Ancient Egyptian Forum

Tadukhipa · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:28 pm Post subject: Hawass' Change Of Heart

I've always thought his theories on the Nefertiti mummy to be at least a biased as Joanne Fletcher's but whatever. I'm taking this story with a grain of salt, but at the very least he did a DNA test! Yep. That's right. Zahi did a DNA test. (I still think the mummy is Meritaten. It even LOOKS like a girl to me, but whatever. If the results really WERE definate that the mummy's a man, you'd think they'd have more publicity, plus all the earlier medical examiners said that it's a woman.). Read the whole stink right here: http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/040113_nef/test.html
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egypt22 · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 5:07 am Post subject:

thats awesome that he did a DNA test, i dont have time to read it rightnow but when i do i will type about it later!
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Meritaton · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

Hawass himself said DNA testing is not reliable. He hates Fletcher so much he even goes into contradicting himself. I still think this mummy is either Akhenaten's daughter or his sister.

AmeliaEgypt · Servant Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 25 Location: Oklahoma

I kind of feel sorry for Fletcher, making such a fool of her self on television.
Laughing

okay so i can't keep a straight face saying that.
But you have to admit it was a good way to be cheered up, watching that special!
Yes it would be great if we had found Nefertiti, but i don't believe we will find her or Akenaten. Their bodies most likely are too distroyed! Or nothing left at all. most likely the later.
I agree it can possible be one of the children, but not Nefertiti.
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I am deeply gratified that Egyptian authorities have taken steps to stop the blantent tall tales that come from scholars mostly about the Amarna Period, but are not limited to it.

The tall tales are motivated in my most humble opinion to obtain funding and to make a name for one's self.

It is long past time that Egyptian authorities began action to stop this habit.

i do feel for Dr. Fletcher, she isn't the first but hopefully she will be the last.

Horemheb · Servant Joined: 25 Mar 2004 Posts: 18

The mummie is right next to that of Queen Tiy so we might guess it was from her immediate family. The problem is that there were many members of that family, especially women. They will have to teat the whole group to get a really good idea.
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Ankhesenamun3 · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:12 pm Post subject:

If the DNA testing said it was a male does that mean that it is 100% sure the mummies a male. I thought the mummy was Meriaten or one of Nefertiti's younger daughters, but if it's a male then that is impossible. Confused

Does anyone know how acurate DNA testing is in telling the gender of a mummy??

PharoahKel · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:12 pm Post subject:

Im still a lil confused on how we dont know if its a boy or girl by looking at it?
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Ankhesenamun3 · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:00 am Post subject:

The mummy could be up to 3,000 years old. Does that answer the question? Wink

Ortonette · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 10:21 am Post subject:

hey!
i dunno if u guys have read my question in the hw thing, if u have and im repeating myself please forgive me but its v important to me!
im doing a major work for my hsc on joanne fletcher, nefertiti and zahi hawass and any info at all that u guys can give me would be extremley appreciated! Laughing

Tadukhipa · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject:

PharoahKel · Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 1:16 am Post subject:

Ha! Yea, It did make sense, thanks!
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Dark_Meryetamun_28 · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:17 pm Post subject:

hee hee...mummies are like Michael Jackson. You don't know WHAT they are.
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Niankhkhnum · Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:23 am Post subject:

Tadukhipa wrote:

nileqt87 · Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:

i'm not going there.

can't one tell by the width of the hips? though akhenaten, being a marfan's guy and frequently shown with a feminine physique because of his deformatory disease...i'm sure it's a bit more difficult to tell. the skull is the obvious part when identifying that part of the 18th dynasty.

perhaps the marfan's is what is making the female/male thing so hard to tell.

usually length of the femur (?) and width of the hips is anthropologically how they can tell the gender.