Egyptian Queen Nefertiti's Mummy Discovered? (FULL DOCUMENTARY) 

Tut's wife was his sister, who was Nefertiti's daughter. So she and any children of her body would have the same mitochondrial DNA as Nefertiti. A mother-child link is easy to establish as long as the DNA is not contaminated or too degraded.

What I really, REALLY liked about your take is how you don't just push one theory but instead present the evidence and the contrasting schools of thought, leaving me to make my own mind up. Then you hurl a whacking great spanner into the mix with Ms Cooney's very valid points!!! Brilliant! Definitely going to be watching more of your vids!!!

I’ve always wanted to know what happened to Ankhesenamun wife of Tutankhamen.

She is my favorite queen! I really do pray she gets discovered so that we can learn even more about her

She is certainly buried in a place that no-one will ever know . She certainly was beautiful and loyal too

Perhaps Nefertiti’s mummy is located in the hidden chamber behind the walls of King Tut’s tomb. Maybe she indeed did briefly rule as Pharaoh Smenkhare after the death of her husband.

I think KV21B is Queen Sitamun, the eldest daughter of Amenhotep III. Nefertiti would’ve been in her thirties by the end of the Amarna period and the beginning of Tut’s reign not in her 40s. However, Sitamun would’ve been. Furthermore, I think that this version of Ankhesenamun is not the daughter of Nefertiti but someone who shared the same name and was a daughter of Sitamun or one of Akhenaten’s eldest sisters. I think the mummy is either Sitamun or one of the eldest daughters of Amenhotep III.

This was the best documentary on queen nefertiti i have ever seen 👍.

I'm with Dr Kara Cooney here, this race to ID a mummy detracts from Nefertiti's lifetime achievements. It is interesting that she raises the case of the mummy currently thought to be of Hatshepsut....those who identified the mummy thought they had a rock solid case, backed by CT scans. They just missed one little detail....the tooth on which the entire identification rests, appears to be a 3 roots molar. And the mummy they think the tooth matches has a molar missing...in the upper palate, where molars have 2 roots. Nevertheless, the international Egyptology community appears to have accepted this very odd identification, and allowed it to distract from Hatshepsut's achievements.

As always, you provide an insightful look into the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Speaking from the perspective of an amateur Egyptologist since I was nine years old, I am still learning new things and discover yet another first in history credited to the ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egyptian history is as rich as it is interesting, but it goes further. The history of Egyptology itself has much to offer and is as rich and interesting as the history itself. No wonder why a single person could never learn all there is to know about ancient Egypt. I guess that's why I love them so much. Anyway, keep up the great work! I absolutely love the channel and look forward to what you'll be uploading in the future. By the way, odd personal fact, I grew up in Woodside, which is in the borough of Queens in New York. Just thought I'd share that with you. lol

This is awesome. I hope they will find her someday 🥺. And that will become historic after tutankamun.

It is a stunning documentary. Thank you so much for creating it. Dazzling images. I suppose the amount of unknown information only enhances Nefertiti's mystique. If we could track her life with all the detail of a modern life, she would not have quite the same legend. Thank you for the video!

Just recently discovered your channel. Love your style, the presentation, but most importantly your passion. Looking forward to watching more content in future :)

What a wonderful documentary! Not only gorgeous to look at, but the arguments are so well presented for the different points of view, along with new work. This is among the best of the many films on Egyptology that I have watched. I have two questions: firstly, what evidence do we now have that Ay was the son of Yuya and (presumably) Thuya? Secondly, and not mentioned here, is the possibility that Mutemwiya (mother of Amenhotep III) was the sister of Yuya or Thuya. These two possible relationships have often been suggested, but I'm wondering whether more evidence has been found for them. I have also seen mentioned that Thuya was descended from the great queens of the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th dynasties. Given the possibility that Nefertari was descended from the 18th dynasty, I wonder whether there was not a female line spanning the late 17th through the 19th Dynasties which provided a backbone for the royal succession and rule. Just why were Yuya and Thuya the key people of the later 18th dynasty, a bit like John of Gaunt in 14th century England? There were so many powerful queens through that period, and we know so little about their origins. (Nefertari's marriage to Ramses II makes huge sense if she strengthened the legitimacy of the Ramessides).

We need more documentaries like this one, well done!

Enjoyed that. Always wondered why Nefertiti appeared to be missing.

West Valley remains forgotten by archaeological research. Herihor / Menkheperre / Nefertitii / other lost tombs may be there. If Amenothep III and Ay chose this place as a graveyard, others would have followed. It's impossible that there aren't other tombs there. Carter probed this place and found some interesting and indicative leads, Romer thinks the same. You are the best post-modern Egyptologist we have, and you keep getting better

Absoloutly brillient channel, I love your work, knowledge and creativity in exploring Ancient Egypt.

Terrific film, Curtis. Kudos to you and your team. Happy New Year 2022.

I had to come back and say you have done this Months ago and said you think 21b is the strongest contender. Now within the last 2 weeks I have seen Hawass saying he has found Nefertiti... Yea...No Hawass. You Curtis knew this almost a year ago!!! Bravo young man!!!

Curtis that was riveting and to hear from the other Egyptologists and yourself really allows oneself to discern maybe our elusive Queen wants to be forever a mystery so she is never forgotten Thankyou Curtis fo allowing me to wonder and never forgetTi Amore😍❤️😘👌

Curtis, thank you for this documentary! Your work is unique & creative! Please keep making these great documentaries. I would love it if you could make a historical documentary on Emperor Shah Jahan of India and his consort Mumtaz Mahal. Maybe you could do one piece on the Taj Mahan once the virus is not a threat & you can travel safely to India. I am from India living in the U.S. Thank you. Wishing you all the best!

Fascinating! I look forward to more documentaries. Well done, Curtis!

Well to me it's quite obvious that the mummy that supposedly passed away in their 40s would make sense to be Nefertiti. With that being said with what I feel in my heart with 100%. I would say 21b is Nefertiti.

Curtis your presentation is simply amazing and enthrals me totally, I do hope when you take Stephanie and Philip for the trip you shall film it, she too is an amazing orator, the two of you together are a force for good intelligent videos. I love the way you keep the questions open for discussion, Thankyou Stephanie for introducing me to Curtis and Filippo.

very engrossing, educated ,well spoken,interesting, entertaining,and to the point . definitely a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ watch.

I really enjoyed your documentary, thank you. I have had an interest in Nefertiti since my Dad gave me a necklace with her likeness, he brought back from serving in Egypt during the War

I haven't watched the video yet, but I believe the title warrants a response. This queen and her husband were resented and despised while alive. They are missing. I'm not sure if they were properly mummified. Why would the priests devote the 70 days of careful mummification to this queen and pharaoh? I agree with those who say they were murdered, slaughtered, and disposed of by priests. Question is, did the priests pay for their crime? King Tut and his sister/wife survived. Where are the other sisters?

Thank you for these videos! They’re amazing! So grateful for your channel! 😍😍😍😍

In my element watching anything about ancient Egyptian’s 💕

Lots of Love and appreciation for your hard work, from United States!! Thanks for your Creativity and Insight!😍

Thats only 4 answer in my opinion,1-after akhenaten dead,she hold on to the power but after sometimes she need to fleed or go exile and never be seen again and stay low for rest of her life,2-after she dead,the old priest smash her bone to pieces and never be seen again,3-tutankamun hide her body in a secret places,maybe inside his own tomb that got a hidden chamber or buried her in a normal burial so no one would know who she was,4-she make an agreement with ay to leave and be a secret

I love the insights!! Great documentary, and great choice of specialists!

I loved this documentary and all different perspectives. There is definitely a strong case for kv21 b being Nefertiti, but I like the perspective of Kara too.

Thank you Curtis for this documentary. I am saving it for further studies.

So fascinating. Love this era of history. Thank you.

Curtis I've enjoyed all of your videos I've seen so and found them to be very interesting and educational. Keep up the good work!

Thank You for this; absolutely fascinating, well done....subscribed!!

I LOVE anything Curtis shows up in. I am such a fan. It would be such a treat to get a tour with him. What a joy that he has so much content on his channel. You're such a wonderful presenter. Also, I loved seeing Kara! She's one of my idols, for sure! She has such a lovely perspective on this debate. I remember Dr. Fletcher's investigation into Younger Lady some years ago, and I didn't agree with her then, and I don't agree with her now. I believe 21B is the best contender for Nefertiti...UNLESSS we do find the tomb of Smenkaure (which would be such a delight, I would faint), since I do believe Nefertiti and Smenkaure were the same person. I wish so much we could identify her without a doubt. I hope to someday in my lifetime have that closure. The thought of some Victorian eating her remains or grinding her up to make paint makes every part of my body cringe. I hope this was not her ending. I am so sad that it was for so many. :(

So many questions ! The genealogy of the 18th dynasty is obviously complicated by all the inter marrying . And a lot of information has been lost due to the post Akenaten purging as well . Perhaps K V 21 b is Nefertiti . This mummy seems to be a good candidate for Nefertiti .

Curtis, have you ever considered doing a documentary on Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut? That would be great!

Curtis, this is bloody fantastic! Thank you for all you do 👌💜🇬🇧

What a great documentary. I still hope Tut Anch Amuns tomb will be the one of Nefertiti too…

Excellent documentary! I look forward to more.

Quite challenging research given the mummies physical conditions. Interesting assumptions and academic perspectives

Thanks very much for your video. I've only recently discovered and started watching your documentaries and I must say they're very intriguing. I love your line of thought and presentation!!! Following your reconstruction of Nefertiti, I tend to lean towards a 'possibility'. However, the theory that King Tut's tomb is 'part' of Nefertiti 's tomb (hence its location - the direction - men's tombs would be located in the opposite direction of the tunnel) still raises my eyebrow. Given that King Tut died suddenly and prematurely, it is very logical that they possibly 'cut off' a section from his stepmother's tomb... I just don't understand why they don't send an endoscope through the wall and end this debate...'

Excellent documentary Curtis. Really enjoyed watching. 👌

Extremely well done. Thank you 🙏🏾

Great video Curtis!!! You are making amazing documentaries.

I loved this Curtis. It was so interesting. Your guests were spot on. I enjoyed kara ,s very responsible answer too lol

Outstanding piece. It makes a great case for the thought that Queen Nefertiti body was already found.

There can also be the question about 22c the male mummy along with 5he two women. Why should this mummy be included together?to have this piece of the consideration fit would require some means of a relationship. With the exception of the bones in the cave from the civil war period of the middle kingdom, there is no evidence of unrelated mummies being entombed together. Especially from the 18th Dynasty. While there is the evidence of such occurring with the sanctuary tombs of the 19th Dynasty.

I would be worried if she "stood forward", but it would be a medical miracle.

Intriguing! What a turn this has taken! Btw...you look Marvellous, Curtis! Texting as I'm watching... Bated breathe!

Thanks Curtis, very enjoyable!

Great doc and some exciting speculations :)

If the younger woman had been Nefertiti the priests of the pharaoh after Akhenaten would have had her mummy destroyed. They've proven that Nefertiti and Akhenaten were thought of as traitors to the accepted religion before and again after them and that the priests of that religion and the pharaoh following Akhenaten destroyed every monument they could find to Nefertiti and Akhenaten and attempted to hide them within the walls of the renewed temple to the original supreme god of Egypt. Apparently this is a continuous theme through the history of Egypt as new pharaohs attempted to erase their predecessors they didn't agree with and hated. They spent much of their wealth and power attempting to out do their predecessors that they respected! Incredible documentary and it would be wonderful to see the mummies of Akhenaten and Nefertiti discovered and restored.

Wonderful Video - beautiful and very interesting! 🥰🥰

What a lovely music at the end ....... We love the same..... Greetings from Greece

There is one method of obtaining conclusive DNA sampling, it unfortunately is invasive in that it requires the extraction of teeth. The other method while not as good, is what seems to have happened, the extraction of deep bone samples from the femoral hip ball. To complete the genealogical picture, it would be needed to locate from which wife was Aye born so that he was passed over for Akhenaten. To become Pharaoh. It is generally considered that Aye served Akhenaten’s father as a Vizier as well as Akhenaten and Tutankhamen , before usurping the throne for himself. And with the consideration of Ankhesetamun’s letter in the Hittite court. Basic inferring that Aye was a commoner. As with all investigations, all the pieces must fit to come to a best fit of the truth.

I thought that was a tour de force of Egyptology Curtis. Not going to lie, I was a bit distracted by Dr Aziz with her beautiful Egyption eye makeup. I was kind of nodding my head and going "uh ha" without really listening (please don't tell my partner Curtis 😉). Dr Cooney made a lot of sense to me. We can sometimes "chase our tails" looking for evidence that doesn't exist anymore. Anyway, I will have to watch it a few more times to absorb all the info in this wonderful documentary. Great piece of work and I wish you continued success Curtis. P.s..I patreoned today because your work should be supported.

Thanks Curtis found your documentary interesting

I’m a new subscriber, your videos are good………

That reconstruction was beautiful!

I think that Mr. Curtis has an excellent point concerning Nefertiti. His matching technique looks very good. Better than good in fact.

Wonderful documentary Curtis.

Always love watching you

Very good WORK !!!!

Interesting documentary. It could be so great if Egyptology and science someday found out where the mummy of Nefertiti is. There are so many questions that we would like answered. Personally I would like to hear what happened to Nefertiti after Amenhotep IV or Akhenaton died and was no longer King of Egypt. There´s so much in ancient Egypt that would be interesting to know. One example is the list of the Pharaos. There are so many questions we don´t know about some periods of their reign. Who reigned and for how long and did this King really reign in this period? Some questions are simply unanswered unless we are able to find the answers by finding traces. One thing we might be very curious about is the question about whether or not the Scorpionking is a myth or not. Some believe he was from a period before dynastic History, others that he could have been King Narmer. And again this raises the problem whether King Narmer was King Menes or not. Another interesting question was why a Pharaoh was named after Seth and not Horus as was common practice in Egypt. Was this Pharaoh a heretic like Akhenaton or was there another reason? One thing that has surprised me is that the whole 8, Dynasty should have been made up. So some Egyptologists say. But is this really true? It makes me curious when they don´t mention the list of names that should have been made up, because I would like to hear what those names are. They also say that some list of Kings that should have reigned are uncertain. Still they have been mentioned. The problem is probably because that the names have been found somewhere, but there are no other traces or great archeological discoveries that can confirm, prove or support the existence of these uncertain lists of Kings that should have reigned.

Nefertiti wasn't Tut's biological mother, instead, she was his step mother.. Akhenaten and nefertiti had up to 6 known daughters together.. Their 3rd daughter princess Ankhesenpaaton (who was prolly the oldest surviving princess of the Royal family) went on to later marry her half brother Tutankhamun

I have thought kv21b is Nefertiti and for exactly the reasons you give. kv21a being the mother of Tut's children is therefore Akhesenamun and if kv21b is the mother of kv21a and she is as dna tells us then she is Nefertiti as Nefertiti was Ankh's mom. So sad that some lunatic tore off Ankh's head in the 1820s after her mummy had survived for 3000 years.

Excellent work dude🙂

again an amazing video. educational, realistic as well as something which make you think about all that has been discovered in the past, weather it is facts or fiction I still think of the wall behind King Tut's burial chamber. what's behind there? Mr. Woodside go take a look and bring us along lol good luck and thanks again

Fascinating!

Curtis and Kara, I certainly agree with you. You have to have an open mind in and field..

Thanks it was very interesting

This video Curtis is very thought proving I think Nefertiti is just one of those mysteries of ancient Egypt

Curtis,do you do tours to Egypt? I would love to go with you to Egypt together with some of my friends who would also want to go. Greetings from South Africa.

always luv Nefertiti. I agree a very compelling likness

In the novel The Twelfth Transforming by Pauline Gedge, Tiye is identified as the wife of Amenhotep III, sister of Ay, mother of Akenaten, and mother of Tutakenamun by her son Akenaten.

excellent doc

I love this channel 💕

Dr. Kara Cooney....she's got it right imho. Love this documentary!

Curtis ever the best, Naunton too !

Thank you so much. This video is wonderful.

Brilliant…. Loved the blooper 🤣🤣

I've always wondered if she is buried below someone else's burial chamber in secret so that no one can find her.

Agreed @47:43

Well, Akhenaten & the whole Amarna experiment were so vilified by subsequent pharaohs & powerful priests, & such efforts made to erase them from history, that both Akhenaten's & Nefertiti's remains might simply have been buried somewhere in the vast expanse of the Sahara & forgotten.

I’m a Nefertiti and 18th dynasty buff and I believe 21B is Nefertiti and the daughter Akhesenamun.

Really like the details you always add. Never knew some of the mummies have their name written on the bandages. That’s cool

Was waiting for a good docu on this subject, its been bothering me forever.lol I think finding her is less about what her body can tell us ,but the hopes people hold that she has all her treasures like Tut_ her remaining a mystery is probably the best outcome..she gets to keep her mystique.

To Dr. Dodson, sorry but YL35 cannot be Nefertiti. I had sent my findings to KMT editor Dennis Forbes with my findings, posted September 2019. Thank you kindly.

I would love to learn about Princess Scota Meritaten.

I think the Younger lady mummy and KV21B are both sisters and therefore daughters of Amenhotep III. Obviously they look alike so therefore they have to be kin in some shape or fashion.

I took a class w Professor Cooney and it was one of the most enjoyable classes I've taken at university. she's brilliant and a great lecturer who is obviously passionate and excited about her field of study.

Seems quite likely… Such a great reconscruction.

Awesome facts i im sure Nefretit is KV21B thx for Curtis,thumbs up.

I would not be surprised that her mummy has already been found a long time ago and is now lying somewhere in the storage room of some museum, without their knowledge about what they have

Beautiful. Amazing that an ancient statue with no fillers in her face is still admired for her beauty today.