Fragment of statue of Ramses II

Fragments of giant Ramses II statue found in Nile Delta reveal new clues about ancient Egypt World News

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Fragments of giant Ramses II statue found in Nile Delta reveal new clues about ancient Egypt World News

Archaeologists have unearthed an important fragment of a colossal statue in Egypt’s Nile Delta, believed to depict the legendary pharaoh Ramses II. A delegation from the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered the statue in Tel Faraun, located in the province of Shaqia. According to Ahram Online, the remaining part of the statue is about 2.20 … Read more

Fragments of 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II missing for nearly a century unearthed in Egypt: What it reveals may surprise you World News

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Fragments of 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II missing for nearly a century unearthed in Egypt: What it reveals may surprise you World News

A piece of history that has been hidden under the quicksands of Egypt for nearly a century has quietly returned. Archaeologists working in central Egypt have discovered the upper half of a huge seated statue of Ramses II, one of the country’s most famous rulers. The fragment was joined to a lower section discovered in … Read more