It's the first royal Egyptian tomb to be discovered since King Tutankhamun's final resting place was found in 1922.
14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen?s over a 100 years ago] Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said: ‘This is the first time funerary furniture belonging to Thutmose II has been discovered, as no such items exist in museums worldwide.’.
14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen?s over a 100 years ago] The tomb was found in a poor state of preservation due to its exposure to floods shortly after the king’s death.
14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen?s over a 100 years ago] Thutmose II ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE, with his reign famous for a savage order to kill the male children of the revolting Kush people.
14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen?s over a 100 years ago] His tomb was finally stumbled across in 2022, when Egyptologists believed it belonged to a Pharaoh’s wife.
