People of Color in European Art History

  1. doublehamburgerjack: “ frantzfandom: “ deux-zero-deux: “ wtf-fun-factss: “ Traces of coca and nicotine found in Egyptian mummies - WTF fun facts ” well DUH. a lot of historians are still trying to process the fact that ancient egyptians knew how to...

    doublehamburgerjack:

    frantzfandom:

    deux-zero-deux:

    wtf-fun-factss:

    Traces of coca and nicotine found in Egyptian mummies - WTF fun facts

    well DUH. a lot of historians are still trying to process the fact that ancient egyptians knew how to build boats, which is ridiculous. why would they not be seafarers and explorers?

    this is not new or surprising information at all. it pretty much day one of any african-american studies course.

    the egyptians knew that if they put their boats in front of the summer storm winds it’d blow them right across the sea to the Americas and they shared that with the greeks.

    It’s really hard for people to understand that everyone had boats, exploration, and trade interactions without the same level of murder, colonization, and violence that the Europeans did. It’s really hard for people to get that.

    An 11,000 year old Iroqious boat.

    A whole book about Ancient Egyptian Maritime technology and culture.

    Scientists “shocked” to discover that humanity casually traveled the seas over 100,000 years ago.

    The Sea-Craft of Prehistory (book; Eurocentric as heck)

    Humans traveling long distances by sea and deep=sea fishing for c. 42,000 years

    The Dufuna Canoe, Africa’s oldest surviving boat, is 8,000 years old (Nigeria)

    A fleet of 5,000-year-old boats in Abydos, Egypt

    7,000-year-old seaworthy vessels in Kuwait

    7,500-year-old boat found in China’s Zhejiang Province.

    Scientific Evidence for Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Voyages (273 pages-for the hardcore only!):

    The only plausible explanation for these findings is that a considerable number of transoceanic voyages in both directions across both major oceans were completed between the 7th millennium BC and the European age of discovery. Our growing knowledge of early maritime technology and its accomplishments gives us confidence that vessels and nautical skills capable of these long-distance travels were developed by the times indicated. These voyages put a new complexion on the extensive Old World/New World cultural parallels that have long been controversial.

    (via fajazo)

    2. Source: wtf-fun-factss

    Tagged:  Egypt   the ancient world   ancient history   ancient travel   boats   dead body   mummy   Precolumbian transoceanic travel 

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