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

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In the 12th Dynasty the Egyptian state sent seafaring expeditions to the land of Punt from a harbor on the Red Sea. Excavations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis have uncovered well preserved evidence of this harbor and the probable location of Punt. 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