A statement from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities says the headless statue was discovered at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of the coastal city of Alexandria. The head of the Council of Antiquities says the statue could belong to King Ptolemy IV. Hawass says it represents the traditional shape of an ancient Egyptian king wearing a collar and kilt.

Egyptian archeologists will carry out new explorations in October to search for the tombs of Cleopatra and Mark Antony at Tabusiris Magna, the head of Egypt's Higher Council of Antiquities said.

Kathleen Martinez said that her search for Cleopatra’s tomb continues and is convinced she’ll soon find it. She said her search in the region has lasted four years in 4 to 5-month periods, and in addition to the Egyptian queen, expects to find at her side the mummified body Marc Antony. “Important evidence of a royal tomb was found and I affirm that it’s the tomb of Cleopatra and Marc Anthony."

Archeologists next week will begin excavating three sites in Egypt near the Mediterranean Sea that may contain the tombs of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. In a statement Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said the three sites were identified last month during a radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna. Excavators have also found a number of deep shafts inside the temple, three of which were possibly used for burials.

Zahi Hawass, prominent archaeologist and director of Egypt's superior council for antiquities announced a proposal to test the theory that the couple were buried together. He discussed the project in Cairo at a media conference about the ancient pharaohs. Hawass said that the remains of the legendary Egyptian queen and her Roman lover, Mark Antony, were inside a temple called Tabusiris Magna, 30 kilometres from the port city of Alexandria in northern Egypt.