The Egyptian-German archeological mission, which unearthed an eight-meter statue of Ramses II in the Matariya area, will start excavations at two new sites nearby, Al-Borsa news website reported. Work at these sites will start within a few days once the ancient statue has been completely recovered, said Dietrich Raue, head of the Egyptian Museum in Leipzig and the Egyptian-German mission. The mission, according to Raue, found evidence of two other sites near the obelisk, one of which has been dubbed the “military camp”. Ayman Ashmawy, who is in charge of excavation affairs at the Antiquities Ministry, confirmed that the mission will start work at the two sites after completely recovering the Ramses II statue. Excavation at the site in Matariya will continue until the end of the year, he said.

Source: Egypt Independent March 15, 2017 11:37 UTC