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.

For the first time in over a century, a royal Egyptian tomb has been uncovered by archaeologists. The tomb was uncovered in 2022, but has only now been confirmed as the final resting place of King Thutmose II.

Finding the original tomb of the royal is one of the most significant developments in Egyptian archeology in recent history.

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.

The excavation started in 2022 and has unearthed important ancient Egyptian history.

The first royal tomb discovered in over a century is shedding new light on the pharaoh who ruled before Hatshepsut.

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 exploring a neglected corner of the Valley of Kings have discovered the tomb of a long-forgotten Egyptian pharaoh known as Thutmose II.

In the shadow of Luxor’s sun-baked cliffs, where the Nile’s ancient whispers still echo, archaeologists have cracked open a tomb hidden for 3,500 years. Hidden beneath rubble and flood-swept silt, the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II—a lesser-known pharaoh overshadowed by his legendary family—has finally been found.

The tomb of Thutmose II, the last king’s tomb to be found from the 18th Egyptian dynasty, has been located in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis in Egypt - and a Scot was leading the team of experts that found it.