Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...

Yi Wong from the University of Toronto analysed broken statues of the pharaoh Hatshepsut and found that—contrary to some ...

For the past 100 years, Egyptologists thought that when the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut died, her nephew and successor ...

For a long time, the image of Pharaoh Hatshepsut has been linked to the idea of a damnatio memoriae, a deliberate attempt to erase her legacy after her death. This was the prevailing view among ...

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were ...

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

Image Situated at the heart of Cairo, the beautiful Beaux-Arts Egyptian Museum has long showcased one of the world’s great collections of antiquities. Image A limestone statue of the pharaoh ...

The long-awaited museum was due to open in July, but official celebrations have been pushed back amid escalating regional ...

The ministry released pictures of items discovered in the tombs, including artifacts and statues. The discovery comes in the lead-up to the highly anticipated full opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum ...