Part of a statue believed to be of Ankhesenpepi II discovered in Sakkara

Archaeologists discovered the head of a wooden statue, “likely belonging to a female regent who ruled the country more than 4,000 years ago,” the Associated Press reports. The discovery was made in Sakkara, near Giza, but the Antiquities Ministry says the statue is in “poor condition and will have to undergo restoration.” The head is believed “to depict Ankhesenpepi II, the mother of King Pepi II of the 6th dynasty who ascended to the throne at the age of six. She ruled Egypt as regent during the early years of his reign.”