Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun
But that doesn’t make the discovery of his final resting place any less important. On February 18, the Egyptian government announced that an international team of archeologists have finally confirmed the tomb’s location—making it the first and most significant royal find since the identification of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.
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Archaeologists uncover tomb of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh
An Egyptian-British team has found the tomb of an ancient pharaoh near the Valley of the Kings. This discovery marks the first pharaoh’s tomb found since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was uncovered, reported The Washington Post. The tomb belongs to King Thutmose II, who ruled nearly 3,500 years ago.
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Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, 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.
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For the first time in over a century, a royal Egyptian tomb has been uncovered by archaeologists. The tomb was uncovered in ...
Despite being totally empty, the tomb is a crucial element in understanding a transformative period in ancient Egyptian history ...
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