THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1954 

* Discovery of the Khufu Ship (day of)
* A solar barque of pharaoh Khufu - Cheops
* Great Pyramid of Giza - Egypt landmark 

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Passage Unsealed Near Pyramid Believed to Lead to Cheops's Tomb" with subhead and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 60 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: The opening of the Khufu Ship tomb on May 25, 1954, is considered one of the most significant archaeological breakthroughs of the 20th century because it provided an unprecedented, perfectly preserved look into ancient Egyptian engineering and spiritual beliefs. As a fully intact, 4,500-year-old vessel, it stands as the world's oldest intact ship and a masterpiece of naval architecture, demonstrating that Old Kingdom shipbuilders could construct massive, seaworthy vessels without metal nails by masterfully stitching cedar planks together with ropes. Beyond its immense technological value, the ship offers vital context for Egyptian funerary rituals and state-level organization. Whether it was a practical royal barge used to transport Pharaoh Khufu's body along the Nile or a symbolic "solar boat" intended to carry his resurrected soul across the heavens with the sun god Ra, its burial under 41 massive limestone blocks underscores the immense logistical power, resources, and religious dedication mobilized to secure the pharaoh’s eternal afterlife.