Is Cleopatra a Mummy?

Is Cleopatra a Mummy?

Excavations carried out by Kathleen Martínez have yielded ten mummies in 27 tombs of Egyptian nobles, as well as coins bearing images of Cleopatra and carvings showing the two in an embrace. ... It is therefore unlikely that Cleopatra was buried there."

Was Cleopatra's mummy found?

With unimaginable wealth and power, Cleopatra was the greatest woman of an era and one of the most iconic figures of the ancient world. ... Martinez has devoted nearly two decades of her life to perhaps the greatest mystery of all: Cleopatra's tomb has never been found.

Where is Cleopatra Mummy now?

She was buried with Antony in a mausoleum (a large tomb), ancient writers claimed. Recent media reports have claimed that archaeologists are on the verge of discovering this tomb at a site called "Taposiris Magna," located about 31 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alexandria.

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