The thirty-five wooden model boats found in the tomb of Tut'ankhamun are
important in that they are the last large group to have survived from
ancient Egypt and the only complete one known from the Eighteenth
Dynasty. They therefore represent our main evidence in the round for
vessels of the period, supplementing the information provided by reliefs
and paintings and supplying important details on many aspects of ancient
Egyptian boat design and development. The volume also includes a study
of eleven magical oars discovered in the Burial Chamber.