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FIRST U.S EDITION

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Fletcher, J. (Joann)

The search for Nefertiti : the true story of an amazing discovery / Joann Fletcher.—1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 0-06-058556-0 (acid-free paper)

1. Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C. 2. Egypt—History— Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570–1320 B.C. 3. Excavations (Archaeology)— Egypt. 4. Egypt—Antiquities. 5. Fletcher, J. ( Joann) I.Title.

DT87.45.F54 2004

932′.014—dc22

2004044930

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