Experiencing Nefertiti’s tomb in VR to save the real deal from damage

Experiencing Nefertiti’s tomb in virtual reality to save the real thing from damage: A documentary streaming service has recorded the inside of the tomb built for Queen Nefertari in Luxor’s Valley of the Queens to help preserve the actual tomb, according to Live Science. The tomb, “whose paintings are so beautiful that it has been compared to Italy’s Sistine Chapel,” has already suffered damage due to bacteria and fungi, which researchers have found can be exacerbated by people entering the tomb. It is currently only open to small groups of visitors, with each visitor charged a EGP 1,000 entry fee, according to Egypt’s self-anointed Indiana Jones, Zahi Hawass.