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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...