The Khufu ship of Ancient Egypt is one of the oldest, largest, and best-preserved vessels from antiquity The Khufu ship, built for Khufu (King Cheops), was one of the two discovered vessels in 1954 by the Egyptian archaeologist Kamal el-Mallakh. Seed into a pit at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Khufu had stood still since around 2500 BC. Almost 95% of it was made of Lebanon cedar. With great care and thoroughness, the 1,224 pieces of the vessel were reassembled over the course of not