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Oldest pharaoh carvings discovered

Site 7 at Nag el-Hamdurab is the most elaborate carving, showing a white-crowned king travelling with a flotilla of five boats. (Stan Hendrickx, John Coleman Darnell & Maria Carmela Gatto) <br> <a href="http://www.livescience.com/25359-photos-first-egypt-pharaoh-carvings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com</a>
The Site 7 carving has been recently damaged, but the sickle-shaped boats can be seen. (Stan Hendrickx, John Coleman Darnell & Maria Carmela Gatto) <br> <a href="http://www.livescience.com/25359-photos-first-egypt-pharaoh-carvings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com</a>
A dog perches on the back of a cow, with a stick-wielding herder behind. (Stan Hendrickx, John Coleman Darnell & Maria Carmela Gatto) <br> <a href="http://www.livescience.com/25359-photos-first-egypt-pharaoh-carvings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com</a>
A boat with three male figures, probably prisoners, standing to the right. (Stan Hendrickx, John Coleman Darnell & Maria Carmela Gatto) <br> <a href="http://www.livescience.com/25359-photos-first-egypt-pharaoh-carvings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com</a>
Look closely -- standing on the top of this boat is a crowned figure who may represent Narmer, the first pharaoh to rule unified Egypt. Oarsmen propel the boat along. (Stan Hendrickx, John Coleman Darnell & Maria Carmela Gatto) <br> <a href="http://www.livescience.com/25359-photos-first-egypt-pharaoh-carvings.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Click here to see the full collection at LiveScience.com</a>

The oldest-known representations of a pharaoh are carved on rocks near the Nile River in southern Egypt, researchers report.