The Conversation28d
It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?
The remarkable find is located in the Western Valley (a burial ground for queens rather than kings), near the complex of Deir el-Bahari, which houses the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Both of us ...
Live Science23d
Thutmose II tomb discovery raises new mysteries: Where is his mummy, and why wasn't he buried in the Valley of the Kings?
Yet another puzzle is why Thutmose II's wife and half sister, Hatshepsut — who later became pharaoh and was arguably the first ancient Egyptian ruler to be buried at the Valley of the Kings ...
U.S. News & World Report29d
Egypt Announces First Discovery of Pharaoh's Tomb in More Than 100 Years
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 ...
The New York Times28d
Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut’s, Egypt Says
Archaeologists have found a pharaoh’s tomb near Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, the country’s ministry of antiquities announced this week, in what officials called the first excavation of a ...
THE WEEK29d
Pharaoh's tomb discovered for first time in 100 years
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Jewish Press29d
First Pharaoh’s Tomb in Over a Century Discovered, Reigned 50 Years before the Exodus
Much of Thutmose II’s life remains shrouded in mystery, as he is overshadowed by the more prominent figures of his father, Thutmose I; his half-sister and wife, Hatshepsut; and his son ...
The Punch Newspapers29d
PICTORIAL: British Egyptologists uncover ancient Pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt
Additionally, fragments of alabaster jars bore inscriptions confirming Thutmose II as the “deceased king,” alongside the name of his wife, Hatshepsut. Unlike the famous tomb of Tutankhamun, ...
Phys.org27d
Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside
He was husband and half-brother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and father of Thutmose III, arguably ancient Egypt's greatest military leader. Thutmose was himself of royal blood as a biological ...
News2429d
Egypt unveils first king's tomb in over a century
Thutmose II was an ancestor of Tutankhamun who lived nearly 3 500 years ago. His half-sister and queen consort was Pharaoh Hatshepsut, the famed Egyptian queen who was among only a few female royals ...
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Hikers survive for 3 days after falling 800 feet down California mountainside
A dramatic rescue unfolded in California's San Jacinto Mountains earlier this week after two hikers fell 800 feet down a cliffside and spent three days battling brutal winter conditions before ...