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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 ...
Hebdo Ahram

New Discoveries illuminate the Legacy of Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple in Luxor

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 ...
Mental Floss

Newly Discovered Stone Blocks Depict the Pharaoh Hatshepsut as a Woman

The Egyptian Antiquities sector announced this week that ancient stone blocks found on Egypt's Elephantine Island by a team of Egyptian and German archaeologists feature a rare depiction of the female ...