Queen Cleopatra's Skull Believed To Have Been Found

Archaeologists believe they have found the skull of Egypt's Queen Cleopatra. The remains were uncovered during a radar survey of the Temple of Taposiris in Alexandria.

Egyptologists - who claim the skull is the most important find since the tomb of Tutankhamen was unearthed in 1992 - are now searching for the bones of Cleopatra's Roman general lover Mark Antony.

Excavation leader Zahi Hawass said: "This could be the most important discovery of the 21st century. This is the perfect place for them to be hidden."

Scientists are testing the skull and a complete skeleton found nearby to confirm they are the remains of the legendary queen.

Published 4/20/09 by

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