entity · site_mersa_wadi_gawasis
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis
Temporary Middle Kingdom Egyptian Red Sea harbour used for seaborne expeditions.
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.
2055 BCE–1650 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Provides the excavation synthesis and chronology.
Locator: pp. 4–11; harbour installations, ship equipment and ceramics
Research description
The harbour is a contextual antecedent that demonstrates Egyptian maritime capability before 1600 BCE. It is not treated as a permanent port, a southern route map or proof that all Punt voyages used the same itinerary.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Mersa/Wadi Gawasis and Ancient Egyptian Maritime Trade in the Red Sea — Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich (2015)Provides the excavation synthesis and chronology.
Locator: pp. 4–11; harbour installations, ship equipment and ceramics