In Ancient Egypt, people spoke of a land called Punt. It was supposedly a place of bounty, where you could get leopard skins, gold, or ostrich feathers. It was said pharaohs traveled there on ships and brought back live animals and even entire trees. But no one knows exactly where Punt was. Now, a mummified baboon may hold some hints. “Since the beginning of the pharaonic era, we have records that talk about the trip to Punt and the trading activities between Egypt and Punt, all the way to 600…
