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Archaeologists exploring the Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor discovered 1,500 painted stones depicting the splendor of Egypt’s only female pharaoh.

Archaeologists recently unearthed an amazing trove of more than 1,500 intricate and colorful decorative stone blocks from Queen Hatshepsut’s valley temple near Luxor’s Deir al‑Bahari. The blocks date ...
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The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri site. Necropolis of Thebes, Egypt

"After the death of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut herself assumed pharaonic power and privilege, and for the construction of a temple for her cultus she selected a majestic half-circle of cliffs bounding ...
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Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory

Jun Yi Wong receives funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto provides funding as a ...