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2 giant Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown, discovered by man in Egypt

The remains of two Ramesses II statues — one of which would have originally stood around 28 feet tall — were found by a ...
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Inscribed stone found outside Egyptian home leads archaeologists to remains of giant royal statues

Archaeologists said one statue depicts King Ramses II, who ruled more than 3,000 years ago.

An Egyptian Villager Stumbled Upon an Inscribed Stone. It Led to a Colossal Head of Ramses II

Khaled el-Shahat Khalil was working on his land in Behbeit el-Hagar, a village in northern Egypt’s Gharbia, when he found an ...

Egyptian cucumber farmer helps archaeologists find giant Ramses II statue fragments

A farmer’s discovery has led to the remains of two colossal royal statues and ancient inscriptions in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Massive 28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh who enslaved Israelites unearthed — by accident

An Egyptian farmer allegedly struck gold after inadvertently coming upon the remains of a royal statue of Ramses II — the ...
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A Farmer in Egypt Stumbled Upon a Pink Stone and Called the Authorities. They Found the Remains of Two Colossal Statues of Ramses II Beneath the Property

Archaeologists recovered the head of one statue that might have measured nearly 28 feet tall. It could point to a major ...

Egypt man uncovers a stone block while working on his land. Then experts realize it belongs to a 3,000 year old king allegedly from the Bible

While working on his land in Egypt, a resident of Behbeit El-Hagar discovered a stone block buried in his yard that was covered in inscriptions, according to Dexerto. Egypt’s Supreme Council of ...

An Egyptian farmer found a mysterious pink stone in his field — it led archaeologists to two giant statues of Ramses II buried for centuries

Archaeologists found ancient statue fragments related to Ramses II in the Nile Delta region of Egypt. The discovery was ...

Ancient mystery solved as missing half of colossal Ramesses II statue returns after 94 years

Archaeologists found the long-lost piece buried beneath the ground, allowing a 40-ton monument to stand complete again more than 3,000 years after it was created ...
Hyperallergic

Massive King Ramses II Statues Unearthed in Egypt

One of the two recovered stone-carved statues of King Ramses II, recently unearthed in the Nile Delta village and ...

Farmer's discovery in Egypt leads to pieces of statues for ancient king

An Egyptian farmer was working on his land when he came across an unusual rock that turned his field into an archaeology dig.
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Ramesses as depicted on the walls of Nefertari's tomb

Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt's ...