The oldest ships yet unearthed,
a group of 14 discovered in Abydos, were constructed from wooden planks which were"sewn" together.
Establishing a power center at Nekhen(in Greek, Hierakonpolis),
and later at Abydos, Naqada III leaders expanded their control
of Egypt northwards along the Nile.
The Archaeological Institute of America
reports[1] that the oldest ships yet unearthed, a group of 14 discovered in Abydos, were constructed of wooden planks which were"sewn" together.
In recent years, thanks to numerous archaeological discoveries at Abydos, the Sa-Nakht's position as the founder of ancient Egypt's Third Dynasty,
as recorded by Manetho and the Roya Turin Canon has been seriously undermined, creating more confusion around the ancient Egyptian pharaoh as never before.