A large sun temple of the Egyptian pharaohs has been dug up under an outdoor market in Cairo:
"The partially uncovered site is the largest sun temple ever found in the capital’s Aim Shams and Matariya districts, where the ancient city of Heliopolis — the center of pharaonic sun worship — was located, Zahi Hawass told The Associated Press.
"Among the artifacts was a pink granite statue weighing 4 to 5 tons whose features ‘resemble those of Ramses II,’ said Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities."
<tongue in cheek>
Don’t these archaeologists remember what is commonly believed to have happened to the raiders of King Tut’s tomb? Not to mention to the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
</tongue in cheek>
JIMMY ADDS: It’s always nice to hear from our old friend Zahi Hawass. Nice to know he’s keeping busy.
