What better way to start off The Egypt Geek than with a profile of one of the most interesting, powerful, and inspiring figures in Egyptian history: the female pharaoh Maatake Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was the daughter of a pharaoh, the wife of a pharaoh, and the stepmother of a pharaoh before becoming one herself. She was born in the 16th century B.C.E., to Pharaoh Thutmose I and Queen Ahmes, hundreds of years before Nefertiti and Tutankhamun, and more than a thousand years be

When I tell people that I'm majoring in egyptology, one of the most common follow-up questions I get is: "So, what is that, exactly?" While I recognize that there are many people out there familiar with the field of egyptology and everything it entails, I've gotten the impression that most of the general public is unaware of the finer details of the discipline and what being an egyptologist truly means. So here we go! First thing's first: mummies. This seems to the be point t