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Live Science on MSNWe finally know why Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed in ancient EgyptSome of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...
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After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.
Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...
Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...
Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNWhy 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 ...
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Newser on MSNWhy Hatshepsut's Statues Were Really Smashed in Ancient EgyptA long-standing theory about the fate of Queen Hatshepsut's statues has been upended by a new study. For decades, ...
The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was ...
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All That's Interesting on MSNThe Ancient Egyptians Broke Statues Of The Pharaoh Hatshepsut To Deactivate Their Supernatural Powers, New Study SaysWhen archaeologists first started unearthing statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 1920s, they noticed ...
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ZME Science on MSNThe Story Behind This Female Pharaoh’s Broken Statues Is Way Weirder Than We ThoughtNear the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...
A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s destroyed statues, suggesting they were ritually deactivated.
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