A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s destroyed statues, suggesting they were ritually deactivated.

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

Rather, Hatshepsut's statues were broken to "deactivate" them and eliminate their supposed supernatural powers, according to a study published Tuesday (June 24) in the journal Antiquity.

It was believed Queen Hatshepsut's successor waged a personal vendetta against her upon her death but the dismantling of her ...

Before heading to popular attractions like the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut, stop at the Colossi of Memnon.This pair of statues, which stand about 59 feet tall and depict King ...

Though this collection of temples isn't as well known as the Temple of Luxor, the Karnak Temple Complex and the Temple of Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu stands out because of its massive funerary temple ...

One researcher argues the reason why Hatshepsut statues were smashed was to deactivate any power ... She was also known for ordering a successful voyage from Egypt to a land known as ‘Punt’ ...