Egypt: resident unearths two giant Ramsès II statues
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An Egyptian resident discovered two large statues of Ramsès II while working in his garden in Behbeit El Hagar, in the Nile Delta.
The man found a stone block with inscriptions and contacted local antiquities authorities. Archaeologists then excavated the site, uncovering the statues and a block of granite. One statue’s head measures 1.6 meters tall and was likely part of an 8.5-meter figure, while the second statue’s torso is 2.4 meters long.
Experts believe both statues depict Ramsès II, though they are still confirming this identification. The excavated granite block, 1.3 meters long, also contains hieroglyphic inscriptions referencing the pharaoh. Archaeologists continue to excavate the village, hoping to find additional fragments and learn more about the site’s history and the relationship between the discovered objects.
