Tomb of King Thutmose II discovered in southern Egypt
Cairo - Saba:
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last lost tomb of the 18th Dynasty, in Wadi C, Mount Thebes, near Luxor.
The discovery was made by an Egyptian-English archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Modern State Research Foundation. The tomb was found during excavations at tomb C4, whose entrance was located in 2022.
Archaeological evidence indicates that Queen Hatshepsut oversaw the burial procedures. Alabaster vessels found in the tomb bear inscriptions of King Thutmose II and Queen Hatshepsut.
This discovery is significant as it provides the first funerary furniture of King Thutmose II, for whom no such artifacts were previously known in museums worldwide. Preliminary studies suggest the tomb's contents were moved after flooding in ancient times.
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