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Backyard find: Egyptian farmer unearths statue fragments believed to depict Ramesses II

Alongside the statue fragments, a pink granite block bearing several hieroglyphic inscriptions, including two of Ramesses’ titles: “Nesu-Bity,” meaning “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” and "Sa Ra."

Head of Ramesses II statue fragment found at Behbeit El Hagar, Egypt, October 20, 2026.
Excavations near Kapersburg in Germany, October 9, 2026.

Archaeologists discover lost temple to war god near abandoned Roman military fort in Germany

Ancient pottery vessels found at the Temple of Sekhmet near Mit Rahina in Egypt, September 23, 2026.

Egyptian-Chinese mission unearths wine press at temple to ancient warrior goddess

Statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his wife, Sabina, found in Kibyra, Turkey, September 11, 2026.

Turkey unearths rare statues of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina in ancient Mediterranean city


New York's Museum of Natural History to take down iconic Roosevelt statue

The statue has stood at the entrance of the museum since 1940, and depicts Roosevelt on a horse with a black man and a Native American man by his side.

Theodore Roosevelt.

Muslims, Jews petition to remove statue of St. Louis’ crusader namesake

St. Louis is named after King Louis IX, the only French King to be canonized by the Catholic Church, who is considered by the church to be a model Christian monarch.

Statue of King Louis IX in St. Louis, Missouri.

St. Louis residents call to change name of town due to antisemitic history

King Louis IX, the first French king canonized by the Catholic Church, burned over 12,000 manuscript copies of the Talmud.

Statue of King Louis IX in St. Louis, Missouri.

America's monument smashing is spinning out of control

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Jerusalem hosts a monument for the Jordanians who fell there during the Six Day War. It’s basic. It’s human. It’s completely removed from politics and ideology.

WORKMEN GET READY to load the toppled Richmond Howitzers Monument, erected in 1892 to commemorate a Confederate artillery unit, onto a truck, after protesters against racial inequality pulled it down in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday.

When statues come down

I admit to initially being puzzled about how the protests related to the attacks on the Columbus statues.

A CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS statue lies on the ground outside the Minnesota State Capitol, after taking a forced nosedive on June 10.

Jews don't need statues to remember our history – opinion

Responses on social media have ranged from calls for a total blanket removal of all statues which offend, to offended outrage from those who are offended by the offense of others.

POLICE OFFICERS surround the statue of Winston Churchill in London’s Parliament Square on June 9.

Pro-Iranian groups keep designing 'ugly' statues of Soleimani

This is the latest in a series of planned statues for Soleimani.

Statue of former IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani in Jiroft, Iran

Tennessee debates to remove KKK leader statue, replace with Dolly Parton

At the moment, local politicians are looking for options to replace the statue of the Confederate leader and a top candidate for that prominent real estate is Parton, who is from Tennessee herself.

Dolly Parton

Activists light up Confederate statue with LGBT Pride flag

Many other statues have been the target of similar vandalism, with some protesters outright toppling them, as demands for greater racial sensitivity become more vocal throughout the US.

Activists in Richmond, Virginia, took a different approach to vandalizing Cofederate statues by projecting the image of a Pride flag and the initials for Black Lives Matter on a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Friday night in support of black LGBT rights, CNN reported.  Ever since the st

Workers find bourbon, newspaper hidden in Confederate statue

Davis, a one time US senator, became president of the Confederate States of America after the South seceded from the Union, starting the Civil War.

A caged statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis is strapped to a truck after being removed from the state capital in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 13, 2020.