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Impressive in size, design and content, the GEM’s opening may be tainted by politics and connotations of authoritarianism ...
The tomb is believed to have belonged to King Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt in the early 15th century BC. It is the first major discovery since the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found in 1922 ...
But artefacts discovered inside the tomb, including fragments of alabaster jars, bore inscriptions with the names of Thutmose II and his principal wife, Queen Hatshepsut, providing definitive ...
Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually ...
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 ...
After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.
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 successor.
A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s destroyed statues, suggesting they were ritually deactivated.
Archaeologist Jun Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by Thutmose III.
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.