Today we're diving into the life of Nefertiti, a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned in arguably Egypt's wealthiest period of history. Her life is surrounded by controversy and mystery. So today we will talk about Egyptology as a whole and the theories surrounding Nefertiti.

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Books and Articles used for research are as follows:
-“Akhenaten” by Peter F. Dorman in the Encyclopedia Britannica
-"Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen" by RE Freed, S D'Auria, and YJ Markowitz
-"Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Ay, Horemheb, and the Egyptian Counter-Reformation" by Aidan Dodson
-"Nefertiti - Mummy Queen of Mystery" by Badger Utopia
-"The Search for Nefertiti" by Joann Fletcher
-"Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: 1: From Antiquity to 1881" by Jason Thompson