A sarcophagus fragment discovered beneath the floor of a religious center belongs to Ramesses II, one of the best-known ancient Egyptian pharaohs, according to a new study. Archaeologists unearthed ...

The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic. A great ...

A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in an Egyptian burial chamber came with a complicated history: Ancient writing on the stone container showed that it had been used twice, but while its second occupant ...

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A fragment of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II. Photo: Kevin Cahail An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team ...

A mega exhibition honouring the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II opens this week in Paris, with his sarcophagus making a rare voyage abroad for the occasion. But in 1976 the French capital hosted the great ...

British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first souls to enter King Tutankhamen’s tomb in more than ...

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The sarcophagus of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II is to return to Paris in April for the first time in almost 50 years, in a rare loan of the relic outside Egypt. The ornate coffin will be on show ...