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  In a joint effort, Egyptian and American archaeologists unearthed the upper half of King Ramses II’s statue in Minya's Ashmunein region, according to a statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Monday, 4 March. The mission, led by archaeologists Basem Jihad and Yuvouna Tranka, is a collaborative effort between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University of Colorado. The unearthed upper half of the statue complements the lower part found in 1930 by German archaeologist G.…