Search for Nefertiti The True Story of an Amazing Discovery

Name: Search for Nefertiti The True Story of an Amazing Discovery
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ISBN: 9780060585563

ISBN-10: 0060585560

ISBN-13: 9780060585563

Edition: 2004

Authors: Joann Fletcher

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Her power was rivaled only by her beauty. Her face has become one of the most recognizable images in the world. She was an independent woman and thinker centuries before her time. But who was Egypt's Queen Nefertiti? After years of intense research, Dr. Joann Fletcher has answered the questions countless researchers before her could not. While studying Egyptian royal wigs, she read a brief mention of an unidentified and mummified body, discovered long ago and believed to belong to an Egyptian of little importance. This body happened to have a wig, which Dr. Fletcher knew was a clear sign of power. After examining the hairpiece and the woman to which it belonged, to the astonishment of her…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/21/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.41" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Joann Fletcher is director of the NILE educational organization, as well as a frequent university lecturer. She divides her time between Egypt and England.



Foreword



Map of Egypt and the Near East


Map of Egypt and Nubia


Map of Thebes



The First Glimpse



The Origins of the Search



The Creation of the Amarna Story



Hair, Wigs and Ancient History



A Career With the Dead



Tomb KV .35 and its Mummies



The Rise of the Female Pharaohs



The Dazzling Golden Age



Life in the Royal City



The Setting Sun--the End of the Amarna Period



The First Visit into the Side Chamber



The Scientific Expedition and Its Aftermath


Bibliography


Source References


Picture Acknowledgements


Index