Divers working in the waters of Abu Qir Bay off Alexandria have pulled a colossal quartzite sphinx bearing the cartouche of ...

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Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered broken statues of ancient royalty at a sun temple in Heliopolis, an archaeological site that was once a major city near what is now Cairo. The stone-carved ...

The theory is explosive: is there a second Sphinx in Giza, Egypt? What is currently causing a stir on social media turns out on closer inspection to be a daring interpretation - with a thin factual ...

Archeologists in Egypt have discovered a Sphinx-like statue that likely dates back to the time of Ancient Rome, authorities said Monday. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of a small sphinx beside the Dendera Temple in Qena, Egypt. The Roman-era sphinx, much smaller than its monumental ...

A new sphinx-like statue has been discovered in Egypt – but this one is thought to be Roman. The smiling sculpture and the remains of a shrine were found during an excavation mission in Qena, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This head of a sphinx statue shows Ramesses II, a ruler who expanded Egypt's empire. Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered ...