Beckett Galloway Chapa 3rd Period "The Search is On" for Secret Chambers in King Tut's Tomb!

     King Tutankhamun is a widely known Ancient Egyptian King. For many years his tomb, and artifacts from it, have given us a huge insight into the lives and traditions of these ancient people.
   
   Now, a group of new explorers and archeologists plan on further examining the tomb and some of the oddities found there, as they believe there is a secret hidden in those old walls. For example According to Nicholas Reeves (the head of this mystery hunt), one chamber contains the remains, and possibly the intact grave goods, of queen Nefertiti, the wife of the “heretic” pharaoh Akhenaten, Tutankhamun’s father.

  

    He argued that a painting located behind King Tut’s sarcophagus has been wrongly interpreted. Egyptologists have always believed the scene shows Ay (His successor) performing the Opening of the Mouth ritual on the boy king. Reeves however, seems to believe that the person performing the ritual is supposed to be Nefertiti, as mentioned above. Reeves believes the figure typically labelled Tutankhamun is actually Nefertiti. 

     Reeves speculated that the tomb of King Tut was not ready when he died unexpectedly at 19 in 1323 B.C. after having ruled a short reign of nine to 10 years. Consequently, he was buried in a rush in what was originally Nefertiti’s tomb, who had died 10 years earlier.

     An examination of King Tut’s tomb in September revealed several unusual features, such as a contrast in the materials that cover different parts of the same wall and an extended ceiling which suggests King Tut’s burial chamber was originally a corridor

    Overall, I'm quite excited to see where this new adventure leads us into further understanding historical societies and their rituals.