Zahi Hawass and the Great Egyptian Cover-up
This blog does not - and never will - focus on Egyptian archaeology. However, I found the article listed below interesting for two reasons: (a) it’s a classic example of cover-up and corruption within the established academic community relating to the history of civilization and (b) it eludes to yet another culture dating back 10,000 years or more.
The lengthy and well-documented article suggests intrigue, corruption and scandal at the highest levels of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and it has the makings of another Hollywood movie (Indian Jones and the Wacky Egyptian Doctor). However, I wonder if there isn’t another, much more basic reason for the lies and misinformation spewed by the SCA - something that all their efforts over the years won’t be able to hide if the ongoing research in the Bahamas proves fruitful.
Is it possible that Egypt isn’t really the center of the universe, Dr. Hawass? Is it possible that other civilizations existed prior to the pyramid builders of the Giza Plateau and that Egypt’s “great accomplishments” were merely the product of skills learned from an earlier – and more advanced – culture that is yet to be discovered?
Philip Coppens’ article: http://www.philipcoppens.com/hawass.html
[Thanks again to Paul Bader and his AtlantisNews Yahoo Group for bringing the link to the Coppens' article to my attention.]