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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Troll Patrol: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by zarahan- aka Enrique Cardova: [qb] Hmm good reference- there is also the nomadic angle. And it was those Nabata Playa folk that contributed numerous core elements making up Egyptian civ. QUOTE(s): "a critical factor in the rise of social complexity and the subsequent emergence of the Egyptian state in Upper Egypt (Hoffman 1979; Hassan 1988). If so, Egypt owes a major debt to those early pastoral groups in the Sahara; they may have provided Egypt with many of those features that still distinguish it from its neighbors to the east." Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 17, 97-123 (1998), "Nabta Playa and Its Role in Northeastern African Prehistory," Fred Wendorf and Romuald Schild. [/qb][/QUOTE]And then there was this: The ruins were discovered deep in the desert of Western Sahara The remains of a prehistoric town dating back 15,000 years have been discovered in the Moroccan-administered territory of Western Sahara. The Moroccan state media on Thursday said a team of scientists stumbled across the sand-covered ruins of the town Arghilas, deep in the desert of Western Sahara. The remains of a place of worship, houses and a necropolis, as well as columns and rock engravings depicting animals, were found at the site near the northeastern town of Aousserd. Significant find [b]The isolated area is known to be rich in prehistoric rock engravings, but experts said the discovery could be significant if proven that the ruins were of Berber origin as this civilisation is believed to date back only about 9000 years.[/b] "It appears that scientists have come up with the 15,000-year estimate judging by the style of engravings and the theme of the drawings," Mustafa Ouachi, a Rabat-based Berber historian said. Berbers are the original inhabitants of North Africa before Arabs came to spread Islam in the seventh century. The population of Western Sahara, seized by Morocco in 1975 when former colonial power Spain pulled out, is mostly of Berber and Arab descent. http://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2004/08/20084914442080115.html [IMG]http://basementgeographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Westernsaharamap.png[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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