📺 Unveiling The Truth: What Was REALLY Found at Cleopatra's Tomb?

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A string of recent discoveries at a site in Egypt has sent shockwaves through the archaeological community. The findings seem to have pushed archaeologists one step closer to finding the long-lost tomb of Queen Cleopatra.

What's been discovered near the great city of Alexandria may force academics to reevaluate their understanding of the famous Egyptian queen and the socio-political climate of her era. But what exactly was found? And how will it impact our interpretation of one of the greatest queens of ancient Egypt? Let's find out!

The discovery of the lost tomb of Cleopatra would undoubtedly be the most significant archaeological find of the 21st century. Egyptologists have been searching for over a century to find the resting place of the Ptolemaic Queen, yet no one has even come close. However, one former lawyer turned archaeologist has dedicated the past twenty years of her life to finding this tomb, and she may be closer than anyone ever thought she would be.

Kathleen Martinez has always been interested in the life of Cleopatra, citing Shakespeare's play as one influence that brought about her desire to find the lost tomb. Kathleen Martinez spent most of her younger years as a lawyer before her fascination with Queen Cleopatra led her to take on a leadership role in a joint operation known as the Egyption-Dominican Archaeological Mission. She had spent years researching everything she could about Cleopatra and developed a fascinating hypothesis on where she believed the Egyptian Queen could be buried. Her initial thoughts were based on the idea that if Cleopatra was a follower of the god Isis, then it's most likely she would have been buried in a temple dedicated to this Egyptian deity. So, in 2002, Kathleen made her first trip to Egypt to visit some of the possible sites for Cleopatra's burial and even had a meeting with the then Minister of State and Antiquities Affairs of Egypt, Zahi Hawass. Kathleen took with her a map of conceivable sites where Cleopatra could be buried, using the writings of Greek geographer and historian Strabos as a reference. She came up with 21 locations, and after carefully examining the potential sites, she was drawn to an ancient temple on the outskirts of the great city of Alexandria. This was the temple of Taposiris Magna, the place she had been searching for.

While for centuries it was assumed that Clepoatras body would have been buried in her city of Alexandria, Kathleen had put forth a theory that the queen wanted to be taken out of the city following her death. According to legend, Cleopatra and her lover, Marc Anthony, committed suicide following their defeat at the hands of the Roman emperor Octavian. Following this, Kathleen suggests that Cleopatra and Marc Anthony's bodies were removed from the city and taken to an undisclosed religious temple. Katleen believes this temple is the Ptolemaic ruins of Taposiris Magna, which lies 50 kilometres west of Alexandria. Following her short trip in 2002, Kathleen returned home to The Dominican Republic. Still, she couldn't resist spending every spare minute she had researching about the temple of Taposiris Magna. After becoming increasingly interested in the site, Kathleen decided to leave her law practice behind and focus entirely on archaeology and the search for Cleopatra's tomb. Kathleen prepared a project with the support of the Universidad Catolica Santo Domingo, and she planned on moving to Egypt to begin an excavation after she received a permit from the Egyption government. This was a historic moment, as it was the first time in history that the Egyptian Ministry of Archaeology issued a permit to a country in Latin America, allowing them to excavate on Egyptian soil. Excavations began on the site in 2004 and were financed mainly by Kathleen herself. In 2005, Kathleen travelled back to the Dominican Republic, where she was awarded the position of First Minister Of Culture to Egypt. This ensured she could continue with excavations in Taposiris Magna.

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