Tableau of 120 boats found in 3,800-year-old Egyptian building

Posted On: Dec 7th, 2016 at 17:49

Egypt
As excavations continue at Abydos, more and more interesting finds are being discovered.
This time a building which contained an actual boat has been found with 120 images of boats on the walls.
Dating to 1800 BC, the building was most likely part of a funerary site related to the pharaoh of that time, Senwosret III. A few wooden planks of the boat that was once housed in the building have been found, and this is a clear indication of its purpose – many pharaohs had a boat burial put in place as a part of their funerary ritual. Many of these dry boats have been found – occasionally fully intact – giving valuable insights into Egyptian maritime practices and ship building techniques.
Along with the boat, more than 140 pottery jars were found near the entrance. Each jar was lying down with the neck facing towards the building, and this unique element is leaving Egyptologists with some searching questions – nothing like this has ever been found before. Naturally a lot of guesswork has come forward on that issue.

http://www.livescience.com/56695-ancient-egypt-boat-tableau-discovered.html