The Ancient Ship of Pharaoh About 4,500 Year-Old

Archaeologists began digging 4,500 years of wooden ship found near the Great Pyramid of Giza. The ship is believed to bring Pharaoh Khufu to the afterlife

The ship was believed to be the bearer of Pharaoh Khufu indigenous religion into the afterlife. Khufu also known as Cheops is credited as the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Sakuji Yoshimura restoration project leader of Wasela University said, one of the ships of the two ships were discovered bearing the name of Khufu.

Khufu was the founder of the fourth dynasty in 2680 BCE (BCE) and became leader of Egypt for 23 years. Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass admits Egypt excavation of this 'one of the most important archaeological projects and conservation of the world'.

The ship was originally discovered in 1954 with another vessel which was then restored and is regarded as one of the major findings in the Giza plateau. Experts recognize this ship as the oldest ship that can survive until now.

Once the excavation is complete, scientists will make this ship computer scheme to help reconstruction. The findings restoration is expected to take four years.

Once completed, as reported by Fox News, the ship will be on display at Solar Boar Museum near the Great Pyramid of Giza. [mor]

Howard Carter

Inventors TOMB OF ANCIENT EGYPT [Pharaoh KING]

Howard Carter was born in London, England, son of Samuel John Carter, a skilled artist, who trained him to become an artist, and Martha Joyce (Sands) Carter. Samuel John Carter is drawing portraits (mostly animal) to local landlords.
In 1891, at the age of 17, he has become a talented young artist, was sent by the Egypt Exploration Fund to assist Percy Newberry in the excavation and recording the Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hasan. The first assignment came in Bani Hassan, where he was in charge of recording and copying scenes from the walls of the tombs of the princes of Middle Egypt. It is said that he worked diligently throughout the day, and sleep with the bats in the cemetery at night. Even at a young age he was innovative in improving the methods of copying tomb decoration. In 1892 he worked under the supervision of Flinders Petrie for one season at Amarna, the capital founded by the pharaoh Akhenaten. He later worked at 1894-1899 with Édouard Naville at Deir el-Bahari, to record the wall reliefs in the temple of Hatshepsut.

In 1899, Carter was appointed as the first Chief Inspector of Egyptian Antiquities Service (EAS). He oversees a number of excavations at Thebes (now known as Luxor) before he was transferred in 1904 to the Inspectorate of Lower Egypt. Carter withdrew from the Department of Antiquities in 1905 after an investigation into a dispute (known as Saqqara Affair) between Egyptian site guards with a group of French tourists in which he sided with the Egyptian personnel.

BIOGRAPHY Howard Carter
Born: May 9, 1874 in Kensington, London
Died: March 2, 1939 (age 64) in Kensington, London
Citizens: British
Field Archaeologist and Egyptologist
Known for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun

After 3 years of hard times, Carter was employed by Lord Carnarvon to supervise new digs in 1907. He was introduced by Gaston Maspero, who wanted Carter to apply the method of archaeological and modern recording systems in excavations financed by Lord Carnarvon. After his retirement from the Department of Antiquities he spent four years as a watercolor painter and dealer in antiques. However, seek private funding for the excavation work, Carter became Excavation Supervisor for the 5th Lord Carnarvon (George Herbert). While World War I delayed the work of Howard Carter, in 1914, Lord Carnarvon owned one of the most precious collection of Egyptian artifacts in private hands. He eventually found six tombs in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Luxor. But Carter has become somewhat obsessed with finding a well-known tomb of pharaoh named Tutankhamun, and year after year, looking in vain for the lost tomb of Pharaoh.
On November 4, 1922, Carter's excavation group found the stairs leading to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which is the most intact tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings. She immediately told him to Lord Carnarvon. On November 26, 1922, with Lord Carnarvon, his daughter and others in attendance, Carter made ​​a small hole until he is able to see inside. By candlelight, Carter can see how many treasures are still left in the place. When Lord Carnarvon asked, "Can you see anything?", Carter said "Yes, amazing things."
Lord Carnarvon died in Cairo because of pneumonia. This news shocked the PESs and the perception perceptions about the curse of the Pharaoh who said "anyone who enters his tomb will die". Media exaggerating about the curse of the mummy exceeds that reported in the news that a lot of the time. This condition makes Carters are not happy, he began receiving letters from spiritualists from around the world. Legend has it that in 1929, eleven people connected with the discovery of the tomb have died, including two relatives of Lord Carnarvon, and Private Secretary Carter, Richard Bethell.


End of career
Jobs in the tomb with thousands of objects continued until 1932 findings. After the sensational discovery, Howard Carter retired from archeology and became a part-time agent for collectors and museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Detroit Institute of Arts. He visited the United States in 1924, and gave a series of lectures in various cities.
Carter died of lymphoma, a type of cancer, in Kensington, London on March 2, 1939 at the age of 64 years. The archaeologist's death occurred shortly after the opening of the tomb. It is enough to prove that the Pharaoh's curse, which states that the parties will enter the tomb of Pharaoh unlucky, pain, even death, it is not proven.
Every May 9, the birthday of Howard Carter. Google commemorate the archaeologist by displaying the Google logo decorated with Pharaoh's tombs and treasures findings Carter.