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Farmer's find in Egypt leads to excavation of pieces of Ramses II statues

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Covered by 4 outlets. No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered it yet.

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An Egyptian farmer found an unusual stone while working his land in Egypt's Gharbia Governorate, and archaeologists then excavated pieces of statues of King Ramses II, according to CBS News and The Daily Beast. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the stone is a pink granite block bearing two royal titles of Ramses II. CBS News reports that excavation near the block uncovered a colossal head about 1.6 meters high. Breitbart and the New York Post describe two colossal statues, and the Post gives a height of 28 feet, a figure the CBS News account does not give.

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An Egyptian farmer found an unusual stone on his land in Gharbia Governorate, and excavation followed.
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The Daily Beast
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CBS News
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Breitbart News
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the stone is a pink granite block with inscriptions and royal titles of Ramses II.
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The Daily Beast
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CBS News
Excavation uncovered two statues, according to the ministry as reported by The Daily Beast and by Breitbart.
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The Daily Beast
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According to CBS News, excavation uncovered a colossal head of a Ramses II statue, about 1.6 meters high.
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Some reports describe the statue as 28 feet tall.
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The Daily Beast
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New York Post

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The statue found in Egypt was 28 feet tall.
The New York Post and The Daily Beast describe a 28-foot statue, while the excavation details reported by CBS News give a colossal head about 1.6 meters high and a block about 1.3 meters long.

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All sides present report that an Egyptian farmer found a stone on his land, leading to excavation of Ramses II statue pieces. Right-side coverage stresses the size of the statue and its biblical link to Moses, while left-side coverage focuses on the farmer's chance discovery and the excavation details.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines center the farmer or homeowner and the chance discovery; the Daily Beast's Priceless framing stresses value, while CBS News keeps to the find and the excavation.
Farmer's discovery in Egypt leads to pieces of statues for ancient king
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No coverage yet
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2 outlets
Right-side headlines lead with the size of the find and its biblical link, describing a massive or giant statue of the pharaoh said to have enslaved the Israelites.
Massive 28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh Absolutist framing“who enslaved Israelites”The headline states a contested biblical narrative about the pharaoh as established fact, while the description says he only allegedly challenged Moses.More neutral: Ramses II, the pharaoh of the biblical Exodus storyDisagree with this highlight? unearthed — by accident
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who enslaved Israelites

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Absolutist framing
who enslaved IsraelitesMore neutral: Ramses II, the pharaoh of the biblical Exodus story
The headline states a contested biblical narrative about the pharaoh as established fact, while the description says he only allegedly challenged Moses.
Massive 28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh who enslaved Israelites unearthed — by accident
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Sensational language
PricelessMore neutral: Homeowner Makes Discovery in Garden
The word asserts a value that no appraisal in the coverage gives and adds drama to a routine find.
Homeowner Makes Priceless 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden
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the farmer's chance discovery
the excavation of statue pieces
the ministry's account of the stone

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the biblical link to Moses and the Israelites

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CBS NewsLeft
Farmer's discovery in Egypt leads to pieces of statues for ancient king
An Egyptian farmer was working on his land when he came across an unusual rock that turned his field into an archaeology dig.
6 days agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
The Daily BeastFar Left
Homeowner Makes Sensational language“Priceless”The word asserts a value that no appraisal in the coverage gives and adds drama to a routine find.More neutral: Homeowner Makes Discovery in GardenDisagree with this highlight? 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden
Archaeologists have confirmed that a man’s mysterious find while moving earth outside his home is part of an ancient 28-foot statue. The man was digging outside his home in the village of Behebat al-Hijara in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt when he unwittingly stumbled across a …
Oct 14, 2026Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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the size of the statue
the biblical link to Moses and the Exodus
the accidental discovery

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the ministry's account of the royal titles on the pink granite block

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Breitbart NewsFar Right
Giant 3,000-Year-Old Statues of Biblical Pharaoh Ramses II Unearthed by Egyptian Farmer
The things you find when you are just going about a day's work. An Egyptian farmer toiling outside his home stumbled on an unusual stone, sparking an archaeological excavation that uncovered the remains of two colossal statues believed to represent a Pharaoh who ruled Egypt some …
6 days agoRead at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
Massive 28-foot statue of biblical pharaoh Absolutist framing“who enslaved Israelites”The headline states a contested biblical narrative about the pharaoh as established fact, while the description says he only allegedly challenged Moses.More neutral: Ramses II, the pharaoh of the biblical Exodus storyDisagree with this highlight? unearthed — by accident
An Egyptian farmer allegedly struck gold after inadvertently coming upon the remains of a royal statue of Ramses II — the pharaoh who allegedly challenged Moses in the Bible.
Oct 14, 2026Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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3 hr 33 min later
Its first report, Oct 14, 2:19 PM EDT
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No report yet
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First to report
New York Post, Oct 14, 10:46 AM EDT

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New York PostRightOct 14, 10:46 AM EDT
The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 14, 2:19 PM EDT
Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 15, 4:13 AM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 15, 12:51 PM EDT

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Farmer's find in Egypt leads to excavation of pieces of Ramses II statues

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Farmer's discovery in Egypt leads to pieces of statues for ancient king

Homeowner Makes Sensational language“Priceless”The word asserts a value that no appraisal in the coverage gives and adds drama to a routine find.More neutral: Homeowner Makes Discovery in GardenDisagree with this highlight? 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden

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Giant 3,000-Year-Old Statues of Biblical Pharaoh Ramses II Unearthed by Egyptian Farmer

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Farmer's discovery in Egypt leads to pieces of statues for ancient king

Homeowner Makes PricelessSensational language“Priceless”The word asserts a value that no appraisal in the coverage gives and adds drama to a routine find.More neutral: Homeowner Makes Discovery in GardenDisagree with this highlight? 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden

From the center

From the right

Giant 3,000-Year-Old Statues of Biblical Pharaoh Ramses II Unearthed by Egyptian Farmer

How the coverage built up

Read next

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Homeowner Makes Sensational language“Priceless”The word asserts a value that no appraisal in the coverage gives and adds drama to a routine find.More neutral: Homeowner Makes Discovery in GardenDisagree with this highlight? 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden