Seafaring Expeditions to Punt in the Middle Kingdom: Excavations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis, Egypt 9004368507, 9789004368507

Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Egyptian Long-distance Trade, Pharaonic Expeditions and Direct Control of Sources of Raw Materials in Northeast Africa and the S
Archaeological Investigations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
Spatial Use of the Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Harbor in the 12th Dynasty
Organization of Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Seafaring Expeditions in the 12th Dynasty: The Textual Evidence
Organization of Seafaring Expeditions from Mersa/ Wadi Gawasis in the 12th Dynasty: Archaeological Evidence at the Harbor
Bread Baking Experiments
Interpreting Ideology at
Ritual Practices, Memorial Shrines, and Commemorative Stelae
The Land of Punt: A View from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
Long-Distance Routes Involved in the Punt Expeditions
The 12th Dynasty Punt/Bia-Punt Expeditions from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
References
Index

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