King Tutankhamun Tomb: Secret Chambers, Hidden Rooms Found?

Less than a century after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb, the place still holds mysteries that researchers hope hold the key to others.

An infrared scan of the 3,300-year-old tomb reportedly made researchers 90% sure that it had a secret chamber, which may be likely to house the remains of Queen Nefertiti, the wife of Akhenaten, King Tut's father, Time said.

"Nefertiti vanished 3,000 years ago," CNN relayed. "Her full story has remained a mystery, involving experts around the world in an ongoing search for her tomb."

Archaeologist Nicolas Reeves theorized that her tomb may be within a hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb. He proceeded to test this hypothesis by using "radar and thermal imaging to scan the tomb and differentiate between bedrock and walls."

"Preliminary results from the scans reveal a vacant spot behind the northern wall of the tomb, which archaeologists say strongly indicates the existence of a new burial chamber," the news source noted.

However, investigations will not begin until all the results of the scans have been reviewed and analyzed by Japanese experts, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty told the press.

"After a month, the search for the hidden chambers will start again in Luxor, in southern Egypt," Newsweek said.

"The key is to excavate slowly and carefully and record well," Reeves was quoted as saying. "The fact is this isn't a race. All archaeology is disruption. We can't go back and re-do it, so we have to do it well in the first place."

Reeves had previously said that the discovery of Nefertiti's tomb will be a "wonderful" find as it pertains to a significant historical figure during "a period of the most superb art," as noted by National Geographic.

"Nefertiti ruled Egypt alongside her husband, Amenhotep IV (Akhenatan), in the 18th Dynasty, in the middle of the 14th century B.C.," CNN said. "Her not-so-modest name means 'a beautiful woman has come.'"

Further, Nefertiti had tried to move Egypt to another form of monotheism, but was not successful.

The reign of Akhenaten family took place during one of the most turbulent times in Egypt and was ended by a military takeover led by the nation's top general of the period, Horemheb.

"The whole family's names were wiped out from official records later on," The Guardian noted. "Reeves believes that Smenkhare is actually Nefertiti."

Smenkhare had succeeded Akhenaten in ruling Egypt, and was eventually succeeded by King Tut, who is believed to be Akhenaten's son.

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