~ 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 ...

CAIRO, Egypt -- Months after Egypt boldly announced that archaeologists had identified a mummy as the most powerful queen of her time, scientists in a museum basement are still analyzing DNA from the ...

This magnitude of this discovery is on the same level as King Tut's discovery. CAIRO, Egypt -- The long-overlooked mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes and liver cancer, has been ...

Scientists have revealed the possible cause of death for a legendary mummy whose face is frozen in a permanent "scream." Sahar Saleem / Frontiers Wails from The Crypt? Scientists have revealed the ...

Larry Mantle talks with world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass about his recent discovery of Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's few female pharaohs. More powerful than Cleopatra or Nefertiti, ...

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 ...

Thank you for your interesting article on the identification of the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. This Pharaoh, as the young daughter of Thutmos II, was the person who rescued the infant Moses ...

STORY: Archeologists have uncovered more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks from the foundation of an 18th dynasty pharaonic queen's valley temple in Luxor. Queen Hatshepsut died in about 1458 B.C. and ...

Egypt plans to conduct a DNA test on a 3,500-year-old mummy to determine whether it is King Thutmose I, one of the most important pharaohs, the country's chief archaeologist said Thursday. Zahi Hawass ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mummy thought to be that of Queen Seshestet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said ...