So this robot explorer, named Djedi after a famous historical figure has discovered ancient markings inside a secret chamber. The markings are hieroglyphs done in red paint and lines carved in the stone. The significance is that the pictures are the first taken by the robot as it sidled its way into a chamber too small for a human form — which raises the question of how were the figures and lines created in the first place.
The answer could be that the far wall of the chamber is a door. That's probably the most likely explanation. But the robot and its fabulous "micro-snake" camera haven't shown us the far wall yet and so we wait. Also on the exploration list were a pair of copper pins set in a door at the end of the tunnel. Were they handles, key rings, part of some higher purpose? Archaeologists have puzzled over the purpose of the pins since they were discovered a couple decades ago.
Scientists are also intrigued by the purpose of the tunnels, which lead away from the King's and Queen's chambers: Did they help with the foundation or mean something to certain people or reflect the Egyptians' religious beliefs in some way? More information is needed.
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