The earliest funerary boat ever found in Egypt (c. 2900 BC) 

Dr Yann Tristant, Faculty of Arts
Archaeological excavation of a 1st Dynasty elite cemetery at Abu Rawash.
The funerary wooden boat discovered in July 2012 at Abu Rawash by the Macquarie University-IFAO joint expedition dates to the reign of King Den (c. 2950 BC). It is the oldest boat ever found in Egypt. Transported for conservation to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) at Giza, the boat will soon be exhibited. Its study will greatly expand our knowledge of shipbuilding techniques in the early times of Egypt and its development over the 400 years before the famous boat of Khufu (c. 2550 BC).
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