Egypt announces first discovery of pharaoh’s tomb in more than 100 years
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The tomb, discovered near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, in southern Egypt, belonged to King Thutmose II of the 18th dynasty.
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CAIRO - A joint Egyptian-British mission has identified an ancient tomb near Luxor
Located west of the Valley of the Kings, Thutmose II’s tomb was the last lost tomb of the kings of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, and the first royal tomb discovered since King Tutankhamun’s in 1922, added the ministry.
Archaeologists were able to identify the tomb due to alabaster vessels found on site and inscribed with the name of King Thutmose II and his wife Queen Hatshepsut, one of a small handful of women to have ruled Egypt.
They also found pieces of his funerary furniture, as well as pieces of mortar with blue inscriptions, yellow stars and religious writing, the statement said.
However, due to flooding soon after the King’s death, the tomb was generally not well preserved, the ministry statement added. There were indications that most of its contents had been moved, and work to recover them was under way, it said. REUTERS
