[image: The mummy of Thutmose II illustrated in the book “From Pharaoh to Fellah” in 1888.]
royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials.
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission identified the tomb as belonging to King Thutmose II, an ancient Egyptian king who reigned sometime between 2000 and 1001 BC, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a press release Tuesday.
Initially identified as just “Tomb C4,” the site is located about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) west of the Valley of Kings in Egypt’s Luxor region, the ministry said.
When the archaeological team first discovered the entrance and main corridor of the tomb in 2022, they believed it belonged to one of the wives of the kings. This was based on its proximity to Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb and the tombs of King Thutmose III’s wives, explained Mohammad Ismail Khaled, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the release.
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royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials.
A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission identified the tomb as belonging to King Thutmose II, an ancient Egyptian king who reigned sometime between 2000 and 1001 BC, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a press release Tuesday.
Initially identified as just “Tomb C4,” the site is located about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) west of the Valley of Kings in Egypt’s Luxor region, the ministry said.
When the archaeological team first discovered the entrance and main corridor of the tomb in 2022, they believed it belonged to one of the wives of the kings. This was based on its proximity to Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb and the tombs of King Thutmose III’s wives, explained Mohammad Ismail Khaled, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the release.
MORE www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/science/royal-tomb-thutmose-ii-discovered-egypt-intl-scli/index.html