National Geographic

Giant Statue of Ancient Egypt Queen Found

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080331-egypt-statue.html"> <img src="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/thumbs/080331-egypt-statue_60x40.jpg" height="40" width="60" alt="image" /> </a> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>A 12-foot-tall (3.6-meter-tall) colossus of Queen Tiye?the influential main wife of noted pharaoh Amenhotep III?has been unearthed at a sprawling temple complex in Luxor.</p> </td> </tr></table>