Queen Nefertiti..

A computerised reconstruction of the face believed to belong to famed Egyptian beauty Queen Nefertiti is seen in this handout photo issued Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Built from a mummy discovered by British Egyptologist Joann Fletcher, the face is revealed as part of a Sept. 7, 2003, program on the Discovery Channel following Fletcher's work in uncovering what she believes is the tomb of Nefertiti.


A bust of ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti ... tests have shown that a mummy found in KV35, the tomb of Amenhotep II, may be Nefertiti, whose life has been shrouded in mystery for over 3,000 years.

This May 18, 1995 file photo shows the 5000-year-old bust of Nefertiti on display at the Egyptian Museum in Berlin. Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt«s Supreme Council of Antiquities, claims that the director of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin created a "disgraceful display" and could have damaged the piece when he allowed contemporary sculptors to pair Nefertiti with their bronze nude for a project that is part of the Venice Biennale, one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art festivals.

FILES) A file picture taken on August 12, 2005, shows the bust of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt in Berlin's Old Museum. Egypt will demand Germany return an ancient bust of Queen Nefertiti if a document suggesting it was fraudulently spirited out of the country is authentic, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on February 11, 2009


The 3.300 years-old bust of Nefertiti sits in an exhibition in the Kulturforum in Berlin on Tuesday, March 1, 2005. The bust of Nefertiti moved here last night from Berlin's Egyptian Museum before it will relocate to the "Altes Museum" on the Museumsinsel in Berlin on Aug. 8. 2005. The collection of Berlin's Egyptian Museum was divided into a West and East Berlin part at the end of World War II and will finally return from former West Berlin to its historic location on the Museumsinsel in the former eastern part of the city

Mummy believed to be Nefertiti, lying in a side chamber of royal tomb KV35 in the Valley of the Kings. Taken February 2003.

The bust of Queen Nefertiti (1340 BC) will soon be moving to a downtown Berlin museum. Here the bust is seen in the more distant museum where the Egyptian collection has been on display for many years.

The bust of Nefertiti is displayed in an exhibition room in Berlin's Altes Museum in this August 12, 2005 file photo. Nefertiti, an ancient Egyptian queen regarded as the Mona Lisa of the ancient world, may not have been such a looker after all, German scientists said on March 31, 2009. A delicately carved face in the limestone core of the famous bust of Nefertiti suggests the royal sculptor at the time may have smoothed creases around the mouth and fixed a bumpy nose to depict the "Beauty of the Nile" in a better light

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Mumbai ...traditional way of life -- if only for a few days.

A young Indian city dweller (C) is watched by local children as he takes pictures during his stay in the remote village of Purushwadi some 140 miles (220kms) west of Mumbai on March 14, 2009. The remote village of Purushwadi is perched high in the jagged hills of Maharashtra state, western India

A young Indian city dweller Hans Lewis (3L) an artist and web entrepreneur poses during their stay in the remote village of Purushwadi some 140 miles (220kms) west of Mumbai on March 14, 2009. The remote village of Purushwadi is perched high in the jagged hills of Maharashtra state, western India.

Young Indian city dwellers are watched by local children as they swim in a river during their stay in the remote village of Purushwadi some 140 miles (220kms) west of Mumbai on March 14, 2009. The remote village of Purushwadi is perched high in the jagged hills of Maharashtra state, western India. Life for the tribal famers here hasn't changed much in centuries. Locals still live with their animals in mud-brick houses with dried cow dung floors, there is no electricity or running water and the day revolves around backbreaking work in the fields under the harsh rays of an unforgiving sun. Yet places like this are now attracting India's city dwellers, who are eager to swap their desk jobs and the stresses of metropolitan living for clean air and a more traditional way of life -- if only for a few days.

. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years...

Coats hang from a wall while one covers a bust sitting on a workshop floor in the sculpture town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A sculptor is framed in a nearly completed mantle-piece as he works on a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A text book of European statues, used by a sculptor as a guide book, lies on the ground in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A sculptor grinds a block of stone in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A sculptor works on the head of a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

Sculptors work in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A sculptor is seen through a window as he works in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009

A sculptor grinds a block of stone in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009

A sculptor works on the head of a statue as a text book of European statues lies on the ground next to him in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

Sculptors stand on scaffolding as they work on a large statue of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

A sculptor works on a block of stone as statues stand in wooden crates behind him in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

Sculptors work in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009.

Sculptors work on a carving depicting the 'Last Supper' in an outdoor workshop littered with nearly completed stone statues in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009.

A sculptor works on a statue in an outdoor workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009.

A poster of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong hangs from the wall of a showroom displaying statues in a workshop in the town of Quyang, located 250 kilometres southwest of Beijing March 23, 2009. The town, that has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2000 years, has fallen on hard days after the world economic slump sucked away demand for the ornate stone statues, busts and carvings that this barren corner of Hebei province has made its speciality. Unbought statues of Jesus and Mary and copies of ancient busts now far outnumber the workers who chip and grind away in the small workshops. Picture taken March 23, 2009

Egypt's supreme council of antiquities showing a 3,000-year-old wooden coffin illegally smuggled out of Egypt....

This undated photo released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities on Thursday, March 5, 2009, shows a statue of ancient pharaoh Amenhotep III which was found by an excavation team clearing out a temple dedicated to the pharaoh, on the west bank of the Nile in the southern city of Luxor, in Egypt. A team of Egyptian and European archaeologists has discovered two large statues of Amenhotep III who ruled Egypt some 3,400 years ago, the country's archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said Thursday

In this handout undated picture released by Egypt's supreme council of antiquities showing a 3,000-year-old wooden coffin illegally smuggled out of Egypt more than a century ago. Egypt's chief archaeologist said Sunday, March 22, 2009, that an official request will soon be filed with U.S. authorities to return the wooden coffin which belonged to a member of the 21st Dynasty, which ruled over Egypt from 1081-931 B.C.

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The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India...

Indian youths throw coloured water onto one another as they celebrate Holi, the 'festival of colours' in New Delhi on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring.

Eric (one name only) from the US poses with his coloured face on the occasion of Holi in The Paharganj area in New Delhi on March 11 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring

David (one name only (R) from the US plays Holi with Indian youths in The Paharganj area in New Delhi on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring.

Eric (one name only) (R) from the US gets gulal (coloured power) smeared onto his face by an Australian friend (L) as they celebrate Holi in The Paharganj area in New Delhi on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring

David (L) from US gets gulal (coloured power) smeared onto his face by his Australian friend (R) in The Paharganj area in New Delhi on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring.

Eric (one name only) from the US sprays water fron his toy pistol onto Indian youths while playing Holi in The Paharganj area in New Delhi on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone upon the advent of spring