Posted on 07/27/2012 7:34:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
During routine excavation works at the Archaic period cemetery located at Abu Rawash area northeast of the Giza Plateau, a French archaeological mission from the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (IFAO) stumbled on what is believed to be a funerary boat of the First Dynasty King Den (dating from around 3000BC).
The funerary boat was buried with royalty, as ancient Egyptians believed it would transfer the king's soul to the afterlife for eternity.
Unearthed in the northern area of Mastaba number six (a flat-roofed burial structure) at the archaeological site, boat consists of 11 large wooden planks reaching six metres high and 150 metres wide, Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said in a press release sent to Ahram Online on Wednesday.
The wooden sheets were transported to the planned National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation for restoration and are expected to be put on display at the Nile hall when the museum is finished and opens its doors to the public next year.
The IFAO started its excavation works at Abu Rawash in the early 1900s where several archaeological complexes were found. At the complex of [4th dynasty] King Djedefre, son [and immediate successor] of the Great Pyramid King Khufu, Emile Chassinat discovered the remains of a funerary settlement, a boat pit and numerous statuary fragments that bore the name of Fourth Dynasty King Djedefre.
Under the direction of Pierre Lacau, the IFAO continued its excavation work and found new structures to the east of the Djedefre pyramid. However objects bearing the names of First Dynasty Kings Aha and Den found near the pyramid indicate an earlier presence at Abu Rawash.
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Alas, you’re probably right. But if it does open, how long before another jihadist massacre of tourists?
I first heard of the site when I watched a 5-part documentary called "The Pyramid Code" (on NetFlixs, if you're interested and haven't seen it). I don't take the documentary too seriously, what with its "indigenous wisdom keeper" as one of the primary experts, but it did have a lot of footage of stuff I hadn't seen before. So much stuff in Egypt makes you scratch your head and wonder why? how?
Why go to all the work of procuring new building materials when you can just use the stuff left over by that loser, what's his name, that preceded you?
Even easier. Just chisel out his name and put in yours.
Thanks, I’ll check it out. Looks nice and kooky, kinda like that. :’)
Nail on the head.
Hat tip.
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