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Near the cliffs of Luxor, where ancient temples rise from the desert, a new discovery is changing how we understand one of ...
A newly revealed private collection of ancient Egyptian hard-stone vessels has ignited intense debate among archaeologists, engineers, and alternative historians alike.
When archaeologists first started unearthing statues of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 1920s, they noticed ...
Boasting King Tut's treasures and countless other riches, anticipation for the Grand Egyptian Museum mounts as delays thwart ...
But he was not born into the royal family and ruled as emperor only because he was the spouse of Empress Zoë, and they shared the throne with Zoë's sister ... World's oldest known outfit was worn to ...
Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, is now slated to open at the end of 2025. Here's how to get a sneak peek and what's on display.
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.
Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...
A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.
Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance. Even more so when a royal throne is part of ...