Egypt begins reassembling ancient pharaoh's boat at new museum


CAIRO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Tuesday began reassembling ancient King Khufu's second solar boat at the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a restoration process expected to take about four years and open for visitors to watch live.

Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said the assembly follows years of preservation, documentation and 3D scanning of the fragments, stressing its global heritage significance.

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