19-02-2025 21:17 via artnews.com

First Royal Tomb Since King Tutankhamun Unearthed in Egypt

The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II has been found, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced. This is the first royal burial chamber to be discovered since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was found by British archaeologist Howard Carter.A joint Egyptian-British team of archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation unearthed the tomb near the Valley of the Kings in West Luxor. When they discovered the entrance a
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