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

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

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

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 ...

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

Archaeologists uncovered Old Kingdom tombs in Aswan’s Qubbat al-Hawa, Egypt, shedding light on a key transitional period in ...

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 ...

The upper part of a statue depicting King Ramesses II (left) was recently found at an archaeological site in Upper Egypt. At right is a 1926 illustration of the pharaoh.

The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world.

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 ...