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That was a shortcut back to Mexico where copper was made harder than steel-

In later time at Yucatan, Flint arrow heads were called "Thunder Stones" It was thought they came from the sky  As [[Abeydas?]] were of the Nile the most ancient [[crossed out]]Yo[[/crossed out]] Egyptian graves known- The bodies there - or bones show treatment with wax, [[Salt & lead?]]. Embalming not yet perfected- Bodies lie on their sides hands up over their faces- flint arrow heads- Bronze implements- Bronzes 1 or more percent tin- In early time the Phoenicians got their copper from the middle of Cyprus-(Cyprus greek for copper KUTLOOS)  It must have been [[exhausted?]] there, with zinc copper makes brass.  Stonehage in England, they probably got their tin in  England.

For 5000 years before Christianity came - and it no longer necessary to embalm to obtain immortality The Egyptians chief occupation was preserving the body as necessary for immortality. The Indians too buried on their sides