In 2024, Egyptologist Frédéric Payraudeau identified a granite fragment discovered in Egypt's Abydos necropolis in 2009 as the long-lost sarcophagus of Ramses II.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources including university press releases, CNRS, CNN, and archaeology outlets; consistent details on year, location, and researcher. [tier=silver indep_score=0.812 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/press-releases/sarcophagus-found-2009-finally-identified-ramses-ii (corroboration)
- https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-long-lost-sarcophagus-of-ramses-ii-has-finally-been-found (corroboration)
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/10/science/ramesses-ii-egypt-sarcophagus-scn (corroboration)
- https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2024/05/23/ramesses-iis-sarcophagus-fragment-likely-identified/ (corroboration)