A British-Egyptian team of archaeologists have discovered the first royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings area since the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Officials have confirmed it as belonging to King Thutmose II, the fourth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, who lived 3,500 years ago. Little is known about King Thutmose II, but this remarkable and unexpected find is certain to rekindle interest in one of the most obscure figures of ancient Egypt.
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