DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA(King Djoser, Third Dynasty, c.2740 BC)

Dr. R.M. de Jonge ©, drsrmdejonge@hotmail.comJuly, 2015

SummaryDr. G. Regan from Brisbane found a small Carved Stone near Cape Byron, the East Cape of Australia: Cape York Peninsula is shown with latitude lines. The Stone tells the story of the Egyptian discovery of Australia and Tasmania by the 2nd king Djoser (c.2753-2723 BC) of the Third Dynasty. - However, it also tells the history of discovery of all the islands north of Australia in the First Dynasty, of the island of Madagascar in the Second Dynasty, of New Zealand and the islands north of it by the 7th king Huni (c.2685-2661 BC) of the Third Dy-nasty, and of most of the islands of Polynesia in the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty. Finally, it reveils the discovery of the islands of Hawaii by the 3rd king Antef II (c.2132-2084 BC) of the Eleventh Dynasty. - The Carved Stone appears to date from the Twelfth Dynasty (c.2007-1793 BC), Middle Kingdom.

IntroductionIn June 2015 the anthropologist Dr. Gemma Regan found a Carved Stone in the coastal town of Ballina, NSW, 170 km south of Brisbane. The Stone was found at the southern side of Len-nox Head Beach, c.5 km north of Ballina.

It is a small, smooth pebble with a maximal length of only c.4.2 cm, a maximal height of c.3.5 cm, and a thickness of about 1.0 cm. The type of stone is probably light, yellow chert, with a dark brown coating at the outside. That is why the main carvings are very well visible (see Fig.1). (Refs.1,2)

Fig.1 The 2nd king Djoser (right) of the Third Dynasty (left) discovered Australiaat Cape York (top center) of Cape York Peninsula (QLD) (center). (Ref.1)

GeographyIt appears the photo of Fig.1 shows the Carved Stone in the correct situation. Three vertical li-nes are present in the center, and two horizontal lines are cut at the right side. The other lines

are less deeply carved, more difficult to see, and apparently less important. For that reason these will not be discussed here.

We studied all the petroglyphs of the Megalithic Culture in Europe (6,000-1,000 BC), and many of these outside this continent. This Culture is known for its "Big Stone Monuments". We learned that c.90 % of these glyphs have a geographic nature. For that reason we looked first into this particular direction.

It appears the vertical line at the left side symbolizes the western shore of the Gulf of Carpen-taria, and the other two vertical lines appear to represent both coasts of Cape York Peninsula. The two horizontal pieces of line at the right side appear to indicate the main latitude lines at 10º S and 20º S, respectively. - Latitudes were already known c.4,800 BC, as shown in the monument of Barnénez, Brittany, France.

Both latitude lines are shown in the Coral Sea, east of Cape York Peninsula (Fig.1). This ap-pears to indicate we are not dealing with an ancient petroglyph of the Aboriginal Culture in Australia, which is not known for its seafaring capacities. - But more important, the petro-glyph appears to be "stylized". The southern shore of the Gulf of Carpentaria is not shown as well as the north coast of Arnhem Land. In reality the western shore of the Gulf is much shor-ter than indicated!

This is a typical feature of the worldwide Megalithic Culture. Petroglyphs of this seafaring Culture often deal with the early discovery of the islands on Earth. These people are known for their admiration of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Since the year of 2004 the story of the Egyptian discovery of Australia is well-known from several different sources. (Refs.3-9)

Discovery of AustraliaThe three vertical lines of the Stone refer to the Nile Delta, at 30º N. It is the economic center of Egypt, the greatest civilization on Earth. It is located 30+90= 120º above the South Pole, encoding the discovery of the continent of Australia at Cape York, QLD, 120º of longitude east of it, at c.12º S. - Longitudes were already used since the start of the First Dynasty. Note, that the shape of the Stone resembles the Southern Hemisphere.

Cape York is shown on the Stone as the top of Cape York Peninsula (Fig.1). - The circumfe-rence of the Earth is 36 Egyptian Moiras, or 360º. The three lines confirm the (sailing) distan-ce from Egypt along the equator is one third of it, or (1/3)x360= 120º to the east.

Cape York is located 40º east of Singapore, the great bifurcation of coastal sailing routes. It refers to the subsequent discovery of the Western Crossing from the southern island of Roti, Indonesia (at the latitude of Cape York) to the Kimberly District, with a sailing direction of 40º SSE and a sailing distance of 4 moiras, or 4º (444 km). - It also refers to the subsequent discovery of the southern crossing of Bass Strait, at 40º S, to the island of Tasmania.

The three vertical lines symbolize the three consecutive discoveries. The vertical line at the right side represents the first discovery of the Eastern Crossing at Cape York. The vertical line in the middle symbolizes the Western Crossing to the Kimbery District. These are the Nor-thern Crossings. - The vertical line at the left side symbolizes the last discovery of the cros-sing to Tasmania.

The top edge of the Stone symbolizes the equator. Together with both carved latitude lines it forms a total of three units. These confirm the Nile Delta, at 30º N, and the three discovered crossings around mainland Australia. The height of the Stone of c.3.5 cm is close to 0.3 mi-cromoiras (or 3.3 cm), confirming it.

The length of the Stone of c.4.2 cm is close to 0.4 micromoiras (or 4.4 cm), confirming the lo-cation of Cape York, 40º east of Singapore, the sailing direction and sailing distance from Ro-ti to the Kimberly District, and the latitude of Bass Strait, at 40º S. (Refs.10-15)

Dynasty and KingThe Egyptians came from the west. So, it is obvious the three vertical lines at the left side en-code the Third Dynasty, and the two horizontal pieces of line at the right side refer to the 2nd king Djoser (c.2753-2723 BC) (Fig.3). The three vertical lines confirm his 30 years of reign.

There are three vertical lines. Two of these at the right side form together Cape York Penin-sula. It confirms the 2nd king Djoser of the Third Dynasty discovered Australia. - The two li-nes make an angle of 30+2= 32º, confirming it, too.

Including the top edge there are three horizontal "lines". Two of these are carved. It confirms again the 2nd king Djoser of the Third Dynasty discovered Australia. The three horizontal "li-nes" confirm his 30 years of reign. - The height of the Stone of c.3.5 cm is close to 0.3 micro-moiras (or 3.3 cm), confirming the discovery in the Third Dynasty, once again.

Fig.2 Dr. G. Regan from Brisbane found a small Carved Stone near Cape Byron, the East Cape of Australia (c.1900 BC). (Ref.1)

History of DiscoveryThe history of the Egyptian discovery of the islands around the continent of Australia is also shown on the Stone, but the use of additional sources is needed for confirmation of this story (Refs.3,4,10-15,18,21,22). It runs as follows.

Before the discovery of AustraliaThere are a total of 3+2= 5 carved lines on the Stone (Figs.1,2). So, the island of Sri Lanka, off shore India and 50º east of the Nile Delta, was discovered in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c.3288-3105 BC).

The first vertical line at the left side symbolizes the First Dynasty (c.3105-2922 BC). There are two groups of carved lines at the right side of it. These refer to two, subsequent expediti-ons, respectively. - The two vertical lines form an Arrow, pointing to the north. These refer to the first, northern expedition to the islands of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Philippines, Taiwan, and Hainan over an area of (slightly more than) 20º of latitude and 20º of longitude. These are all situated around the South Chinese Sea.- The two horizontal lines refer to a second, eastern expedition over a distance of 20+20= 40º east of the Philippines. The discovered islands include the rest of Indonesia, New Guinea, Bis-marck Archipelago and Salomon Islands, as well as the western half of Micronesia until 10º N. The vertical edge at the right side of the Stone can be considered as a fourth vertical "line", confirming it.

The two vertical lines forming the Arrow symbolize the Second Dynasty (c.2922-2769 BC), which was a weak one because of a worldwide Comet Catastrophe (the Arrow) with Flood, as well as internal problems in Egypt. So, there were no major expeditions. - The first vertical li-ne at the left side refers to the discovery of the western island of Madagascar, off shore East Africa, 20º E of the Nile Delta, at 20º S.

After the discovery of AustraliaBelow the end of the highest, horizontal line on the Stone is an Eye visible (Figs.1,2). The Stone now resembles a Fish looking in eastern direction. The three vertical lines refer to the discovery of New Zealand, 30º of longitude east of Bass Strait, and all the islands above it, in the Third Dynasty. These are located less than c.70º east of Singapore, the great bifurcation of sailing routes, encoding their discovery by the 7th king Huni (c.2685-2661 BC). (Refs.16,17)

The Stone suggests that most of the islands of Polynesia are located between the equator (the top edge) and c.20º S (the lowest horizontal line, or the mouth of the Fish), which is correct. The total number of 3+2= 5 carved lines show that most of these islands are situated within 50º of longitude east of New Zealand. Including the edge at the right side the Stone has four vertical "lines", encoding their discovery in the Fourth Dynasty. The two horizontal lines show it was accomplished by the 2nd king Khufu (Cheops) (c.2637-2614 BC). The two verti-cal lines forming the Arrow confirm it. - This king is known from the famous Gosford Glyphs near Sydney, which date from this time period. (Refs.18-20)

Finally, there is a surprise. - The first vertical line at the left side is remarkably straight and re-latively thick. Until now there was no reason for this feature. Also, the highest latitude line at 10º S points just below Cape York (left of it), which in reality is located at 11º S. It appears to be slightly wrong ... However, these features can be explained!

The three vertical lines encode the discovery of Hawaii and the other Sandwich Islands, 30º east of New Zealand. The Arrow points to the north and beyond, as indicated by the highest latitude line at 20º N. The belly of the Fish now coincides with the equator!

The first vertical line represented the western shore of the Bay of Carpentaria, 110º east of the Nile Delta. It encodes the Eleventh Dynasty, when the Sandwich Islands were discovered. The three vertical lines and the two lines of the Arrow encode the 3rd king Antef II (c.2132-2084 BC), who is credited for this discovery. The two horizontal lines confirm king Antef II. The 3+2= 5 lines confirm his almost 50 (48) years of reign!

DatingThe western shore of the Bay of Carpentaria (the first vertical line) runs to 12º S. The top of the Arrow is three times thicker then this whole line, which emphasizes its importance. Pri-marely it represented Cape York, 120º east of the Nile Delta. It clearly dates this Carved Sto-ne in the Twelfth Dynasty (c.2007-1793 BC).

This Stone was found in Lennox Head, Ballina, only 20 km south of Cape Byron, the East Ca-pe of mainland Australia (at 29º S). It clearly was the starting point for long expeditions into the Pacific. It shows these expeditions continued in the Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom. - It is known that similar petroglyphs describing the discovery of Australia were hardly made in the next period of good government, which is the New Kingdom (c.1550-1069 BC). (Refs.21-26)

Fig.3 The 2nd king Djoser (c.2753-2723 BC) of the Third Dynasty, who discovered Australia.

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