Nefertiti, stepmother of boy king Tutankhamun, ruled Egypt from 1353BC to 1336BC with her husband, the pharaoh Akhenaten. He established his own religion, arousing the wrath of his people.

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Yet a 3,370 year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti has been in Berlin since 1922. Pressure is now mounting for her to return home.

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Egypt in the 14th century BC was not ethnically or racially homogeneous, and many scholars surmise that, based on her depictions and the region’s population, Nefertiti would be considered a ...

The Egyptian god Anubis was a protector of graves and an embalmer. KV 14 tomb of Tausert and Setnakht, Egypt. Nefertiti was the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, and had six daughters by him.

The Egyptian queen has been a Berlin tourist attraction for over 100 years. But from the beginning, also at the heart of a bitter row. Many people believe she should be returned to Egypt.

The skeleton belonged to a child who lived at Amarna more than 3,300 years ago, when the site was Egypt’s capital. The city was founded by Akhenaten, a king who, along with his wife Nefertiti ...

In this guest article, investigative historian, author and journalist Tony McMahon explores some of the more eccentric ...

Queen Nefertiti's bust is a tourist magnet in Berlin, but there are arguments about repatriation.

Tadushepa grows from a young princess from the Mitanni kingdom to the legendary Queen Nefertiti of Egypt. The film starts with the discovery of her bust by a German archaeologist in 1912 and then ...