![]() ![]() The controversy centers on what scholars since the 1800s have come to view as the "Aryan model" of Greece as the center of math, science, medicine, art and culture in the west - prior to its invasion by Europeans. While Greece has long since become the predominant cultural model, Bernal, Cornell professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies, addressed his controversial research in a lecture at the Africana Studies and Research Center, Oct. Martin Bernal, author of "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classic Civilization," continues to take his lead from late-18th-century Western scholars who looked to Egypt - not Greece - as the root of ancient culture. 15 at the Africana Studies and Research Center. ![]() Martin Bernal speaks on "Black Athena: The Linguistic Evidence," Oct. ![]()
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