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

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

Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, ruling as a man would for over 20 years and portraying herself in statues and paintings with a male body and false beard.

After reconstruction, the limestone chapel of queen Hatshepsut will be put on display for the first time at Karnak Temples' open air museum ...

The shattered statues of Queen Hatshepsut: the reasons for the wreckage Ritual ‘retirement’ rather than family feud might explain why so many figures of the female pharaoh are broken and cracked.

After reconstruction, the limestone chapel of queen Hatshepsut will be put on display for the first time at Karnak Temples' open air museum ...