Egypt unearths statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather
Archaeologists have unearthed the upper part of a statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, Egypt's Ministry of Culture has announced.
A ministry statement said the team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered the 4-foot by 3-foot statue of Amenhotep III in Kom el-Hittan, the site of the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor.
The temple is one of the largest on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor....
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A ministry statement said the team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered the 4-foot by 3-foot statue of Amenhotep III in Kom el-Hittan, the site of the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor.
The temple is one of the largest on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor....