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.

在近东研究中，王朝贸易路线连接了埃及和美索不达米亚，这一事实已为许多人所接受。但是，直到最近，这种贸易路线的案例很大程度上还是基于两个地区的共同影响，而不是考古证据。

在《从埃及到美索不达米亚》中，塞缪尔·马克（ Samuel Mark）提出了这两种截然不同的文化之间的两种可能的贸易路线。古代沉船遗址和最近发现的文物使Mark能够划定埃及与美索不达米亚之间的贸易渠道。马克将先前描述埃及-美索不达米亚贸易联系为两种同质文化之间的联系的研究工作付诸实践，马克重点研究了文化差异的多样性，而不是它们的共同相似之处，以描绘出这些文化的融合。