A few weeks ago Barbara and I were in Luxor and each day on our way to various places we drove past Luxor Temple and each time I wondered what the people who seemed to be working there were doing. There seemed to be various men and women still examining parts of the grounds and there seemed to be ongoing excavations.
Well apparently these archaeologists at Luxor Temple have unearthed a 13m high statue of Amenhotep III, one of a pair flanking the entrance to his funeral temple.
It consists of seven large quartzite blocks and still lacks a head. Archaeologists expect to find its twin in the next digging season. It must be getting too hot now to start extensive digging.