Several years ago, Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry said they were “90% sure” that new scans of King Tutankhamun’s tomb revealed a hidden chamber. Following that, University of Arizona archaeologist Nicholas Reeves published a headline-making research paper suggesting that the secret room may be the burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti. Well, turns out that there’s no there there. From the BBC News:
Italian specialists from the University of Turin used new penetrating radar scans to reach their conclusion, saying they were confident in the results.
“It is maybe a little bit disappointing that there is nothing behind the walls of Tutankhamun’s tomb, but I think on the other hand that this is good science,” said Dr Francesco Porcelli, head of the research team..
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anani, said the authorities in the country accepted the results.