<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2025/02/19/TELEMMGLPICT000412921301_17399937438120_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqcbeQMulCnLaheELvTpVyK2QnZJIETfWB_fUbKb77n0w.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard" alt="Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered for first time since Tutankhamun" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> The tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found for the first time since <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/08/tutankhamuns-face-revealed-first-time-thanks-royal-sculptor/">Tutankhamun</a> in 1922.A British-led team digging in the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor, uncovered the burial chamber of Thutmose II in 2022, but it was only identified as the king’s tomb recently.Thutmose II ruled three and a half thousand years ago during the 18th dynasty.Although his mummy was missing, alabaster jar fragments bore inscriptions with the names of the pharaoh and his principal wife, Hatshepsut. </div>

No mummy but evidence suggests body and accompanying treasures were moved because of flooding – and may be in an intact chamber nearby{ai:summary}A British-led excavation team has discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in the Theban Necropolis, marking the first significant find since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. The burial chamber, dating back 3,500 years, contained alabaster jar fragments inscribed with the names of Thutmose II and his wife, Hatshepsut.While the mummy was not found, the discovery adds to the historical understanding of the 18th dynasty in ancient Egypt. #history

Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb discovered for first time since Tutankhamun

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