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gemini072
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 Posted: Wed 02 Sep 2009 22:54 Post subject: Was Cleopatra Part African? |
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http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/16/cleopatra-african.html
March 16, 2009 -- Cleopatra may have been part-African and not Greek Caucasian, according to a British TV documentary to be shown this month, its makers said Sunday.
It has long been thought that the former Queen of Egypt's roots were in Greece, but the discovery of what experts believe are her sister's remains has revealed that the siblings had a part-African heritage.
The BBC documentary "Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer" to be shown on March 23 shows the analysis of the discovery of human remains in a tomb in Ephesus, Turkey.
Using state-of-the-art facial reconstruction and forensic techniques with anthropological and architectural analysis of the tomb, the experts are convinced that the skeleton is the remains of Cleopatra's sister, Princess Arsinoe, who was murdered on Cleopatra's orders.
Archaeologist Hilke Thuer from the Austrian Academy of Science, who led the team, said: "The results of the forensic examination and the fact that the facial reconstruction shows that Arsinoe had an African mother is a real sensation which leads to a new insight on Cleopatra's family and the relationship of the sisters Cleopatra and Arsinoe." |
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Dragon Horse
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So there are no Caucasians in Africa? By modern standards Egyptians are Caucasian.  In reality, based on many photos I have seen from my father's trips there when he was in the Navy, about 15% of Egypt would be considered "black" on site in the U.S., but you know... |
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G-Man
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| I guess Berbers aren't really indigenous Africans. |
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gemini072
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| Posted: Thu 03 Sep 2009 23:54 Post subject: |
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| Dragon Horse wrote: | | So there are no Caucasians in Africa? By modern standards Egyptians are Caucasian. In reality, based on many photos I have seen from my father's trips there when he was in the Navy, about 15% of Egypt would be considered "black" on site in the U.S., but you know... |
At one time or by some Ethiopians were considered caucasian
at the time your father was in the Navy of course there were
But if your dealing with the original Egyptians
http://thestudyofracialism.org/viewtopic.php?t=2422 Egyptians Were Black, Not White |
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fwsweet
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| I am locking this thread because it is a duplicate thread. Please continue discussing Cleopatra here. |
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gemini072
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Oh wow, I missed that one, thanks
quote="fwsweet"]I am locking this thread because it is a duplicate thread. Please continue discussing Cleopatra here.[/quote] |
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