![]() ![]() Windeby I (16), is the name given to the bog body in 1952 that was preserved in a peat bog close to Windeby located in Northern Germany containing the remains of a teenage male who lived between 41 BCE and 118 CE.Early speculation was that this mummy was the remains of Queen Nefertiti, which was proven to be incorrect. Through recent DNA tests, this mummy has been identified as the mother of the pharaoh Tutankhamun and a daughter of pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. The Younger Lady (25–35), who lived during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, is the informal name given to a mummy whose death cause is unknown who was discovered in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings in tomb KV35 by archaeologist Victor Loret in 1898.Almost no details are known about her and the cause of her death remains a mystery. Amcotts Moor Woman is the name of a bog body of a female who lived during 200–400 CE that was discovered in a bog close to Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England, in 1747.The location of Cleopatra's tomb is unknown. Some academics hypothesize that her Roman political rival Octavian forced her to commit suicide in the manner of her choosing. Modern scholars debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and whether she was murdered. Primary source accounts are derived mainly from the works of the ancient Roman historians Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio. According to Greek and Roman historians, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or sharp implement such as a hairpin. According to popular belief, Cleopatra committed suicide by allowing an asp ( Egyptian cobra) to bite her. Cleopatra (39), the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August 30 BCE in Alexandria.Main article: Lists of unsolved murders Unsolved deaths Ancient ![]()
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