Archaeologists Discover Mummified Legs Inside an Ancient Egyptian Tomb, Believe 'It Truly Belong to Queen Nefertari' In 2016, ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Archaeologists announced they may have unearthed a massive statue depicting Pharaoh Ramses II. The discovery is located near the Pharaoh's temple ruins in Cairo ...

son of Ramses I and Sitra, was the second pharaoh of the XIX dynasty; ruled about fifteen years, from c.1294 to 1279 B.C. Among the most important scenes in the tomb that can be found on the left ...

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The fact that the sword was uncovered in a working setting — rather than inside a tomb — makes it unusual, Frood said. “For an object to bear the cartouches of Rameses II would suggest to me ...

The ancient Egyptians built massive public monuments to their pharaohs. But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums. The most famed collection of such elaborate ...

The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses reasserted Egyptian control over the Levant in the east and Nubia to the south.

many European adventurers explore the tomb of the king searching for the burial chamber. Then begins an archeological investigation, which reveals the story of Ramesses II after-life.