Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut's stepmother and may have ruled as a pharaoh in her own right. She lived during the 18th dynasty during the 14th century B.C., ...

What is known is that she was married to one of the most controversial pharaohs, Akhenaten, who is believed to have started up his own monotheistic religion worshipping the sun disc Aten. But her ...

One hundred years ago, in a courtyard at the Neues Museum in Berlin, the world came face to face for the first time with one of its most enduring beauty icons: Queen Nefertiti. Discovered in Egypt in ...

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition for the return to Egypt of the pharaonic bust of Queen Nefertiti from the Neues Museum in Berlin.

An English archaeologist has suggested that the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most famous of Egypt's pharaohs, is hiding a secret that has eluded researchers since its discovery more than 90 years ago. Dr.

A German foundation rejected Monday an Egyptian request to return the 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, a sculpture which draws over one million viewers annually to a Berlin museum. Egypt's ...

An archaeologist thinks he may have evidence that the tomb of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is hidden in plain sight. Known for her beauty, Queen Nefertiti has long held a prominent place in ancient ...

Digital scans of Queen Nefertiti's iconic bust—which have long been kept under lock and key by a German museum—have finally been revealed to the public The famous portrait sculpture of the Ancient ...

2003-06-23 04:00:00 PDT Berlin-- To its creators, "The Body of Nefertiti" is simply an attempt to pay homage to a famous pharaonic bust at Berlin's Egyptian Museum. But to Egyptian cultural officials, ...

International newspapers several years ago reported the discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s mummy, citing an English researcher more interested in fame than science. Naturally, I opposed the publication of ...

A 3D model of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’s face has sparked a race row — with many claiming it should be darker. Working from the mummy, scientists from the University of Bristol brought the ...