In the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the necropolis of Deir el-Bahri near Luxor, Egypt, found many broken statues of the ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut—one of the civilization’s few ...

Ancient Egyptian Women Wore "Tramp Stamps" To Protect Them During Childbirth Childbirth has always been dangerous. May as well look badass while you do it.

Back in the early 1920s, archaeologists came across an ancient Egyptian town called Deir el-Medina near the Nile River. Previous research has shown that the town was active from 1550 B.C. to 1070 ...

This was an ancient Egyptian workmen’s village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt.

A female royal from the first ancient Egyptian dynasty was found buried in a lavish tomb. She was buried with 41 courtiers and servants, and dozens of wine jars.

LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 ...

“Made in Egypt" — those three words increasingly appear on our clothing tags. But behind those words are the dramatic — and sometimes tragic — stories of young Egyptian women in garment ...

The destruction of statues of the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut may not after all have been part of a campaign of retribution by her nephew and successor, King Thutmose III, archaeologists ...

Ancient Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut, has been identified Egyptian archaeologists said Wednesday. A monumental builder, she wielded more power than two other famous ...

Information on ancient Egyptian figurine-makers is scarce; thus, it is not certain whether the profession was also typically male-oriented, as was the case for ancient Greece.

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Ancient Egyptian women wore ornate back tattoos to protect them during and after childbirth, a new study suggests. The hypothesis follows examination of mummified remains of two women with tattoo ...