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... Date c.1488 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Follow us on social media www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast and www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast. Select Bibliography: Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2000. Kara Cooney, The Woman Who Would Be King, 2014. Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994. James H. Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, 1906. Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Catherine A. Roehrig (editor), Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, 2005. Edouard Naville, The Temple of Deir el-Bahari, vols. V and VI, 1906. Betsy M. Bryan (editor), Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut, 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices