Berlin- German researchers have discovered that the bust of an Egyptian pharaonic queen hailed as the world's most beautiful woman actually has two faces.
Sophisticated CT scanning technology unearthed the secret of Queen Nefertiti, according to an article published Tuesday in the journal Radiology.
Scientists from the Imaging Science Institute at Berlin's Charite hospital found a carefully carved limestone face under the outer stucco of the bust, according to the article.
Berlin/Cairo - German archaeologists may have tricked Egyptian customs officials into allowing them to smuggle the bust of Queen Nefertiti to Berlin nearly a century ago, according to a secret document unearthed recently.
The German magazine Der Spiegel revealed details of the document, which could prompt calls from Egypt for a return of the 3,400-year-figure of the pharaonic queen, hailed as the world's most beautiful woman.
Berlin- German researchers have discovered that the bust of an Egyptian pharaonic queen hailed as the world's most beautiful woman actually has two faces.
Berlin/Cairo - German archaeologists may have tricked Egyptian customs officials into allowing them to smuggle the bust of Queen Nefertiti to Berlin nearly a century ago, according to a secret document unearthed recently.
