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Moving King Khufu's Solar Boat from the Giza Pyramids After 4,600 YearsOn August 10, 2021, the oldest and biggest boat discovered in Egypt known as King Khufu's Solar Boat was moved from its home near the Giza pyramids to the Grand Egyptian Museum nearby.So how do you move a 4,600-year-old boat measuring 138 feet (42 m) in length and weighing 20 tons? With as much fanfare as possible, of course!King Khufu's Solar Boat was moved in one piece inside a metal cage carried on a remote-controlled vehicle that looks like a giant semi-trailer. The vehicle was imported from Belgium specifically for this occasion.#Egypt #KingKhufu #boat #SolarBoat #GizaPyramids #EgyptologyEgypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities tweeted a short video clip of the transport:

Divers Found an Ancient Military Vessel in the Egyptian Lost Sunken City of Thônis-HeracleionDivers have discovered a rare ancient sunken military vessel in the sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion, once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean. The city, located off the coast of the modern day port of Alexandria, Egypt, was destroyed by earthquakes, tsunamis and rising sea levels in the second century BC. It sank into the Nile delta by the end of the eight century AD and was rediscovered back in 1933 when a Royal Air Force commander flying over the bay saw ruins under the water.The military vessel sank when The temple of Amun it was moored next to collapsed. A diving exploration revealed the hull of the 25-meter (80-foot) flat-bottomed ship with oars and a large sail, as reported by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.Images: The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities#Egyptology #LostCity #ThonisHeracleion #boat #archaeology