Ramses II statues discovered by farmer in Egypt

Two massive stone statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II have been discovered in the Nile Delta village of Behbeit El Hagar. The artifacts were uncovered by a local farmer, Khaled Khalil, who noticed ancient inscriptions on a stone block while working on his land.

Archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities conducted rescue excavations following the discovery. They recovered a 1.6-meter-tall head depicting Ramses II wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Experts estimate the original statue, including its base, may have stood approximately 8.5 meters tall.

A second, well-preserved statue fragment was also found, featuring a 2.4-meter torso with the pharaoh wearing the royal nemes headdress. Additionally, a pink granite block measuring 1.3 meters was recovered, bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions such as ‘King of Upper and Lower Egypt’ and ‘Son of Ra’.