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ArticlePloS one2016

Queen Nefertari, the Royal Spouse of Pharaoh Ramses II: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Mummified Remains Found in Her Tomb (QV66).

Michael E Habicht, Raffaella Bianucci, Stephen A Buckley, Joann Fletcher, Abigail S Bouwman, Lena M Öhrström, Roger Seiler, Francesco M Galassi, Irka Hajdas, Eleni Vassilika and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Michael E HabichtInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Raffaella BianucciUniversity of Turin, Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, Legal Medicine Section, Turin, Italy.
Stephen A BuckleyUniversity of York, Department of Archaeology, York, United Kingdom.
Joann FletcherUniversity of York, Department of Archaeology, York, United Kingdom.
Abigail S BouwmanInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lena M ÖhrströmInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Roger SeilerInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Francesco M GalassiInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Irka HajdasIon Beam Physics. Labor f. Ionenstrahlphysik (LIP), ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Eleni VassilikaFondazione Museo Egizio of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Thomas BöniInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Maciej HennebergMedical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Frank J RühliInstitute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHUniversity of York · GBETH Zurich · CHMuseo Egizio · ITUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Adelaide · AUUniversity of Turin · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Queen Nefertari, the favourite Royal Consort of Pharaoh Ramses II (Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty c. 1250 BC) is famous for her beautifully decorated tomb in the Valley of the Queens. Her burial was plundered in ancient times yet still many objects were found broken in the debris when the tomb was excavated. Amongst the found objects was a pair of mummified legs. They came to the Egyptian Museum in Turin and are henceforth regarded as the remains of this famous Queen, although they were never scientifically investigated. The following multidisciplinary investigation is the first ever performed on those remains. The results (radiocarbon dating, anthropology, paleopathology, genetics, chemistry and Egyptology) all strongly speak in favour of an identification of the remains as Nefertari's, although different explanations-albeit less likely-are considered and discussed. The legs probably belong to a lady, a fully adult individual, of about 40 years of age. The materials used for embalming are consistent with Ramesside mummification traditions and indeed all objects within the tomb robustly support the burial as of Queen Nefertari.

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Base SequenceDNA, MitochondrialEgypt, AncientEmbalmingHistory, AncientHumansLegMummiesPaleopathologyRadiometric DatingSequence Analysis, DNADNA, Mitochondrial

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PMID27902731
PMCPMC5130223
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