The story begins in the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt with King Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, who had a son, Akhenaten. Akhenaten married Nefertiti, though her lineage remains uncertain, ...

It is a piece of funerary artwork variously identified by scholars as Queen Nefertiti or Queen Tiye, but it might be neither. The portrait’s provenance, like most of its original material, is ...

Born a commoner, Queen Tiy soon became the near equal of her husband, Pharaoh Amenhotep III and was even worshipped as a god. To strengthen the bloodline of the royal family, pharaohs would usually ...

Scientists literally put a face to a name after reconstructing the countenance of Tutankhamun’s grandfather Amenhotep III, marking the first time the iconic figure’s true likeness had b… ...