Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:36pm on 20 Feb 2025,Thursday International
Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Egypt, marking the first royal tomb found since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. A British-Egyptian team uncovered it in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near Luxor. The tomb, buried under flood debris, featured a blue ceiling with yellow stars—an indicator of a pharaoh’s burial. Though emptied in ancient times, alabaster fragments confirmed Thutmose II’s identity. Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy called it an “extraordinary moment for Egyptology.” Researchers now aim to locate a second tomb, potentially intact with treasures. The discovery resolves a mystery about early 18th Dynasty burials.
