Statue 'depicting Ramses II' unearthed in Egypt

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𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐈 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨 Archaeologists in Cairo believe they have uncovered parts of a temple of Pharaoh Ramses II, including an eight-metre-high statue. The statue could not be identified from its engravings, but since it was found at the entrance to the temple, it was likely to represent Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in the 13th century BC Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany found the quartzite statue in the working class area of Matariya