Ancient Egypt's most powerful female pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut, has been identified Egyptian archaeologists said Wednesday. A monumental builder, she wielded more power than two other famous ancient Egyptian women, Cleopatra and Nefertiti.

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Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo.

In response to a listener question Hawass also reveals that Queen Tiye will be CT Scanned and DNA tested in September.

Egypt Says Mummy of Ancient Queen Identified, NPR Radio, USA, June 27, 2007. Ten minutes and thirty-one seconds in total.

cf. 'Find of century' for Egyptology, BBC News, UK, June 27, 2007. Includes video footage linked on the right-hand side.

cf. Discovery of authentic mummy of Hatshepsut, Egypt State Information Service, Egypt, June 27, 2007.

Previously:

Tooth leads Egypt to Hatshepsut mummy, June 27, 2007.

Tooth clinches identification of Egyptian queen, June 27, 2007.

Tooth may have solved mummy mystery, June 27, 2007.

Egyptologists think they have Hatshepsut's mummy, June 26, 2007.