Egypt discovers first royal tomb in over a century 00:35. Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient ...

Little is known about Thutmose II, who reigned as pharaoh from about 1493 B.C. until about 1479—more than 100 years before Tutankhamun lived, but part of the same 18th Dynasty of Egyptian kings.

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.

The final resting place of Thutmose II -- the last of Egypt's so-called 'lost tombs' -- has been discovered, officials announced on Tuesday. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization There’s a ...

Egyptian and British archaeologists have discovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II near the West Bank of the Nile River in Egypt. It's the first such royal tomb discovery since 1922.

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

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

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 ...

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

Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an ancient Egyptian who was buried in a pot nearly 5,000 years ago, about the time ...

Officials in Egypt say they have unearthed the resting place of King Thutmose II, marking what the government described as the very first major discovery since the tomb of King Tutankhamun was ...