Archeologists in Egypt discover massive statue of pharaoh Ramses II in Cairo slum
A German-Egyptian archaeological team has unearthed an 8-meter colossus depicting one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs. The statue was found in the working class Cairo neighborhood of al-Matariya.
Renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass confirmed Friday that the enormous statue unearthed in Cairo this week depicts the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II.
"In view of the hugeness of the statue, I confirm it belongs to King Ramses and not to any other ancient king," Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, said.
The 8-meter (26-foot) structure was found submerged in groundwater in the ancient city of Heliopolis where excavators had previously found the ruins of a King Ramses temple.
It's not all that old. It appears to be hollow, probably metal. The ancient Egyptians didn't know how to make anything that size hollow and they were not good at metalworking, except for small items.
Pretty cool if you ask me...digging up something from way long ago and it looks in good shape. Wow!
ReplyDeleteIt's not all that old. It appears to be hollow, probably metal. The ancient Egyptians didn't know how to make anything that size hollow and they were not good at metalworking, except for small items.
ReplyDelete11:49. Did you read the whole article before you jumped to your wrong conclusions?
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