Nefertiti in Berlin

 It IS a Fake

One of the biggest scandals in the world of archeology centers around the "supposed" bust of Nefertiti which sits in the Berlin museum. 

Speaking as a layman with limited knowledge, in my opinion, I see it as a fake for the following reasons.

In over 100 years since it was "found" on the floor of a sculptor, no other image of the queen has been located. 

Like the Phaistos disc, the icon was found undamaged after a five-foot fall onto hardened sand, despite landing face down.

One of the two researchers who told papers it is a fake, suddenly changed his mind, why? He was appointed the head of the Egyptology Department of the museum that holds the statue - what better way to silence an opponent than make them head curator in charge of the item.

All that can be said is it was made from stone, and covered in plaster, and neither can be dated as yet. The paints and clay used "are similar" to those from the area.

The main thing against the bust being genuine is that despite being "found" less than 10 feet below the sand - wow how did that not get found earlier - the paint is nowhere close to being as damaged as one would expect from a wind-blown statue of over 3,000 years in a desert.

The man who found the bust, Ludwig Borchardt was told he had to find something of note, or this would be his last trip; as it was, it was his last as he ended his interest in Egypt after the trip. Borchardt was also a friend of a known forger.

If you wish for a sign it is genuine, Egypt is still claiming it belongs to them; I put that down to not liking being robbed more than proving the authenticity of the bust, after all, Egyptians have made a living from duplicating relics since the days of Tutankhamun.