Tag Archives: Egypt

Hekla-ing Egypt

Are historical patterns repeating to some extent? Is the Egypt / Hittite / Sea People / Canaan pattern shaping up for a repeat? Does Hekla play a role in that repeating dynamic? And can past “Intermediate Periods” give us a clue what happens when cold times, volcanoes, and political unrest mix in the region? Continue reading

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Egyptian Dark Ages

A very readable and complete paper on the Egyptian Dark Ages or Intermediate Periods. I point out that they match, in time, periods of low solar activity per the prior posting referenced paper. Continue reading

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Why A Henge?

Why was a henge built, and does when say anything about why? What does the moon have to do with it? Continue reading

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4 Weeks to the End Of Time

4 Weeks to the Maya End Of The World. What does history tell us we might experience? What happened 5100 years ago “last time”? Continue reading

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Arab Fall, Egypt’s New Pharoah, Hillary’s Help

Hillary and Obama push for Middle East Peace. In unrelated news, Morsi announces dictatorial power over Egypt. Egyptian Arabs are revolting, again. What comes around, keeps going around and around and around… Y.A.S.Thing just keeps on playing that old siren song tune… Continue reading

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