Hidden for 3,000 years: The secret burial chamber in King Tutankhamun's tomb

The golden sarcophagus of King Tut

ANCIENT Egypt experts believe they have discovered a secret burial chamber in King Tutankhamun's tomb. Officials, who carried out a series of scans, are said to be "90 per cent" of its presence.

King Tut's remains were discovered in 1922

The incredible discovery comes nearly a century after the king’s remains were first unearthed. The ruler died 3,000 years ago aged 19.

Experts are now working on the theory that he was Queen Nefertiti's son. Archaeologist Nicholas Reeves believes that King Tut’s remains may have been rushed into an outer chamber of what was originally Queen Nefertiti's tomb. 

Reeves said "Clearly it does look from the radar evidence as if the tomb continues, as I have predicted.”
The scans are being sent to Japan for analysis after Reeves spotted what he believed to be marks revealing where two hidden doorways may have been.

Now the archaeologist believes that Nefertiti and Tutankhamun may lie in the same tomb, which was the most intact tomb ever discovered in Egypt. The layout of the tomb has long perplexed archaeologists, who can’t explain why it is smaller than the tombs of other ancient Egyptian kings.

Dr Reeves believes there are clues in the design of the tomb which indicate it was designed to store the remains of a queen, not a king. This theory currently lies in the balance, with experts awaiting further evidence to confirm it.

King Tut lies at the centre of the mystery surrounding the burial place of Queen Nefertiti