Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

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New archaeological discoveries at the renowned Ramesseum Temple in Luxor, Egypt, have unveiled a remarkable new understanding ...

Archaeologists found ancient jars used for holding the dead person’s organs and hundreds of statues carved to look like the ...

Introduction Europeans have tried to steal the history of Black Egypt to make it white . The controversial figure they use in this plot is Pharaoh Nana Ramse , whom they succeeded in painting as white ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost top half of a massive Ramesses II statue—nearly a century after its base was ...

The Grand Museum Cairo took 20 years to build but will open in July. It will showcase a vast array of Egyptian history.