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Egypt Finds Two Colossal Ramses II Statues

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced discovery of two colossal Ramses II statues.
A farmer in Behbeit El-Hagar found an inscribed stone while tending cucumbers.
One statue’s head exceeds five feet, indicating the monument may have been twenty-eight feet tall.
The second statue measures about eight feet long and lacks legs and a base.
Archaeologists also recovered a pink granite block bearing Ramses II’s royal titles.

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The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced discovery of two colossal Ramses II statues.
A farmer in Behbeit El-Hagar found an inscribed stone while tending cucumbers.
One statue’s head exceeds five feet, indicating the monument may have been twenty-eight feet tall.
The second statue measures about eight feet long and lacks legs and a base.
Archaeologists also recovered a pink granite block bearing Ramses II’s royal titles.