The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten

Name: The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten
Uploaded: 2024-09-06T22:08:12Z
Duration: 4 min 18 s
Description: Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh’s name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle. [Directed by Steff Lee, narrated by Addison Anderson].

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Kate Green |

TED-Ed

• December 2014

Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh’s name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle. [Directed by Steff Lee, narrated by Addison Anderson].