 Discovered in 1991, excavation of the Abydos boats began in 2000 in which 14 boats were identified.They are located alongside the massive mud brick structure known as "Shunet ez-Zebib" attributed to the 2nd Dynasty Pharaoh Khasekhemwy.Shunet ez-Zebib is one of several such "enclosure wall" constructions at this site dating back to the 1st Dynasty, and is located nearly one mile from the early Dynastic royal cemetery of Umm el-Qa'ab.