Researchers excavating Meret-Neith;s grave in Abydos, Egypt, say that the sheer extravagance they have discovered suggests she may have been the first female pharaoh in ancient Egypt.

The tomb of Wahbire-merry-Neith, an ancient Egyptian commander of foreign soldiers, was uncovered by a Czech archaeological mission from Charles University in Abusir near Saqqara, Egypt.

It may not look like much, but this is the burial site for Queen Meret-Neith. She’s the only woman to have her own monumental tomb in Abydos, which is documented to be ancient Egypt’s first ...