Massive Statue of King Tut’s Grandfather Unearthed

Good news from Egypt: A 13-meter-long carving of Amenhotep III, granddaddy of the more famous Tutankhamun, has resurfaced. A team of archeologists from Egypt, which presumably kept working amidst the epic change their society was going through, have brought to light a statue of the ninth king of the 18th Dynasty (1390-1352 B.C.), Amenhotep III.

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Massive Statue of King Tut’s Grandfather Unearthed

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