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| Is there a lost statue of Queen Hatshepsut in Africa's wilds? |
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| Egypt in Africa |
It's common to think of ancient Egypt as somehow existing in a geographic bubble, but having lived much of my life in central and southern Africa, I feel a strong sense of Africa in Egypt and yes, a sense of Egypt in the rest of Africa.
As my fictional archaeologist and Egyptologist Anson Hunter remarks:
“Intriguingly, Hatshepsut sent a
carved stone statue of herself to the distant land of Punt,” Anson said, “and
I’ve often pictured it sitting somewhere, a milky stone queen of Egypt dreaming
in the African bush, perhaps sparking legends of a white queen in darkest
Africa. I read too much Rider Haggard as a child.”
