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May 29, 2024, 2:08 am UTC    
January 01, 2007 02:41PM
Rich, of course you couldn't procure the Latin text, this isa a hoax.
Erotikos Prohibitus Aigyptos? References to such a thing? " transliteration of Egyptian records (since lost) of libidinous nature concerning the legendary Atlantis and Amazons."

Strange, all the records the Egyptians kept of other countries (except correspondence) seem to have been lost. Alternatively, they didn't keep such records. Egypt was all that mattered to the Egyptians.

""I believe these scrolls to be a genuine find," said Franco with beaming,
earnest eyes. "It was thought the series was burned -- along with thousands
of other more priceless volumes -- by religious fanatics during the final
destruction of the Alexandrian Library. As with a lot of other ancient
prurient writings, like Sappho's, we have but a few antique references to
it -- in this case only the Church's -- which quite imply it would have
been just the kind of execrative literature to have sent pious zealots into
orbit... Well, by some ironic humor of the gods, a few scrolls of this
banned work ended up getting hidden away in a Coptic monastery -- of all
places -- until recently 'procured' by Muhammad's brother in Cairo...""

And no one has ever heard of these scrolls except an obscure web site? Do you want to hazard a guess as to how valuable such scrolls would be?

And now you are publicising this hoax in various forums. That's how these hoaxes acquire 'veracity'. I think it is pretty irresponsible.

There is a real George Young by the way, who was posting on Usenet offering a paper about Atlantis eg:
George T. Young - view profile
Date: Wed 16 Oct 1996 00:00
Email: gyou...@ix.netcom.com (George T. Young)
Groups: alt.archaeology


New Paper on Atlantis Available Free via E-mail -- A serious fresh
look & new perspective on the subject with humor (235k bytes).
Requests to:
gyou...@ix.netcom.com

He last posted in 1997. Most of his posts however had the subject line "Mellow Bi Male Mentor Seeking Docile Gay/Bi Boy Pal"

I can't find a trace of William W. Kertiss

This has all the hallmarks of a hoax and I think should be treated as one until evidence for its realist can be found.

Doug Weller

Director The Hall of Ma'at
Doug's Skeptical Archaeology site::
[www.ramtops.co.uk]
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Atlantis

Joe Schiller December 21, 2006 02:10PM

Re: Atlantis

Dave L December 21, 2006 03:55PM

Re: Atlantis

Roxana Cooper December 22, 2006 02:35PM

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Dave L December 22, 2006 02:45PM

Re: Atlantis

rich December 21, 2006 04:00PM

A doomed German aristocracy

Dave L December 21, 2006 05:42PM

Re: A doomed German aristocracy

Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 09:27AM

Re: A doomed German aristocracy

Dave L December 22, 2006 11:38AM

Re: A doomed German aristocracy

rich December 22, 2006 03:56PM

Re: A doomed German aristocracy

Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 09:59PM

Re: A doomed German aristocracy

Dave L December 23, 2006 08:54AM

Re: Atlantis

Byrd December 21, 2006 08:24PM

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Anthony December 22, 2006 08:50AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 10:05AM

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Roxana Cooper December 22, 2006 02:41PM

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rich December 22, 2006 04:08PM

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Hermione December 22, 2006 04:50PM

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Hans December 22, 2006 12:05AM

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rich December 22, 2006 09:56AM

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Hermione December 22, 2006 10:17AM

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rich December 22, 2006 11:09AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 10:18AM

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Hans December 23, 2006 12:25PM

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Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 09:20AM

Re: Atlantis

Doug Weller December 22, 2006 11:30AM

Re: Atlantis

Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 12:50PM

With all due respect....

Dave L December 22, 2006 01:53PM

Re: With all due respect....

Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 09:52PM

Re: With all due respect....

Dave L December 23, 2006 09:02AM

Re: With all due respect....

Charlotte Masuda December 23, 2006 10:22AM

Re: With all due respect....

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Re: Atlantis

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Charlotte Masuda December 22, 2006 10:36PM

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Charlotte Masuda December 23, 2006 10:40AM

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Pacal December 25, 2006 01:14PM

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Joe Schiller December 25, 2006 02:49PM

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Doug Weller December 25, 2006 04:25PM

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Joe Schiller December 26, 2006 01:45PM

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Roxana Cooper December 27, 2006 10:45AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 26, 2006 11:36AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 27, 2006 03:32PM

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Roxana Cooper December 23, 2006 02:16PM

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Doug Weller December 23, 2006 02:42PM

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Hans December 24, 2006 06:26AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 24, 2006 06:58AM

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Hermione December 24, 2006 07:25AM

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Doug Weller December 24, 2006 07:56AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 26, 2006 12:15PM

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Roxana Cooper December 24, 2006 01:01PM

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Rick Baudé December 24, 2006 01:23PM

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Charlotte Masuda December 27, 2006 03:51PM

Re: Atlantis

Charlotte Masuda December 26, 2006 11:59AM

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Roxana Cooper December 24, 2006 12:59PM

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Joe Schiller December 24, 2006 01:19PM

Re: Atlantis

Roxana Cooper December 25, 2006 10:15AM

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Charlotte Masuda December 27, 2006 04:23PM

Re: Atlantis

Charlotte Masuda December 27, 2006 02:43PM

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Joe Schiller December 27, 2006 04:11PM

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Charlotte Masuda December 28, 2006 09:17AM

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Joe Schiller December 28, 2006 05:27PM

Moderation Note

Katherine Reece December 28, 2006 05:30PM

Re: Atlantis

Charlotte Masuda December 29, 2006 08:05AM

Re: Atlantis

Jammer December 27, 2006 04:52PM

Re: Atlantis

Joe Schiller December 27, 2006 06:24PM

Re: Atlantis

Pacal December 31, 2006 01:02PM

Re: Atlantis

Joe Schiller December 31, 2006 01:50PM

A new tale of Atlantis!

rich January 01, 2007 02:35AM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

Joe Schiller January 01, 2007 01:17PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

Doug Weller January 01, 2007 02:41PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

rich January 01, 2007 05:44PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

rich January 01, 2007 09:46PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

rich January 02, 2007 03:47PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

Doug Weller January 02, 2007 04:39PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

rich January 04, 2007 03:37PM

Re: A new tale of Atlantis!

Charlotte Masuda January 05, 2007 08:19AM

I found the war of Athena.

rich January 11, 2007 04:41PM

Re: Atlantis

Joe Schiller January 01, 2007 04:20PM

Re: Atlantis

Joe Schiller January 01, 2007 06:40PM

Corrected

Pacal March 07, 2007 02:39PM



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