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When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...
Analysis - After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her ...
A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...
It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt ...
Egyptians start playing young and top the world rankings in a game that was brought to the country by the British. It is ...
Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...
Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...
Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...
The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking ...
Fresh research has suggested that the gender of the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut was not the reason she seemingly vanished ...