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New Treasures Were Discovered At Queen Hatshepsut's Temple In Egypt, Including The Tomb Of Another Queen And Decorated Blocks
The temple was built by Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled Egypt as a pharaoh. A team of researchers found objects that the ancient workers had buried when they began construction of the temple.
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Excavations at Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple reveal elaborate burials, decorated blocks and ancient tools
The team also uncovered 1,500 colorful stone blocks that were part of Hatshepsut's valley temple, which was located near her mortuary temple. The valley temple would have been decorated with a ...
The last missing tomb from this wealthy Egyptian dynasty has been found
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.
It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?
An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler overshadowed by his powerful wife, Hatshepsut.
Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside
Discovered in 2022, the site is some 1.2 miles away from the Valley of the Kings, where tombs for Thutmose I and III and Hatshepsut were planned. Women of the royal family had been found there, so the ...
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Temple of Hatshepsut
Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...
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Thutmose II tomb discovery raises new mysteries: Where is his mummy, and why wasn't he buried in the Valley of the Kings?
While Hatshepsut may have overseen the burial ... above demonstrates — but also order[ed] to construct a funerary temple for him, in order to secure his funerary cult," Taterka told Live ...
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Who was Thutmose II? The mystery of the missing pharaoh has been solved
The remarkable find is located in the Western Valley (a burial ground for queens rather than kings), near the complex of Deir el-Bahari, which houses the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Both of us ...
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Egypt unveils first ancient royal tomb since Tutankhamun
Thutmose II was an ancestor to Tutankhamun himself, and his half-sister and queen consort was Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Her giant mortuary temple stands on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor a few ...
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The Temple of Hatshepsut: Treasure of a Queen and Pharaoh
Built in 1500 BC on the west bank of the Nile, the temple of Hatshepsut serves as a spectacular new kind of temple and amazes Egyptologists with its unique design and historical significance.
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Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside
The mummified bodies of kings, queens and other significant people were interred in their new resting place near Hatshepsut's temple. The entrance was well disguised by sand and rocks, and was ...