The Kingdom of Punt: Egypt’s Mysterious Trading Partner That Vanished From the Map

Podcast: Lost and Hidden History · Forbidden Knowledge Network

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

Egyptian records named Punt for more than a thousand years as a source of incense, ebony, ivory, gold, animals, and other prized materials. Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari preserves the most elaborate surviving account: a royal expedition, a meeting with named representatives, cargo moved toward ships, and a return framed as an offering to Amun. The carvings are extraordinary, but they never provide coordinates, a sailing itinerary, or a fixed political map. Modern excavations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis have transformed the question by documenting Egyptian Red Sea maritime activity through ship timbers, ro...