Egyptian antiquities ministry inspects Khufu's boat after accident causes 'mild' damage to beam
The accident occurred at the site where the ancient boat is being removed from its burial pit
Nevine El-Aref , Monday 21 Aug 2017
A team of archaeologists and restorers were dispatched on Monday to the Giza Plateau to inspect work achieved at Khufu’s second boat project, and to investigate the condition of a damaged beam.
Since 2010, a Japanese-Egyptian team has been working to lift, restore and reconstruct the ancient boat, 4,500 years after it was buried as part of King Khufu's funeral rites.
So far, 745 pieces of the 1,264 pieces of the whole boat have been removed from the excavation pit.
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