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Surveys bolster claim KV62 built for Nefertiti chamber

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  • Egyptian researchers propose KV 62 was originally built for Queen Nefertiti.
  • Nicholas Reeves suggested a hidden Nefertiti chamber in 2015.
  • His team published new evidence in the Occasional Papers of the Amarna Royal Tombs Project.
  • 2023-2024 microgravimetry and radar surveys identified five to six possible chambers 25-30 m north of KV 62.
  • Researchers say confirming the chambers would be the biggest Valley of the Kings discovery since 1922.