Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of Egypt’s most famous rulers. For years, historians believed Pharaoh Hatshepsut ...

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 ...

For the past 100 years, Egyptologists thought that when the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut died, her nephew and successor went on a vendetta against her, purposefully smashing all her statues to ...

In a study, Canadian archaeologists from the University of Toronto challenged the long-held belief that images of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut were destroyed out of revenge by her successor, Thutmose ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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 ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C., dressing like a man and wearing a fake beard. CAIRO, Egypt -- The long-overlooked mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes ...

In this day and age, questions of gender and identity are a matter of frequent discussion. We are encouraged to refer to people by the gender they identify as, rather than automatically considering ...

Quartzite tablet (left) with Hatshepsut cartouche; temple blocks (center and right) with bas-reliefs Extensive remnants of one of the temples commissioned by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (reigned ca.

The discoveries of an archaeological team in Egypt are fueling speculation that a woman could have been one of the first pharaohs of the ancient kingdom. A team in Abydos, which is an area along the ...

Dr Sahar Saleem placing the mummy in the CT scanner (Credit: Sahar Saleem) (CN) — Thousands of years ago in Egypt, a warrior king led his army in battle against foreign invaders who had ruled his ...