Egypt, Pharaoh and Tutankhamun

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.
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.
Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922
The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the Kings.
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
Second tomb of ancient Egyptian pharoah discovered in major breakthrough for archaeologists
A British archaeologist believes he has located a second tomb belonging to King Thutmose II beneath a massive limestone pile near Luxor, Egypt. Dr Piers Litherland's potential discovery comes just days afterhis team revealed the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was found over 100 years ago.
Discovery of pharaoh's tomb in Egypt marks biggest archaeological find in a century
Egyptian officials unearthed the resting place of King Thutmose II, in the first major discovery in the country since 1922.
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,
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Swiss Egyptian collaboration in mummy studies celebrated at Egyptian Museum symposium
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