The analysis of the scans performed in the burial chamber of the pharaoh Tutankhamen showed the existence of two hidden rooms that may contain metal or organic remains, said on Thursday Minister of Antiquities of Egypt, Mamdouh el-Damaty.
the Japanese study showed rooms that could again be scanned later this month, said the minister at a press conference Thursday in Cairo, adding that the team needs more support.
the discovery could shed light on one of the most turbulent periods of ancient Egyptian history, and a leading researcher believes that the remains of the queen Nefertiti could be inside
El-Damaty believes that the new rooms could contain the remains of a family member of Tutankhamen, but speculated that it could be Nefertiti -. that was one of the wives father of Tutankhamen, the pharaoh Akhenaten, but it is believed that it is not his mother.
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