A pair of mummified knees found in a tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens are most likely those of Queen Nefertari, the royal spouse of Pharaoh Ramses II, say archaeologists. Thought to have died around 1250 BC, Nefertari was the favourite consort of Ramses the Great, and was famed at the time for her beauty. But it was unclear whether the fragmented, mummified legs discovered among the remaining contents did indeed belong to the queen. Facebook Twitter Pinterest When Nefertari’s tomb was discovered in 1904 it was unclear whether the fragmented, mummified legs belonged to the queen. “This is an extremely interesting scientific analysis, but in the end it doesn’t add anything to our assumptions before we started,” he said.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 15:18 UTC