Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that a mummy found a century ago has been identified as the remains of pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled over Egypt during the 15 th century B.C. Hatshepsut was ...

For the past century, the story Egyptologists have told about Hatshepsut, a rare female pharaoh who ruled 3,500 years ago, has featured an unsavory ending. Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., ...

Ancient inscribed stone blocks containing information about Egypt's long-lost and first female pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut — who ruled from 1473 B.C. to 1458 B.C. — have been uncovered on Egypt's ...

Who was Queen Hatshepsut and why was she important? Hatshepsut ruled as the pharaoh of Egypt around 3,500 years ago. Her reign was an exceptionally successful one – she was a prolific builder of ...

Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, ruling as a man would for over 20 years and portraying herself in statues and paintings with a male body and false beard. As a sphinx, Hatshepsut displays a lion's ...

After her death, Pharoah Hatshepsut vanished from Egyptian history. Was her stepson, Tuthmosis III, to blame? Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous reign. She built magnificent temples, ...

As pharaoh, Hatshepsut (reigned from c1479 - 1458 BC)was different - she was a woman. Customarily Egyptian culture restricted kingship to men, but Hatshepsut's determination and cunning silenced her ...