Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually deactivated" instead.

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

A recent study challenges the long-held belief that Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed out of spite by Thutmose III.

Yi Wong from the University of Toronto analysed broken statues of the pharaoh Hatshepsut and found that—contrary to some ...

Hatshepsut was an early pioneer of 'girl power', taking on the male pharaohs at their own game 3,500 years ago in ancient ...

Although many statues of Hatshepsut were intentionally broken, the reason behind their destruction has nothing to do with her ...

Ritual ‘retirement’ rather than family feud might explain why so many figures of the female pharaoh are broken and cracked.

A glimpse into the African titan’s past as well as the DNA double-helix to the country it became, a voyage down this storied ...

Bolton Museum has been selected to launch the new book by The Egypt Exploration Society, reflecting its growing influence ...

Archaeologists in Egypt recently discovered ... In January, researchers unearthed ancient decorative stones and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary ...

Three tombs 'made by pure Egyptian hands' have been found in the archaeological site of Dra Abu el-Naga on the Luxor West Bank, Egypt.

One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...