For 3000 years ago Nefertiti and her husband throw Egypt in to a brutal religious revolution that made the Sun to the god. Because of that, she is called the Sun Queen (Queen of the Sun). So she vanished out from the history, and perhaps now has "risen up again". Later rulers removed all traces of her and her husband religious revolution.
BBC reported 10 June (2003) that 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 other two mummies, a teenage boy and an older woman, have not yet been identified.
The tomb was originally located and catalogued in 1898, but the mummies were sealed up and apparently forgotten, until scientists broke through to the room. The British mummification expert Dr Joann Fletcher, led the expedition, which was sponsored by the Discovery Channel.
Remains of Nefertiti? The burial place for Nefertiti has for many years been one of archaeology's most enduring mysteries. However, critics say that without DNA evidence to verify the claims, it is unlikely to be the remains of the queen. Anyway it looks like an interesting discovery. The time will show whether it's possible to confirm her identity.
Stein Morten Lund, 12 June 2003
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