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 ...

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

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.” ...

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 ...

Scientists believe they've worked out why statues of one of Egypt's most overlooked rulers were destroyed - and even ...

She was one of ancient Egypt’s most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen ...

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

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...