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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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Daily Express US on MSNMystery of ancient Egypt's female pharaoh solved after 100 yearsWhen Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...
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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 ...
Over the past 100 years, historians were left puzzled over one of ancient Egypt ’s most powerful and fascinating rulers' ...
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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 ...
Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...
Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were ...
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Al-Monitor on MSNGender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: studyShe was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen ...
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Daily Times(PK) on MSNNew study challenges gender-based theory behind attacks on Egypt’s female PharaohTORONTO – A new study suggests that Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt’s most successful rulers, was not targeted after ...
Ancient Egypt breakthrough as 100-year-old female pharaoh mystery solved The pharaoh is one of the most powerful figures in the history of Ancient Egypt. By Lauran O'Toole, News Reporter ...
Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.
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