Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II during excavations west of Luxor in Egypt, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement.
The statement said it was the first royal tomb in Egypt to be discovered since 1922.
“A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission has discovered the tomb of Thutmose II. It is the last lost tomb of the kings of the 18th dynasty in Egypt,” the statement said.
According to the ministry, the tomb was discovered during excavations at a site west of the Valley of the Kings.
“Evidence has been found that clearly indicates that the tomb belongs to Pharaoh Thutmose II,” the statement added.
The secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Muhammad Ismail Khalid, said that plaster jugs inscribed with the names of Thutmose II and his wife, Queen Hatshepsut, were found in the tomb.
Archaeologists say the tomb is in poor condition due to a flood that occurred shortly after the pharaoh’s death.
Thutmose II was one of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom and is believed to have reigned for about 13 years. After his death at the age of 31, power passed to his wife and half-sister Hatshepsut.
The mummy of Thutmose II was discovered in 1881 and is housed in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.
