Under the shades of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest preserved boat was discovered in Egypt and the world. This boat dates back to the era of the Old Kingdom, and it was found in 1954 AD buried in a deep hole on the southern side of the pyramid, which is part of the funerary furniture of King Khufu, and its panels were made of cedar wood that was imported from the Levant due to the lack of good building wood In Egypt, those panels were tied together with ropes.
The ship was found loose. The museum was established in 1960 AD and opened to the public in 1982.
In ancient Egypt, ships and boats were of great religious and symbolic importance, as it is believed that the sun god Ra travelled every day through the sky in a boat. However, the true purpose of the Khufu boat is not known precisely, although it is believed to symbolize the process of the deceased king's transfer to the afterlife.
