Feature: What Is Khufu's Solar Barge?
Presenter: Farrah Berrou
Delivered: Beirut on April 23, 2017
In this afikra feature, Farah Berrou sheds light on the shipbuilding technology of Ancient Egypt through the story of Pharaoh Khufu’s solar barge, its discovery, the theories behind its purpose, and where it is today.
Sources & Future References
Ancient Egyptian Boat Museum - The Khufu Solar Ship - YouTube
Excavation of King Khufu’s Second Solar Ship Unearths Vessel’s Largest Plank | MadaMasr
NOVA | Building Pharaoh's Ship | Explore a Pharaoh's Boat (non-Flash) | PBS
Egypt Excavates Ancient King's 4,500-Year-Old Ship - FoxNews.com
The Great Boat of Khufu: The ‘Black Box’ to the Construction of the Pyramids | Ancient Origins
Khufu Ship: Ancient Egypt MYSTERY deepens on anniversary of Giza Pyramid discovery | Express.co.uk
Salvaging a 5000 year old boat in Egypt - BBC Travel Show - YouTube
Ships of the Gods of Ancient Egypt - World History Encyclopedia
Khufu (Cheops) Royal Funerary Boat at Giza - Institute of Nautical Archaeology
In pictures: Second solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu discovered in Cairo - Arabianbusiness
The Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt, Khufu's Boats and Boat Pits
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