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63: Hatshepsut's Excellent Adventure

63: Hatshepsut's Excellent Adventure



The Great Expedition to Punt. In 1488 BCE, King Hatshepsut launched her most famous project. A fleet of ships sailed down the Red Sea coast, in order to visit the land of Punt. There, they gathered trade goods, and met some truly fascinating locals...


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  • Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2006.
  • Catherine A. Roehrig (editor), Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, 2005.
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  • Betsy M. Bryan (editor), Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut, 2014.

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