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Amid an open air site, decorated with greenery, lie several layers of Egyptian civilization guarded by two giant baboons: welcome to Hermopolis, 'the joyous city' Amid an open air site in Upper ...

A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team has pulled the 12.5-foot upper half of a colossal statue of Ramesses II from the ruins of an ancient temple at Ashmunein, the site once known as ...

In January 2024, the Egyptian-American archaeological project at Hermopolis Magna (200 miles south of Cairo) discovered the top half of a colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II that matched a base known ...

The top portion of a limestone statue depicting Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II was unearthed at an archaeological site in Middle Egypt. (all photos by the City of the Baboon Project, courtesy ...

In January 2023, CU’s Classics Department and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities began a new excavation and conservation project at the Greco-Roman city of Hermopolis Magna in Egypt. This talk gives ...

Almost a hundred years after the lower part was found, they find the upper part of a statue of Ramesses II. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The joint archaeological mission ...

The local Late Roman red slip ware of Hermopolis Magna Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...