The Citadel and tombs in Cairo, Egypt in the late 1800s. Date: 1870-1890 Source: Library of Congress Author: Antonio Beato
Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have discovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian statue. The 26-foot statue made of quartzite was found in groundwater in a working-class neighborhood in Cairo, and could be up to 3,000 years old. It was first believed to be pharaoh Ramses II but now it is more likely thought to be King Psammetich I, who ruled Egypt from 664 to 610 BC, according to Egyptian antiquities officials. Read more at National Geographic.
And in other news…
Jesus’ Tomb Restored in Jerusalem
Just in time for Easter, a restoration team announced the completion of the ornate shrine called Edicule, which houses the tomb of Jesus, according to Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian belief. One of Christianity’s holiest sites is located in the center of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. “I would venture to say that if this intervention hadn’t happened now, there was a very great risk that there could have been a collapse,” said Bonnie Burnham of the World Monuments Fund, which helped raise funds for the $4 million project. Read more at NPR.