Experts restoring pharaoh's boat

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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110625a6.html




CAIRO — Archaeologists from Japan and Egypt have begun excavating a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of Egypt's main tourist attractions, Egypt's top antiquities official said Thursday.

The boat is one of two buried next to the pyramid built by the pharaoh Khufu in what appears to be a religious custom to carry him in the afterlife. Khufu, also known as Cheops, is credited with building the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Sakuji Yoshimura, a Waseda University professor who is leading the restoration project with Egypt's Antiquities Council, said scientists discovered that the second ship is inscribed with Khufu's name.

Khufu founded the 4th Dynasty around 2680 B.C. and ruled Egypt for 23 years.

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1. Fascinating

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2. i love it & can't wait to see the photos of the restoration. nt

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3. I was thinking the same thing

I never can get enough of Egyptian archeology, which is good as there never seems to be an end to the discoveries.