Top female Pharaoh found.(BLACK HISTORY)(Brief article)

From: Jet | Date: July 16, 2007 | Copyright information

TOP FEMALE PHARAOH FOUND: At the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, photographers surround the mummy recently identified as Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut. Acknowledged by archaeologists as the most powerful female pharaoh, she ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. She dressed like a man and wore a fake beard. She died in her 50s. Experts say the discovery could be the most significant find since...

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