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Worldview 12.28.09

Worldview 12.28.09

Image of Athena on a Coin, 449-404 B.C.

Could Greek philosophy be rooted in Egyptian thought? Did much of Western Civilization form on the so-called “Dark Continent?” These are questions posed by Dr. Martin Bernal in his Black Athena project. We look back at our Geopolitics of Archaeology series with part one of a discussion between Worldview Arts & Architecture Contributor Robert Price and noted scholar Martin Bernal on the African and Semitic roots of Western Civilization.

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