Map #15: Road Map to the Egyptian Quarries, 1150 BCE

Egyptian Gold Quarries near Wadi Hammanat

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Geology Professor James A. Harrell studied the map and the geology of the surrounding region, basing his reconstruction on the characteristics of the land.

The Turin Papyrus Map, Gold, Myrrh and Punt

The Wadi Hammamat Today

Shown below is the location of the quarry road in present day Egypt along with the route that Moses likely took out to the Red Sea.


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