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29-DEC-2002

Solar Boat Museum.jpg

Located beside the Great Pyramid of Cheops - Giza , this large wooden boat was built during the Old Kingdom.
It was then disassembled and buried for many centuries.
It was discovered in the recent past, and reassembled for display in the Solar Boat Museum.
Another similar boat is still in situ.
These boats were used to ferry the soul of the deceased Pharoah to the afterlife.
Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV

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Guest 04-Sep-2005 00:39
You should find out about the German Star Disc (try BBC UK site) which predates the Egyptin understanding of the stars - Barbarian Europeans were excellent astronpmers too. The G3 does well here in difficult lighting. Good shot.