Despite extensive research, the tomb of the famous Egyptian queen has not yet been discovered. In 2015, British Egyptologist Carl Nicholas Reeves suggested that a secret burial cell near the Tomb of Tutanhamon could be the burial site of Nefertiti. Since then, radar research has been carried out, but no results have been achieved. But the recent analysis of the hieroglyphs hidden in the Tomb of Tutanhamon has brought this theory back to the fore.
That's exactly what Tutanhamon is.
Tutanhamon died suddenly in 1324 B.C., at the age of 19, at the age of nine, so he had to be buried in haste, although his tomb was not yet ready. The tomb was discovered in November 1922 in the Valley of Kings by British Archaeologist Howard Carter. The tomb contained thousands of precious objects, including thrones, beds, jewels, statues, etc. However, Reeves is still skeptical about this place: "The Tomb of Tutanhamone has always perplexed us because of her strange form. She is very small and this is not what one can expect from the King," he says.
Evidence that the grave wasn't meant for him
In 2015, Reeves claimed that high-resolution images of the Tomb of Tutanhamon under the stuctural surfaces of the walls showed lines showing sealed, unexplored door openings; however, other experts at the time found the data unconvincing.
But a careful study of the hieroglyphs on one of the tomb walls now confirms Reeves' theory.
But these illustrations seem to contain other information: "," Reeves explains.
For the expert, the drawings speak for themselves: the chicken nose and the lower chin of the face, which is currently marked as Aye, correspond exactly to the standard shapes of the person used for the official images of Tutanhamone during his early reign. Moreover, the face of the mummy certainly bears the characteristics of Nefertiti.
The readings of the radar raise questions.
In other words, in a hurry, Pharaoh was buried not where he should have been, but perhaps in the tomb of his mother-in-law." The expert notes. According to this theory, the tomb of Nefertiti was to be reopened ten years after her funeral and then partially devastated.
Recent studies based on heat vision and mold growth confirm this hypothesis. ", notes Reeves.
As an example, the archaeologist points to the tombs of Amenemopet and his father, Pssennes I, which were found untouched in the necropolis of Tanis near the nearby tomb, completely looted. After the tomb of Amenemopet was looted, Amenemopet was probably buried in his mother's original tomb, next to his father's tomb.
Reeves also notes that while the radar studies carried out so far have failed, they have provided very uneven data: some have not identified anything, but others have identified the northern wall as a human construction rather than as a root formation, so that this wall could hide the entrance to the most desirable tomb of the famous Queen of Egypt.
This statement was made at the time when the famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass claimed that he had finally found Nefertti's mummy.