14 h. ago ‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another

Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavationTo uncover the location of one long-lost pharaoh’s tomb is a career-defining moment for an archaeologist. But to find a second is the stuff of dreams.Last week British archaeologist Piers Litherland announced the find of the century – the first discovery of a rock-cut pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun’s in 1922. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Who was Thutmose II as Egyptian pharaoh's tomb discovered by team led by Scot?

The tomb of the missing Egyptian pharaoh has been found by a team of experts led by a Scots archaeologist.

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3 d. ago Archaeology breakthrough as missing pharaoh tomb discovered in 'biggest find in a century'

The major discovery is believed to be the tomb of Tutankhamun's ancestor

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3 d. ago The Scots archaeologist behind 'extraordinary' discovery of long

The find of the tomb of Thutmose II is the first discovery its kind since Tutankhamun was located more than 100 years ago.

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3 d. ago Tomb of missing Egyptian pharaoh discovered by Scots archaeologist

It is the first discovery of an Eygptian pharaoh's tomb in over 100 years.

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3 d. ago Tomb of missing pharaoh found in biggest discovery since 1922

Thutmose II died 3,500 years ago and his tomb was thought to be at the other end of the mountain near the Valley of the Kings.

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