What is Khufu's Solar Barge? [IG Storytime]
Guest Contributor: Farrah Berrou
*Note that all Storytimers are, by definition, NOT experts on the topic the choose. The purpose of this Storytime is for the contributor to explore something new and to inspire curiosity in others to learn more.
Date: August 2, 2020
Subject of the Storytime Takeover: Farrah does a brief deep dive into Khufu’s solar barge which is an intact full-size solar barque from ancient Egypt that was sealed into a pit around 2500 BC.
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