Archaeologists '100 percent certain' long overlooked body is Queen Hatshepsut

Mummy is dearest: Archaeologists '100 percent certain' long overlooked body is Queen Hatshepsut, most powerful of women pharaohs. | ajc.com: "The long-overlooked mummy of an obese woman, who probably suffered from diabetes and liver cancer, has been identified as Queen Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh, Egyptian archaeologists said Wednesday.

A single tooth was the key to solving one of the greatest mysteries of ancient Egypt, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said. If confirmed —- DNA tests are ongoing —- the discovery could be the most significant since the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Hatshepsut ruled for 20 years in the 15th century B.C., dressing like a man and wearing a fake beard. A monumental builder, she wielded much more power than two other famous ancient Egyptian women, Cleopatra and Nefertiti. But when she died, all traces of her mysteriously disappeared, including her mummy."