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Much thanks all.
And lets not forget about all them alleged Griffins out there as well guarding there gold! :mrgreen:
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Just looking at the pictures, they seem in awfully good repair to be so old. Maybe they were buried much of that time, or modern folks have "re-constructed" them as has been done to Stonehenge and the Athenian Parthenon. :roll:
While the lower terraces could be agricultural, then central stack looks more like a temple mound, such as you'd find in meso-America. No wonder Thor Heyerdahl spun theories about them. :wink:
Since the Romans and Carthaginians got there, it's easy to see how they may have picked up information about the pyramids. Though I notice the Canary structures seem to be dry-stacked stones--not dressed nor mortared.
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Well I do wonder exactly how far down the west coast of Africa they sailed. Somehow I cant buy them cowering just outside the Pillars of Hercules not wanting move further out,to not only seek potential trade south along the coast,but also along the Gallic coastline towards Britannia.
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Reportedly, the southern tip of Africa is a dangerous part of the ocean. In an open boat like the kind that was available to the Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, etc., it would be even more dangerous. Just a very heavy rain coupled with high seas would be exceedingly perilous for the people and equipment. Some might have been fortunate enough to make it around, but then what? If they followed around through what's now the Persian Gulf, would they have reached India? If so, do we find any record of a sea trade?
It's a mighty long way from the Mediterranean around Africa to India and back. Shorter and safer to go overland. Probably faster, too.
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