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

"This is the first time we have a complete set of the decoration of an 18th Dynasty temple," said Zahi Hawass, the Egyptologist who led the excavation project.

Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen.” Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building ...

How did this female pharaoh survive being erased from history? Hatshepsut's successor tried to demolish all traces of her, but her temple stood the test of time. The once-grand temple offers a ...

The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb near the Valley of the ...

Hatshepsut's temple is one of the world’s most striking architectural masterpieces, but perhaps even more noteworthy is the woman who commissioned it.

The 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut, who died in about 1458 B.C., was one of a small handful of women to have ruled Egypt. Her valley temple was intentionally demolished centuries later.

The expedition was immortalized on the walls of Hatshepsut’s most breathtaking project—her gorgeous Djeser-Djeseru temple (which still exists), built to glorify the great god Amun.

Archaeologists unearth pieces, near the Queen Hatshepsut Valley Temple's in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor, Egypt, January 8, 2025. — Reuters Archaeologists have discovered ...

The first royal tomb discovered in over a century is shedding new light on the pharaoh who ruled before Hatshepsut.

Temple of Hatshepsut is ranked #1 out of 9 things to do in Luxor. See pictures and our review of Temple of Hatshepsut.