Thutmose II was the fourth ruler of the illustrious ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty, which included Tutankhamun. Now, the location of his long-lost tomb, one of the last missing royal tombs, has been confirmed by the New Kingdom Research Foundation,

Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

An Egyptian-British team has found the tomb of an ancient pharaoh near the Valley of the Kings. This discovery marks the first pharaoh’s tomb found since 1922, when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was uncovered, reported The Washington Post. The tomb belongs to King Thutmose II, who ruled nearly 3,500 years ago.

CAIRO: Egypt's antiquities authority has announced the discovery of the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II—the first royal burial site uncovered since the famous unearthing of Tutankhamun's

This is the first time archaeologists found a royal tomb since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

After being lost for centuries, an 18th Dynasty tomb has been unearthed in the Valley of the Kings. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological team made this discovery on the west bank of Luxor city, Egypt.

A long lost tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh has been found, the country’s antiquities ministry said Tuesday, answering a great mystery of one of ancient Egypt’s most prosperous eras.