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Massive Pharaoh Statue Found in Cairo Slum

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Believed to be of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II.

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A massive ancient statue of what archaeologists believe depicts the pharaoh Ramses II has been unearthed in a Cairo slum and shown to media on Friday. The colossal statue was pulled in pieces from the mud by a bulldozer and is reportedly around 27 feet tall. The discovery was made by a German-Egyptian team in a trash-ridden working class neighborhood of the city that is central to the ancient Egypt’s history.

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