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Eleven years after an Egyptologist proposed that walls in Tutankhamun's tomb hide sealed chambers holding Queen Nefertiti's burial, new scans point to hidden space beyond the burial chamber. The geophysical survey, published September 17, suggests a rubble-packed corridor and possible rooms a few meters beyond the tomb's walls.

Updated Sep 20