CAIRO – 11 August 2021: Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Archaeological Affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum Al-Tayeb Abbas said that the Grand Egyptian Museum’s visitors will see the restoration work of the second Khufu Solar Ship in action, during their visit to the museum. Abbas further explained that the work of assembling and restoring the second Khufu Solar Ship will take nearly 3 years, due to the poor condition of the wood that was extracted from the boat pit. The excavation was carried out in cooperation with the Japanese grant, and 1,700 pieces of wood were extracted. The discovery of the two ships of King Khufu dates back to May 26, 1954, when journalist Kamal Al-Malakh announced the discovery. As for the second Khufu Ship restoration project, extracting the timber is one of the largest restoration projects reflecting the fruitful cooperation between Japan and Egypt.

Source: Egypt Today August 11, 2021 12:30 UTC