Cleopatra
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Archeologists believe that they have finally found the final resting place of 'Cleopatra' -- the celebrated queen of ancient Egypt.

Zahi Hawass, director of Egypt's Superior Council for Antiquities, said Wednesday that a radar survey of the Tabusiris Magna temple has found a complex tunnel system that may contain the tombs of Cleopatra VII and celebrated Roman general, Mark Antony.

Teams from Egypt and the Dominican Republic will next week begin excavating the sites, which lie some 17 miles from the city of Alexandria.

The archeologists had previously found a bust of Cleopatra made of alabaster, 22 coins bearing her image, as well as a mask believed to belong to Mark Antony.

According to historic takes, Cleopatra and Mark Anthony committed suicide after being defeated in the battle of Actium. Their remains were never found.

A recent study by British scholars claimed that Cleopatra, was of Macedonian stock and contrary to popular belief not a beauty.

Academics at the University of Newcastle have also argued that Cleopatra was a pointy-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a jutting jaw line - an assessment based on a Roman coin.