egypt history

Ok, so I'm having this debate with a pyramidiot and the drill holes keep surfacing every now and then. It's kinda hard to argue to this specific argument because i can't find almost any scientific conclusions about stone drilling/cutting in Egypt except some pretty vague texts about bronze...

I got into an argument with my religious catholic uncle about whether there were actually Jewish slaves in Egypt and whether Moses was a real person. My answer was no to both and he got really angry. I wanted to give him specific reasons, but have not really researched this at all. So...

... and Tut's father was Akhenaten, and his mother was (probably) Akhenaten's sister. :eek: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/16/world/AP-ML-Egypt-King-Tut.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=tutankhamun&st=cse Heretic Pharoah, you've got some 'splaining to do. ;) Wasn't there some sort of alternative...

Was there any actual evidence that there were slaves in Egypt? Any at all? P&T stated there was none, outside of the Bible, but is that really true? Seems kinda odd that the "slaves in Egypt" meme has passed for so long without being true at all. If there is no evidence, who else is...

http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/E/EGYPT_LOST_QUEEN?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT How come no psychics ever got this one? I mean, the queen's spirit has been floating around for a long time now. Surely she spoke to someone to help lead them to her mummy. On a serious note, I've...

I was arguing with a creationist, and they claimed that humanity is becoming less advanced as an argument against evolution. They cited the well-known linguistics study a while back in which asserted that human language overall is becoming less complex. I rebutted this claim by citing some of...

This is going to rock my face. Plus it's hosted by Buckaroo Banzai. Rock star, neurosurgeon, race car driver and historian of ancient art.

The ancient Egyptians and the Mayans both built pyramids - including some impressively large ones. Could the Mayans have been inspired by the Egyptian pyramids? Could there be a common cultural link between the two - a source independent of either, yet inspiring to both? The short answer is...