Archaeologists have discovered broken pharaoh-sphinx statues at an ancient Egyptian sun temple.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered broken statues of ancient royalty at a sun temple in Heliopolis, an archaeological site that was once a major city near what is now Cairo.
Sun temples are found at a number of sites in Egypt and are dedicated to Ra, the ancient Egyptian sun god, but the sun temple at Heliopolis was of particular importance. Related: Newfound ancient Egyptian sphinx statue may depict Roman emperor Claudius, but not everyone agrees The newly discovered statue fragments, which show the heads of the pharaohs on sphinxes, would have been placed in front of gates or beside obelisks at the sun temple, Raue said. At some point in antiquity, the statues were destroyed and reused as building materials, he added.—See photos of stunningly preserved 52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus from ancient EgyptLive Science contacted scholars not involved with the excavation to get their thoughts.
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