A new documentary by Curtis Ryan Woodside, and co-produced by Egyptologists Dr. Zahi Hawass and Sofia Aziz - challenges modern preconceptions on one of Egypt’s most prolific leaders.

Quartzite tablet (left) with Hatshepsut cartouche; temple blocks (center and right) with bas-reliefs Extensive remnants of one of the temples commissioned by the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (reigned ca.

Hatshepsut rose from royal daughter to one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs, ruling for over two decades during a period of stability and prosperity. This explores her rise to power, religious ...

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Who was Queen Hatshepsut and why was she important? Hatshepsut ruled as the pharaoh of Egypt around 3,500 years ago. Her reign was an exceptionally successful one – she was a prolific builder of ...

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Fragments of a limestone statue of Hatshepsut, photographed in 1929 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art Archives / Antiquity Publications ...

For the past century, the story Egyptologists have told about Hatshepsut, a rare female pharaoh who ruled 3,500 years ago, has featured an unsavory ending. Following Hatshepsut’s death in 1458 B.C.E., ...