Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The monumental, square tomb complex of queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt. The monumental, square tomb complex of queen ...

For years, the story seemed straightforward: Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and fascinating rulers, was posthumously erased by her successor, Thutmose III. The narrative had ...

Barnsley’s Cleopatra has come home to reign with TV Egyptologist Prof Joann Fletcher’s spectacular new free exhibition celebrating female pharaohs to film stars. And it’s now open. Cleopatra and the ...

Zahi Hawass writes about the legendary Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, more than 2,000 years after the death of the most fascinating woman of the ancient world ...

Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago in an Egyptian queen's tomb. The find, one of the oldest ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, from ...

Of all the ancient Egyptians who wore kohl, Queen Nefertiti reigns supreme. But the elusive royal was far more than just a pretty face, and it would be unjust to limit her memory to her physique. Not ...

Experts debate whether this bust depicts Cleopatra. Courtesy of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb have discovered a trove of coins, artifacts ...

The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was exceptionally rare. For 100 years, the popular theory held that, after her ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

The jewelry, inlaid with turquoise and lapis lazuli, belonged to Queen Hetepheres I. A bracelet (right) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MFA 47.1700. The bracelet on the left is an electrotype ...