An archaeological detective story opens a door into anextraordinary moment in the history of Ancient Egypt, as thediscovery of a long-lost cemetery not far from King Tut's tombshines a light on an often-overlooked Egyptian kingdom.Treasures emerge revealing details of a unique period about2,700 years ago, when kings from Nubia – present-day Sudan– conquered Egypt and shifted the status of Egyptian women,giving them remarkable power. Archaeologists and historiansreveal how the ascent of The God's Wife of Amun lifted somewomen to the highest echelons of religious, political, andfinancial power in the ancient Egyptian empire.
