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New Treasures Were Discovered At Queen Hatshepsut's Temple In Egypt, Including The Tomb Of Another Queen And Decorated Blocks
the former head of Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities and the leader of the excavation. Beneath the valley temple, excavators identified ceremonial implements that bore Hatshepsut's name, along with ...
Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
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Archaeologists Find a Pharaoh’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut’s, Egypt Says
The excavation suggests that Hatshepsut built burial places for her ... ancient times,” according to Mohamed Abdel Badie, the head of the Egyptian side of the archaeological mission.
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Temple of Hatshepsut
Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...
Tomb of ancient Egyptian king unearthed in ‘remarkable’ discovery
A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials.
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Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun
Given its relative simplicity and location near Queen Hatshepsut’s grave ... relocated during ancient times,” Mohamed Abdel Badei, head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector and project ...
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Archeologists Discover Thutmose II’s Tomb in Biggest Archaeological Find in a Century. It’s The First Royal Tomb Discovered in Egypt Since King Tut
and Hatshepsut, who seized power as one of Egypt’s rare female pharaohs. Yet the discovery of his tomb may redeem him. “He was a pivot point,” said Dr. Piers Litherland, head of the English ...
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Thutmose II tomb discovery raises new mysteries: Where is his mummy, and why wasn't he buried in the Valley of the Kings?
Yet another puzzle is why Thutmose II's wife and half sister, Hatshepsut — who later became pharaoh and was arguably the first ancient Egyptian ruler to be buried at the Valley of the Kings ...
The Conversation28d
It’s the biggest Egyptian tomb discovery in a century. Who was Thutmose II?
The remarkable find is located in the Western Valley (a burial ground for queens rather than kings), near the complex of Deir el-Bahari, which houses the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Both of us ...
The Independent27d
Who was Thutmose II? The mystery of the missing pharaoh has been solved
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Egypt celebrates first royal tomb discovery since 1922: What we know
Queen Hatshepsut, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. According to Egypt’s State Information Service, the head of the Egyptian archaeological team, Mohamed Abdel Badei, said ...