For the third time, scientists will use ground penetrating radar (GPR) scanning inside the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun in hopes of finally figuring out a question that has stumped scientists for years: Are the walls of the famous tomb hiding other chambers, perhaps even another royal burial that has been concealed for more than 3,300 years? Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922. Ever since, experts have thought that it was a strangely small space for a pharaoh. In 2015, Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves suggested that the north and west walls might conceal the mummy and possessions of Tut’s stepmother, the legendary Queen Nefertiti. Two previous scans of the burial chamber varied in their results and were deemed inconclusive. The latest investigation will be done under the direction of the Polytechnic University of Turin and aims to resolve the former results and verify whether there are voids behind the walls.
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