(August 12, 2012 at 2:58 pm)Tobie Wrote: 1500BC is even before the peak of the Phoenician civilisation, and they were the first real maritime power.
Based on available evidence,we may claim that is most probably the case.However we may not make any truth claims about the matter.
I think Sami's drivel may be dismissed due to the absence of any credible evidence.