Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Resemblance of Faces of Ancient Egyptian Statues to those of Sub-Saharan Africans

Hi Dr. Adepoju, I suggest that the following books would answer your important questions elaborately.

1. Diop, Cheikh Anta. The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality. Westport: Lawrence Hill, 1974. 
2. Diop, Cheikh Anta. Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology. Westport: Lawrence Hill, 1991.
3. Davidson, Basil. African Civilization Revisited. Trenton: Africa WP, 1991.

On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 12:25 PM Oluwatoyin Adepoju <ovdepoju@gmail.com> wrote:

I wonder why some of the faces of ancient Egyptian statues I saw some years ago in the British Museum looked like the faces of people I knew in Nigeria in terms of the bone structure.

I also wonder why so many of the noses of ancient statues, including the Sphinx,   were cut off at the nostrils.

The various explanations Ive read of these disfigurements don't look plausible to me.

I realize this is an old issue but would like to read from people who have explored the subject.

Thanks

Toyin

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