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Published: 2008-11-30 12:12:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 372; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 12
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So this is what an Ancient Egyptian boat looked like!
It wasn't easy to get a pic showing the whole boat because it was just sooo long! This was the best I could do!
This was found near the pyramids of Giza and they decided to keep it and give it its own little museum by the place it was found and you get to see the knots they used in ropes, bits of wood and all sorts.
Also you have to wear little sacs on your feet when you go in xD It was quite funny...at least they wont have to worry about cleaning the floor! xD
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Oh, this is fantastic! Did you know they recently constructed a boat in this fashion using traditional methods? They recreated the journay to Punt made by Hatshepsut's sailors. It was truly amazing as they first expected the wood to expand over the course of two weeks to make the vessel watertight, but the theory didnèt work so they stuffed the cracks with plant fibers and sealed it with beeswax. The boat worked wonderfully!
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