Nefertiti (1390 BC-ca. 1360 BC) was an Egyptian queen who still remains a mystery to scholars today. One of the most famous women in antiquity, Nefertiti remains somewhat of a puzzlement to scholars because of her mysterious ancestry and her...

While Lara Croft blasts her way through movie theaters, television has its own real-life version of "Tomb Raider" on the Discovery Channel. Airing tonight at 9, "Nefertiti Resurrected" tracks an expedition led by University of York scientist Joann Fletcher, a British expert on...

Nefertiti (died c. 1335 BC), was queen and wife of her brother Amenhotep IV (reigned c. 1352 to 1336 BC). Amenhotep IV is better known by his Horus name "Akhenaten." Nefertiti and Akhenaten together radically changed Egypt's religious hierarchy. They discarded the polytheistic...

Egypt said Sunday it would seek the temporary return of some of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone and a bust of Nefertiti.The country's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, said the Foreign Ministry would send letters this week to France, Germany,...

Egypt's antiquities chief says if persuasion doesn't work, he will fight for an ancient bust of Nefertiti that a Berlin museum maintains is too fragile to ever travel.Zahi Hawass rattled world museums last week with requests to hand over ancient Egyptian masterpieces, including the Rosetta...