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Giant 3,000-Year-Old Statues of Ramses II Unearthed by Egyptian Farmer

Archaeologists excavated the site after the farmer's find, uncovering the remains of two colossal statues believed to depict a pharaoh who ruled about 3,000 years ago; Egypt keeps surprising everyone.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage now, because an Egyptian farmer working outside his home stumbled on an unusual stone, and it led to two colossal statues of Ramses II.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe statues are about three thousand years old, according to Breitbart, which is a long time to wait for a farmer to trip.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOur live map shows the exact spot, and I'm told the map is mostly a brown rectangle, but it is a thrilling brown rectangle.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA brown rectangle.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the farmer just went about his day's work, folks. That's the kind of morning I want for every one of us.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn a three-point lead scale, two giant pharaohs under your field is a lead I'd feel safe about. Though the pharaohs got a head start.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVera, I'm going to be staring at every odd rock in my yard for the rest of the week.

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