Hatshepsut was an early pioneer of 'girl power', taking on the male pharaohs at their own game 3,500 years ago in ancient Egypt, a new study shows.

A statue of Queen Hatshepsut of ancient Egypt, whose many statues were broken following her death in around 1458 B.C. | Credit: KHALED DESOUKI via Getty Images ...

The CT scan results proved that the evidence previously cited as definitively identifying the mummy as Queen Nefertiti was inaccurate. DNA samples were taken for analysis and comparison with other ...

Queen Silvia of Sweden has paid tribute to the artist Christer Lindarw, a popular drag performer (who is well known for imitating Silvia for almost five decades) and fashion designer – Princess ...

International newspapers several years ago reported the discovery of Queen Nefertiti's mummy, citing an English researcher more interested in fame than science.

Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt from the United States, the Egyptian ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts from the United States.

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty.

At a time when Egypt was still figuring out how to run itself, keeping the dynasty glued together depended on sharp minds and steady hands. Merneit delivered both—proving that behind every stable ...

Nefertiti is one of the most fascinating Egyptian rulers in history. She was a queen, but also a priestess - and might have even been a pharaoh. She and her husband, Amenhotep IV (AKA Akhenaten ...