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| Mummified remains found in Egypt have been tentatively identified as Queen Nefertiti | |
WHAT: An international archaeological team has discovered what it believes are the mummified remains of a woman widely reputed to be one of the most beautiful and powerful women of the ancient world.
WHO: Dr. Earl Ertman, professor emeritus at The University of Akron, consultant to the archaeological team that announced this week it discovered of the mummy believed to be Egyptian Queen Nefertiti.
WHEN: Ertman is available via telephone or in person after June 11.
ETC: Ertman is a leading expert on the art of Amarna, the ancient Egyptian city that Queen Nefertiti and her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten, made their capital. Because of a bust sculpted in limestone now in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, Nefertiti's image is one of the most well known from ancient Egypt. The archaeological team used a combination of clues, such as personal effects, including a wig and items of jewelry found with the mummy, embalming techniques used on the mummy and the position of the mummy's severed right arm arrive to reach its conclusion that the remains could be those of the well-known queen.
To reach Ertman or for additional information call Bruce Vernyi, 330-972-6477.
