Because the statues were found in fragments, early archaeologists assumed that they must have been broken up violently, perhaps due to Thutmose III’s animosity towards Hatshepsut. For instance, ...

For a long time, the image of Pharaoh Hatshepsut has been linked to the idea of a damnatio memoriae, a deliberate attempt to erase her legacy after her death. This was the prevailing view among ...

Sometime before Year 6 of Thutmose III’s reign, archaeological evidence suggests there was a catastrophic flood in this tomb after which the contents were moved to a second tomb.

During Thutmose III’s reign, archaeological evidence suggests, there was a catastrophic flood in the tomb which meant the contents were moved to a second one.

During Thutmose III’s reign, archaeological evidence suggests, there was a catastrophic flood in the tomb which meant the contents were moved to a second one.

He said there is no doubt Thutmose III worked to eliminate evidence of Hatshepsut's achievements, but his efforts were "perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy," said Wong.

Because the statues were found in fragments, early archaeologists assumed that they must have been broken up violently, perhaps due to Thutmose III’s animosity towards Hatshepsut. For instance ...

Harry Burton (1929)/© The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art Archives Therefore, it is likely that Thutmose III was not responsible for the facial damage sustained by the statues.