Is Egypt 'suppressing truth' about new King Tut research? ["state of de Nile"]
AOL ^ | May 13th 2016 | Live Science
Posted on Sun May 15 2016 16:08:53 GMT-0700 (PDT) by SunkenCiv
Is Egypt withholding information that could potentially disprove the existence of hidden chambers in King Tutankhamun's tomb?
One unnamed scientist in a recent Guardian profile says that this is, indeed, the case, saying, "My understanding is that the Egyptians are in a state of denial about this."
The debate began last year when Nicholas Reeves, a British Egyptologist, and Hirokatsu Watanabe, a radar expert, separately concluded that there were likely spaces behind the tomb's walls, notes the National Geographic.
However, some in the community were openly skeptical about these claims and the evidence they were based on, so another round of high-tech scans was led by the National Geographic Society earlier this year.
Despite having received a report about the findings, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities has not yet released the results, and press inquiries have reportedly gone largely unanswered.
According to Live Science, the general belief is that the new scans show no indications of hidden rooms, but the ministry "has refused to accept the new results."
Political instability and declining tourism could be contributing to this stance.
Additional tests are expected to be conducted by Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, reports Live Science.
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: amarna; godsgravesglyphs; kingtut; nefertiti
And the jokes just keep writing themselves.
As long as Zowie isn't rehabilitated into his old position, I'm cool.
- Experts clash over theory that Tutankhamun’s tomb holds Nefertiti remains
Nevine El-Aref , Sunday 8 May 2016The radar surveys aim to test a theory put forward last August by British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who claimed that the tomb hid the burial place of Queen Nefertiti. Former minister of antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty supported the theory and the survey mission, saying that more radar scans from the top of the tomb should be carried out in order to reach the accurate results. However, former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass rejected the theory, asserting that nothing lay beyond the burial chamber in the boy-king's tomb. He also raised doubts over whether radar scans can be used to make archaeological discoveries. "In my entire career, I have never come across any discovery in Egypt made by radar scans," he said.
To reiterate my view, in case anyone wants it -- even if there are previously unknown chambers behind Tut's tomb walls, Nefertiti ain't there, PERIOD.
Six foot tall mummy with blonde hair, wearing tartan trews?
LOL
News search on this:
http://news.google.com/news/section?q=news+tut’s+tomb&hl=en&cf=all&pz=1&ned=us&js=0
A seven foot tall Chinese mummy with red hair and freckles!
Scientists Say Egypt is in Denial Over Hidden Rooms in King Tut’s Tomb
It’s getting heated.
by Erik Shilling
May 12, 2016
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/scientists-say-egypt-is-in-denial-over-hidden-rooms-in-king-tuts-tomb
Here’s why there’s almost certainly no hidden chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
Mihai Andrei
May 13, 2016
http://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/tutankhamun-tomb-secret-chamber-13052016/
Dee Nile.
Just a river.
Dee Nile.
Just a river.