A previously unknown pyramid, sealed for nearly 4,000 years, was found, revealing secrets about Princess Hatshepsut, a royal figure not recorded in Egyptian history. Quarry workers digging in the ...

But since the boy was only two years old, his stepmother became queen as an essential step to rule the realm. After her competence was established during a time of Egyptian prosperity, Hatshepsut ...

Officials have announced a number of discoveries during excavations around the valley temple of the powerful Egyptian queen ... B.C.E. Hatshepsut was “by far the most successful” woman to rule ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile’s West Bank, according to a statement released by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities ...

A joint Egyptian archaeological mission led by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage and by the Supreme Council of Antiquities has made groundbreaking discoveries at the site near ...

Queen Hatshepsut died in about 1458 B.C. and was one of the few women to have ruled Egypt. The valley temple was intentionally demolished centuries later. Archeologist Zahi Hawass has been leading ...