Egypt
- More Discoveries From The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Yahoo! NB - the photograph currently showing on the page is not from the site - it is not even from Egypt - but is part of a slideshow of general archaeology and anthropology photographs. A team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues...
- Massive Head Discovered At Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
npr With two photos Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday. The head of Amenhotep III, which alone...
- Discovery Of Pharaoh's Head Could Lead Archaeologists To Ramses Ii Temple
Daily Mail Online With photographs. A huge 3,000 year-old red granite head has been unearthed in Cairo of one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, archaeologists have revealed. Egypt's antiquities council said they believed the broken statue found at...
- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- More Re New Temple At Heliopolis
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0301_060301_egypt.htmlTwo-page article on the National Geographic website re the recent discovery of a temple under a market in Heliopolis, on the outskirts of Cairo: "An Egyptian team has been cooperating...
Egypt
Pharaonic temple discovered in Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/ejf2e (The Globe and Mail)
"Archeologists discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to be of King Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday. The partially uncovered site is the largest sun temple ever found in the capital's Aim Shams and Matariya districts, where the ancient city of Heliopolis — the centre of pharaonic sun worship — was located, Zahi Hawass said. Among the artifacts was a pink granite statue weighing 4 to 5 tonnes whose features 'resemble those of Ramses II,' said Dr. Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Also found was a two-metre-high statue of a seated figure with hieroglyphics that include three tablets with the name of Ramses II — and a 3-tonne head of royal statue, the council said in a statement."
"Archeologists discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to be of King Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday. The partially uncovered site is the largest sun temple ever found in the capital's Aim Shams and Matariya districts, where the ancient city of Heliopolis — the centre of pharaonic sun worship — was located, Zahi Hawass said. Among the artifacts was a pink granite statue weighing 4 to 5 tonnes whose features 'resemble those of Ramses II,' said Dr. Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Also found was a two-metre-high statue of a seated figure with hieroglyphics that include three tablets with the name of Ramses II — and a 3-tonne head of royal statue, the council said in a statement."
See the above page for the full story and location.
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Yahoo! News (with thanks to Carolin Johansson for sending me the links)
http://tinyurl.com/g34w9
http://tinyurl.com/j69yt
Reutershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L26135729.htm
The Egyptian Gazette
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/
- More Discoveries From The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Yahoo! NB - the photograph currently showing on the page is not from the site - it is not even from Egypt - but is part of a slideshow of general archaeology and anthropology photographs. A team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues...
- Massive Head Discovered At Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
npr With two photos Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday. The head of Amenhotep III, which alone...
- Discovery Of Pharaoh's Head Could Lead Archaeologists To Ramses Ii Temple
Daily Mail Online With photographs. A huge 3,000 year-old red granite head has been unearthed in Cairo of one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, archaeologists have revealed. Egypt's antiquities council said they believed the broken statue found at...
- Egypt Finds Granite Statue, Likely Of Ramses Ii
Reuters Africa Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a granite statue probably depicting the head of Ramses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, the country's culture ministry said on Wednesday. Researchers discovered the statue...
- More Re New Temple At Heliopolis
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0301_060301_egypt.htmlTwo-page article on the National Geographic website re the recent discovery of a temple under a market in Heliopolis, on the outskirts of Cairo: "An Egyptian team has been cooperating...