Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt

Egyptologist Bauval, author of the best-selling The Orion Mystery, and astrophysicist Brophy make a compelling argument regarding the origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, a Black African people that predated the pharaohs. Looking into remote areas of the Sahara and acknowledging earlier remarkable explorations, the authors proclaim to %E2%80%9Chave coaxed the silent, ancient stones to reveal their secrets with the universal language of the sky.%E2%80%9D The Stonehenge-like cluster of megaliths at Nabta Playa reveals a mysterious civilization and the supposition that the people%E2%80%99s %E2%80%9Cpractical knowledge of the stars was converted into a star religion...%E2%80%9D The authors discuss tales of a long-undiscovered stone temple, provide a fascinating study of hieroglyphics, and examine the astronomy-driven nature of the alignment of stones; they%E2%80%99re always cautious in their interpretations, however, noting a tendency even within physical science to find only what one sets out to find. Extremely dense and possibly groundbreaking, Bauval and Brophy make an honest case for a %E2%80%9Cvery different story of the origins of ancient Egypt.%E2%80%9D Their scholarship is meticulous%E2%80%94but too much so for the everyday reader. 16-page color insert and 50 b&w illus. (Apr.)