Radar use approved to search Tutankhamun’s tomb for hidden room
Radar use approved to search Tutankhamuns tomb for hidden room
Egyptian panel give green light to search for burial place of Queen Nefertiti, which is believed to be hidden off the kings tomb
Agence France-Presse
Thursday 22 October 2015 18.55 EDT
An Egyptian panel of experts has approved the use of radar to search for a hidden chamber in King Tutankhamuns tomb, which may be the burial place of Queen Nefertiti, said an official.
Archaeologists have never discovered the mummy of the legendary beauty, but the renowned British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves said in a recent study that her tomb could be in a secret chamber adjoining Tutankhamuns tomb in the Valley of Kings at Luxor, southern Egypt.
Reeves, who was in Luxor in September to test his theory, believes one door of Tutankhamuns tomb could conceal the burial place of Nefertiti.
The committee of experts has given its approval for using radars, said Mushira Mussa, an antiquities ministry spokeswoman. But we are still awaiting clearance from security services, and some time in November we may start searching Tutankhamuns tomb.
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