Archaeologists recently uncovered New Kingdom tombs in Luxor, Egypt, revealing insights into Ancient Egyptian history and the roles of high-ranking officials.

In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt, believed to belong to King Thutmose II, who ruled during the early 15th century BC. This astonishing find ...

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Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and ...

When the tomb of Nefermaat, an ancient Egyptian prince, was uncovered in 1871 at Meidum, archaeologists at first thought it was intact, sealed up tight for 4,000 years. But once inside the burial ...

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Egyptian and British archaeologists have discovered the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II near the West Bank of the Nile River in Egypt. It's the first such royal tomb discovery since 1922.

A mummy on display at Cairo’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, found in 1881, is ascribed to Thutmose II, but that individual died between the ages of 30 and 40 and was, some scholars ...

CAIRO — 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.

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