Has baffling Tutankhamun mystery been revealed? Secrets from burial site UNCOVERED

The tomb of Ankhesenamum, Tutankhamun’s child bride, was thought to have been found in July 2017 in the Valley of Kings where many of the African rulers were buried.

Egyptologists will now begin the painstaking work to uncover whether a secret burial chamber is where Ankhesenamum was buried.

It will be the final chapter for the teenage bride, who is thought to have led a tragic life, after marrying her grandfather, father, and half-brother Tutankhamun.

She was married to Tutankhamun, who became Pharaoh aged nine, and reigned from 1332 to 1327 BC. 

The couple had two stillborn children.

Following his death, aged 18, she married Tutankhamun’s successor, Ay. 

Ay ruled immediately after King Tutankhamun, from 1327 to 1323 BC. 

Excavations are now underway at the tomb, which is on a World Heritage Site, according to the Mail.

Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, announced the start of the dig on his website and it is hoped the excavation will get to the bottom of her life, which many believed to be tragic.

Mr Hawass said: “In January 2018, Zahi Hawass launched his own excavations at the Valley of the Monkeys, a side valley in the area of the Valley of the Kings. 

“The focus of the excavations is in the area in close proximity to the tomb of Ay, Tutankhamun’s successor. 

“The radar scans in the area detected the presence of a possible entrance to a tomb at a depth of five metres (16 feet). 

“It is believed that the location of the tomb of Ankhsenamun, Tutankhamun’s widow, who married Ay after Tutankhamun’s death, is still hidden somewhere in the Valley of the Monkeys.”

Mr Hawass revealed the area near the burial site contained vital building tools- including pottery, and other tools.

The Egyptologist and his team will carefully examine the site to determine exactly who is inside of the tomb.

He told Live Science: “We are sure there is a tomb there, but we do not know for sure to whom it belongs. We are sure there is a tomb hidden in that area because I found four foundation deposits.

“The ancient Egyptians usually did four or five foundation deposits whenever they started a tomb’s construction.

“And the radar did detect a substructure that could be the entrance of a tomb.”

The tragic wife of Tutunkhamun was the third child of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti. She was born in 1348BC.

She was the boy king’s half sister and cousin.

Nefertiti was thought to be Tutankamun’s aunt.