Geophysical surveys suggest Tutankhamun’s tomb may form part of a hidden complex, raising the possibility that Nefertiti’s lost tomb lies behind it. Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities is due to decide later in September whether to approve exploration.
If exploration is approved, careful drilling could begin as soon as November, using miniature tractors fitted with cameras, study co-author George Ballard told Nature.
Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves suggested in 2015 that a wall in Tutankhamun’s unusually small tomb could conceal other chambers. Ray Johnson cautioned that any additional rooms could instead be storerooms. Nefertiti’s burial place remains unknown.
