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Egyptologist: 'You never unwrap a mummy'

Egyptologist Dr Joyce Tyldesley has said the potential discovery of Queen Nefertiti's tomb would be "brilliant news".

Dr Nicolas Reeves from Arizona University thinks that he may have found a secret doorway leading out of Tutankhamun's burial chamber which he believes leads to her secret tomb.

Dr Tydlesley said if a mummy were discovered you would "never" unwrap it because it's a "very destructive" approach.

She also added that the Queen "might well have been" the mother of the infamous Tutankhamun.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on August 11 2015.

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