Elements of what make up a large bodies of lies and half truths told constantly about ancient Egypt.
Black is an ethnic construct, culture, religion or nationality.
Black is a description of skin color and based on biology. Blacks can be found almost all over the planet, with different cultures, religions and nationalities. Calling someone black does not mean that they share such characteristics, just like calling someone white does not mean that they are all from the same country, culture, religion or ethnic group. Black is a description of someone who has medium to dark brown skin because of ancestry among populations who developed dark skin due to biological adaptation over thousands of years in enviroments with high UV radiation, such as Africa.
Black is defined by geographic location in Africa or anywhere else.
Brown skinned people do not stop being black because they are north of the Sahara or within the boundaries of Egypt. Whites are not limited to the extreme North of Europe and are indigenous to all parts of Europe, because of a common ancestry among peoples biologically adapted to a colder climate and lower UV exposure.
Black means jet black and ebony black.
Black means brown skinned person of many various shades that include dark, medium and light brown. There are jet black Egyptians who are indigenous to Egypt all over Egypt as well as blacks of many other various shades who have always been in Egypt and in all parts of Egypt. There are also lighter brown blacks in all parts of Africa and have always been there. All black Africans to the South of Africa are not jet black, in fact most aren't.
The populations from the Sahara were some "other" type different from other Africans
The Sahara to the South and west of Egypt, from which many populations who made up dynastic Egypt originated, was populated from the South and East of the Sahara. They did not migrate to the Sahara from Europe or Asia, they came from inner Africa. Therefore, they were as related to other Africans as any other Africans. These populations are part of the ancestry of many African groups, not just those of ancient Egypt, to include people from Sudan, Chad, Niger,Ethiopia, Libya, Mauretania, Algeria and so forth. Nordics are not some "other" type of White European. They are white Europeans and as related to other Europeans as any other Europeans.
Tanned white = brown skinned African
Absolutely funny. White is white and brown is brown. Brown skinned people also tan but they are still brown. Tanned whites are still whites.
Features in ancient Egypt are unique to Egypt and therefore distinct from other Africans
All black Africans come in various shades, shapes and sizes. There is no one type of black African and these variations in features and complexion can be found all over Africa. Blonde haired and blue eyed whites with pointy noses are just as white as those with big fat noses and full lips and red hair.
The original people who migrated to the Nile Valley were part of a "melting pot" of "races"
There was no melting pot of "races" in the sense that the original population of the Nile Valley had Europeans, Asians and Africans or whites, blacks and tans in equal percentages who just blended together like brown, white and tan play doh to produce some "other" unique type of Nile Valley African. The ancient Nile Valley was made up of mostly indigenous Nile Valley Africans of various ethnicities, including those from the Sahara, those from South on the Nile and those towards the north. Different ethnicities does not imply whites and blacks. However, over time such populations did become more prominent until things reached the point that they are at today.
Thin noses, thin lips and straight hair are not indigenous to Africa
There are Sudanese who are jet black with such features. Such people were even depicted in ancient Egypt in the tombs. All Africans do not have big lips and big noses with curly hair and those who do not have such features are not necessarily mixed with anyone. Australian aborigines had straight and even blonde hair prior to the arrival of a white person and have been that way for many, many thousands of years, possibly even prior to the presence of white skin in humans. Africa has some of the greatest diversity of features, among indigenous black Africans, of any place on earth.
The Environment of the Sahara and Northern Africa produces white indigenous Africans
The Sahara did not change black Africans to tanned whites. Blacks from the Sudan and populations from the Sahara were not "magically" turned into tanned whites after being tropically adapted blacks for thousands of years. There may have been some who were lighter than those to the south but that is not tanned white in any sense of the term. The reason for people with tanned white skin in Northern Africa is mostly due to the influence of migrations of foreigners into North Africa over the last few thousand years.
More research and study is needed to determine who and what populations made up ancient Egypt
Nonsense. This information has been known for thousands of years. There is no question or need to pretend that this information is not obvious. Only those interested in lying and telling half truths need more time to fabricate more lies and half truths.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2007 09:25PM by Doug M.
