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Archaeologists unearth missing half of extraordinary Ramses II statue in Egypt
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNearly a century ago, the remaining portion of the statue depicting Ramses II, one of ancient...
Ramesses II's sarcophagus finally identified thanks to overlooked hieroglyphics
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA slab of granite etched with hieroglyphics. A sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of...
2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResearchers have discovered a vast cranium collection that was likely left as an offering to...
Archaeologists find top half of giant Ramesses II statue, completing a century-long puzzle
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn excavated statue of Ramesses II. The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh...
The missing head of Ramses II has been found
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEgypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a statement that it has found the missing upper half of a statue of Ramses II. Egypt’s Ministry...
The original occupant of an Egyptian sarcophagus was unknown. Then a tiny ornament revealed a very...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally...
Overlooked Hieroglyphics Lead to Thrilling Pharaoh Sarcophagus Discovery
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of...
The secrets behind Egypt's most historic treasures
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA glimpse into the past Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock Once one of the greatest and most powerful civilisations in history, the ancient Egyptians have left...
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh-sphinx statues unearthed at sun temple
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis head of a sphinx statue shows Ramesses II, a ruler who expanded Egypt's empire. Archaeologists...
A Snob’s Guide to Egypt
Town & Country via AOL· 1 year agoA Snob’s Guide to EgyptMark Brodkin Photography - Getty Images Egypt gives us what no other country can: the chance to see up close, in situ, the...