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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31 h. ago Peru alien mystery leaves scientists baffled after they look inside their mouths

In the latest twist to the Peruvian 'mummies' discovery, a team of scientists have found something in the specimens' mouths that might prove they were biological beings

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37 h. ago Who was Thutmose II? The mystery of the missing pharaoh has been solved

Despite being totally empty, the tomb is a crucial element in understanding a transformative period in ancient Egyptian history

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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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63 h. ago How archaeologists solved the mystery of missing pharaoh after 3,500 years

The Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb is the first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun

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63 h. ago The clues that led archaeologists to the tomb of King Thutmose II

The pharaoh's resting place remained subject of speculation for generations, but a team led by Piers Litherland at the University of Cambridge has finally settled it.

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67 h. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are three reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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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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