Archaeologists Stumble on New Findings in Queen Hatshepsut's Famous Mortuary Temple in Egypt, Stuns Researchers ...

One of them was Hatshepsut, the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who reigned during the 15th century B.C.E. Hatshepsut was “by far the most successful” woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh ...

Archaeologists have discovered intact sections of the foundation wall of Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor, as well ...

STORY: Archeologists have uncovered more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks from the foundation of an 18th dynasty pharaonic queen's valley temple in Luxor. Queen Hatshepsut died in about 1458 B.C. and ...

Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries in the area around Deir al-Bahari (also spelled Deir el-Bahari and Dayr al-Baḥrī), the famous mortuary temple built by ...

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 ...

The artifacts found include an adze, a tool used to cut and shape wood; a wooden hammer; two chisels; a wooden cast model for making mud bricks; and two stones that contain Hatshepsut's cartouches ...

The 18th dynasty Queen Hatshepsut, who died in about 1458 B.C., was one of a small handful of women to have ruled Egypt. Her valley temple was intentionally demolished centuries later.