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Title: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: Duncan Head on February 19, 2025, 10:07:54 AM

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?)

Title: Re: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 19, 2025, 11:09:22 AM

Title: Re: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: Erpingham on February 19, 2025, 11:27:48 AM

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

Title: Re: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 19, 2025, 12:09:54 PM

Back to sniffing mummies.....

Title: Re: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: DBS on February 20, 2025, 07:30:02 AM

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

Title: Re: Tomb of Thutmose II identified
Post by: Duncan Head on February 22, 2025, 06:02:19 PM

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

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