But the precise location of Punt remains a mystery. Historians have variously placed it in Sudan, Eritrea or Somalia.Nyah, nyah :')
Not that I want to argue, especially not with you, ;) -- but:
RE-read the original question. Nobody constested the statement that they didn't know where Punt was, only RW's quip, "how do they know they went there"? And if they only found the ships, it's a very reasonable question, how would they know where the ships did or did not go a few thousand years ago. But then later in the article there is the statement I quoted: "They also found wooden boxes, covered with gypsum, bearing the inscription "Wonders of the land of Punt." Duh! That's how they knew!
Right Whale missed it, which is no big deal, I do that myself, so I just pointed out, without ribbing him/her for it. But You are the book reviewer, you are supposed to read the whole article and pay attention, so I picked on you a bit. Now you can go and be embarrassed, you didn't get it in the second round either. Need more coffee, or something. ;)
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If they don't know where Punt was, how do they know the ships went there?
2 posted on 01/27/2006 6:16:44 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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