Egypt
is inaugurating its largest on-site antiquities laboratory, to restore the
second ceremonial boat of Pharaoh Cheops, known for building the largest of
Egypt's iconic pyramids.
The
project, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Higashi
Nippon International University, is set to complete the initial phase of
repairs of the 4,500-year-old vessel by 2020.
Eissa
Zeidan, head of the project's Egyptian restoration team, told The Associated
Press that the lab, at the site of the Giza pyramids, was necessary for some of
the boat's 1,264 pieces, which are too fragile or large to move.
The
vessel and its sister boat, on display near the Great Pyramid, were discovered
in 1954 and are believed to have been buried with the pharaoh to carry him into
the afterlife.
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