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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Nefertiti

This photo taken on September 29, 2015, shows the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kilometers south of Cairo. (AFP / Khaled DESOUKI)
September 28, 2022, 10:41 am
Tutankhamun’s tomb may conceal fabled beauty Nefertiti, says archaeologist
Researcher says hidden hieroglyphics indicate that Egyptian boy king had buried his stepmother years earlier in adjacent chamber of tomb, behind false wall
By ToI Staff
French Anita Quiles, a researcher in the French Institute of Eastern Archaeology (IFAO) in Cairo, stands near local staff at a dating laboratory inside the institute on May 14, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)
August 4, 2017, 7:40 am
Egyptologists go high tech to unlock ancient mysteries
Some archaeologists pin hopes on sophisticated technology to locate the burial place of the legendary queen Nefertiti
By Emmanuel Parisse
The Giza pyramids near Cairo. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90)
October 17, 2016, 10:41 pm
Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Using radiographic imaging, scientists unearth ‘two anomalies’ in the millennia-old pharaoh’s tomb in Giza
By AFP
A 3-D cutaway shows the interior of the Bent Pyramid. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, HIP Institute and the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University)
May 6, 2016, 10:23 pm
Scientists use ‘cosmic rays’ to peek inside Egypt’s pyramids
Researchers hope to create definitive maps of structures’ inner chambers, perhaps even find Nefertiti’s hidden tomb
By ToI Staff
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mamduh Damati (3L) speaks during a press conference at the antiquities ministry in Cairo about radar scans of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the ancient necropolis of Luxor which show a "90 percent" chance of two hidden chambers, possibly containing organic material, March 17, 2016. / AFP / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED
March 17, 2016, 2:43 pm
Secret rooms almost certainly tucked away in King Tut’s tomb
Scans to find Queen Nefertiti’s tomb suggest two hidden chambers, possibly containing organic material, Egypt says
By AFP
The gold mask of King Tutankhamun on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, December 16, 2015. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
December 17, 2015, 2:22 am
King Tut’s mask back on display after beard glued on
Piece of famed artifact was broken off by workers, but restored using an ancient Egyptian fix: beeswax
By Maram Mazen
In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015 file photo, tourists look at the tomb of King Tut as it is displayed in a glass case at the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
November 29, 2015, 3:23 am
Egypt says 90% chance of hidden rooms in Tut tomb
Prominent researcher has theorized the remains of Queen Nefertiti might be inside the chamber
By NOUR YOUSSEF
Egyptian archaeologists take pictures next to the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamen in his burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 km south of Cairo on September 28, 2015. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining Tutankhamen's tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti's final resting place remains a mystery. (Photo by AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)
September 29, 2015, 8:13 pm
British archaeologist aims to pinpoint Nefertiti’s tomb
Using state-of-the-art technology, Nicholas Reeves hopes to prove his theory on the burial place of the famed Egyptian queen
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel
File: The 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, discovered in Egypt in 1912 (YouTube screen capture)
August 13, 2015, 5:17 am
Nefertiti’s tomb may have finally been found
Archaeologist says Egyptian queen’s final resting place may be hidden behind a wall in the grave of King Tut
By ToI Staff
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