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reply posted on 14-9-2007 @ 05:49 PM by Icarus Rising
Ever hear of THE RA EXPEDITIONS?


Thor Heyerdahl is probably the best-known proponant of the idea of human travel and cultural exchange across the oceans in ancient times. The work of Heyerdahl first came to worldwide attention in 1947 with his Kon-Tiki expedition. This serious and successful experiment with a replicated ancient South American balsa raft demonstrated the practical feasibility of pre-Columbian contacts across the Pacific to Polynesia.1 In 1970, Heyerdahl built a replica of an ancient reed ship and with an international crew of six, managed to easily cross the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of North Africa to the New World. Following the winds and currents, this journey from the port of Safi in Morocco to Barbados took less than two months.


Based on these experiments, I believe it is entirely feasible there was trade and cultural exchange, even colonization, going on in the ancient world.

Don't forget the stories of Viking explorers voyaging beyond Greenland to the Americas either.

Great topic. Thanks for starting this thread.



reply posted on 14-9-2007 @ 05:56 PM by uberarcanist
reply to post by Keebie



That's precisely what I'm doing...this subject has been discussed REPEATEDLY on these forums, the best thing for him to do is to go back to preexisting threads. Let's build off those discussions, and avoid posting the same things over and over again.


reply posted on 15-9-2007 @ 10:05 AM by Hanslune
Howdy Last time here

Why do you think the Olmecs were African?

Here is a good study and discussion (exhaustive) of the interesting find of various substance in mummies.

www.thehallofmaat.com...

There is some preliminary discussion about historical drug use but you can find a discussion of the evidence for 'Cocaine" mummies starting at

"The evidence".

You can also skip to the end and read the Discussion at the end.


reply posted on 21-9-2007 @ 11:00 AM by Byrd
Originally posted by last time here
actually young man, look up the "olmecs".
they were "african" and indeed introduced many cultural influences
to the aboriginal inhabitants.


They aren't. If you've taken a forensics class, then you only have to look at the skulls. The African skulls are very different from Olmec skulls and both are different from European skulls.

This page gives some of the details:
Black individuals have wider nasal openings and subnasal grooves. American Indians and Asians have forward-projecting cheekbones and specialized dental features.

from:
www.crimeandclues.com...


If you can wait for this powerpoint to load (takes forever), it has some nice pictures and details:
www.lakesideschool.org...,1,Forensic Anthropology: Studying Bones

The bones don't lie. People can misinterpet all they like, but the bones don't lie. The Olmecs are AmerInd and not Egyptian/African.

it's no great mystery. unfortunately,
in many instances, history has been "cleansed" of many truths but
the information is there.


It is a shame how some people are trying to rework history to tell things that they prefer. Go to the original sources -- the skeletons of the people themselves.

The bones don't lie.


reply posted on 21-9-2007 @ 01:33 PM by josephus maximus
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You guys should really look into the Mormon religion they believe all this nonsense also. Makes for some intereting reading though.


reply posted on 21-9-2007 @ 01:43 PM by Hanslune
Yes the LDS did a great deal of research trying to prove by blood analysis that native Americans were the lost tribes of Israel. They didn't do too well in finding evidence for that theory. The more recent DNA studies haven't been to helpful for their beliefs either.

An article on DNA

I
Mormon's and DNA

My LDS friends tell me the explanation for this is

"The Native American ancestors who came from the Middle East could easily have been diluted over thousands of years, so that it is no longer detectable"

Moving the goalposts is an old strategy of religion.
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