Experts transported the boat in a shock-absorbing metal container carried by a remote-controlled vehicle imported from Belgium. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Posted on 08/23/2021 9:27:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Kamal el-Mallakh, one of Egypt’s most renowned archaeologists, discovered Khufu’s ship in 1954 in a closed pit near the Great Pyramid, the oldest and largest pyramid on the Giza plateau. The vessel had fallen apart by the time el-Mallakh found it, but the wood remained well preserved because it had been tightly sealed in a 171-foot chamber, notes the National.
Per PBS’ “Building Pharaoh’s Ship” portal, the archaeologist spent some 20 months excavating the boat’s 1,224 fragments. Restorers only pieced the vessel back together after roughly a decade of researching ancient Egyptian shipbuilding techniques, wrote Tim Wyatt for the Independent in 2019.
Officials plan to host an unveiling ceremony for the boat at a later date. The ship will ultimately be displayed at the much-anticipated, long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, which will feature more than 100,000 artifacts outlining the nation’s ancient history. Objects on view will include a group of around 30 sealed coffins unearthed in Luxor in 2019 and more than 5,000 items from the excavation of King Tut’s tomb.
The Grand Egyptian Museum isn’t the only cultural institution debuting in Egypt this year. In April, the government relocated 18 ancient kings and 4 queens from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the newly opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) during a livestreamed procession dubbed the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade.
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Experts transported the boat in a shock-absorbing metal container carried by a remote-controlled vehicle imported from Belgium. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Just about how long it’s taking cruise lines to get going again.
Well done, Egypt!
That industry is literally on life support right now. I don’t think they will be out of the debt hole they’ve fell into for years. Not their fault Covid happened, but they can’t make money with ships at fractions of capacity.
AMAZING.
“After 4,600 Years”
That still blows my mind. To put it another way, Ancient Egypt (that era), had to be considered ‘ancient’ even to the Romans, over 2000 years ago.
Solar boat?
Did they find the Tesla sticker?
“After 4,600 Years” ... To put it another way, Ancient Egypt (that era), had to be considered ‘ancient’ even to the Romans, over 2000 years ago.
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Still more interesting, the Romans thought logically, as we do today, but the Old Kingdom Egyptians (OKEs) thought symbolically. No Roman at that time would have understood an OKE person. We have no clue as to OKE actual thinking - just conjecture and assumption.
The further back in time we go, the less we know, the more conjecture and assumption, as well as wishful thinking play, in determining what we think we know of those times.
Why King Khufu’s Solar Boat Is on the Move After 4,600 Years
Green energy?....................
It would be cool to have the Mummy piloting the boat : )
Heh, Zahi would love the idea.
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