May 5, 2010, 12:03 GMT
Archaeologists believe they have found the tomb of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
A 2,000-year-old headless granite statue has been found during excavations at the royal temple of Taposiris Magna west of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, sparking rumours it is part of the tomb of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and her lover Marc Antony.
Zahi Hawass, the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities - who described the headless statue as one of the most beautiful carvings he had ever seen - claimed it could belong to King Ptolemy IV.
The king ruled Egypt at the same time the queen supposedly committed suicide with her lover after their defeat at the battle of Actium.
The archaeology team, which has spent the last five years trying to locate Cleopatra's final resting place, have also discovered the original entrance to the temple of Taposiris Magna on its western side, as well as a huge cemetery behind the temple with many mummies inside it.
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