A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Thutmose II's tomb was the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty On November 4, 1922, Carter's group found steps that led to Tutankhamun's tomb and spent ...

Studies suggest that Thutmose II died around the age of 30, after which his wife (and half-sister) Hatshepsut assumed the throne, where she ruled for about 21 years, from around 1479 B.C. to 1458 B.C.

Archaeologists determined that the tomb, unearthed in 2022, belonged to Thutmose II from shards of alabaster jars and the tomb's kingly decor, Dr. Piers Litherland, the mission's British field ...

Thutmose II was believed to have lived circa 1492-1479 BC, according to University College London. The long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II marks the first royal tomb discovery since 1922.

The mummy of King Thutmose II was previously found at the nearby archaeological site Deir el-Bahari Cachette in the 19th century. Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of King Thutmose II’s tomb on Tuesday, ending a search for what they called the last missing royal tomb of the 18th Dynasty ...

Little is known about Thutmose II, who reigned as pharaoh from about 1493 B.C. until about 1479—more than 100 years before Tutankhamun lived, but part of the same 18th Dynasty of Egyptian kings.

Inside the sarcophagus they discovered the boy king's mummy wearing a mask fashioned from gold and semi-precious stones.

Thutmose II was an ancestor of King Tut who reigned from 1493 to 1479 BC. He was married to Queen Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule in her own right, and the father of King Thutmose III.

Little is known about Thutmose II. Scholars even debate the length of his reign, which could have been as little as three or four years, or more than 14.

Live Science continues to report how King Thutmose II’s tomb was actually discovered in October 2022; however, it wasn’t until late 2024 and early this year that pottery bearing the name of ...