Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ancient Egyptians in Australia

Did the Ancient Egyptians visit Australia - 5,000 years ago - long before the Europeans did in the post-Columbus era? History is full of surprises so it could be ... but did they?


Arguments pro:
  • There are valid Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs carved in Gosford on the west coast. With a cartouche with the birth name of pharaoh Khufu (2589–2566 BC). Discovered in the early 1900s
  • Ancient Egyptians used tobacco and cocaine. They only grew in the continent which makes up modern America
Arguments contra:
  • Number of hieroglyphs increased in time (after 1975)
  • Carved in a disorganised manner
  • Some hieroglyphs are carved backwards
  • Some of the used shapes were invented 2,500 years later
  • Less erosion than nearby 250-year-old Aboriginal petroglyphs
  • Gosford is on the east coast and you'd expect them to land on the west coast

A possible explanation is that they were carved in 1920s by Australian soldiers who served in Egypt in WWI. Back then there was a widespread interest in ancient Egypt after the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun.

Sources: 1, 2 and 3

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