entity · reg_bab_el_mandeb_red_sea
Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea interaction zone
Analytical maritime zone for crossings, cabotage, Egyptian expeditions and movement of organisms and objects.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · provides primary evidence
Hatshepsut’s Punt Reliefs: Their Structure and Function — Filip Taterka (2019)Documents Egyptian representation of a Punt expedition.
Locator: pp. 189–203; Deir el-Bahri relief cycle - informs · supports distribution
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)Supports a broad southern Red Sea source zone.
Locator: Results; isotopic source-zone classification - informs · provides archaeological observation
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Documents an Egyptian seaborne expedition node and southern contacts.
Locator: pp. 4–11; harbour and imported ceramics
Research description
The zone is not an ancient state or a single fixed route. It distinguishes northern Red Sea expedition harbours, southern crossings and broad source zones inferred from archaeology, texts and isotopes.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides primary evidence
Hatshepsut’s Punt Reliefs: Their Structure and Function — Filip Taterka (2019)Documents Egyptian representation of a Punt expedition.
Locator: pp. 189–203; Deir el-Bahri relief cycle - supports · supports distribution
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)Supports a broad southern Red Sea source zone.
Locator: Results; isotopic source-zone classification - supports · provides archaeological observation
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Documents an Egyptian seaborne expedition node and southern contacts.
Locator: pp. 4–11; harbour and imported ceramics