Struck Gold! Bizarre Find in the “Land of the God”
The Land of the God has not only revealed more spectacular and archaeological finds, but it has let diggers unearth a hidden vessel, tied to marine activity amongst the Egyptians.
Punt, the “Land of the God”, was a name given to a location that represented different regions of the Sun God, where the lands faced the sunrise. Punt not only was known for “producing and exporting gold, aromatic resins, African blackwood, ebony, ivory, slaves and wild animals”, but it was also a site of great trade missions.
When the Egyptians referred to Punt, located southeast of Egypt, they were also including such regions of East Asia and parts of Northeast Egypt, such as Lebanon, which was the source of wood for temples.
Interestingly enough, the oldest sea-faring ships were found near Wadi Gawasis along a “sand-covered bluff near the Red Sea by a team led by Florida State University anthropology professor Cheryl Ward. Wadi Gawasis is located about 13 miles south of the modern Egyptian city of Port Safaga.” Wooden planks dated over 4000 years old were found in the man made caves, making them the world’s most ancient ship timbers.
Archaeological finds included stone anchors, coils of rope, and a stone tablet, of Pharaoh Amenemhat III, who ruled between (c. 1860-1814 BC).
The most interesting aspect of the find was that according to history, Egyptians were not believed to be sea-worthy, yet history is revealing several trade missions made between the Egyptians and parts of the Punt regions, hence the finding of the wooden planks in nearby caves.
“They arrived safely at the desert-country of Coptos: they moored in peace, carrying the goods they had brought. They [the goods] were loaded, in traveling overland, upon asses and upon men, being reloaded into vessels at the harbour of Coptos. They [the goods and the Puntites] were sent forward downstream, arriving in festivity, bringing tribute into the royal presence.”
After years of myths and fables about Punt, the historical findings once again revealed the truth, building a empire from a single grain of sand, and bringing forth what we believed as false all these years.
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MJPatrick, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Great find, thanks for sharing!
CHAN LEE PENG, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Interesting places!
lindalulu, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Very informative article, very nice!
CutestPrincess, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
interesting piece, good work!
Patrick Bernauw, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
As always… truly interesting, well written… and lots of pictures!
C Jordan, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
A very interesting read. Well done
stephencardiff, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
very informative work
Lost in Arizona, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Interesting piece, as well as informative. 
Moses Ingram, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Wow! what a great article, I just love that stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Peter Cimino, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Another absolutely marvelous piece. You educate me with every article. Thank you!
LBA, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
awesome, When I was stationed in the Sinai, I also came across some awesome sights. never forget
Chris Stonecipher, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Very interesting and informative piece. Nice work Lauren! Dugg and shared!
James DeVere, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
We really are spoiled having you as our peer, Lauren. Stunning poems, tasty recipes and mind-bogglingly great articles.
Bravo ! j
Yovita Siswati, posted this comment on Feb 13th, 2009
Interesting facts. I like stuff like this.
nobert soloria bermosa, posted this comment on Feb 13th, 2009
nice and informative as usual
Juancav, posted this comment on Feb 14th, 2009
Informative and educative,awesome article.
R J Evans, posted this comment on Feb 14th, 2009
Excellent article, as ever!
jo oliver, posted this comment on Feb 15th, 2009
All of your articles are always informative, and I always learn something new. Great job as always.
Maria Blazz, posted this comment on Feb 15th, 2009
Ey, congratulations, you’re so busy but you’re still able to write good pieces like this, with a lot of work invested…
Anne McNew, posted this comment on Feb 17th, 2009
informative piece. thanks for sharing
Michele Cameron Drew, posted this comment on Feb 17th, 2009
Excellent, Lauren. This is a great piece! As always, I love your work.
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denus, posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009
very interesting, nice!
eddiego65, posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009
Wow! Excellent and super-interesting article.
Vikram Chhabra, posted this comment on Feb 26th, 2009
Another absolutely amazing piece. I learned so much!
Gary Wallace, posted this comment on Jun 5th, 2009
Very interesting article. We always need new archaeological eveidence to confirm or reject the theories.
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The Quail, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
I really love this article and thank you for sharing it with us my friend.