Post by Tamrin on Sept 11, 2008 16:55:15 GMT 10
HATSHEPSUT
Photo Gallery: Mummy of Egypt's ''Lost Queen'' Found
National Geographic News, Reporting Your World Daily
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Photo Gallery: Mummy of Egypt's ''Lost Queen'' Found
National Geographic News, Reporting Your World Daily
(Excerpt)
June 27, 2007—This mummy is the body of gender-bending female pharaoh Hatshepsut, who ruled ancient Egypt as both queen and king nearly 3,500 years ago, archaeologists announced today.
The mummified remains were first discovered in a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings more than a century ago. The body was left there unidentified until two months ago, when it was brought to Cairo's Egyptian Museum for testing.
The mummified remains were first discovered in a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings more than a century ago. The body was left there unidentified until two months ago, when it was brought to Cairo's Egyptian Museum for testing.
