Her name was Hatshepsut, and while the achievements of her 21 years in power place her among Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, a brutal censorship campaign resulted in all traces of her existence being ...

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.

He was husband and half-brother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and father of Thutmose III, arguably ancient Egypt’s greatest military leader. Thutmose was himself of royal blood as a ...

Thutmose I is perhaps best known for marriage to his half-sister Hatshepsut, and probably ruled for less than five years, according to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Though the tomb ...

Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt from the United States, the Egyptian ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

CAIRO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor and the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri ...

This was based on its proximity to Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb and the tombs of King Thutmose III’s wives, explained Mohammad Ismail Khaled, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

Archaeologists unearth pieces, near the Queen Hatshepsut Valley Temple's in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor, Egypt, January 8, 2025. — Reuters Archaeologists have discovered ...

Archaeologists unearthed roughly 1,500 decorated stone blocks that once made up part of Hatshepsut's valley temple. Ahmad Hasaballah / Getty Images Ancient Egypt was primarily ruled by men ...

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...