Cairo. After almost a year of waiting, Archaeo-Physics researchers of the Polytechnic of Turin have obtained the green light from Egypt for the decisive geo-radar measurements from inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun (code: KV62) in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. Measurments started on January 31st and will be conducted until 6 February. Their objective will be to verify the presence of empty spaces and / or corridors hidden behind the walls of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun. According to a theory advanced by the English Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, the tomb KV62 could be, in fact, part of a larger tomb belonging perhaps to Queen Nefertiti. According to Professor Franco Porcelli, coordinator of the research group which answers to the Polytechnic of Turin, the three different latest generation radar systems that will be used are able to provide a 99% secure response to the existence of hidden structures of archaeological relevance adjacent to Tutankhamun’s tomb. (9Colonne)
