{"id":246458,"date":"2026-10-06T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/egypt\/egypt-secret-chambers-in-tutankhamuns-tomb-could-hold-the-burial-of-a-lost-egyptian-queen-we-may-get-answers-soon\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T05:00:30","slug":"egypt-secret-chambers-in-tutankhamuns-tomb-could-hold-the-burial-of-a-lost-egyptian-queen-we-may-get-answers-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/north-africa\/egypt\/egypt-secret-chambers-in-tutankhamuns-tomb-could-hold-the-burial-of-a-lost-egyptian-queen-we-may-get-answers-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: Secret Chambers in Tutankhamun&#8217;s Tomb Could Hold the Burial of a Lost Egyptian Queen &#8211; We May Get Answers Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">A growing body of research is generating renewed interest in potential hidden spaces beyond the decorated walls of Tutankhamun&#8217;s burial chamber in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"45\">Some researchers have raised the possibility that these concealed chambers &#8211; if they exist &#8211; could contain the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smb.museum\/en\/museums-institutions\/aegyptisches-museum-und-papyrussammlung\/collection-research\/bust-of-nefertiti\/the-queen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">burial place of Nefertiti<\/a>, Tutankhamun&#8217;s stepmother and mother-in-law. Nefertiti was made famous by a remarkable painted bust of her head found in Tell-el Amarna, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/topics\/ancient-egypt-8784?page=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Egypt<\/a>, in 1912.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"49\">The hypothesis about hidden rooms was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factum-arte.com\/resources\/files\/ff\/publications_PDF\/The_Burial_of_Nefertiti_2015.pdf?utm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first proposed<\/a> more&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202610060001.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 North Africa <a title=\"Egypt\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/north-africa\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing body of research is generating renewed interest in potential hidden spaces beyond the decorated walls of Tutankhamun&#8217;s burial chamber in Egypt. Some researchers have raised the possibility that these concealed chambers &#8211; if they exist &#8211; could contain the burial place of Nefertiti, Tutankhamun&#8217;s stepmother and mother-in-law. 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