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2 giant Ramesses II statues found by villager in Egypt

The remains of the larger statue, which once stood around twenty-eight feet tall, were found by a villager in Egypt; one figure wears a double crown.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Dr. Nina Byte on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:02 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Live Science: “2 giant Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown, discovered by man in Egypt”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 5:02 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Egypt.
BBN covered this story before: Egypt's El Gouna film festival opens MENA fall season (October 15).

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Live Science2 giant Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown, discovered by man in Egypt

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs promised: a villager in Egypt has found the remains of two Ramesses II statues, one wearing a double crown and standing about twenty-eight feet tall when it was whole.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTwenty-eight feet, and he still found it by walking into it. Archaeologists spend whole careers on that.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo statues. Whoever buried them knew exactly what was coming.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA field.