Scientist who’s spent 20 years searching for Cleopatra’s tomb gives rare update

The hunt for Cleopatra’s tomb has gone on for years but it has never been found in the 2,000 years since she died.

Sally-Ann Ashton admires one of the statues of Cle

An archaeologist who has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra since 2005 has issued an update on a recent breakthrough.

Dr Kathleen Martinez issued the first update of the case since 2022. Previously, she had shared the discovery of a tunnel that could potentially lead to the tomb in the Mediterranean Sea.

Despite Cleopatra’s tomb remaining elusive, interest in the ruler’s life continues to captivate popular culture.

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Martinez was on the hunt for a single artefact to validate her theory that the site was a temple dedicated to the Goddess Isis for 500 years, whom Cleopatra believed she was a reincarnation of.

Cleopatra: Archaeologists discover tunnel underneath Egyptian temple - BBC  Newsround

The sought-after artefact was a ‘foundation plate’, a stone tablet about the size of an iPhone, placed under major structural stones, containing crucial information about when and why the temple was constructed.

 

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