From Cheikh Anta Diop’s Civilization or Barbarism Just as with Geometry, the Egyptians were the exclusive inventors of the calendar, the very one which, barley changed, regulates our life today, and about which scientists say “that is the only intelligent calendar that has ever existed in human history”. They invented the 365 day year, breaking it down as follows: 12 months of 30 days, plus 5 days corresponding to the birth of one of...
Cheikh Anta Diop on the Contributions of Africa to Mathematics Archimedes is generally considered to be the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. Archimedes, a Greek who studied his craft in Alexandria, Egypt, lived from 287 BC – c. 212 BC., and is credited with (1) discovering the area and tangents to the curve traced by a point moving with uniform speed along a straight line which is revolving...
It is important to show that in the sixteenth century B.C., the XVIIIth Egyptian Dynasty, under Thutmose III had effectively conquered the whole eastern Mediterranean and all of western Asia. In total, 110 foreign states were conquered and integrated into the Egyptian Empire. In one year, according to Thutmose III’s Hymn of Triumph, the Egyptian treasury collected 3,500 kilos of gold, of which 9/10ths came from the tribute paid by vassals. Western Asia was divided into...
Reflections on Civilization or Barbarism: An Authentic Anthropology by Cheikh Anta Diop In Civilization or Barbarism, Cheikh Anta Diop offers an intelligent and fact-based reinterpretation of the false doctrines put forth by white European racists in the 19th century. The false beliefs that Egypt was a white civilization, and that Black civilization has failed to contribute to the collective knowledge base of humanity is effectively countered with linguistic, historical and archeological evidence that points...
Who Is Cheikh Anta Diop? Cheikh Anta Diop, the brilliant Black anthropologist, historian, and physicist was one of the most prominent and proficient Black scholars in the history of African civilization. His discoveries and deductions have shown the world the true accomplishments of African history, effectively put an end to the debate over who the original people of Egypt were, and pioneered techniques of scientific research – such as carbon dating as a means...