Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

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

Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE ... varies and many survive with their faces virtually intact. Now a new study by archaeologist Jun Yi Wong ...

The donkeys, found buried under a Bronze Age house in ancient Gath, near Tell es-Safi, were determined to have originated ...

In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy ...

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Isotope teeth analysis from donkey skeletons at Gath shows valuable female asses were imported for ritual burial under homes, ...

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What makes the new female head of MI6’s in-tray so dangerous Blaise Metreweli takes over at a dangerous time when Britain’s allies are among its biggest problems, writes world affairs editor ...

Impressive in size, design and content, the GEM’s opening may be tainted by politics and connotations of authoritarianism ...