Bullshit Sensationalized

There is no evidence presented to suggest that this wooden statue is actually Hatshepshut.  Until I read about some good hard evidence, this is just sensationalized bullshit, starting from the title of the article.  Cross-dresser, my ass!

At newscientist.com

Cross-dressing pharaoh found in her feminine form

17:53 13 March 2012

 

(Image: Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner)Hatshepsut ruled Egypt in the 15th century BC in a relatively long and prosperous reign. Despite her success as a female pharaoh, she is often depicted as a man in statues because the belief that pharaohs were sons of the god Amon-Re. Hatshepsut also dressed as a man to meet this expectation.

A statue uncovered in Abydos, Egypt, is thought to show her more feminine side.

An expedition led by a team from the University of Toronto, Canada, found a wooden statue of a king, thought to represent this powerful woman because of its distinctly feminine features: a smaller waist and delicate jawline.

The find also included a private offering chapel, a monumental building and the remains of over 80 animal mummies.

The chapel, where the wooden statue was found, was close to a processional route. The team leader, Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner, said it was used for a long period - 1990-1650 BC.

"The offering chapel proves that people - probably elites - were able to build monuments right next to the processional route in the Middle Kingdom, and that at least one such chapel was allowed to stand in this increasingly densely built-up area and continued to receive offerings even 800 years after its initial construction," says Pouls Wegner.

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Is it just me?  Isn't there a big difference between 340 years (1990 BCE minus 1650 BCE = 340 years) and 800 years?  Where did the 800 years come from???  Who is writing these articles?  Does no one bother to do basic face checking and math anymore?