Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/703/fr1.htm
"The remains of a colossal seated statue of Ramses II, thought to be about 13 metres tall and weighing 700 tons, have been discovered in a shanty area of the Upper Egyptian city of Akhmim, adjacent to the open-air museum. The lower part of the limestone statue is seated on a throne, to the right and left of which are figures of two of the pharaoh's daughters and princess- queens, Merit-Amun and Bint-Anath" (Al Ahram Weekly). For more information see the article, which goes into more details.
- Archaeologists Unearth Granite Statue
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The upper part of a granite double statue of king Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BC) was unearthed at Kom El-Hittan in the west bank of Luxor. Kom el-Hittan is the site of the temple of Amenhotep III, which was once the largest temple...
- Egyptian Team Works To Uncover Statue Of Pharaoh
VOA News (Edward Yeranian) Also available as MP3 clips from the above page An archeological team, under the direction of Egypt's well-known Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, has begun uncovering rubble under which the largest known statue of Pharaoh...
- Hawass Dig Days - The Temple Of Min, Akhmim
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) When people think of Egyptian temples, they usually focus on the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel. For this reason, I was happy to see that Atlantic Productions, a TV production company in the United Kingdom, had chosen...
- 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...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...
Egypt
The largest seated statue of the 19th-Dynasty Pharaoh Ramses II so far
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/703/fr1.htm
"The remains of a colossal seated statue of Ramses II, thought to be about 13 metres tall and weighing 700 tons, have been discovered in a shanty area of the Upper Egyptian city of Akhmim, adjacent to the open-air museum. The lower part of the limestone statue is seated on a throne, to the right and left of which are figures of two of the pharaoh's daughters and princess- queens, Merit-Amun and Bint-Anath" (Al Ahram Weekly). For more information see the article, which goes into more details.
- Archaeologists Unearth Granite Statue
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) The upper part of a granite double statue of king Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BC) was unearthed at Kom El-Hittan in the west bank of Luxor. Kom el-Hittan is the site of the temple of Amenhotep III, which was once the largest temple...
- Egyptian Team Works To Uncover Statue Of Pharaoh
VOA News (Edward Yeranian) Also available as MP3 clips from the above page An archeological team, under the direction of Egypt's well-known Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass, has begun uncovering rubble under which the largest known statue of Pharaoh...
- Hawass Dig Days - The Temple Of Min, Akhmim
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) When people think of Egyptian temples, they usually focus on the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel. For this reason, I was happy to see that Atlantic Productions, a TV production company in the United Kingdom, had chosen...
- 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...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...