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Posted on 09/21/2026 8:03:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The tomb in which Tutankhamun's mummy was discovered in 1922 may originally have been built for a different ruler, before being adapted to house the remains of the Boy King following his untimely death...
in 2015 British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves proposed that she may be lurking in a concealed room beyond the walls of Tut's tomb...
Previously, a number of experts -- including Howard Carter, who first uncovered KV 62 -- had noted that it seems rather small for a royal burial chamber. Reeves then pointed out that the structure is a "left-turning monument", and therefore conforms to the architectural norms of a queenly burial chamber from the Eighteenth Dynasty...
According to Reeves, the front part of KV 62 was then repurposed to accommodate Tutankhamun after his unexpected death...
In a new study, archaeologists including Reeves review the findings of seven major field campaigns conducted since he proposed his theory in 2015...
According to the authors, these studies have "identified with high probability the presence of a funerary complex of generally recognisable type extending some 25-30 meters [82-98 feet] to the north of KV 62."
(Excerpt) Read more at iflscience.com ...
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KV 62, located in the main Wadi, is the most famous tomb in the world because of the treasures it held intact for over three thousand years. The entryway A is cut into the floor of the valley below the beginning of the entry Rampof KV 9, the tomb of Rameses VI. Even before the construction of KV 9, debris had already been dumped on top of the KV 62 entrance. The tomb was forgotten and a group of Rameside workmen's huts were built over it later in antiquity.
A descending corridor (B) leads to a rectangular chamber (I) with a side chamber (Ia). The burial chamber J opens off the right (north) end of chamber I with its floor level one meter lower. Another side chamber (Ja), is located off the right (east) wall of the burial chamber J. Howard Carterbelieved that the four chambers of KV 62, although small, relate directly to lower parts of more traditional royal tomb plans. The walls of the tomb were smoother but, except for burial chamber J, were left undecorated. The burial chamber J is decorated with scenes from the Opening of the Mouth ritual, Imydwat, Book of the Dead, and representations of the king with various deities.
Some have theorized that when Tutankhamendied suddenly at an early age, a tomb that was originally planned for him in the West Valley (KV 23 or KV 25) was not ready. It may have been decided to bury Tutankhamen in the main Valley in a tomb originally intended for Aywhen he was still a God's Father, near the Amarna cache (KV 55). According to this theory, Ay later took the West Valley tomb (KV 23) after succeeding Tutankhamen to the throne.
Recently, Nicholas Reeves has suggested that Nefertiti is buried in a still-unopened chamber behind the burial chamber of KV 62. This idea has generated considerable international interest, but no definite answer has been forthcoming since its proposed entrance has not yet been opened. The most recent discussion of the idea may be found in Reeves (2020).
Noteworthy features: This tomb originally designed for a non-royal personage nevertheless was used for royal burial, and possessed a nearly intact set of burial equipment.
Read this recently.
Don't agree with her conclusion but an interesting book anyway.
In college, we had a lot of fun with his name.
“Toot Hunk Amean.”.
Not sure he was a hunk, but a wealthy guy can call himself anything he wants
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Sister Sookey--The Turbans
Sister Sookey Comes Home--The Limelighters
Bkmk
Personally, I’m waiting on them discovering queen Hotsy Totsy.
Don't forget King Rootin'-Tootin', made famous by The Three Stooges.
There is a pretty good TV miniseries about Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Sam Neill plays Howard’s benefactor. It is pretty well done.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5193662/?_ssoLoop=1
She's a hairdresser from England (IMHO), and the TV show that got produced based on the book and with her involvement is available on this same YT channel.
The originator of the view that Nefertiti (who predeceased her husband, btw) became a male pharaoh was dreamed up by another woman, an actual scholar, who dropped plans to sue Fletcher for plagiarism because the crockumentary and book made no money.
Thanks! Ten years old, so, definitely available on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200249039/s01-e01-episode-1
‘Say ... I got an uncle in Cairo ... he’s a chiro-practor ... nyuk nyuk nyuk ... oww!’
The Steve Martin single gave the name of the supporting musicians as “The Toot Uncommons”. 😁
From everything I’ve read after this thing was put out that there was actually something behind the wall They ran some more scans the same technology They found the voids in the Great Pyramid and they said there’s nothing there now I hope I’m wrong I would love for them to find the discovery there
One of the more interesting theories is Carter actually discovered the tomb long before 1922 and set about plundering it for years. There are some real oddities about the tomb and how it was put together.
That’s really neat! Thanks, SunkenCiv.
I believe there is a YT & Ancient Astronauts video about this, released a year or more ago.
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