They look for secret chambers in Tutankhamen’s tomb – Terra Peru

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) – There is a 90% chance of finding hidden cameras in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, according to preliminary results of a new exploration trimilenario mausoleum, authorities said Egyptian Saturday.

A tourist takes photos of inscriptions on the walls of the tomb of King Merenptah in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, Thursday November 22, 2012. There is a 90% chance of finding hidden cameras in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, according to preliminary results of a new exploration trimilenario mausoleum, Egyptian officials said Saturday November 28, 2015.

Photo: AP Photo / Nariman El-Mofty, File / AP in Spanish

The discovery of a new camera could illuminate one of the most turbulent times of ancient Egypt and a leading Egyptologist believes that the remains of Queen Nefertiti could be inside.

The search for the hidden camera began last week. Announcing the results of analyzes, Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh el-Damaty, said at a news conference in Luxor on Saturday that will be studied in Japan for one month before continuing the search.

Luxor in southern Egypt, was a capital in Pharaonic times and the place are several huge temples and tombs.

The British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves argues the theory that Tutankhamun, who died at age 19, was buried hastily in an outer chamber which was the tomb of Queen Nefertiti.

Renowned for its beauty, Nefertiti has been portrayed in a bust made 3,300 years ago, which is in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin.

Reeves elaborated his hypothesis when high resolution images straight lines found in the tomb. Those lines, hidden by the colors and texture of the stones, it indicates the presence of a sealed chamber, he said. The images were broadcast on television in September.

Nefertiti was the chief wife of Pharaoh Akenaten, who tried unsuccessfully to impose an early form of monotheism based on the worship of the sun. It happened a pharaoh known as Semenkare and then Tutankhamun, who it is believed was the son of Akenaten.

Tutankhamun, Nefertiti and Family Akenaten ruled during a period of turmoil that ended with a military coup led by General Horemheb. The whole family names were erased from official records.

Reeves believes Semenkare is actually Nefertiti.

This is the second discovery announced this week. On Tuesday, el-Damaty said the Austrian Archaeological Institute uncovered a “near giant” 3,500 years ago on the site of Avaris, another ancient capital. The near sandstone is 500 meters long and seven meters thick, said Mahmoud Afifi, the Ministry of Antiquities.