The huge wooden boat to the right was preserved by the heat of the Egyptian desert for 4500 years before it was discovered buried next to the great pyramid of Cheops, near Cairo.

• 右图中巨大木船的出土地毗邻开罗附近的胡夫（齐奥普斯）大金字塔，在发现之前，它依靠埃及沙漠的炎热度过了4500年。