Queen Hatshepsut's mummy is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, sent there after being discovered in tomb KV60. It was identified using a molar tooth found in a wooden box which also contained Hatshepsut's cartouche. read more
Beginning in 1478 B.C., Queen Hatshepsut reigned over Egypt for more than 20 years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death, claimed the role of pharaoh while acting as regent to her step-son, Thutmose III. read more
The blocks were discovered by the German Archaeological Institute on the Island of Elephantine, Aswan in Egypt and shed light on Queen Hatshepsut who was a successful ruler in around 1,473BC. read more
A daughter of King Thutmose I, Hatshepsut became queen of Egypt when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, around the age of 12. Upon his death, she began acting as regent for her stepson, the infant Thutmose III, but later took on the full powers of a pharaoh, becoming co-ruler of Egypt around 1473 B.C. read more