A joint mission from Egypt and Britain has discovered an ancient tomb near Luxor that belongs to King Thutmose II. This marks the first finding of a pharaonic royal tomb in over a century, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
The tomb is located west of the Valley of the Kings. It is the last undiscovered tomb of the kings from Egypt’s 18th dynasty and the first royal tomb found since King Tutankhamun’s in 1922, the ministry stated.
Archaeologists identified the tomb by examining alabaster vessels found at the site. These vessels were inscribed with the names of King Thutmose II and his wife, Queen Hatshepsut, one of the few women to have ruled Egypt.
The team also uncovered pieces of his funerary furniture along with mortar fragments that exhibited blue inscriptions, yellow stars, and religious writing. However, the ministry noted that flooding shortly after the king’s death severely compromised the tomb’s preservation. There are signs that many of its contents have been relocated, and efforts to recover them are currently in progress, the statement mentioned.
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