Now, I know very little about the whole topic, and I'm trying to save myself a shit load of reading so perhaps one of you guys may be able to shed some light on the topic.
Egyptians were seen as somewhat primitive because they had limited technology (eg they left a bunch of clay pots behind). That was my first assumption, perhaps I'm wrong here, I didn't study history at school.
They also happened to leave a bunch of pyramids behind that we assume could not have been built by this primitive race. Yet these pyramids are aligned with the stars, have been built to certain mathematical specifications etc that suggest a certain level of intelligence.
Another thing that suggests they were primitive was their use of hieroglyphics (I may be wrong with this assumption), but if they're using pictures to communicate, they're not terribly advanced are they?
I've seen documentaries where they interpret the Egyptian symbols and stuff like that. From what I gathered in my limited knowledge they had characters that we directly translated into the English alphabet. Now this is where I get somewhat sceptical, is this just a load of crap that we're being fed? Have we really translated their alphabet to match ours? and is that even possible?
Now, this is where my real question comes in. Say, the Egyptians weren't a primitive race, but a much more highly advanced race than we are. Perhaps their language didn't consist of simple images but was more advanced than out language is (I assume it would have been). Say the Egyptians knew they would eventually meet their doom, or those cool pyramids they built with their telepathic powers transported them to another realm. Either way, they knew they were no longer going to be on earth for ever. So figuring one day there will be a race that is somewhat primitive compared to theirs, will eventually stumble on their land. In order to be able to communicate things to this "potentially" primitive race, they had to convert things into symbols so any idiot could understand it. Suppose they built the pyramids as they knew those structures would potentially last long enough for this primitive race to find them. Perhaps mummy's weren't a ritual but a known method of preserving their bodies so that future races could conduct DNA & other tests to determine the origins of the Egyptians.
There may be a simple explanation for my questions, perhaps that answer is: "you're f...ing crazy" but just some thoughts I had. I may be incorrect in some of my assumptions, and if I am I apologise, just some thoughts.
PS I wouldn't take an "experts" word as gospel, for instance, we're fed this image of cave men as people who carried clubs around and beat each other over the heads with them. Yet I would say, the images that they leave behind in caves suggest a certain level of intelligence that would lead them to represent themselves in a drawing / painting. Basically what I'm saying is I'd like to know that there's substantial evidence to counteract my questions/theories etc.
Like I said, I know very little about the topic, I expect someone to explain these things quite simply, I was just interested to know what the answer is.
Egyptians were seen as somewhat primitive because they had limited technology (eg they left a bunch of clay pots behind). That was my first assumption, perhaps I'm wrong here, I didn't study history at school.
They also happened to leave a bunch of pyramids behind that we assume could not have been built by this primitive race. Yet these pyramids are aligned with the stars, have been built to certain mathematical specifications etc that suggest a certain level of intelligence.
Another thing that suggests they were primitive was their use of hieroglyphics (I may be wrong with this assumption), but if they're using pictures to communicate, they're not terribly advanced are they?
I've seen documentaries where they interpret the Egyptian symbols and stuff like that. From what I gathered in my limited knowledge they had characters that we directly translated into the English alphabet. Now this is where I get somewhat sceptical, is this just a load of crap that we're being fed? Have we really translated their alphabet to match ours? and is that even possible?
Now, this is where my real question comes in. Say, the Egyptians weren't a primitive race, but a much more highly advanced race than we are. Perhaps their language didn't consist of simple images but was more advanced than out language is (I assume it would have been). Say the Egyptians knew they would eventually meet their doom, or those cool pyramids they built with their telepathic powers transported them to another realm. Either way, they knew they were no longer going to be on earth for ever. So figuring one day there will be a race that is somewhat primitive compared to theirs, will eventually stumble on their land. In order to be able to communicate things to this "potentially" primitive race, they had to convert things into symbols so any idiot could understand it. Suppose they built the pyramids as they knew those structures would potentially last long enough for this primitive race to find them. Perhaps mummy's weren't a ritual but a known method of preserving their bodies so that future races could conduct DNA & other tests to determine the origins of the Egyptians.
There may be a simple explanation for my questions, perhaps that answer is: "you're f...ing crazy" but just some thoughts I had. I may be incorrect in some of my assumptions, and if I am I apologise, just some thoughts.
PS I wouldn't take an "experts" word as gospel, for instance, we're fed this image of cave men as people who carried clubs around and beat each other over the heads with them. Yet I would say, the images that they leave behind in caves suggest a certain level of intelligence that would lead them to represent themselves in a drawing / painting. Basically what I'm saying is I'd like to know that there's substantial evidence to counteract my questions/theories etc.
Like I said, I know very little about the topic, I expect someone to explain these things quite simply, I was just interested to know what the answer is.
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