Posted July 22.02 Berenike artifacts indicate a wide-ranging, cosmopolitan mix of people South of Suez, the Egyptian shore of the Red Sea used to be sprinkled with ports that throbbed with life and commerce in antiquity, especially during the heyday of the Roman Empire. But long ago, the relentless desert buried their remains. Under the sand lie pivotal links in a maritime trade route that rivaled the better-known overland Silk Road. From here, ships ventured down the coast to […] Read More