So sometime over 4,000 years ago (we are closer to Jesus Birth than this boat is!) King Khufu (known as Cheops by the ancient Greeks) built a boat. In 1954, it was discovered in the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
First, I had never heard of this. Second, turns out to big the biggest and oldest wooden artifact ever found!
Well, the Egyptians now have a room for this boat in a museum. They moved it this week-end. From the BBC, here are pictures. Note - the are all subject to copywrite by the Egyptian Government. But enjoy!
(From the BBC website- where more pictures are.)
Quite a ride for traveling into the after life. Imagine how many rowers it would have needed to move that thing in the water!
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