Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside

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Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside

Thutmose II was the fourth ruler of the illustrious ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty, which included Tutankhamun. Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs, has been confirmed by the New Kingdom Research Foundation, a British-Egyptian archaeological team led by Piers Litherland. It's the first pharaoh's tomb to be discovered in Luxor for over a century.

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Archaeologists Say They've Discovered the First Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh's Tomb Since Tutankhamun's in 1922

Researchers initially thought the tomb belonged to a royal wife. Then they unearthed fragments of alabaster jars that identified it as Thutmose II's

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It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?

Wikimedia/The ConversationArchaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting discovery: the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, a ruler who has long been overshadowed by his famous wife and half-sister, Queen Hatshepsut. The remarkable find is located in the Western Valley (a burial ground for queens rather than kings), near the complex of Deir el-Bahari, which houses the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Both of us worked together as archaeologists at this sp…

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King Thutmose II.. Discovery of the last tomb of the kings of the 18th Dynasty in ancient Egyptian civilization. An Egyptian-English archaeological mission discovered the tomb of King .....

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Egypt unveils first ancient royal tomb since the blockbuster discovery of King Tutankhamun

Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.