Expert Disputes That Mummy Is Nefertiti
The mummy a British Egyptologist says could be the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is more likely a man, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said in Cairo.
Joann Fletcher, a mummification specialist from the University of York in England, said in June there was a “strong possibility†her team had unearthed Nefertiti from a Luxor tomb.
But Hawass said, “I’m sure that this mummy is not a female.†Among other things, he said, its hips were very narrow and Nefertiti gave birth six times. Salima Ikram, a professor of Egyptology, said X-rays would clarify whether the person had ever given birth.
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