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New and exciting discoveries that belonged to the first female pharaoh were unveiled to the public in Egypt. Archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his team have been working at the Temple of Hatshepsut in ...

The destruction of statues of the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut may not after all have been part of a campaign of retribution by her nephew and successor, King Thutmose III, archaeologists have ...

She ruled Egypt as a king, built monumental temples, and brought peace to an empire—yet her name was nearly wiped from history. This episode uncovers the story of Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh whose ...

For the past century, the story Egyptologists have told about Hatshepsut, a rare female pharaoh who ruled 3,500 years ago, has featured an unsavory ending. Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., ...

The mummified remains of Queen Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt's most famous female pharaoh, at the Cairo Museum in 2007 — CRIS BOURONCLE She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female ...

W hen we think of female pharaohs from ancient Egypt, there is one name that usually springs to mind: Cleopatra. It is true ...

The research has challenged a popular theory. The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was exceptionally rare. For 100 years ...

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team ...

New and exciting discoveries that belonged to the first female pharaoh were unveiled to the public in Egypt. Archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his team have been working at the Temple of Hatshepsut in ...