Statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh found in city slum
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Thursday announced the discovery of an eight-metre statue believed to depict Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt over 3,000 years ago. It was found submerged in groundwater in a Cairo slum near the ruins of his temple. The archaeologists also unearthed part of a statue of Pharaoh Seti II, the grandson of Ramses II. 