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[QUOTE]Originally posted by kenndo: [QB] Puzzling ancient rock carvings found in Sudan Quote: By Owen Jarus [IMG]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2262/stgsv.jpg[/IMG] updated 5/16/2011 2:54:59 PM ET Share Print Font: An archaeological team in the Bayuda Desert in northern Sudan has discovered dozens of new rock art drawings, some of which were etched more than 5,000 years ago and reveal scenes that scientists can't explain. The team discovered 15 new rock art sites in an arid valley known as Wadi Abu Dom, some 18 miles from the Nile River. It’s an arid valley that flows with water only during rainy periods. Many of the drawings were carved into the rock faces — no paint was used — of small stream beds known as "khors" that flow into the valley. Some of the sites revealed just a single drawing while others have up to 30, said lead researcher Tim Karberg of the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Germany. “We asked the local people about the rock art and they said that it would be very old, before their grandfathers,” Karberg told LiveScience. Knight rider A number of the images appear to date back around 1,500 years ago, to a period when Christianity was spreading in Sudan. They include depictions of crosses, a church, which may show a nearby, ancient monastery called al-Ghazali, and one remarkable picture of a knight riding an animal with horns."One is a depiction of an armed rider, with a lance and a shield, a kind of knight depiction," Karberg said, suggesting this may be an image of St. George, the legendary soldier said to have slain a dragon. Drawings of St. George are known from Sudan and texts discussing him have been found within the country. “Our texts attest to the popularity of the Saint in Christian Nubia,” wrote historian Gerald Brown, in a study he did on the subject. The team also found detailed representations of cattle at Wadi Abu Dom that, based on rock drawings found at other sites, are probably from the late Bronze Age. During this time, more than 3,000 years ago, the northern parts of the country were occupied by the Egyptian empire. Mystery carvings Another, even more mysterious, set of rock art appears to be at least 5,000 years old and shows a mix of geometric designs. The "oldest rock art we found are the spiral motifs," said Karberg, which, as their name suggests, twist up in a way that is hard to interpret. Similar drawings have been found in the Sahara Desert. They were created at a time when Africa was a wetter place, with grasslands and savannah dominating Sudan; people were moving to a lifestyle based on animal husbandry and, in some instances, farming. Understanding what these drawings mean is difficult. Some researchers connect the "spiral motifs to some astronomical or astrological forms," Karberg said, but he thinks it might have more to do with math. "The regularity of the spiral might be one of the earliest mathematical ideas the people developed." Puzzling ancient rock carvings found in Sudan http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=78038932#post78038932 [QUOTE]Originally posted by Ancient Egyptians were Caucasoid: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by osirion: [qb] ^ they are closer to Nubians than any other group. And Sub-Saharans in these comparisons do not include Horn Africans, Fulani, Taureg, and many other groups of people that would not support the author's position. [/qb][/QUOTE]That is because those Africans you just mentioned are heavily Caucasoid admixed as well. Ancient Egyptians are very distant from pure Negroids on the molecular level. [/qb][/QUOTE]wrong again, evil villian.one example of how wrong you are is that early nubians did not have any Caucasoid admixture.second any admixture that came in happen at the end of the meroe period only in lower nubia for some. the rest of nubia did mix with Caucasoids if you want to put it that way. later the lower nubia population had nubians that came in from upper nubia so most of the lower nubian poulation was unmixed again. by the time the late middle ages most lower nubians had admixture that came from arabs in recent times now modern egypt in early modern times had most nubians that were mixed,keep in mind too that northern lower nubia is in modern egypt now. so it's clear that most nubians in sudan are not mixed at all,but egypt may be a different story and egypt today is not so clear,but some nubians from sudan have been moving into egypt over the past decades,so most likely even today in modern egypt most nubians may not be mixed in egypt today . The reason because in recent decades some nubians from sudan have been coming in,so most nubians of egypt today may not be mixed,but there is still a large number in modern egypt that are. so what just said was non-sense and the other stuff too,but i am more clear about the nubian stuff then the other stuff.I AM bit clear on ancient egypt too,but not has much has nubia,But i know this for egypt,most ancient egyptians still were unmixed blacks by the time the roman came in.they may still have been before the arabs came in too. so anyway the real original indigenous ancient egyptians were black,not Caucasoids . LET OTHERS EXPLAIN TO YOU MORE CLEARLY THE OTHER STUFF. I just posted the facts,get it in you head.i made it clear to you has i can. IF I HAVE TO I WILL KEEPING REPEATING THESE FACTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL FOLKS LIKE YOU GET IT. I hate repeating myself OVER AND OVER AGAIN,but their is no other choice. Anyway you racist types with fake info are a big waste of time.I COME BACK after a fews weeks,and like said nothing has change with RACIST guys. Give the them facts and they do not read it and if they do,they do not care,but i came back to give some more support abit because i was pump up and abit fresh or some left energy over from a another forum i came from. These last two replies are just hit and run comments,so i will not be coming back to read any replies to mY replies IN THIS THREAD HAS WELL. I can't stand wasting time anymore,besides most of my time is on any blog is reading modern news on modern africa,since we all know that most of modern africa is controlled by blacks,like south africa and nigeria,and postive things are happening there too. once in while i will read about the african past on blogs,and if i read about the african past more often it will be from books,not on the internet. Has for the rest of you guys,keep giving those facts,has for me i think that's enough here,because like is i said i have very little patience now to debate issues like this.leaving this thread now. bye. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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