For hidden rooms – El Diario de Yucatan

         

     

CAIRO (AP) .- The analysis of the scans performed in the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamen showed the existence of two hidden rooms that may contain metal or organic remains, revealed yesterday the Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el- Damaty.

the discovery revives rumors that one chamber contains the remains of queen Nefertiti.

 

El-Damaty declined to comment on whether there might be a treasure or mummies in the rooms. The Japanese study showed rooms that could again be scanned in the coming days to offer a better idea of ​​its content.

“This is a re-discovery of Tutankhamen (…) For Egypt is a great discovery, which could be the discovery of the century. It is very important for the history of Egypt and the world, “he said.

The find sheds light on one of the most turbulent periods of ancient history of the country and a leading researcher believes that the remains of Nefertiti they could be inside. British Nicholas Reeves speculated that Tut, who died at 19 years old, could be buried in an outer chamber which was originally the tomb of Nefertiti, which has not yet been found.

Famous for its beauty, Nefertiti’s image was captured in a bust of 3.300 years old. It was one of the wives of the pharaoh Akhenaten, father of Tutankhamun. El-Damaty said it is too early to determine what could correspond metals and organic material, but believes the rooms have the remains of a family member of Tutankhamen.

The tomb is in Luxor in southern Egypt, the capital of the pharaohs in ancient temples and houses and several tombs highly ornamented in the Valley of the Kings. In 1922, the discovery of the nearly intact tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter stoked interest in Egyptology and allowed access to treasures never seen before, like the sarcophagus of the boy king and his iconic funerary mask of gold.

Reeves formulated his theory after high-resolution images straight lines discovered in the tomb of Pharaoh. According to the researcher, these lines, previously hidden by the color and texture of the stones, indicate the presence of a sealed chamber.

Yesterday, El-Damaty confirmed that the radar scanners showed abnormalities the walls of the tomb, indicating the presence of a hidden door and rooms that were behind walls covered with hieroglyphics.

Egypt Research

last September, TV Egypt will broadcast live images of straight lines in the grave.

Nefertiti

it was the first wife of Akhenaten, who tried, unsuccessfully, to implement an early form of monotheism the country.

Successors

a Akhenaten was succeeded by a pharaoh known as Smenkhare and then Tutankhamen.

Descent

tests genetic have shown that Tutankhamen was the son of Akhenaten

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