Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_antiquities
By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, Associated Press Writer – Sun Feb 28, 2:33 pm ET
CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday.
The head of Amenhotep III, which alone is about the height of a person, was dug out of the ruins of the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor.
The leader of the expedition that discovered the head described it as the best preserved sculpture of Amenhotep III's face found to date.

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Unknown said…
A friend just got back from Egypt--loved it. Stuff lasts there cause it's so dry.