Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be more nuanced.

When archaeologists first started unearthing statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 1920s, they noticed ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

The latest discoveries include about 150 bronze statues of ancient Egyptian gods, such as Anubis, ... (1570 B.C. to 1069 B.C.) and four tombs from the Old Kingdom period ...

Dr. Zahi Hawass uncovering Old Kingdom statues at Gisr el-Mudir in Saqqara, Egypt (all photos courtesy Nevine El-Aref) Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit My ...

Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt. The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt ...

CAIRO -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground. The tombs date back to the Fifth and ...

The artifacts were found beneath an ancient stone enclosure near the Saqqara pyramids and date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, spanning from roughly 2500 B.C to 2100 B.C.

Hatshepsut came to power around 1479 B.C.E., during Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, in the New Kingdom period.She had been the queen consort of Thutmose II, her husband (and half-brother).When Thutmose II ...