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An Egyptian-British mission has found the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last undiscovered royal tomb of Egypt 's 18th dynasty, and the first pharaoh's burial chamber found since Tutankhamun in 1922.
"Finding a new pharaoh's tomb is that's always, always quite an exciting moment in time. So it's the second time it's happened to me, and I guess I shouldn't be too greedy, but I'm hoping for more ...
Tomb of mysterious missing pharaoh is biggest archaeological find in a century - The discovery of Thutmose II is described as a huge one in the understanding of human story ...
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission identified ...
The tomb was concealed by a "massive false door," according to Egyptian officials, and was made of pink granite. The door measures roughly 14 feet high and roughly 3.7 feet wide.
The tomb is already being compared to Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tut in 1922, both for its condition and its potential to reshape our understanding of ancient Egypt.
Archaeologists have unearthed the huge tomb of an unknown pharaoh at an Egyptian necropolis, a team of researchers said on Thursday, in the second discovery of a king’s tomb this year. The team ...
An ancient Egyptian tomb was concealed by a “massive false door,” shown at left, made of pink granite. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities “To the north of the lintel, a discovery ...