Statue of King Tut's grandfather unearthed in Egypt

[kinjo]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/02/egypt.pharaoh.statue/index.html?hpt=C2

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- The upper portion of a limestone likeness of King Tut's grandfather has been unearthed in Luxor, Egyptian officials said.
Investigators found the statue of Amenhotep III while excavating on the site of a large temple on Luxor's west bank, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities announced in a statement Saturday.
"The statue is one of the best new finds in the area because of its expert craftsmanship," the statement said, citing Zahi Hawass, the council's secretary general.
The statue, which is 4 feet 3 inches (130 centimeters) tall and 3 feet 1 inch (95 centimeters) wide, depicts the pharaoh seated on a throne, accompanied by the Theban god Amun. The king wears the double crown of Egypt.
Now experts must dig to find the rest of it.
Amenhotep III, who lived until 1352 BC, was hardly a modest king. Hawass said there is an "overwhelming amount of statuary" depicting the ruler, who was the father of Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten. There may be other statues of him at the site, according to the council's statement.
Amenhotep III's reign was a time of wealth and stability, according to the British Museum. He inherited a great empire and took on many building projects.

Something I always was intrigued with most of my life, is archeology and excavating. Such as this and dinosaurs, who knows maybe in an alternate universe I am a archeologist. I love the past, and mystery!

[Flashwerewolf]

Who doesnt!!

[kinjo]

If only I wasn't scared to visit egypt, filled with LOTS of american haters!

[Flashwerewolf]

afraid of people who hate americans, that sounds silly to me.

[kinjo]

would you be easy pickin's to them, then they behead you

i think you would be scared then

there is no american safety net overseas

[Flashwerewolf]

well yeah, but their simpleminded views of grouping us as one bad entity, has made you view them as one bad entity. its like a silly circle where fear is just spread around when it doesn't have to be.

[kinjo]

i'd rather be safe than sorry, and i know NOT ALL of them are bad

it just takes 1 bad one out of a crowd, to call their buddies, a VAN drives up, a bunch of guys drag you in, and cover your head

when the bag is taken off your head, your sitting infront of a camera

this reminds me of the other topic, where the kids posted that video of the kid

everyone wants to make videos and pop them on the internets, DAMN YOU BP!