While most tourists visit Egypt to cross the Great Pyramid of Giza off their bucket list, the country is jam-packed with historical monuments, ancient temples, and artifacts. After spending a ...

A stone block found on Egypt's Elephantine Island shows Queen Hatshepsut as a female (highlighted by red lines). Later images of the pharaoh portrayed her as a male king.

A visit to Aswan’s quarries and Elephantine Island reveals precision-cut granite, unexplained scooping marks, and test shafts that defy standard ancient tool theory. Experts on-site dismiss the ...

Evidence of New Female Pharaoh 11 photos. Ancient stone blocks depicting Queen Hatshepsut have been discovered on Egypt's Elephantine Island, providing insights into the early years of her reign ...

Brouhaha over block engraving on Egypt's Elephantine Island. Nevine El-Aref, Saturday 26 Mar 2016.

The origin of Elephantine Island’s name remains murky. Some spy the mammal in its hulking granite rocks, or conjure the specter of some long-extinct herd. Others point to the lucrative ivory ...

The island of Elephantine in Egypt's Nile River contains the remains of a Jewish temple destroyed at the end of the 5th century B.C. Archaeologists have discovered a wealth of ancient documents ...

Elephantine, Egypt: Located in the middle of the River Nile at Aswan, this elongated island is said to derive its name from being shaped like an elephant’s tusk.

A stone block found on Egypt's Elephantine Island shows Queen Hatshepsut as a female (highlighted by red lines). Later images of the pharaoh portrayed her as a male king.