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

There’s little doubt that this destruction began during the time of Thutmose III, since some of Hatshepsut’s erased representations were found concealed by his new constructions.

A recent study challenges the long-held belief that Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed out of spite by Thutmose III. Research suggests many statues underwent ritual deactivation, a common ...

Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor ... For the ancient ...

Gender Not Main Factor In Attacks On Egyptian Woman Pharaoh: Study Earlier scholars believed Queen Hatshepsut's stepson Thutmose III unleashed a posthumous campaign of defilement against her out ...

Thutmose III may have been trying to neutralise the power of his predecessor in a practical and common way, not out of malice.

When Hatshepsut died, likely of natural causes, Thutmose III’s reign finally began in earnest, and he ruled for the following 33 years.

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.

His research, which builds on other recent scholarship and is being published in the journal Antiquity, argues Thutmose III's motivations were far more nuanced, casting further doubt on the theory ...

Thutmose III may have been trying to neutralize the power of his predecessor in a practical and common way, not out of malice.