Live Science on MSN

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pharaonic discovery in Egypt: Two royal statues appear in the Nile Delta, one of them corresponds to Ramses II

The remains were discovered by chance when a local resident came across a stone block while working on his property.
Daily Mail

Hidden for 3,000 years: Giant statues of Ramses II emerge from Egyptian village after farmer spots mysterious stone block in his field

Hidden beneath a quiet Egyptian village for 3,000 years, two colossal statues of one of history's most famous pharaohs have ...

Mysterious Stone Outside Man’s Home Revealed to Be Remains of 28-Foot Statue of Pharaoh Who Ruled Egypt 3,000 Years Ago

A man in Egypt alerted authorities after discovering an inscribed stone on his property, leading archaeologists to uncover ...

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.
Artnet

Peek Inside Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II’s Trove of Statues and Treasures, Now on View in an Epic Exhibition in Paris

From whichever angle you approach Ramses II, the 13th century B.C.E pharaoh earns his epithet: the Great. His 67-year reign stands as the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both war and peace ...