Ancient Egypt researchers made ‘find of a lifetime’ beneath the streets of Cairo

However, alongside the statue were also hieroglyphs that had been preserved, that showed the pharaoh Psamtik I, a relatively unknown leader in Egypt’s glorious history.

Dr Chris Naunton, an expert on Ancient Egypt, celebrated the haul, telling viewers that it altered understanding of the period’s history.

Speaking during the documentary, he said: “These were not the glory days anymore. Egypt wasn’t as wealthy as it had been, it didn’t control the same territory, it didn’t have the same empire.

“We had thought that up until now that the pharaoh didn’t really have the means to build statues on this scale. But this statue changes all of that.”

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