This article is from Ancient Egypt issue 155
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• Egypt, rather than East Africa, may have been the region where the ancestors of modern apes and humans emerged according to researchers, following their discovery of fossil remains of an ape in the Qattara Depression dating back 18 million years.
• The upper part of a colossal statue thought to be Ramesses II has been uncovered at Tell Faraun, the site of the ancient city of Imet (Sharqia Governorate). The fragment, weighing between 5 and 6 tons, may have been moved to the site from Pi-Ramesses.
• The tombs of Amenhotep, also known as Raboya (TT416) and Samut (TT417), at the el-Khokha necropolis (Luxor West Bank) will shortly be open to the public following extensive restoration work.
Text: Sarah Griffiths / All images: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
