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After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.
When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...
Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...
She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen ...
Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...
Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...
Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were ...
Hatshepsut's successor tried to demolish all traces of her, but her temple stood the test of time. The once-grand temple offers a look at one of Egypt’s longest reigning female pharaohs.
Archaeologists were delighted by the discovery of an intact pharaoh's mummy, but they couldn't help but wonder: Who were the other 12 mummies resting in the same tomb? Royal occupationA sunken ...
Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...