New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb

A team led by Mamdouh Eldamaty and including structural engineer George Ballard reports new geophysical data that point to a hidden complex of corridors and rooms beyond the north and west walls of Tutankhamun’s burial chamber (KV62). Methods combined ground-penetrating radar measured from inside the tomb with a novel microgravity survey - more than 1,200 readings over a 35‑m² area - and prior electrical-resistivity results. Ballard interprets a roughly 2‑metre‑wide rubble-filled corridor and several low‑density, right‑angled anomalies aligned with the north wall; one feature labelled “anomaly 7” is a low‑density zone containing a roughly square, high‑density pocket that may represent a chamber filled with objects. The team argues these structures predate Tutankhamun’s burial and revive the 2015 proposal that the complex could be associated with Nefertiti.

Other specialists describe the findings as intriguing but emphasize limits of detection and the need for full data release and independent analysis. Ballard has not yet been given permission to publish all underlying data, and Egyptian authorities must approve any invasive probing; the researchers propose careful drilling to deploy miniature cameras if consent is granted. Confirmation would be archaeologically transformative, but current evidence remains provisional and subject to further verification.