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Title: Now You Can Take A Virtual Tour Inside Queen Nefertari's Incredible 3,000-Year-Old Tomb
Post by: rangerrebew on July 10, 2018, 02:10:01 pm

Now You Can Take A Virtual Tour Inside Queen Nefertari's Incredible 3,000-Year-Old Tomb

By Madison Dapcevich
10 Jul 2018, 10:41

A new state-of-the-art virtual reality experience takes viewers inside the 3,000-year-old tomb of one of Egypt’s most beloved queens in an effort to preserve and protect its archaeological significance for generations to come.

Despite being looted in ancient times, artwork found along the walls of Queen Nefertari’s tomb in the Valley of the Queens remains so intact and well-preserved that it’s been nicknamed “The Sistine Chapel of Egypt,” which is why a team of developers from Experius VR flew to Thebes to capture it firsthand.

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/now-you-can-take-a-virtual-tour-inside-queen-nefertaris-incredible-3000yearold-tomb/ (http://www.iflscience.com/technology/now-you-can-take-a-virtual-tour-inside-queen-nefertaris-incredible-3000yearold-tomb/)