Field trip to search for Nefertiti's resting place to start within a week
Nevine El-Aref, Sunday 20 Sep 2015
Archaeologist Nicholas Reeves
is to arrive to Luxor, 28 September, in the hope of confirming his
theory on the location of Nefertiti's final resting place in
Tutankhamun's tomb
On 28September, Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty and
British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves, along with a group of Egyptian
and foreign scientists, are to embark on an investigation trip to Luxor
to prove Reeves' theory that Queen Nefertiti's remains lay in
Tutankhamun's tomb.
Via state-of-the-art equipment, Reeves is to examine Tutankhamun's
northern wall, in order to inspect behind it and possibly locate the
existence of the final resting place of Queen Nefertiti.
Early August, Reeves published a theory suggesting that the west
and north painted walls inside King Tutankhamun’s tomb have two secret
passageways that lead to two chambers, one of them containing the
remains of Nefertiti — queen of Egypt and the chief consort and wife of
the monotheistic King Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father. The remaining
chamber could be another gallery for Tutankhamun.
A press conference is to be organised in Cairo upon their arrival from Luxor to announce the results of the investigation.
In a telephone call with Reeves, he told Ahram Online he would not
be able to release any statement until the scientific work and
examination are carried out.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/141972.aspx
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