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Around the pyramid
of Khufu, excavators found his royal boats buried in pits.
One of the boats was restored, assembled and is now on show
in a special museum to the south of Khufu pyramid. The boat
had been disassembled in the pit in ancient times and overlaid
by large blocks weighing about 16 tons.
It is about 44 meters long (144 feet) and 9 meters (30 feet)
wide and is built of cedar, probably from Lebanon. A second
boat was found in another pit but kept buried for perseverance.
The boats are believed to be used by King Khufu
in the afterworld as believed by ancient Egyptians. Khufu is
the son of Re', the sun-god, from which came the name solar
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