Tomb of Thutmose II identified

[Duncan Head]

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/19/thutmose-ii-tomb-is-egypts-biggest-archaeological-discovery-since-1922

This is his original tomb, his body was already discovered at a second tomb where it had been moved (for a holiday?)

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Erpingham]

Given the report says his tomb became subject to flooding, perhaps he demanded to be rehoused because of the damp problem?

[Imperial Dave]

Back to sniffing mummies.....

[DBS]

The Grauniad's take on it...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/first-new-pharaohs-tomb-to-be-found-in-over-a-century-discovered-in-egypt

[Duncan Head]

And more to come, perhaps:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/22/you-dream-about-such-things-brit-who-discovered-missing-pharaohs-tomb-may-have-unearthed-another