28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh who enslaved Israelis discovered by Egyptian farmer
A farmer in Behbeit El Hagar, Egypt stumbled upon a remarkable royal statue of Ramses II while tilling his land.
In a swift response, local antiquities officials began an excavation to retrieve the statue along with other artifacts.
They uncovered a substantial head of Ramses II and several smaller statues embellished with inscriptions.
This discovery is expected to deepen our knowledge of ancient Egypt's cultural and political legacy.
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