-The Face of Nefertiti 2003-08-14
Posted by clype in Discovery, Humanities.Tags: Amarna, Amenhotep, archaeology, Discovery Channel, egypt, Egyptology, history, Joann Fletcher, mummy, Nefertiti, pharaoh, queen
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Egyptologists believe they have recreated the face of the legendary Queen Nefertiti. A picture of the Egyptian ruler was built up by a team which discovered a mummy in what is thought to be her tomb.
![[Picture of Reconstruction of Face of Nefertiti]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/Nefertiti1.jpg?w=410&h=308)
Dr.Joann Fletcher uncovered what she believes is the tomb and worked with her team to create the face. Nefertiti – whose name means ‘the beautiful or perfect one has come’ — lived more than 3 000 years ago and was famed for her elegant profile and swan-like neck. She was married to the pharaoh Amenhotep IV who established both his own religion and the capital of Egypt — at Amarna.
Some archaeologists believe she may have ruled the country in her own right for three years following her husband’s 17-year reign, although others believe she died before his rule ended. Following her death, she was not remembered fondly and her image was defaced throughout the land. Dr.Fletcher said:
‘I couldn’t believe it, that moment when I first saw her.
‘After 12 years of searching for Nefertiti, it was probably the most amazing experience of my life. It certainly has some wide-ranging implications for Egyptology’.
![[Picture of Nefertiti Mummy]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/Nefertiti2.jpg?w=410&h=281)
The reconstruction and the story behind it features in a film being shown on Satellite TV’s Discovery Channel on 2003-09-07.
![[Picture of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt - Bust]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/queen_nefertiti.jpg?w=427&h=600)
Marvelous
i watched a documentary movie about that team i realy think they found the missing ruler-nefertiti
I heard the picture was taken from Elle Model Managment, from a Egyption model, Sereen
ohh…
this mummy is not Nefertiti
More pictures here:
http://tinyurl.com/5be73u
She;s white, not black. What hath political correctness wrought?
joann fletcher is my most favortie egyptologist….she done great on discovering nefertiti’s mummy…..i give 2 thumbs way way up….u rock joann…..and nefertiti beautiful lady…..she is my favorite queen of egypt….
Oh dont fret dear, in a few years Egyptians ancients will have sallow skin and ever so slanted, slight eyes! C’est la vie, history is written by the victors…….
She was a yummy mummy!!!
(I couldnt help myself!)
mike ur an idiot
nefertiti is my favorite egyptian queen too! she was a beautiful lady!
There’s a great book called nefertiti, it’s fiction that captures what might have happened in nerfertiti’s reign and how she got to be queen or maybe even a pharaoh by michelle moran. Fantastic read!!
very amazing infos
Nefertiti I wish that u were here right now because u couldve changed lots of things that are happening around the world.neffertiti I wish that u were still alive please neffertiti show your spirit over me so that i will be guided with your heart and gods.
I luv nefertiti and isis. they are so cool and stand up for women in my opinion
a beautiful woman. the reconstruction of Nefertiti movie’s in national geographic channel was fantastic.
Politically correct reconstruction is so ridiculous… If you are not blind, you can see her famous statues and you can see she wasn’t black…
Very funny
# 18…it’s so funny how you believe her not to be black, you’ve been brainwashed by the images you see on tv! surely you don’t believe that the modern day egyptian didn’t always look as they do today. if you look at any of the statues they all have black features, the lips, nose and the shape of their heads. Society wants you to believe that she was non-black, but i beg to differ.
p.s. why do you think the noses are chopped off on most of the statues?
thanks it’s a great project picture!
Good point jdean my mom says the same thing about eygptians
I think there are some people that still refuse to believe that Africans or Nubians had a hand in Egyptian History. There was a time when Nubians were kings and queens of Egypt. LOOK IT UP. As as far as Nefertiti not being African…if you look up her family history her farther who was Ay was brother to Queen Tiye who was of Nubian dedent (African)….her grandson would be later known as King Tutakhamun. Nefretiti was born in Amarna with was about 300mi outside of Cairo (known today). Know your history before you put it out there.
i think nefretiti is a beautiful woman in that time
anyway…she is a gorgeous woman…tx for the infos
i would love to have my name mean the beautiful one has come and to be even more popular then her husbend akheten now thats special and i am doing my report on you because your so popular today to your my fav queen
hi waz up?!
yo
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Nefertiti was a beautiful Nubian queen. To all of those who commented she was a white woman “wake up” Political correctness is what you beleive in thats why you cant believe she was African. Maybe Egypt is not part of your history and you hate the fact it was not. Thats why towards the end of Egyptian Dynasty their faces appeared more white, others invaded and took the throne of the Pharoh’s. Envy will always exist, I agree with one thing you said WHAT HATH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS WROUGHT and like SZ says history is written by the victors.
Peace
Nefertiti was a beautiful African Queen. For those who believe she was a white woman “wake up” Yes indeed what hath political correctness wrought, and like SZ comments History is written by the victors, thats why they seemed to have whiter skin towards the end of the Egyptian Dynasty. Others invaded and took the thrones of the Pharoh’s. But you cant hide the truth, what a fantastic reconstruction she is everything I imagined she would be. Awesome
nefertiti was a beautiful woman with great power. and brought worship to our world.
Black is beautiful isn’t it?
WELL MY NAME IS NEPHRITINA AND I ALWAY THOUGHT IT WAS SOO COOL TO BE NAMED AFTER HER!!
Maybe it is time to stop wondering whether or not she was white or black. She lived in Africa. She was a beautiful woman.
The skin tones of the Ancient Egyptians varied. Some did have lighter skin tones…but definitely not white. The Ancient Egyptians had an obsession with portaying themselves as accurately as possible, so they would have portayed their skin tone accuarately on their statues and paintings. So their skin colors did range from what modern Egyptians look today (basically a dark tan) to the deep ebony usually associated with the Nubians. But…if anyone thinks they were white they’re wrong…other than Cleopatra who wasn’t even Egyptian. And possibly children of both Egyptian and Greek decent. But, the Egyptians that were from Africa only, such as Nefertiti, were not white.
Egyptians could have lighter skin, but none of them could ever be called white. They were obsessed with portaying themselves a accurately as possible so more than likely portrayed their skin color exactly as it was. Their tones ranged from a dark tan (like modern Egyptians), which was mostly women, to the dark ebony typically associated with the Nubians. Nefertiti was not DARK but she also wasn’t white, she most likely has the amber skin color portrayed in her bust. But….this is also NOT Nefertiti. For one, it doesn’t look like her bust. And, also, in another follow-up documentary they determined that the mummy was not her and as of now do not know where her mummy is.
I may be wrong about the second documentary I’m thinking of…but either way…the reconstruction does not look like Nefertiti
Ok…Found out I’m not wrong about which one I’m thinking of. The mummy that they assumed was Nefertiti, they now believe is Kiya…and I have a ton of posts. The first one didn’t show up for a while so I didn’t think it posted…..
What shocked me is why in the world did they make her face look black when clearly it was not. They made the lips enlarged, they darkened the skin tone, they made the eyes larger. She looks Ethiopian to me. Egyptians have sandy colored skin.
See bust, and see the mummy.
It’s like protraying a Jewish woman as black. It really is insulting that they so obviously misrepresent what is right in front of their eyes.
she was not white. in earlier statues that were made of her in BC she had obvious black features. it was 3000 years ago! the modern egyptian would have been darker 3000yrs ago.. and white people dont come from egypt they come from europe. egypt is in africa dumb ass. even scientists who have examined her have stated she could not have been of white complexion. onlyy ignorant white people want to believe that she was white. and it is NOT LIKE SAYING A JEWISH WOMAN IS BLACK. its like fighting over whether kennedy was reallly catholic. come oooooooon.
nevrtheless she was a beautiful AFRICAN QUEEN. im black and white and i have no problem excepting the FACTS that she was of a darker complexion, i dont see why people fight over this. i dont think we would have this problem if africa wasnt colonized so damn much.
Oh no! You mean she wasn’t White? Goodness no :(
Of course she was White, I mean…Black people lived in Africa? Ridiculous political correct afrocentricity!
Black people can’t have nothing can they? Egypt is in #$%#@ Africa and we can’t even have that. Oh no, not even brown skin full lips and generally ‘black’ featured people depicted in artwork created by the very people themselves at the time…denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. (that phrase couldn’t be any more appropriate for this topic, heh).
3000 years ago in Egypt… How can Nefertiti be white? Why would she have a name that means “the perfect one” and be white in Africa…
First….JEWISH can be black also:)
But I don’t think this is the point. Was she or not black. who cares? Years ago was a documentary talking about her features – No human beeing has same features as hers. She is not black nor white. She is a combinations somehow. What is strange is the reconstruction that changed her features and make her have obvious black features. Still I don’t care but is not her.
There is something else. The tone of her skin. Couldn’t be white. Just compare Italians and Swedish. They both are white but italians are more darker. The south you go the darker skin you get because is just a natural adaptation of leaving in a warm weather. Cand be the same here, right?
People write opinions despite what they see on Sky TV and despite what they can easily discover in a few minutes of research on the internet.
Here’s a weird example: Ramesses the Great (and his entire dynasty/ family) were white — they had wavy RED hair and big long heads.
This was the conclusion of modern scientific tests carried out as recently as 1985 in Paris labs by Professor P. F. Ceccaldi.
Ancient Egyptians Rulers were definitely not Negroid or genetically similar to black Africans. It seems that their features would be closer to the Nordic Caucasian in terms of hair and skin colour, and features such as nose, lips, long heads and long necks.
In fact Dr Joann Fletcher is famous for proving that Ramesses’s father, Seti I had red hair, supporting this – check out this site: http://www.white-history.com/earlson/rameses.htm
I am just wondering why Ancient Egyptians Rulers would portray themselves with darker skin and black hair ect… if they actually were white as you proclaim.
I am just wondering why Ancient Egyptians Rulers would portray themselves with darker skin and black hair ect… if they actually were white as you proclaim….
An Egyptian!
All I see is Denis Rodman’s mum.
How many times does it need repeating,
Not Chinese, not Indian, not white, not black.
Egyptian
Egyptian are dark skin, leathery I would describe it, you have the range of skin tones, but the lips, that’s Numidian in stature.
I think the artist views the world through his own environment, which in this case is obviously American based environment.
I have changed my opinion, the scientific evidence is overwhelming, and she is white. In fact the Egyptians were ruled by Vikings with red hair, whiter than white skin, long heads, thin lips and long necks. Can you just imagine what such rulers would have looked like to the natives, with their dark, leathery skins, flat noses, fat lips and curly hair? Amazing – and so wonder they thought these people were gods!
I think you are wrong, Egyptians were not ruled by Egyptians – look at the DNA!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/07/nefertiti-bust-berlin-egypt-authenticity
Her elegant and chiselled features held proud and high on a swanlike neck, she has been smiling serenely for 3,400 years. At least that has long been the popular and scientific belief that draws half a million tourists to see her in Berlin every year.
But now doubt has been thrown on the authenticity of the painted limestone and plaster bust of the 18th dynasty Egyptian queen Nefertiti by two authors who claim she is a fake: Swiss art historian Henri Stierlin and Berlin author and historian Edrogan Ercivan
Whether that particular bust is real or not is academic. The DNA, the red hair, and the rest prove that Egypt were ruled by whites from the most northern part of Europe.
Nefertiti was not “white” at all. The Nubians ruled Egypt for a period of time, so if anything Egyptians are really a mixed race. Next the same people will be saying that Jesus was white with blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. I bet that crazy 88 year old white supremacist that killed a man today in DC at the holocaust museum also believes that Nefertiti and any other great nation that wasn’t white, want’s to claim them as being white also.
ok if that is her she is pretty ass hell.i keep seeing stuff that she is jewish ok come on people jewish is not a race its a religon your race can’t be jewish stop saying that like it’s apart of her ethnicity
im so impressed that you really found Nefertiti. and reminded everyone how great and powerful she was. some how i feel proud because my middle name is Nefertiti and now i see why my parents gave me such a beautiful and promising name. thank you
does it really matter if she was white or black people get to stuck up on other image the what within… she was a really strong women just leave it there!
Before you believe something, look at the source. There may well be more bias than evidence. For example, this is DCD’s source to show that Ramses and other Egyptian rulers were white: http://www.white-history.com/earlson/rameses.htm
Look at that name WHITE-HISTORY does it sound to you like they’re giving a fair and accurate historical description of world events? In fact, when I went to the sight it was trying to prove that all great civilizations were white, and only fell when the racial makeup of the citizens changed. Now that is a biased source!
Intelligence and power are not the characteristics of a single race! Why shouldn’t Nefertiti have dark tan skin like on her bust?
her features can be replicated. i look just like her. really.
just look at my face on myspace.com/missalexia
That is not Nefertiti!!!
not quite sure if this is actually the tomb of nefertiti, but she is beautiful
she looks like iman and sessilee lopez
she is so pretty huh
OK i am egyptian ! am not saying black is better or white is better am just saying the facts ! EGYPTIANS ARE NOT BLACK AND NEVER BEEN BLACK we are white caucasian and always been ! plus she doesnt look black either cant you see ? and please dont try to change our history its our history just how it is, there was nubian black kings (NUBIAN) not Egyptian nubia was occupied by Egypt the Pharaohs the Egyptians thank you very much
wow I never heard about Egyptians being fully Caucasian, what I heard was Egyptians were mixed black (Negroid) with white (Caucasian) which makes them Egyptians.
for mohamed, be proud of your color, 80% of your people are BROWN, not white or black, those white Egyptians you see are only actors in movies, as I heard Egypt don’t allow black people to participate in movies.
as for Nefertiti, she is not white, black, Egyptian, Nubian, Greek, Swedish or Chinese, she is Somali, which explains her face characteristic which are 100% somali.
this is the famous Somali model Iman which looks like the typical somali girl.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QLMXqm8-Nws/SuYh7gfjkZI/AAAAAAAAFZM/gZeRAddvauI/s400/iman.jpg
http://img377.imageshack.us/i/nefimcompavu5.jpg/
now tell me she dosent look like her!!