When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...

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.

Pharaoh hounds are thought to be a cross between the semidomestic dogs and jackals, ... A striking statue of the dog was found when Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened in 1922.

Other statues would have been fragmented as part of the practice of “deactivation.” Hatshepsut came to power around 1479 B.C.E., during Egypt’s 18th Dynasty , in the New Kingdom period.

A new study challenges long-standing beliefs about Pharaoh Hatshepsut’s destroyed statues, suggesting they were ritually deactivated.

The huge statue found in a Cairo slum had been thought to be of famed pharaoh Ramses II. Sign in or Subscribe See Offers. Sign In: Login.

Archaeologists have discovered a colossal statue, possibly depicting Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb, Egypt's antiquities ministry announced today (March 9).

A massive statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III was toppled in an earthquake some 3,000 years ago. It has risen again. The 50-ton, 13-meter (42-foot) statue was unveiled on Sunday at the ancient city of ...

Massive Statue of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Found in Cairo. The unearthed pieces are made of quartzite and could be upwards of 3,000 years old. By Sarah Gibbens. March 10, 2017 ...

"It was indeed used by the pharaoh as a colossal statue, but we cannot yet be sure that it wasn't an older statue he reused," Raue said. Ramesses II was the third king of Egypt's 19th dynasty.