A 3,400-year-old statue of the head of King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after being stolen and smuggled out of the ...

Egyptian authorities spotted the artifact when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in London in 2013, after it was ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

“This particular statue, dating back over 3,400 years, represents the head of King Ramses II and was stolen from his temple in Abydos. It is part of a larger group statue depicting the ruler alongside ...

A 3,400-year-old head from a statue of King Ramses II, stolen and smuggled out of Egypt, has finally returned home this week from Switzerland. The artefact, stolen from Ramses II's temple in ...

The biannual solar alignment at Ramses II temple is an astronomical phenomenon that takes place biannually on 22 October and 22 February. During phenomenon, which occured at 5:52am and lasted for ...

When Champollion, famous for having deciphered the mystery of hieroglyphics, sets foot on the land of Egypt for the first time and finally meets Ramses II in the sumptuous temple of Abu Simbel ...

The artefact will be restored, the ministry said in a statement. The statue was stolen from the Ramses II temple in the ancient city of Abydos in Southern Egypt more than three decades ago. The exact ...

ROUGH CUT - AWAITING FINAL VERSION OF TRAILER* When Champollion, the genius who unlocked the secret of hieroglyphs, embarks on his first expedition to Egypt and meets Ramses II in the sumptuous temple ...