How archaeologists solved the mystery of missing pharaoh after 3,500 years
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.
Archaeologists Unearth the First Pharaoh’s Tomb Since Tutankhamun
The first royal tomb discovered in over a century is shedding new light on the pharaoh who ruled before Hatshepsut.
First ancient pharaoh’s tomb found in 100 years: What secrets does it hold?
Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II near Luxor. The tomb, buried under centuries of flood debris, contains inscriptions confirming the identity of the short-reigning 18th dynasty ruler.
Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut’s, Egypt Says
The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb near the Valley of the Kings since 1922.
Missing tomb of Egyptian pharaoh solves one of ancient Egypt's great mysteries
A long lost tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found, the country’s antiquities ministry said Tuesday, answering a great mystery of one of ancient Egypt’s most prosperous eras.
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 uncover tomb of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh
The tomb belongs to King Thutmose II, who ruled nearly 3,500 years ago. “It was through sifting through tonnes of limestone in the chamber that they found fragments of alabaster jars, which bore the inscriptions of the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut,
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