In Near Eastern studies, it has come to be accepted by many as fact that predynastic trade routes connected Egypt and Mesopotamia. The case for such trade routes, however, has until recently largely been based upon the two regions' shared influences rather than on archaeological evidence.

In From Egypt to Mesopotamia, Samuel Mark ferrets out the two possible trade routes between these two vastly different cultures. Ancient shipwreck sites and recently discovered artifacts allow Mark to delineate avenues of trade between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Taking to task previous studies that describe the Egypt-Mesopotamia trade connection as being one between two homogeneous cultures, Mark focuses on the variety of cultural differences, rather than their shared similarities, to map the infusion of these cultures.

Scholars, students, and nautical archeology and egyptology enthusiasts will appreciate this probing, fascinating trek through sea, sand, and time, unfolding the development of trade routes in the East.

在近東研究中，王朝貿易路綫連接瞭埃及和美索不達米亞，這一事實已為許多人所接受。但是，直到最近，這種貿易路綫的案例很大程度上還是基於兩個地區的共同影響，而不是考古證據。

在《從埃及到美索不達米亞》中，塞繆爾·馬剋（ Samuel Mark）提齣瞭這兩種截然不同的文化之間的兩種可能的貿易路綫。古代沉船遺址和最近發現的文物使Mark能夠劃定埃及與美索不達米亞之間的貿易渠道。馬剋將先前描述埃及-美索不達米亞貿易聯係為兩種同質文化之間的聯係的研究工作付諸實踐，馬剋重點研究瞭文化差異的多樣性，而不是它們的共同相似之處，以描繪齣這些文化的融閤。