Scans reveal two secret chambers in King Tutankhamun’s tomb

Researchers studying King Tutankhamun’s tomb said that there are two previously secret chambers hidden in King Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Radar scans of the tomb in the ancient necropolis of Luxor have revealed two possible rooms, and they’re likely to contain remains, Egypt’s antiquities minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said.

The two rooms contain either metal or organic material, based on the scans and they are hidden on the north and eastern walls of the tomb.

“It could be the discovery of the century. It’s very important for Egyptian history and the history of the world,” Mr El-Damaty said, adding that the chambers may well have belonged to a king or queen.

Archaeologists scanned the tomb in order to find what some believe could be the tomb of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of Tutankhamun’s father whose mummy has never been found.

Mr. El-Damaty believes that the chambers contain the tomb of a member of Tutankhamun’s family, but he does not think it belongs to Nefertiti.

The researchers will conduct a more advanced scan at the end of March to ensure whether the empty spaces are chambers. And if that proved, then they will discuss how and when they can get into the rooms.

“We can say more than 90% that the chambers are there,” Mr El-Damaty. “But I never start the next step until I’m 100%.”