Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside
Discovered in 2022, the site is some 1.2 miles away from the Valley of the Kings, where tombs for Thutmose I and III and ...
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First Pharaoh's Tomb Since 1922 Discovered in Egypt
His half-sister and widow, Hatshepsut, assumed the throne as his regent. As Egypt's second-known female pharaoh and an influential stateswoman, her legacy far outshone his. Now Thutmose II is back ...
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Pharaoh’s tomb is first unearthed at Luxor, Egypt, since Tutankhamun’s in 1922
Hatshepsut, his wife and half sister, ruled after him — first as regent and then as one of the few female pharaohs, her reign marked by prolific construction as well as artistic, architectural ...
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From a bearded female pharaoh to a rampaging warrior queen: history’s top four female power players
But her memory lives on in the record as a legendary female pharaoh. Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhou, was educated – a rare thing for girls at the time – and cunning. After coming to power ...
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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?
"She only moved to the Valley of the Kings [when] she became [a] female pharaoh, seven years after her husband's death," Dodson said. Litherland said tombs of other royal family members have been ...
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First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's
Thutmose II is best known for being the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, regarded as one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs and one of the few female pharaohs who ruled in her own right. Dr Litherland said ...
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Who was Thutmose II? The mystery of the missing pharaoh has been solved
Upon his death, his wife Hatshepsut became the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty – and arguably one of the most famous and successful female rulers of all time. As the successor of Thutmose I ...
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Ancient pharaoh’s tomb unearthed in Egypt, first since Tutankhamun’s in 1922
Hatshepsut, his wife and half sister, ruled after him - first as regent and then as one of the few female pharaohs, her reign marked by prolific construction as well as artistic, architectural and ...
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Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun—here's how we know who lay inside
He was husband and half-brother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and father of Thutmose III, arguably ancient Egypt's greatest military leader. Thutmose was himself of royal blood as a biological ...