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The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who ruled about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

Mr Litherland told the Observer he suspects this second site will hold the pharaoh's mummified body. The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization displays a mummy said to be that of Thutmose II ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh at Luxor, which is built on the ancient city of Thebes — the first such find in the area since King Tutankhamun’s resting place ...