{Is Egypt withholding information that could potentially disprove the existence of hidden chambers in King Tutankhamun’s tomb?}<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
Political instability and declining tourism could be contributing to this stance.<\/p>\n
Additional tests are expected to be conducted by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities, reports Live Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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