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Queen Nefertiti and a 33000-year-old ancient tomb related to the queen discovered in Turkey

09:44 18/03/2023

Reeves developed his theory about Nefertiti’s resting place after studying high-resolution scans he believes suggest the presence of two rooms hidden behind the northern and western walls of Tut’s burial chamber.

He thinks one is a Tutankhamun-era storage area and another may contain the remains of Nefertiti, whose name means “the beautiful one has come”

But some archaeologists have urged caution. The evidence remains scant and others believe Nefertiti’s mummy was found in 1898 and already lies in the Egyptian Museum.

“The idea that one (room) might lead to a pre-existing burial chamber, let alone that of Nefertiti, is pure speculation,” Aidan Dodson, an Egyptologist at Bristol University, told Reuters.

Damaty, who recently returned from a tour of the Valley of the Kings with Reeves and other senior Egyptian experts, said he believed there was a hidden chamber which could contain a royal woman’s remains but thought it was likely to be Tut’s mother.

Nefertiti was the primary wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, who introduced a form of monotheism to Egypt in the 14th century BC. Many Egyptologists believe Tutankhamun was Akhenaten’s child with his own sister Kia.

Tut himself is believed to have married his own half-sister Ankhesenamun, one of the six daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

Nefertiti is believed to have survived her husband and ruled Egypt herself as pharaoh under the name Neferneferuaten.

If her tomb is found intact, it would likely contain hidden treasures and shed new light on a turbulent period rich in artistic and architectural accomplishments.

 

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