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This is the kind of thinking I like about history. Now do the Richat Structure is the source of Atlantis myth from the time of wet North Africa.

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Brilliantly surmised. So logical. Can you opine at all on the Berber culture...and their blue and green eyes?

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I wonder if Mansa Musa  had or other earlier monarchs had access to the mines.

Arabic: منسا موسى, romanized: Mansā Mūsā; r. c. 1312 – c. 1337[a]) was the ninth mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa is known for his wealth and gift-giving, and has sometimes been called one of the wealthiest people in history, though this claim is difficult to evaluate.

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“The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.”

I like your line of thought. This makes considerable sense. A distinct and little-known species, the Congo peacock, inhabits African rain forests.

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Jul 24, 2022Liked by Ethical Skeptic ☀

In his ‘Tigris Expedition’ Author/Explorer Thor Heyerdahl writes of massive papyrus ships ( mentioned several times in the Old Testament) that plied the seas carrying huge amounts of trade goods around the region of the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. People today don’t appreciate just how vibrant international trade was in those ancient days. Fascinating article! Thank you!

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Jul 24, 2022·edited Jul 24, 2022Liked by Ethical Skeptic ☀

Thanks, TES. You made a plausible submission.

It is difficult to conceive that such a valuable mine could be lost since people living around there would have known of it. And passed it along. It would have been raided at the first opportunity.

One alternative theory might that the mine was sealed off and the landscape changed via natural movements, wars and time.

Are you suggesting a theme of something being hidden in plain sight right now with respect to "their" machinations?

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