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.

Officials have announced a number of discoveries during excavations around the valley temple of the powerful Egyptian queen, ...

the expedition uncovered over ten burials from the 18th Dynasty, indicating that Saqqara was used as a necropolis during the New Kingdom when Memphis was reinstated as the capital of Egypt.

who led the mission in cooperation with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in a statement. The findings date from the time of the 15th dynasty (1650-1550 BC) to the powerful 18th ...

The discovery of more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks on the outskirts of Hatshepsut’s funerary temple was announced Wednesday by team leader Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian archaeologist and former ...