Summoned and accused of disobedience, they outwitted Pharaoh by constructing an ingenious cover story: The Hebrew women, they said, are vigorous and give birth before we arrive. They escaped ...

A mortuary built by a woman who ruled Egypt was found in the ... It was built by Hatsheput, a female pharaoh who reigned from around 1473 to 1458 B.C, during the 18th dynasty.

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun ... been prepared for a "high-status" woman or child, according to the team ...