Imhotep the African: Architect of the Cosmos Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 2013

Certainly this is not one of the best books by Robert Bauval.For those interested in Imhotep, I would recommend IMHOTEP BUILDER IN STONE byMaribelle Cormack. In this book we can read the following:"The dark skinned Nubians, who lived beyond the First Cataract ( a barrier such as a waterfall or steep rapids ) of the Nile, were not allowed to enter Egypt. During the period of the Middle Kingdom (about 2000 B.C.), THE Egyptians built a trading post at Samnan, above the Second Cataract, and allowed the Nubians to come there to trade. But no Nubian entered Egypt in the Old Kingdom says except as slaves."This is a real contradiction with the working hypothesis of this book of Robert Bauval! As far as I know this book by Maribelle Cormack is very well documentedAnyway Imhotep remains a great mystery for mankind,and perhaps it is in The Urantia Book by reading it with open mind wherewe can resolve the real mystery not about Imhotep, but aboutthat "ancient history of mankind" that we really do not know anythingabout. Recently I have read a book by one of the great thinkers of the20th century Sigmund Freud, MOSES AND MONOTHEISM which I have alreadyreviewed, and there, there is a complete consistent explanation about thattopic taken from UB.This time I want just to share with you open minded people, interested inthe past of mankind the following taken too from UB:"When the last Andite dispersion broke the biologic backbone of Mesopotamian civilization, a small minority of this superior race remained in their homeland near the mouths of the rivers. These were the Sumerians, and by 6000 B.C. they had become largely Andite in extraction, though their culture was more exclusively Nodite in character, and they clung to the ancient traditions of Dalamatia. Nonetheless, these Sumerians of the coastal regions were the last of the Andites in Mesopotamia. But the races of Mesopotamia were already thoroughly blended by this late date, as is evidenced by the skull types found in the graves of this era.6. THE ANDITES ALONG THE NILEFrom the times of the terminal Andite migrations, culture declined in theEuphrates valley, and the immediate center of civilization shifted to thevalley of the Nile. Egypt became the successor of Mesopotamia as theheadquarters of the most advanced group on earth. The Nile valley began tosuffer from floods shortly before the Mesopotamian valleys but fared much better.This early setback was more than compensated by the continuing stream of Anditeimmigrants, so that the culture of Egypt, though really derived from theEuphrates region, seemed to forge ahead. But in 5000 B.C., during the flood periodin Mesopotamia, there were seven distinct groups of human beings in Egypt; all ofthem, save one, came from Mesopotamia.When the last exodus from the Euphrates valley occurred, Egypt was fortunate ingaining so many of the most skillful artists and artisans. These Andite artisansfound themselves quite at home in that they were thoroughly familiar with river life, its floods, irrigations, and dry seasons. They enjoyed the sheltered position of the Nile valley; they were there much less subject to hostile raids and attacks than along the Euphrates. And they added greatly to the metalworking skill of the Egyptians. Here they worked iron ores coming from Mount Sinai instead of from the Black Sea regions.The Egyptians very early assembled their municipal deities into an elaborate national system of gods. They developed an extensive theology and had an equally extensive but burdensome priesthood. Several different leaders sought to revive the remnants of the early religious teachings of the Sethites, but these endeavors were short-lived.The Andites built the first stone structures in Egypt. The first and most exquisite of the stone pyramids was erected by Imhotep, an Andite architectural genius, while serving as prime minister. Previous buildings had been constructed of brick, and while many stone structures had been erected in different parts of the world, this was the first in Egypt. But the art of building steadily declined from the days of this great architect. This brilliant epoch of culture was cut short by internal warfare along the Nile, and the country was soon overrun, as Mesopotamia had been, by the inferior tribes from inhospitable Arabia and by the blacks from the south. As a result, social progress steadily declined for more than five hundred years...

The story of human history that is presently being taught in our classrooms contains many-many inaccuracies and missing chapters. Bauval and Brophy are two of the most prolific modern researchers in the quest to think outside the box and uncover our true shared history more accurately. As a fellow 40+ year researcher/author on human evolution I have personally read all of the books each have written, including their most recent joint project "Black Genesis," and written favorable reviews on most of them. For those of you who are familiar with their earlier work, this book will not disappoint. Those not familiar are in store for a rare exhibition of what cutting-edge, open-minded, modern thinking can achieve. The earliest written records science has available to consider the story of human history are from the two oldest civilizations Egypt & Sumer (hieroglyphs and cuneiform) which date to approximately 3000 BC. Aside from these written accounts the more conventional tools of archaeology and anthropology are the next-best method. Unfortunately, each of these methods are highly subjective and, right or wrong, are largely determined by a consensus of Establishment thinking. Few deny that a remarkably high degree of sophistication in knowledge was clearly displayed in Egypt's most famous sites. In this book you will learn that equally amazing knowledge was also displayed by early humanity in Egypt thousands of years earlier in the now barren desert 100 miles West of the better-known sites. This book is a part of the opening volley which will ultimately form a new worldview and better understanding of history. My only criticism of the conclusions from this book are that the source of knowledge demanded to create the engineering capability clearly put to practice by these early civilizations was far greater, advanced and more expansive than the authors of this book imply. In Brophy's 2005 book "Nabta Playa" the author provided compelling evidence that advanced astronomy, including the knowledge of the true shape of the Milky Way Galaxy, its center and Earth's location, was known in approximately 6500 BC. Also, knowledge of the speed of light, precise distance to the primary stars in Orion and other important information which was only scientifically proved conclusively in the last 50 years. Are we really expected to believe this information was discovered by a primitive people with one foot still in the stone age? This book is a good start toward unraveling the mystery of the existence of highly advanced engineering and technology put to practice in human history ... but additional work must follow to uncover the actual source behind Imhotep's knowledge. Intelligent Intervention

It was an interesting read and presented another coherent view flawed only by the fact the dates and times of the Egyptian civilization and the civilization that created the pyramids were not one and the same.Some event that caused all the death and upheaval globally in the 3800 BC era seems to have robbed us of the facts pertaining to an earlier civilization that the more modern Egyptian one did a squatters job on.I do like the way Mr Bauval thinks though.However our star charts indicate three cycles through all the star systems and they refer to just a small slice in time.As our MTA evidence shows we as a species are roughly 203,000-212000 years old, it would behove them to draw a timeline to the MTA base and merge that with the clues and writings that survive.It would seem the people of MU and the Lemurians built the Pyramids in cahoots with some character called Saurid.The time when Saurid lived has been the focus of furious and spirited debate for a very long time now.The time of Genesis with regards to humanity was 212,000 years ago, not 6000 years ago.Fitting who came when over that timescale is a puzzle we have only scant fragments of remaining.When Mars and Venus came in near collision with earth in 3700-3800BC was not at the beginning of time....

Very in depth and aligning with my prior knowledge

Despite the title of the book there is little specific detail about Imhotep. Instead there is much about the science linked to the design of the Step Pyramid and complex at Saqqara. There is coverage of the archaeological site at Nabta Playa (in the Egyptian Sahara) with its link to the later dynastic period as well as the origins of the ancient Egyptians.Overall this is an intriguing insight into the science of the early Egyptians and their origins. Saying that I was a little disappointed to find that much of the book did focus on topics already covered in the previous book, "Black Genesis".

Muito bom. Satisfeito

Once again we have been treated to a thoroughly intriguing insight into ancient Egypt. The contention that Imhotep may have been descended from a black African nation is intriguing. Until his tomb is found and DNA tests are performed on his remains, any hypothesis regarding his ethnicity is possible. Robert Bauval, this time in partnership with Thomas Brophy, has produced another thought provoking book.Thank you Robert and Thomas for a brilliant read.

Love it.

This was a gift for my son. HE was very impressed by it! Thankyou.