Test." This one simple test provided
the means by which one could determine the PHENOTYPE of the Egyptian royal
mummies by examining the melanin content present in their skin.
The test involved the acquisition of specimens, consisting of a few square
millimeters of mummified skin, which were then coated with ethyl benzoate and
exposed to natural or ultra-violet light. This procedure rendered the melanin
ganules in the skin specimen fluorescent, thus enabling them to be counted by
Diop who stated that the experiements:
Your other 'viewpoints' with the exception of the the UNESCO report mentioned
above, I checked the other source above and fail to see how or where it relates
to this thread. You say another viewpoint...but on what point exactly?
In addition, I've also noticed that Frank Snowden never mentions how the
ancient Egyptians themselves portrayed themselves. Snowden seems weighed down
more on the assertions made by Afrocentrists than simply proving our viewpoint
wrong. This is typical.
At the end of this chapter in the Summation states:
"Focusing on "black" Egypt, Afrocentrists have given insufficient attention to
the Nubians, the black southern neighbors of Egypt, and their experience in
various parts of the Mediterranean world. It is unfortunate that Afrocentrists
fail to realize the serious consequences of their distortions, inaccuracies,
and omissions, and the extent to which the Afrocentrist approach to ancient
Egypt has motivated many blacks to stir-up anti-white hostility. Substituting
fiction for fact is a disservice to blacks."
RESPONSE:
Although Snowden brings up some interesting facts regarding the Nubians
influence, he failed to mention discoveries made in Qustul, Nubia regarding the
33 Royal tombs found - and their significance to pre-Dynastic Egypt?
In addition, he claims the "Afrocentrists" are more concerned with the
(blackness) of the ancient Egyptians. I'd also assert that Snowden seems to be
doing exactly what he claims the Afrocentrists are doing, focusing too much on
the issue of ethnicity.
Afrocentrists are in fact correcting many of the distortions made regarding
ancient African history, including from some of the works made by Snowden.
We're talking about history that has been taught for hundreds of years that
left Africans OUT OF HISTORY in the area known to be where Blacks actually
originated, in Africa.
I also find it suspect when people claim that we do a "disservice" to blacks
without taking into account the disservice that's being done to whites...with
historical fabrications. Do not disregard that truth!
Snowden himself, BTW, is an "Afrocentrist" like all others studying the history
of Africa.