Dahshur boats

Dahshur boats
One of the boats during excavations
TypeFuneral boats
MaterialCedar wood
Length10 metres (33 ft)
Width2.3 metres (7.5 ft)
Createdc. 1870-1831 BC
DiscoveredDahshur
Discovered byJacques de Morgan
CultureAncient Egypt

The Dahshur boats are a group of ancient Egyptian funeral boats, originally numbering five or six, discovered near the funerary complex of the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Senusret III.

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