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Monday, March 24
March 24, 2008

A 12-foot-tall statue of Queen Tiy was unearthed near Egypt’s Colossi of Memnon, which once guarded a temple dedicated to her husband, Amenhotep III. Two sphinxes representing the two royals, and 10 statues of Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess who protected the pharaohs, were also found. Skull measurements have helped scientists determine the sex of Then-Hotep, […]

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