Egypt
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050727/2005072719.html
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o270725n.htm
- Looting Of King Ramses Ii's Colossus Thwarted
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Last night looters sneaked into the southern quarry of the upper Egyptian city of Aswan in an attempt to cut and remove the statue of King Ramses II. The statue is half buried in the sand as it was originally cut in red granite...
- 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...
- Concrete Base Of Ramses Ii Disconnected
http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=9772"The concrete base of the giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, scheduled to be moved to a new location, has been disconnected safely here, Director of Arab Contractors Company Ibrahim Mehleb...
- Farewell To Ramesses
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/fr2.htm"On Friday 25 August, at 6am, when Cairo traffic is at its quietest, the colossus of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II will begin its journey from outside Bab Al-Hadid train station to its new home at the site...
- Transferring Ramses'ii Statue
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o250125d.htm "Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA Secretary- General Zahi Hawas said that the foreign expertise was used only for transferring the statue according to the terms of a tender declared by the SCA after...
Egypt
Ramesses II Bars Removed
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050727/2005072719.html
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o270725n.htm
"After two years of being hidden behind long iron bars, the Ramses II statue will be once again visible in Bab el-Hadid Square.The Arab Contractors Company will remove the jungle of bars surrounding the statue, acting on, instructions from the Secretary- General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass. These bars were used to protect the statue while a scientific team carried out certain investigations on it. The studies were used to determine the statue's points of weakness and the places in which it was firmly connected to its base rather than just resting on it. In addition, geophysical studies were carried out on the statue's granite structure in order to test its strength. Dr Hawass said that the iron cage was no longer needed as the studies had been completed and it is the right of the people to admire". This is the entire news item.
- Looting Of King Ramses Ii's Colossus Thwarted
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Last night looters sneaked into the southern quarry of the upper Egyptian city of Aswan in an attempt to cut and remove the statue of King Ramses II. The statue is half buried in the sand as it was originally cut in red granite...
- 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...
- Concrete Base Of Ramses Ii Disconnected
http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=9772"The concrete base of the giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, scheduled to be moved to a new location, has been disconnected safely here, Director of Arab Contractors Company Ibrahim Mehleb...
- Farewell To Ramesses
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/796/fr2.htm"On Friday 25 August, at 6am, when Cairo traffic is at its quietest, the colossus of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II will begin its journey from outside Bab Al-Hadid train station to its new home at the site...
- Transferring Ramses'ii Statue
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o250125d.htm "Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA Secretary- General Zahi Hawas said that the foreign expertise was used only for transferring the statue according to the terms of a tender declared by the SCA after...