Archaeologists Uncover Colossal Statues of Ramses II in Egypt
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Archaeologists found fragments of two giant statues, presumably Pharaoh Ramses II, in the Nile Delta, reported to the Ministry of Tourism and Ancient Egypt. "The excavations revealed fragments of two giant statues, allegedly belonging to Pharaoh Ramses II. The first finding is a statue of about 1.6 metres high and the length of the second statue found is about 2.4 metres," the Ministry's statement says. Archeologists also found a block of 1.3 m …
Archaeologists uncover colossal statues of Ramses II in Egypt
Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations in the village of Behbeit El-Hagar, in Egypt's Gharbia Governorate, have uncovered the remains of two colossal royal statues, believed to depict Pharaoh Ramses II. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
A neighbor of Behbeit el-Hagar, a village in the Egyptian province of Gharbia, worked on a plot of his property, right in front of his house, when he hit a block covered with engravings and warned the antique inspection of the area. What appeared later, according to the Ministry of Tourism and [...]
Colossal Head of Ramesses II Unearthed Oct 2026
Discovery announced: 13th October 2026. An unexpected discovery in Egypt’s Nile Delta has brought to light the remains of two colossal royal statues, one identified as Ramesses II, the celebrated pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty, who ruled from approximately 1279 to 1213 B.C. The discovery was made in the village of Behbeit el-Hagar, in Gharbia...
Egyptian archaeologists discovered in the Nile Delta the remnants of two giant statues that were linked to Pharaoh Ramses II. One of the statues could initially be as high as 8.5 metres. The excavations took place in the village of Behbeit al-Hagar of Garbia province after a local man found a stone with ancient inscriptions on his site.
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