9 years ago
Is Nefertiti in Tut’s Tomb?
According to a new theory, Tutankhamun’s burial chamber was originally a side room in Nefertiti’s tomb, and the queen’s body lies hidden behind a wall. The theory relies on ideas about dynastic politics, gender confusion, power, and what it would have meant for a woman, in Egypt, to be not just a queen but a pharaoh.
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