Queen Nefertiti's lost tomb may have been found

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British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves said he thinks her final resting place is hidden in plain sight, in a tomb holding one of, if not the most, famous pharaohs, Tutankhamen, CNN reported.

Images published last year and used to help recreate King Tut's burial chamber include cracks in walls that could indicate "ghost," or sealed doorways leading to secret chambers.

King Tut's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. It was smaller than those of other kings, with items stocked that some believed were more fitting to a woman than a man, Newsy reported.

Nearly 2,000 objects were found when the tomb was unsealed. It was one of the few tombs that were mostly intact with a majority of royal resting places ransacked and destroyed by tomb robbers, stealing treasures meant to be used in the afterlife.

Nicknamed the boy king, Tut died unexpectedly in his late teens. He had no tomb dug for him, so Reeves suggests that they enlarged Queen Nefertiti's to accommodate Tut, citing the small size and a layout traditionally used for queens, CNN reported.

Nefertiti was married to Tut's father, Akhenaten, and may have served as co-regent with him and even pharaoh under the name of Smenkhkare after his death until Tut came to the throne, according to The History Channel.

How will scientists find out if there is anything behind the "ghost" doors? Luckily, they won't have to break down the walls decorated by ancient scenes of the Egyptian afterlife.

Noted archeologist Kent Weeks said all that would have to be done to see if there is anything behind the wall would be a radar scan that would point out any voids that could indicate walkways or chambers. If a doorway would be revealed, teams of experts would then have to carefully open the areas using delicate tools, The Economist reported.

This is not the first time archeologists have pinned their hopes on discovering Nefertiti's tomb and her mummy. In 2003, Joann Fletcher of the University of York claimed an anonymous mummy, known as the "younger lady" was the remains of  the missing queen. Zahi Hawass, the then secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, disputed the theory CNN reported.