Scientists in Egypt discovered the mummy of Queen Nefertiti, one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt.
A group of scientists believe that she is one of three mummies discovered in a secret chamber of a tomb known as KV35 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in Luxor. The tomb was originally located and catalogued in 1898, but the mummies were sealed up and apparently forgotten, until scientists drilled through to the room. However, critics say that without DNA evidence to verify the claims, it is unlikely to be the remains of the queen. A team of British researchers led by Egyptologist Joanne Fletcher conducted a 12-year search for the mummy. In 2003, they claimed that they had identified the missing Queen's mummy as one discovered in a cache of mummies uncovered in 1898.The tomb not only contained the king's mummy but a stunning cache of other royal mummies that had been moved into Amenhotep II's tomb for protection from grave robbers. Besides Amenhotep II, the tomb contained the mummies of the missing pharaohs of the 18th-20th Dynasties: Thutmose IV, Amenhotep III, Merenptah, Sipah, Seti II, Rameses IV, V, and VI. The excavators also discovered a secret chamber of King 's tomb which contained three very mutilated mummies who had been stripped of their wrappings, Evidence that the mummy had worn a rather tight browband, worn only by a pharaoh and his queen during this time period,a shaved head so that the tight-fitting crown would stay in place, jewelry found inside the mummy's abdomen,
a Nubian-style wig found near the mummy worn by women of royal stature during the 18th Dynasty, which coincided with Akhenaten's reign. However, at least one Egyptologist, pointed out that the wig might not have belonged to that mummy. The position of her right arm placed in a royals-only arm-up position, the hand still holding a now-missing scepter most likely taken by grave robbers. The problem with this clue is that the right arm had been removed from the mummy, they found two incomplete arms in some discarded wrappings in the tomb. One of the arms seemed to be in a flexed position which means it would have gone across the chest and its hand appears to have been holding something.The mutilation that occurred to the mummy the right arm was ripped off, the face was stabbed with a sharp object. As the principal wife of the Akhenaten otherwise known as Amenhotep IV, she may have been greatly disliked. Akhenaten abolished the accepted religion of Egypt polytheism and replaced it with a religion that called for the worship of Aten, the sun god he even changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten one who serves the sun god. When Egypt eventually returned to polytheism after their deaths, their names were obliterated from public monuments and their burial tomb was ransacked. The mutilation of the Younger Lady indicated that she was Nefertiti.
a Nubian-style wig found near the mummy worn by women of royal stature during the 18th Dynasty, which coincided with Akhenaten's reign. However, at least one Egyptologist, pointed out that the wig might not have belonged to that mummy. The position of her right arm placed in a royals-only arm-up position, the hand still holding a now-missing scepter most likely taken by grave robbers. The problem with this clue is that the right arm had been removed from the mummy, they found two incomplete arms in some discarded wrappings in the tomb. One of the arms seemed to be in a flexed position which means it would have gone across the chest and its hand appears to have been holding something.The mutilation that occurred to the mummy the right arm was ripped off, the face was stabbed with a sharp object. As the principal wife of the Akhenaten otherwise known as Amenhotep IV, she may have been greatly disliked. Akhenaten abolished the accepted religion of Egypt polytheism and replaced it with a religion that called for the worship of Aten, the sun god he even changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten one who serves the sun god. When Egypt eventually returned to polytheism after their deaths, their names were obliterated from public monuments and their burial tomb was ransacked. The mutilation of the Younger Lady indicated that she was Nefertiti.