Archaeologists discover the Lost tomb of Thutmose II near Luxor
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Reported by the Heritage Daily:
A joint English-Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered the tomb of Thutmose II, the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Thutmose II, the son of Thutmose I and his lesser wife, Mutnofret, remains a relatively obscure figure in history. His reign appears to have been overshadowed by his half-sister and wife, Hatshepsut, who held full royal lineage and later assumed the throne as pharaoh.
Many archaeologists believe that Hatshepsut wielded the true power during Thutmose II’s reign. After his death, Hatshepsut usurped many of his monuments and replaced his name in royal cartouches with her own.
In October 2022, archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation (University of Cambridge) discovered a large royal tomb in the Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud in the Western Wadis.
The tomb, designated C4, was initially believed to belong to a royal consort due to its proximity to the tombs of Thutmose III’s wives and Queen Hatshepsut.
However, an ongoing study has now identified C4 as the tomb of Thutmose II – the first discovery of a royal tomb belonging to an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh since the discovery of King Tutankhamun in 1922.
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