![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cleopatras-long-lost-tomb-could-be-hidden-in-mysterious-tunnel-in-egypt/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1667980275785.jpg&description=Ever since her tragic death in 30BC, the location of Queen Cleopatra's remains has beguiled archaeologists. Now, one expert leading a dig in Egypt believes that she may have finally found her tomb - having uncovered a mysterious, 1.4km-long tunnel. The tunnel, which Egyptian authorities have described as a "geometric miracle", is beneath the Taposiris Magna Temple – the Great Tomb of Osiris – which is close to the ancient city of Alexandria. Kathleen Martinez, a Dominican self-taught archaeologist from the University of San Domingo, said that if her theory about the burial site is true, then it would be the 'most important discovery of the 21st century'. READ MORE: * King Tut's tomb was discovered 100 years ago - and unleashed a 'curse' * Hieroglyphs hint that King Tut's tomb hides even greater treasure * Egyptians were mummifying bodies 1000 years before previously thought 'As a result of 10 years of study of Cleopatra's historical character ... I need to come to Egypt to the field to see the remains of this temple to be sure that these remains have the possibility of being the lost tomb of Cleopatra,' she said in a recent video interview with the Heritage Key website. 'After three months studying the area, I realised it was the perfect place for Cleopatra's tomb. Nobody ever came out with this idea. If there is a one per cent of a chance that the last Queen of Egypt could be buried there, it is my duty to search for her.' Egyptian authorities have extended the archaeologist's permit to continue digging in the area, said the self-styled Cleopatra obsessive. Her theory is based on the discovery of Greco-Roman architecture and coins in the area, as well as a cemetery - which she says raises the possibility that a royal tomb is close by. The team also found beheaded statues, including one of the Goddess Isis. Martinez says that as a self-taught archaeologist with a background in criminal law, she can bring a new perspective to the hunt for the Queen of Egypt. 'I don't){kind=link}
Archaeologist believes she may have finally found Egyptian queen’s tomb in what would be the ‘most important discovery of the 21st century’
Ever since her tragic death in 30BC, the location of Queen Cleopatra’s remains has beguiled archaeologists.
Now, one expert leading a dig in Egypt believes that she may have finally found her tomb – having uncovered a mysterious, 4,600ft-long tunnel.
The tunnel, which Egyptian authorities have described as a “geometric miracle”, is beneath the Taposiris Magna Temple – the Great Tomb of Osiris – which is close to the ancient city of Alexandria.
Kathleen Martinez, a Dominican self-taught archaeologist from the University of San Domingo, said that if her theory about the burial site is true, then it would be the “most important discovery of the 21st century”.