Even the very earliest hieroglyphs were stylized and conventionalized and it is clear that an advanced cursive script was it common usage by the dawn of the First Dynasty. Brien has explored more than 90 countries but his true passion is researching and writing about the ancient megalithic works found in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico. Brief Summary of Book: Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock Here is a quick description and cover image of book Fingerprints of the Gods written by Graham Hancock which was published in 1995. Far from being mere pictures of objects or actions, this written language was complex and structured at the outset, with signs that represented sounds only and a detailed system of numerical symbols. Soon after that date, quite suddenly and inexplicably, the hieroglyphs familiar from so many of the ruins of Ancient Egypt begin to appear in a complete and perfect state. Technological skills that should have taken hundreds or even thousands of years to evolve were brought into use almost overnight – and with no apparent antecedents whatever.įor example, remains from the pre-dynastic period around 3500 BC show no trace of writing. Indeed, the period of transition from primitive to advanced society appears to have been so short that it makes no kind of historical sense. “Ancient Egypt, like that of the Olmecs in Bolivia, emerged all at once and fully formed.
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