What it is: A broken statue depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (also spelled Ramses II) Where it is from: Ancient Thebes, Egypt When it was made: About 3,300 years ago Related: Pazyryk ...

In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some ...

He died 3,000 years ago, but the world still knows his name: Ramses II. Many of his treasures and his coffin can now be admired in Cologne. Ramses II was supposed to have been quite vain.

Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.

The University of Manchester is hosting a day school to discuss the scientific study of ancient Egyptian mummies, which will include the question, was the great Pharaoh Ramesses II a true redhead?

An Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a series of highly significant discoveries at the Ramesseum temple ...

On display in the converted railway station convention facility is the exhibition “Ramses II: The Great Pharaoh and His Time,” a marvelous offering of artifacts dating from the 13th century B ...

The new Egyptian Museum – officially known as The Grand Egyptian Museum – is definitely very grand, reports east Auckland ...

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