Lost Tomb of Pharoah Thutmose II Unearthed in Major Archaeological Breakthrough

Archeologists Discover First Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt Since King Tut's Was Found More Than a Century Ago

The nearly 3,500-year-old tomb belonged to King Thutmose II, who reigned from 1493 to 1479 BCEgypt's Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock King Thutmose II's burial chamberA British-Egyptian team of archeologists has discovered the first pharaoh's tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found more than 100 years ago in 1922.The team found the nearly 3,500-year-old tomb — now known to have belonged to King Thutmose II — in th…

Egyptian officials announce finding pharaoh's tomb

A tomb thought to be holding Thutmose II, who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been discovered in Egypt.

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.

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

Archaeologists Discovered the First Royal Egyptian Tomb Since King Tut’s Over 100 Years Ago

Hopefully it holds the answers to questions we've had for centuries.

Archaeologists discover Thutmose II’s tomb, first since King Tut in 1922

In a landmark discovery, archaeologists have uncovered the first royal tomb of a pharaoh since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb over a century ago.   King Thutmose II’s tomb, the last undiscovered royal tomb of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, was found by a British-Egyptian team in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis, near Luxor. For years, researchers believed the tombs of 18th dynasty pharaohs were located over 2km away, in the Valley o…