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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mohamed Wagdy and Fatma Khaled

Ancient Egyptian boat hailed as ‘one of the most important restoration projects in the 21st century’

People film archeologists as they reassemble the second solar boat of King Khufu, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum are now witnessing the meticulous reassembly of a 4,500-year-old cedarwood boat, belonging to King Khufu.

The ancient vessel, one of two discovered from the pharaoh's reign, began its public reconstruction on Tuesday within the museum's exhibition hall.

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