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The upper half of a giant statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II has been discovered near the ancient city of Hermopolis (modern-day el-Ashmunein), about 155 miles (250 kilometers) south ...

Using advanced CT scans and forensic reconstruction software, scientists have recreated the face of Ramesses II — both in his prime at age 45 and in old age at 90. The 3D model is based directly on ...

Despite a very shaky start, Ramesses II (reigned c1279 - 1212 BC) used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt's ...

Israeli archaeologists on Sunday announced the "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a burial cave from the time of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II, filled with dozens of pottery pieces and bronze ...

According to the prize-winning Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson in his new book Ramesses The Great: Egypt’s King of Kings, part of the Yale University Press Ancient Lives Series, Ramesses was the most ...

Among the many items sought by archaeologists, part of a statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, representing him seated, was highly coveted. The first piece was discovered by a German team ...

Archaeologists restore and re-erect a colossal Ramesses II statue at Egypt, returning the monument to its original temple setting.

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Check out the dazzling display of gold jewelry and the superb workmanship of Egyptian artists at The Ramses Exhibition in San Francisco's de Young Museum. "There's something for ...

More than 150 ancient artifacts — some that have never been outside Egypt — will be on display in Houston in November as part of “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs,” a 10-city tour. The ...