event · evt_new_kingdom_baboon_imports_southern_red_sea
New Kingdom import of baboons from a southern Red Sea source zone
Some Egyptian baboons dating to the New Kingdom derived from a broad zone encompassing parts of the Horn and possibly southwest Arabia.
What is the evidence?
observation
Some Egyptian baboons dating to the New Kingdom derived from a broad zone encompassing parts of the Horn and possibly southwest Arabia.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.
1550 BCE–1070 BCE
Precision: dynastic range
Chronology model: New Kingdom dynastic range with broad source-zone classification
moderateMummy chronology is broad and isotope classification identifies a regional source zone rather than a single dated shipment.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Mummified Baboons Reveal the Far Reach of Early Egyptian Mariners — Nathaniel J. Dominy, Salima Ikram, Gillian L. Moritz, Patrick V. Wheatley, John N. Christensen, Jonathan W. Chipman, Paul L. Koch (2020)Provides direct biological transfer evidence and broad geographic constraints.
Locator: Mummy samples, isotope results and source-zone model
Interpretation and caveats
The evidence supports sustained biological transfer and maritime reach. It cannot identify Punt as one state, one port, one side of the Red Sea or one direct route.
Event context
Classification
Event type: animal import and maritime network
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Punt, Southern Red Sea interaction network, Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea interaction zone, Levant and Egypt context zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The isotope evidence materially constrains Egyptian-southern Red Sea connections and Punt hypotheses while preserving geographic uncertainty.
Research notes
- Provides direct biological transfer evidence and broad geographic constraints. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Mummy samples, isotope results and source-zone model.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Mummified Baboons Reveal the Far Reach of Early Egyptian Mariners — Nathaniel J. Dominy, Salima Ikram, Gillian L. Moritz, Patrick V. Wheatley, John N. Christensen, Jonathan W. Chipman, Paul L. Koch (2020)Provides direct biological transfer evidence and broad geographic constraints.
Locator: Mummy samples, isotope results and source-zone model
Referenced records
- Southern Red Sea interaction network · entity
- Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea interaction zone · entity
- Levant and Egypt context zone · entity
- Punt · entity
- Date assertion for evt_new_kingdom_baboon_imports_southern_red_sea · date assertion