The discoveries of an archaeological team in Egypt are fueling speculation that a woman could have been one of the first pharaohs of the ancient kingdom. A team in Abydos, which is an area along the ...

~ Hatshepsut ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C., dressing like a man and wearing a fake beard. CAIRO, Egypt -- The long-overlooked mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes ...

Witness the dramatic fall of the Ramesside line: a child pharaoh, a conniving chancellor, a queen forced to fight—with omens of betrayal, a mysterious death, and a female ruler in a world built for ...

The breathtaking tomb of Amenhotep III has been reopened after more than two decades of restorations in a bid to boost Egyptian tourism.

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