Damon Agretto wrote: > > Sorry, I definitely disagree that we have reliable written records > from 6000 or even 3000 years ago; the former pre-dates writing in > general, and the latter has huge gaps, depending on what you're > studying (who, exactly, were the Sea Peoples?) > But we have some data from 6,000 years ago, like those tables from Sumeria, and the stuff in the pyramids from some time before 3,000 years ago.
> We really only start to get reliable records only in the Middle Ages > in Europe, slightly earlier in other civilizations (even then there > wil be gaps, depending on which Chinese emperor goes on a book- > burning binge). > > So yeah, 3000 is still an "Age of Myth" especially when you consider > the Trojan War occurred during this period... > Ok, but there's no sharp transition from Myth to History. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
