King Tut’s Tomb May Hide Secret Chambers, Reviving a Search for Queen Nefertiti
Ground-penetrating radar and microgravity measurements found anomalies that may mark a corridor and rooms, but researchers say the evidence remains inconclusive.
- Researchers in Egypt have identified underground anomalies near King Tut's tomb, KV62, revealing evidence of a roughly 6.5-feet-wide corridor extending from the burial chamber.
- The mystery dates back to 2015, when British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves proposed that KV62 might contain part of an older royal burial complex, hypothesizing it could conceal the tomb of Nefertiti.
- Combining ground-penetrating radar and microgravity measurements involving more than 1,200 data points, the team identified one feature called "anomaly 7," which appears aligned with the north wall consistent with man-made spaces.
- Mamdouh Eldamaty, an archaeologist at Ain Shams University, said findings "suggest a possible hidden complex of corridors and rooms," though Christopher Gaffney described the research as "fascinating" while cautioning information remains insufficient.
- If granted approval from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, researchers hope to begin exploratory work in November, potentially using remote-controlled miniature vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras to examine suspected spaces.
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