Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists thought that when the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut died, her nephew and ...

Before heading to popular attractions like the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut, stop at the Colossi of Memnon. This pair of statues, which stand about 59 feet tall and depict King ...

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

Archaeologists have uncovered a magnificent ancient temple in a quiet valley in Cyprus where hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek god Apollo have been found.

Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were destroyed as an act of defilement, indicating Hatshepsut was treated ...

Architectural sketch showing an oblique view of Bernini's fountain in St. Peter's Square, set against the facade of St. Peter's Basilica. At left, the double-tiered fountain shoots water high into the ...

The photograph depicts head of colossal seated statue of Ramses II with royal cartouche on right shoulder. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled ...