By Miroslav Bárta Charles University, Prague/Czech Institute of Egyptology Of the many secrets of ancient Egypt’s pyramid builders, among the most intriguing is the undiscovered final resting place of one of the most famous Egyptian sages and scientists: Imhotep. Since […]
Nefertiti: Egyptian Wife, Mother, Queen and Icon
By Laura Taronas Harvard University Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was the great royal wife of King Akhenaten and, in contemporary Western culture, is perhaps ancient Egypt’s most famous queen – as the iconic bust in the Berlin Museum evinces. She and Akhenaten […]