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Queen Hatshepsut

Digging up Egypt's Treasures

The ten most significant discoveries in the past 20 years
By Robin T. Reid

How exactly was the Great Pyramid built

Monumental Shift

Tackling an ages-old puzzle, a French architect offers a new theory on how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid at Giza
By Diana Parsell

Archaeologists assumed that the great temple had been stripped of all statues

Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple

Discovering the grandeur of the monument built 3,400 years ago
By Andrew Lawler

Egypt in the Smithsonian Archives

Egyptian queen Cleopatra
Numerous colossal statues of the pharaoh
  • The Queen Who Would Be King
    A scheming stepmother or a strong and effective ruler? History's view of the pharaoh Hatshepsut changed over time
Numerous colossal statues of the pharaoh
  • A Mystery Fit For A Pharaoh
    The first tomb to be discovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut's is raising new questions for archaeologists about ancient Egypt's burial practices.
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    Romancing the Stone

    An Egyptologist explains the Rosetta stone's lasting allure

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    A Q&A with hieroglyphs expert Janice Kamrin