Nefertiti's tomb? An archeological sensation?

[MantaBase]

So... exciting?!

Personally I've found anything concerning Nefertiti exciting ever since I saw her bust. You really have to see that in person!
And anyway... wouldn't it be awesome to find another burial chamber that's been closed for 3,000 years? Even the air would probably be fun to conduct research on.

I think it is exciting and I am annoyed at how long it will take to check. I've heard years! They have to fist check to see if a chamber is there - after they get permission to check. Then they have to deliberate on if and how they will investigate - including air samples and remote sensing and maybe limiting it to that. Then they have to deliberate on the structural safety. Then deliberate on who gets to do the work - if they allow any work at all. Makes one crave for "Indiana Jones". Just get out the pick and the whip and let's go! lol.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Whatever is in there has been there for three thousands of years, and hopefully will be there for many more to come. It is one of those things that we simply should not rush. Taking your time is OK, even if it seemingly taken to a comedy-level extreme.

Besides, for all we know my stupid transporter joke might turn out to be true, and we might feel sorry we didn't wait. What if we are a few years away from inventing survey nanobots that can crawl inside in a way that leaves the chamber 99.9999% undisturbed, then photograph it, take samples, and leave. Robots are more than capable to study tombs, humans should stick to what we do best – Martian exploration.

Seeing yet again how capable we are of destroying our historical heritage, sites remaining well-buried doesn't sound so bad anymore. At least there isn't anything we can really break on Mars.

Except for that single remaining cave with pottery of the ancient Martians...

 

[Dryson]

Whatever is in there has been there for three thousands of years, and hopefully will be there for many more to come. It is one of those things that we simply should not rush. Taking your time is OK, even if it seemingly taken to a comedy-level extreme.

Besides, for all we know my stupid transporter joke might turn out to be true, and we might feel sorry we didn't wait. What if we are a few years away from inventing survey nanobots that can crawl inside in a way that leaves the chamber 99.9999% undisturbed, then photograph it, take samples, and leave. Robots are more than capable to study tombs, humans should stick to what we do best – Martian exploration.

Seeing yet again how capable we are of destroying our historical heritage, sites remaining well-buried doesn't sound so bad anymore. At least there isn't anything we can really break on Mars.

Except for that single remaining cave with pottery of the ancient Martians...

You mean basically using a sonar like system to ping the interior of the tomb to then return images with?

Maybe something like this is what you are referring to.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2381752,00.asp