Egyptologists say they have identified the 3,000-year-old mummy of Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female ruler. Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass made the official announcement at a packed news ...

Mystery of 3,500-year-old screaming mummy who 'died in agony' finally solved The so-called "screaming woman" was buried around 3,500 years ago during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt ...

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While Hatshepsut may have overseen the burial, it was likely Thutmose II himself who had his tomb constructed at this location, said Aidan Dodson, an Egyptology professor at the University of ...

Thutmose II’s mummy was discovered in 1881 but his original tomb was unknown until now. Wikimedia Upon his death, his wife Hatshepsut became the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty – and ...

She was quite ambitious for her building projects, including the magnificent mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. Hatshepsut's mummy was identified in 2007 through DNA analysis and dental comparisons.

‘The Screaming Mummy’ was found in 1935 in el-Deir el-Bahari in Luxor, under the service tomb of Senmut, royal architect of the Egyptian queen, Hatshepsut, indicating it may have belonged to a family ...

Wails from the Crypt? Scientists have revealed the possible cause of death for a legendary mummy whose face is frozen in a permanent “scream.” ...

New analysis of a 3,500-year-old mummy known as the “Screaming Woman” may revise what makes for a “good” versus “bad” mummification —and potentially solve a mystery that has ...

“Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death.

The mummy was identified as Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C., dressing like a man and wearing a fake beard. A monumental builder, she wielded more power than two ...