The famous Zahi Hawass has announced that he believes the mummy that he is currently studying to be that of none other than Queen Nefertiti. His exact quote was, “I'm sure I'll reveal Nefertiti's mummy in a month or two.” Nefertiti lived between 1270 and 1330 BCE. She was the wife of Akhenaten, and the two are known for a religious revolution in Egypt which focused on the worship of one god — the sun disc, Aten. Some, including Hawass, believe that she ruled after the death of her husband.
Very cool about Nefertiti (if it is her mummy)! That's definitely one to watch... I'm also curious to see what they find regarding the development of agriculture from hunting-gathering, mostly because I remember saying once (as a horse trainer) that it would have made more sense for early people to domesticate animals first because it's much easier than grains, and my professor told me (in a nice way) that that was stupid. Would be fun to right for once, haha ;-)
Haha, you'll have to send that study to your professor so they can eat some humble pie! And yeah, super interesting about Nefertiti — Hawass seems weirdly confident about it.
My goodness, such a dream find, the Nefertiti mummy. Very excited for more news. Also, am a recent subscriber and am really enjoying these posts. Thank you, James!
Very cool about Nefertiti (if it is her mummy)! That's definitely one to watch... I'm also curious to see what they find regarding the development of agriculture from hunting-gathering, mostly because I remember saying once (as a horse trainer) that it would have made more sense for early people to domesticate animals first because it's much easier than grains, and my professor told me (in a nice way) that that was stupid. Would be fun to right for once, haha ;-)
Haha, you'll have to send that study to your professor so they can eat some humble pie! And yeah, super interesting about Nefertiti — Hawass seems weirdly confident about it.
My goodness, such a dream find, the Nefertiti mummy. Very excited for more news. Also, am a recent subscriber and am really enjoying these posts. Thank you, James!
Right? Super interesting! And thanks - I'm really glad you've been enjoying it 😀