Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new study presents a different narrative ...

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds. For the past 100 years, Egyptologists ...

After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

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

Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., Thutmose III, her nephew and successor, launched a systematic program of erasure, smashing her statues and chiseling her name from temple walls.

Hatshepsut is one of the most famous figures in ancient Egypt.In 1479 BCE, she took on the role of regent on behalf of her young nephew Thutmose III. By 1473, she began ruling as a pharaoh in her ...

This damage has traditionally been seen as a violent act of retribution carried out by her nephew and successor, Thutmose III. However, many of the statues survived in relatively good condition ...

Thutmose III (unknown-ca 1426 B.C.) wasted no time making a name for himself, ... A statue of Thutmose III in the Luxor museum. Photograph by Richard Nowitz, Nat Geo Image Collection.

Meanwhile, statues that were confirmed to have been damaged during Thutmose III's reign were destroyed specifically by breaking them across weak points: specifically, the neck, waist and knees.

Thutmose III "would have been influenced by political considerations — such as whether Hatshepsut's reign was detrimental to his legacy as a pharaoh," Wong said. Ancient Egypt quiz : Test your ...