Archaeologists excavating the ancient oasis town of Tayma in northwestern Saudi Arabia have uncovered the first pharaonic inscription in the country, the cartouche of Pharaoh Ramses III, on a mountain face. “The rock was bearing an inscription of King Ramses III, one of the kings who ruled ancient Egypt from 1192 B.C.to 1160 B.C.,” said …

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