Amenhotep III in Luxor Museum in Egypt

1st Pharaoh's tomb since Tutankhamun found in Egypt

Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside

Discovered in 2022, the site is some 1.2 miles away from the Valley of the Kings, where tombs for Thutmose I and III and Hatshepsut were planned. Women of the royal family had been found there, so the initial theory was that this newly found tomb belonged to one of Thutmose’s lesser wives.

The New York Times · 17h

Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says

The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb near the Valley of the Kings since 1922.

Reuters · 2d

Egypt announces first discovery of pharaoh's tomb in more than 100 years

A joint Egyptian-British mission has identified an ancient tomb near Luxor as that of King Thutmose II, marking the first discovery of a pharaonic royal tomb in more than 100 years, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Tuesday.

9monon MSN

'Richest Man Who Ever Lived': Egyptian King Amenhotep III's Face Recreated For The First Time In 3,400 years

Amenhotep III, a significant figure in the Eighteenth Dynasty, constructed and renovated numerous temples across Egypt, ...

1don MSN

It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?

An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler ...

U.S. News & World Report4y

Temple of Luxor

Though additions to the Temple of Luxor were made by many of Egypt's pharaohs (Tutankhamun ... the 14th century B.C. during the reigns of Amenhotep III and Ramses II. Notable features of this ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results

1st Pharaoh's tomb since Tutankhamun found in Egypt

Trending now