EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated image shows an incomplete stone statue unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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