CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, antiquities authorities said Monday. The artifacts were found in ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue 'with a smiley face and two dimples' close to an ancient temple in southern Egypt. The limestone artefact, believed to be a stylised ...

While cleaning the basin, they found the sphinx-like limestone statue of a royal they suspect likely belonged to Claudius, who extended Rome’s rule into North Africa between 41 and 54 AD.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient Egyptian kingship, sparks debate regarding its origins. While most historians ...

Eat your heart out, Oedipus. An ancient temple in southern Egypt yielded a smiling, Sphinx-like statue amid the remnants of a shrine, the country’s Antiquities Ministry announced Monday ...

In this undated photo distributed Monday, March 6, 2023, by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, a sphinx statue believed to be made in the likeness of a Roman emperor is uncovered ...

The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 66 feet (20 meters) high. The archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with ...

Archaeologists believe the statue's smiling features may belong to the Roman emperor Claudius, who extended Rome's rule into North Africa between 41 and 54 A.D., the ministry said. It said ...

The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 66 feet (20 meters) high. The archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with ...