BOILING. If there is a monument as politically sensitive as Kheops, in Egypt, it is the tomb of Tutankhamun. This hypogeum, an underground burial, is the only one in the Valley of the Kings to have been discovered intact, its treasure - heaps of gold - still sealed. The search for secret rooms, funded by National Geographic and led by British archaeologist Nicolas Reeves, initially aroused enthusiasm, before causing its share of concerns. So the new Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany decided it was time... to take his time! Thus, an aerial radar exploration campaign was announced. The minister rejected it after a scientific debate was held at the international seminar on Tutankhamun, scheduled for May 8, 2016 at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). The entire mission, the results of the first two radar explorations, and Nicolas Reeves' theory that the potential chambers house Nefertiti's remains will be discussed there. Among the debaters, we expect the boiling Zahi Hawass, former Minister of Antiquities, very critical of the hypothesis of the British archaeologist.
The ugly habit of leaving graffiti and incised inscriptions on historical monuments is not only not new but also historical and, paradoxically, can provide interesting information. The bad thing is when tourists leave them tarnishing ancient works. Now, and the travelers are also from another era?