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Archaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting discovery: the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, a ruler who has long been overshadowed by his famous wife and half-sister, Queen Hatshepsut.

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…

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A UK-Egyptian team has uncovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II near the Valley of the Kings—one of the most significant finds in over a century

The discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb in Egypt, a century after the unearthing of Tutankhamun's tomb, marked a major archaeological breakthrough.

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Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since the famed discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

Uncovering rock-cut tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

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