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Summary

Archaeologist Dr. Piers Litherland discovered the tomb of Thutmose II in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the first pharaoh’s tomb found in over a century.

Initially thought to belong to a royal wife, its ceiling decorations confirmed it was a king’s burial site.

The tomb was deliberately emptied, likely due to flooding. Small alabaster fragments identified Thutmose II.

The discovery sheds light on early 18th dynasty burials, and experts speculate a second, possibly intact, tomb may exist elsewhere.