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Hatshepsut was believed at one point to have been a pacifist, but there is little convincing historical evidence and this was likely a misogynist stereotype. Likewise, her divine birth was thought as propaganda to legitimize a female pharaoh’s rule, but later male pharaohs did the same

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Ancient Egypt (2nd Edition): A Very Short Introduction

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Radiocarbon dating is viewed skeptically by many Egyptologists because it can contradict the written record, which has been used for centuries as the basis of Egyptological study

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Bull leaping art found in Avaris is evidence that Mycenaeans lived in Egypt during the Hyksos reign

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