Reefa Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves enters King Tutankhamun's tomb at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, March 31, 2016. A radar surveys is scheduled Thursday by to confirm or deny claims that King Tutankhamun's tomb contains hidden undiscovered chambers Egypt's archaeologists announced Friday they completed more extensive scanning of the two recently discovered hidden chambers behind King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings as part of a quest that some hope could ultimately lead to finding Queen Nefertiti's remains. Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anani told reporters gathered at the famed site on the western bank of the Nile River, opposite the southern city of Luxor, that experts worked for 11 hours overnight to obtain 40 scans of five different levels of the area behind Tutankhamun's burial chamber. More scans will follow at the end of April, he said, and invited archaeologists from all over the world to come to Cairo in early May to examine the findings. The scans are part of a quest for the remains of Queen Nefertiti and could answer the question whether her mummy lies behind the false walls in the Luxor complex. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves said he still believes Tut's tomb is "simply the outer elements of a larger tomb" belonging to Nefertiti. The discovery made last month that the hidden rooms behind King Tut's tomb could contain metal or organic material could shine new light on one of ancient Egypt's most turbulent times, and Reeves has theorized that Nefertiti might be inside. Others have speculated that the new chambers could contain the tomb of a member of Tutankhmun's family, not necessarily Nefertiti, who was one of the wives of Tutankhmun's father, the Pharoah Akhenaten, but is not believed to be Tut's mother. Reeves told reporters Friday at the Valley of the Kings that the overnight scanning provided "the most detailed data" so far on the secret chambers. He has speculated that Tutankhamun, who died at age 19, may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Nefertiti's tomb. "I believe and I still believe" that the King Tut's tomb is "simply the outer elements of a larger tomb that is of Nefertiti," he said, repeating his assertion about the ancient queen whose 3,300-year-old bust on display in Berlin is one of the most famous symbols of ancient Egypt and classical beauty. The discovery of the hidden chambers has ignited massive interest among the archaeological community and beyond. It could also renew excitement in Egypt's antiquities and help reinvigorate the country's flagging tourism industry. Tourism has been hit hard in Egypt in recent years by political violence, an insurgency in the northern Sinai Peninsula, and persistent attacks since the military's 2013 overthrow of an elected but divisive Islamist president. SourcE Egypt's archaeologists announced Friday they completed more extensive scanning of the two recently discovered hidden chambers behind King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings as part of a quest that some hope could ultimately lead to finding Queen Nefertiti's remains. Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anani told reporters gathered at the famed site on the western bank of the Nile River, opposite the southern city of Luxor, that experts worked for 11 hours overnight to obtain 40 scans of five different levels of the area behind Tutankhamun's burial chamber. More scans will follow at the end of April, he said, and invited archaeologists from all over the world to come to Cairo in early May to examine the findings. The scans are part of a quest for the remains of Queen Nefertiti and could answer the question whether her mummy lies behind the false walls in the Luxor complex. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves said he still believes Tut's tomb is "simply the outer elements of a larger tomb" belonging to Nefertiti. The discovery made last month that the hidden rooms behind King Tut's tomb could contain metal or organic material could shine new light on one of ancient Egypt's most turbulent times, and Reeves has theorized that Nefertiti might be inside. Others have speculated that the new chambers could contain the tomb of a member of Tutankhmun's family, not necessarily Nefertiti, who was one of the wives of Tutankhmun's father, the Pharoah Akhenaten, but is not believed to be Tut's mother. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-04-egyptians-scans-secret-rooms-tut.html#jCp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisam Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Results in latest Nefertiti tomb search could come next week By Michael Pearson, CNN Updated 2243 GMT (0543 HKT) April 1, 2016 Queen Nefertiti's resting place discovered? Story highlights It will take at least a week to analyze results from latest scans, officials say An international conference is scheduled for May 8 to discuss results (CNN)King Tut's tomb isn't giving up its secrets that easily. Egypt's new antiquities minister said Friday that a third round of radar scans seeking hidden chambers in the famous chamber offered hints, but no obvious home runs, in the search for what could be Queen Nefertiti's tomb. Eric Berkenpas and Alan Turchik get the radar unit ready to scan walls. Photo credit: Kenneth Garrett/National Geographic/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. "We have a lot of information. So at this moment, 10 hours after finishing work, we can't say 100% whether there is something or not," Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Anany said after the scans were complete. It will take at least a week to review the extensive data collected by two types of radar scanners, he said. The team needs time to remove signal interference and anomalies in the data, said Mohamed Abbas, the head of the Egyptian team involved in the research. A fourth round of scanning, using yet another technique, is scheduled for later in April, followed by an international conference of experts on May 8 to discuss the findings. Technicians prepare to scan a wall in a small room next to the burial chamber. Photo credit: Kenneth Garrett/National Geographic/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. A British archaeologist, Nicolas Reeves, proposed in August that Nefertiti's final resting place is tucked away in a hidden chamber inside Tutankhamun's tomb. Nefertiti ruled Egypt alongside her husband, Amenhotep IV, but vanished after reigning for 12 years. Reeves said he believes high-resolution images of the wall of Tut's tomb show evidence of "ghost doorways" that have previously gone unnoticed. After an earlier scan, then-Antiquties Minister Mamdouh El Damati said scientists were 90% sure they had found two new chambers hidden behind walls in Tut's tomb. The scan also revealed metallic and organic material, Damati said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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