Season 2 Episode 8
Thank you for joining me for Season 2 Episode 8 of the Strange Neighborhood Podcast andtoday we go back in time all the way to the eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt and examine the strange and mysterious life of one of the most recognizable figures of all time, the enigmatic Nefertiti.
Even after more than 3000 years the mystery surrounding Egypt's queen Nefertiti is still fascinating to archeologists and historical researchers, no one knows where she came from or who she was before becoming queen, but she ruled alongside her husband, the Pharaoh Akenhaten, from Amarna the capital they established and had constructed in tribute of Atin, the new monotheistic sun god that was represented by the solar disk.
If you look up ancient depictions of this queen and her immediate family, including her husband, you will notice something striking about their physical appearance... elongated skulls. Akenaten, Nefertiti, their six daughters, and curiously, Tutenkhamen or king Tut (Egyptologists argue whether he is Nefertiti's son or not). The mummies found that correspond to the members in this family present this cranial abnormality so we know its not just an artists interpretation. These ancient royals are the only figures in ancient egyptian history to have cranial abnomalities of this kind.... and from here it just gets weirder.
Join me for this episode and find out what the heck the UN flag and WWII have to do with this story,
its kind of crazy, but all the best stories are,
XO Kalen
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