The boat is one of the two who were buried near the Pharaoh Khufu, press the Egyptian-Japanese team of archaeologists said. Boats, believed to have been intended for the carriage of the pharaohs in the afterlife.
Cheops, also known as Cheops, is credited with building the Great Pyramid at Giza, the largest of the pyramids. Khufu's son Sneferu, is the second line of the 4th dynasty about 2680 BC and ruled Egypt for 23 years.
Two boats, made from Lebanese cedar and Egyptian acacia trees, were originally discovered in 1954. The boat on display at the museum near the pyramids.
The second boat, which is currently being renovated, were buried. It is believed that less than her sister ship, which is about 140 feet (43 meters) in length.
The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mustafa Amin, said Egyptologists have begun sampling of wood for reconstruction, on Monday.
"The boat was found in full, intact and in place," he said, adding that the focus is now on the sampling timber.
He said that Egyptologists study "of the various components and mushrooms in the woods to find the most advanced and sufficient for the tree."
Last year in June, the team picked up the first 41 slabs of limestone, each weighing about 16 tons to discover a hole in which the old ship was buried, said Sakuji Yoshimura, Professor, Waseda University in Japan.
At that time, according to experts on the recovery is likely to take about four years and, upon completion, the boat will be on display at the Museum of the solar boat near the pyramids, which regularly attract millions of tourists and promote one of the most important industries of Egypt.
The team originally thought that the ship would be safer than under the ground left to pollution, but the data suggest that contamination of water and insects invaded the premises of the vessel.
Grant of $ 10 million at Waseda University assisted in the preparation of excavation of the ship.
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