The popular image of an ancient Egyptian princess is one of luxury, ceremony, and courtly life; the pampered life of royalty. Yet bows, arrows, and even daggers have long been found in the tombs of ...

A divisive new study posits that Egyptian princesses were super jacked huntresses who wielded weapons from bows to daggers. Frontiers “Xena” wasn’t the only warrior princess. Analysis of royal remains ...

The six, four of whom are believed to be daughters of Pharaoh Amenemhat II, were rediscovered in 2020 in the Egyptian Museum after being lost for decades.

The dagger of Princess Ita is stunning. Embellished with gold and lapis lazuli, it was found in the Egyptian princess's tomb at the site of Dahshur, south of Cairo, and dates to some 4,000 years ago, ...

For centuries, the image of the ancient Egyptian princess has been shaped by ideas of ceremony, beauty and royal privilege. But a new scientific study suggests that some princesses of the Middle ...

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Historians have long debated whether or not women fought in or trained for battle in ancient Egypt. Analysis of the bones of several 12 th Dynasty princesses has revealed that their arm and shoulder ...

Decades before contemporary jewellers turned precious stones into luxury trends, ancient Egypt had mastered poise and splendour. Gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelian and a multitude of colourful ...