After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy ...

After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor. Yet ...

Face of ancient Egypt priestess 'who calmed the Gods' seen for first time in 2,800 years Meresamun is believed to have come from an elite Thebes family and was probably trained for her role by her ...

The practice of breaking royal statues across their neck, waist and knees is common in ancient Egypt. It’s often referred to as the “deactivation” of statues. For the ancient Egyptians, statues were ...

A visitor walks past the ancient Egyptian Late period (7th-4th centuries BC) colossus of the architect and priest Amenhotep son of Hapu at atrium of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's central Tahrir ...