Nubian Nefertiti: Egypt's Southern Queens

For too long, the story of ancient feminine power along the Nile has been told through a single face — the serene, iconic profile of Egypt's Nefertiti, whose limestone bust has become the universal symbol of ancient queenship. Yet south of Egypt's borders, beyond the churning cataracts of the upper Nile, an equally magnificent tradition of female sovereignty flourished for more than two thousand y...