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- Farmer Khaled al-Shahat uncovered two massive Ramesses II statue fragments at Behbeit El Hagar.
- The larger head measures about 1.60 meters and once topped an 8.5-meter statue.
- A nearby pink granite block bears hieroglyphs naming Ramesses II as King of Upper and Lower Egypt.
- Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy awarded al-Shahat a certificate and an Umrah pilgrimage, then announced further excavations on the site.