event · evt_egyfull_mersa_gawasis_expeditions
Middle Kingdom Red Sea expeditions through Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
Harbour installations, ship timbers, ropes and inscriptions document repeated state expeditions into the Red Sea.
What is the evidence?
observation
Harbour installations, ship timbers, ropes and inscriptions document repeated state expeditions into the Red Sea.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1950 BCE–1750 BCE
Precision: range
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- supports · provides excavation evidence
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Directly supports repeated maritime operations.
Locator: Harbour phases, ship materials and expedition evidence
Interpretation and caveats
The expeditions connected Nile institutions to Red Sea routes and Punt-related exchange, while Punt's exact location remains unresolved.
Event context
Classification
Event type: maritime expedition and trade
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
Why it matters to the timeline
A regional core process with direct Red Sea and Punt connections beyond Egypt.
Research notes
- Directly supports repeated maritime operations. Role: provides excavation evidence. Locator: Harbour phases, ship materials and expedition evidence.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides excavation evidence
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Directly supports repeated maritime operations.
Locator: Harbour phases, ship materials and expedition evidence
Referenced records
- Mersa/Wadi Gawasis · entity
- Middle Kingdom central state · entity