Egypt archaeology scans ‘could solve’ Nefertiti mystery

Egypt has invited archaeologists from all over the world to examine new analysis of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

Scientists have completed more scanning of two recently discovered chambers behind the tomb, part of the quest for the remains of Queen Nefertiti.

British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves says that although more research is needed, he believes she lies buried in the complex at Luxor, in the rooms hidden for millennia beyond the north wall of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

But locating her burial chamber will be painstaking work.

“We have to reach our goal, but we have to be sure, 100 percent, step-by-step, what we have to go, and we have to know exactly our road, for this reason we took several steps with radar scan,” said Mamdouh el-Damaty, former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities.

More scans are planned in April – and the world’s archaeologists have been invited to Cairo in early May to examine the findings.

It’s thought Tutankhamun’s tomb could be merely the outer area of a larger tomb belonging to Nefertiti, who was one of his father’s wives.

It could prove to be Egypt’s biggest discovery since the king’s 3,000-year-old burial chamber was uncovered in 1922.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-02

Yes sir we have Nefertiti.

The work will be painstaking,we must be certain!

This will cost thousands of pounds! And what will we have at the end of it? Proof that some old bitch queen has been dead for 3000 years.

AS,here we have KKDAVE,who proberly can quote the cheap beer prices in dozens of pubs in several countries but would proberly fail an exam against an eight year old. Do not attempt to read any more of these items of what may be happening outside the neon lights areas KK it may give you a head ache.

The work will be painstaking,we must be certain!

This will cost thousands of pounds! And what will we have at the end of it? Proof that some old bitch queen has been dead for 3000 years.

KKD....what a cynic.

They (not us) will have something/s far more important.....glory, names etched in history (who doesn't know the names 'Howard Carter', and 'Lord Carnarvon'??), and even more important, if that's possble, they'll have more funding to indulge their passion, world tours, give lectures, receive huge public recognition, and be rich.

Hang on! Who's the cynic here?

Edited April 2, 201610 yr by F4UCorsair

It's full of grain

Yes sir we have Nefertiti.

You mean Nefer Titi's

The work will be painstaking,we must be certain!

This will cost thousands of pounds! And what will we have at the end of it? Proof that some old bitch queen has been dead for 3000 years.

KKD....what a cynic.

They (not us) will have something/s far more important.....glory, names etched in history (who doesn't know the names 'Howard Carter', and 'Lord Carnarvon'??), and even more important, if that's possble, they'll have more funding to indulge their passion, world tours, give lectures, receive huge public recognition, and be rich.

Hang on! Who's the cynic here?

I doubt KKD knew those names before.

Obviously he's a man of culture and the beneficiary of a classical education - not.

It's full of grain

Why? Did someone have a grain scam scheme in those days then?

" But locating her burial chamber will be painstaking work."

They just have to drill one or two 10 mm holes in the wall and put an inspection camera inside and can film the whole room without damaging the rest of the wall.

How simple can it be

Maybe they can solve a "mystery." However, I rather think Egyptologists are not into solving mysteries. By all accounts, they are preoccupied with reinforcing their theories, securing grants, and nurturing their status quo ancient worldview- after all, not to do so means money evaporates. A fan of Graham Hancock, I also find Egyptologists usually steer clear of "mysteries."

I truly hope they find something amazing not just a 3000 yo inactive post.

Hidden Chamber in King Tut's Tomb May Contain Nefertiti

A researcher claims to have found a 'ghost' doorway hiding beneath the plaster on the wall of the burial chamber, which he believes leads to the tomb of the ruler's supposed mother, Queen Nefertiti.

Nefertiti, whose name means "a beautiful woman has come," was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. She and her husband established the cult of Aten, the sun god, and promoted Egyptian artwork that was radically different from its predecessors.

Edited April 3, 201610 yr by Wilsonandson

Yes sir we have Nefertiti.

Don't let any hot-head ragheads near her bust - they'll pulverize it with a steel pipe.