CAIRO — Archeologists in Egypt discovered a massive statue in a Cairo slum that may be of pharaoh Ramses II, one of the country’s most famous ancient rulers. Egyptologist Khaled Nabil Osman said the statue was an “impressive find” and the area is likely full of other buried antiquities. “It was the main cultural place of ancient Egypt, even the Bible mentions it,” he said. Massive statues of the warrior-king can be seen in Luxor, and his most famous monument is found in Abu Simbel, near Sudan. Osman said that the massive head removed from the ground was made in the style that Ramses was depicted, and was likely him.

Source: National Post March 10, 2017 16:56 UTC