A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.

Analysis - After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time ...

Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...

This discovery opens new doors to our understanding of daily life, spirituality, and urban planning in the Delta.” ...

Excavations in the Nile Delta have revealed multi-story tower houses, a granary, a ceremonial building, and eye-catching ...

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

While the Grand Egyptian Museum hasn’t officially opened yet, it has been opening in stages over the last two years. Here’s ...

Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...

Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary launch on a chartered flight to the space station aboard SpaceX.