“Expedition Anon” on the Travel Channel, which airs Wednesday night. This face is the result of the latest 3D imaging technology, which used the mummy’s facial structure to bring the 3,400-year-old queen to life. However, it’s the statue’s skin tone, not its cheekbones, that stands out. This face has sparked widespread controversy.

To create a bust of the ancient queen, a team of scientists from the University of Bristol in England digitally mapped the face of a mummy known as “The Young Lady.” Found in 1898, the mummy was believed to be that of Queen Nefertiti, but this has never been proven. The mummy’s face was then digitally mapped to create an accurate facial structure for the bust. Paleontologist Elizabeth Dynes then recreated the queen’s face on the bust, a painstaking process that took approximately 500 hours, according to a statement on the TV show. By comparing the bust to historical images of Nefertiti, the researchers were able to prove that the “Young Lady” mummy was indeed the famous queen.

“This extraordinary face appears to be consistent with ancient representations of Nefertiti,” Aidan Dodson, an Egyptologist at the University of Bristol and a co-author of the project, said in a statement. “It is extraordinary. And, taken together with the latest genetic data, it provides us with exciting evidence that the young woman’s mummy is none other than Queen Nefertiti herself.”

The program focuses on investigating the lives of three of the most powerful women in ancient Egyptian history: Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, and Nefertiti, according to a statement issued by the program.

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According to the History Channel, Nefertiti reigned from 1353 to 1336 BC, likely ruling Egypt after the death of her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten. Her full name, Neferneferuaten, means “Beautiful is the beauty of Aten, a beautiful woman has arrived,” honoring both the major Egyptian god, Aten, and the queen’s renowned beauty.

The 3D images only succeeded in replicating the mummy’s facial structure; other features, such as skin tone and eye color, were left to the artist’s discretion. The artist’s decision to depict Nefertiti with lighter skin quickly sparked outrage on Twitter.

Since Nefertiti lived long before the age of photography, there is no way to know the ancient queen’s exact skin tone, although the most famous bust depicting her, believed to have been created in 1345 BC, depicts a darker-skinned king.

Beyond the controversy surrounding skin tone, the new bust is being celebrated for its accuracy in other aspects, such as its depiction of the queen’s muscular strength and the depth of her skin texture. Together, these details reveal the face of one of the most influential and famous women in world history.

A facial reconstruction of the “Young Lady” mummy, along with a 3D rendering of her head, created from a digital photograph taken by Elizabeth Daines in collaboration with Travel Channel’s “Uncharted Journey” and Josh Gates. Photo courtesy of Travel Channel.