French archaeologists unearth pharaoh boat

Wed, 25/07/2012 - 22:08

In this undated picture provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities an archaeologist is seen working on the skeleton of a wooden boat at the Abu Rawash archaeological compound, west of Cairo. French archaeologists discovered the roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat.

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Wed, 25/07/2012 - 22:08

In this undated picture provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities an archaeologist is seen working on the skeleton of a wooden boat at the Abu Rawash archaeological compound, west of Cairo. French archaeologists discovered the roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat.

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