Scientists in Egypt believe they discovered the mummy of Queen Nefertiti- one of the most famous figures of ancient Egypt. This is one of three mummies discovered in a secret chamber of a tomb known as KV35 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

There is a very, very strong possibility that this in fact is the great female Pharaoh Nefertiti herself, British mummification expert Dr Joann Fletcher who led the expedition said. The tomb was originally located and catalogued in 1898 but the mummies were sealed up and apparently forgotten until scientists drilled through to the room.

However, critics say that without DNA evidence to verify the claims it is unlikely to be the remains of the queen.
The mummy is defaced and mutilated and its removed arm was found in its wrappings bent at the elbow- a possible sign that it had originally held a royal sceptre, Dr Fletcher said. The other two mummies, a teenage boy and an older woman, have not yet been identified.

The whereabouts of the remains of Nefertiti who was perhaps the most powerful woman in ancient Egypt have for many years been one of archaeology's most enduring mysteries. Queen Nefertiti ruled along with her husband the pharaoh Akhenaten from 1353-1336 BC during the so-called 18th dynasty of ancient Egyptian rulers.

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