A resident of Behbeit El-Hagar in Egypt’s Nile Delta reported an inscribed block on his land.

Khaled el-Shahat Khalil was working on his land in Behbeit el-Hagar, a village in northern Egypt’s Gharbia, when he found an ...

Hidden beneath a quiet Egyptian village for 3,000 years, two colossal statues of one of history's most famous pharaohs have ...

Archaeologists recovered the head of one statue that might have measured nearly 28 feet tall. It could point to a major ...

A farmer’s discovery has led to the remains of two colossal royal statues and ancient inscriptions in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Scientists made a remarkable discovery of two massive statues of King Ramses II in astonishing condition in an Egyptian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a statement that it has found the missing upper half of a statue of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great ...

The artifact was unearthed under the floor of a Coptic structure in 2009, though its owner remained a mystery. From its decoration, researchers were only able to pinpoint that it had been used to ...

For anyone who studies ancient Egypt—and even many who don’t—the name Ramses II looms large. Also known as Ramses the Great and Ozymandias, this New Kingdom pharaoh embodies many modern perceptions of ...

From whichever angle you approach Ramses II, the 13th century B.C.E pharaoh earns his epithet: the Great. His 67-year reign stands as the second longest in Egyptian history. Bold in both war and peace ...