CAIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said an ancient sun temple was discovered in Cairo's northeast district of Ain Shams, the Egyptian Gazette said on Monday.

    The temple was discovered on Thursday embedded in green shist rocks beneath a market in Ain Shams, where many sun temples were located, Zahi Hawass, SCA's secretary general, was quoted as saying.

    A red granite statue similar to that of Ramses II was also unearthed on the site, Hawass said.

    "Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons,"said Hawass.

    The unearthed statue parts were now in the custody of the council, he added.

    Meanwhile, a royal head weighing 2-3 tons and a 1.5-meter highseated statue decorated with cartouches, or royal name signs of Ramses II on the side, were also found on the site.

    Ramses II, one of the greatest ancient Egypt's pharaohs whoruled the ancient Egypt over an era of great military expansion from 1,304 B.C. to 1,237 B.C., set up many statues and temples for himself all over the territories of ancient Egypt. Enditem