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 ...
On Thursday evening, Governor of Luxor, Eng. Abdel Mottaleb Amara, and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, welcomed King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia. This visit is the first by ...
Journey through Florence’s hidden Egyptian connections, from the beauty rituals of ancient queens to the legendary discoveries of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Explore rare artifacts, perfumes, ...
Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture and ...
After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BC, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor. Yet ...
Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
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 ...
Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
Jun Yi Wong receives funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a ...
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. Yet ...
A recent study challenges the long-held belief that Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed out of spite by Thutmose III. Research suggests many statues underwent ritual deactivation, a common ...
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., ...
An archaeologist has studied broken statues of Queen Hatshepsut—one of the few women to rule as an Egyptian pharaoh, 4,000 years ago—and found that they were not attacked during the persecution of her ...
Fragments from an indurated limestone statue of Hatshepsut (approximately life size). Credit: Harry Burton / The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art Archives (M10C 71) But recent ...
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