Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...

Warfare was a way of life for many Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. A new Sky HISTORY series sees why several of their battles are ...

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 ...

The game includes accurate details and real historical figures to help anyone learn more about the period. You could meet famous people like Queen Hatshepsut, Leonardo da Vinci, and Thomas Jefferson, ...

When we reflect on the trajectory of history, one undeniable truth surfaces: women have played a pivotal role in shaping our ...

Ancient Egyptian ruler Hatshepsut has gained iconic status in the modern day for her role as one of Egypt's greatest rulers and one of its few female pharaohs, but she also incurred political ...

Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., Thutmose III, her nephew and successor, launched a systematic program of erasure, smashing her statues and chiseling her name from temple walls.

For years, the story seemed straightforward: Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and fascinating rulers, was posthumously erased by her successor, Thutmose III.

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.

Here’s how it works. A statue of Queen Hatshepsut of ancient Egypt, whose many statues were broken following her death in around 1458 B.C. (Image credit: KHALED DESOUKI via Getty Images) ...

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 ...

Of all of ancient Egypt 's pharaohs, Hatshepsut is perhaps the most unfairly overlooked. An early pioneer of 'girl power', as a young woman she made the unusual move of crowning herself king and ...