Search Here

Egypt on Saturday said that there is a 90% chance that hidden tombs will be discovered within the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The news came after the basic exploration of the 3,300-year-old mausoleum. The researchers say that the discovery of the new chamber will might just reveal on one of most unsettled times in the history of ancient Egypt. One significant researcher has even suggested that the remains of Queen Nefertiti may be found inside. Last week, the search for the hidden chamber commenced. The results of the search were announced after three days of tested conducted in the southern city of Luxor. Antiquities Minister, Mamdouh el-Damaty, said that the search will resume after the month long analysis of the findings in Japan, reports Yahoo Travel.

The news was announced on Saturday when the Antiquities Minister declared about the latest findings of a project that is scanning earlier pyramids with a hope to unveil chambers that are buried since the 14^th Century B.C. From Cairo, NPR's Leila Fadel reports: "The search by the ministry began after British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves published a paper saying that cracks in the walls of King Tut's burial chamber suggest there are two other passages. One is possibly a storeroom; the other might be the tomb of Queen Nefertiti, best known for her beauty."

Technology has a very important role to play in this new search. With the help of high resolution, radar based infrared images of King Tut's tomb suggest that there might be a corridor that goes all the way to another burial chamber. "The radar, behind the north wall (of Tutankhamun's burial chamber) seems pretty clear," British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves said at a press conference in Luxor, home of Egypt's celebrated Valley of the Kings. "If I am right it is a continuation - corridor continuation - of the tomb, which will end in another burial chamber. I think it is Nefertiti and all the evidence points in that direction," as reported by USA Today.