News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: 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.
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt: A citizen reports an engraved stone; excavations reveal two royal statues, one of which is of Ramses II
Hagar, in the Gharbia Governorate, have unearthed two fragmentary royal statues and a block of pink granite bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions. The discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: 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 unusual, inscribed stone outside his home. He reported it to the local ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Ramses II Head With Royal Inscriptions Found in Egypt Suggests Statue of Pharaoh Believed To Challenge Moses
Archaeologists excavating in Egypt's Gharbia province have uncovered a Ramses II head, a possible second likeness and inscriptions after a homeowner reported a carved stone.
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt discovers fragments of two colossal Ramses II statues
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of fragments of two colossal royal statues in Bahbit Al-Higara village in Gharbia Governorate, one identified as King Ramses II ...
News Egypt » Gharbia » Tourism: Egypt discovers remains of two colossal statues of Ramses II
A chance discovery this week has uncovered the remains of two colossal royal statues in the village of Bahbit Al-Higara in Gharbia Governorate. One has been identified as depicting King Ramses II, ...
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