Researchers have discovered evidence that may speak of the exact location of the kingdom of Punt, the legendary land of abundance and happiness. I explained the details RIA News.
The land of Punt is known from various sources, the most famous of which is The Tale of the Castaway. It tells how a nobleman went to distant lands on the orders of the pharaoh. His ship was caught in a storm, and the dignitary found himself on a foreign island, where the local god the Serpent bestowed him with all kinds of gifts.
There are also documents indicating that the rulers of ancient Egypt sent large-scale expeditions to Punt. And allegedly King Punta even agreed to become Queen Hatshepsut’s vassal after she sent a delegation to her lands with generous gifts.
At the same time, scientists found a clue to the exact location of Punt in the same story about the nobleman. He described various animals, including monkeys. From other documents it became clear that we were specifically talking about baboons. 16-10 BC. Researchers examining the DNA of primates mummified in the centuries learned that they originated from the modern lands of Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
It is known that the lands of Ethiopia and Eritrea were once home to the Kingdom of Aksum, which was the successor of an older civilization that may have been the Kingdom of Punt.
Before that scientists I learnedHe said that the yellow glass of the Libyan desert, where Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s necklace was made, was formed as a result of a meteorite hitting the Earth’s surface.
Previously in Russia to create Beads from ancient Egypt.
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Source: Gazeta
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