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Newly discovered Egyptian colossus starts journey to Cairo museum

CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) — Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany on Monday (March 13) started moving an eight-meter statue that was discovered  submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum last week. The massive statue depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, archaeologists have said. The discovery, hailed by the Antiquities Ministry as one of the most important ever, was made near the ruins of Ramses II’s temple in the […]