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.

Archaeologists uncover Thutmose II’s 3,500-year-old tomb, marking a groundbreaking discovery in Egypt’s Thebes region.

Egypt's Valley of the Kings is part of a massive necropolis along the Nile that includes the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Thutmose II's wife and half-sister. The king's tomb was discovered in ...

Over a century after King Tutunkhamun's tomb was discovered, archeologists have uncovered the tomb of King Thutmose II, Egyptian officials declared on Tuesday.

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

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After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be more nuanced.

Egypt is celebrating a new wave of remarkable discoveries that reinforce its status as a global centre of archaeological ...

Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually deactivated" instead.

Scientists believe they've worked out why statues of one of Egypt's most overlooked rulers were destroyed - and even reconstructed them to unveil the visage of the historic pharaoh. Hatshepsut was the ...

Thutmose II’s tomb is Egypt’s biggest archaeological discovery since 1922 Artefacts discovered inside the 3,500-year-old tomb, including fragments of jars, bore inscriptions with king’s name.