{"id":140602,"date":"2025-02-22T21:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140602"},"modified":"2025-02-22T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T14:21:07","slug":"first-egyptian-royal-tomb-in-100-years-since-king-tutankhamens-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140602","title":{"rendered":"First Egyptian royal tomb in 100 years since King Tutankhamen&#8217;s discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-5e86209d0000042\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5e86209d0000042--18533119670.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This video of an excavation at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, was recorded over 10 days.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">This video of an excavation at Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, was recorded over 10 days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">For the first time in more than a century, a pharaoh&#8217;s tomb has been uncovered in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The tomb of King Thutmose II was found in a joint Egyptian-British archaeological expedition by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the New Kingdom Research Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Thutmose II was the fourth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. This discovery is the first of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamen\u2019s tomb was found in 1922, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tourismandantiq\/posts\/pfbid05uTjb3CF6QB7G7iNkbpRLXQ7nxJ2wWNGJMKa6DJNrbssNnB3ipQk44UuybQYkiRul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities<\/a> said in a news release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Archaeologists found the tomb in October 2022, and initially thought it was the tomb of one of the royal wives based on its location to the tombs of King Thutmose III\u2019s wives and Queen Hatshepsut\u2019s tomb, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Continued excavation of the tomb over the course of the last few years, revealed it actually belonged to Thutmose II, based on findings of pieces of alabaster jars with the pharaoh&#8217;s name inscribed, identifying him as the &#8220;deceased king&#8221;, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/166-million-year-old-dinosaur-highway-discovered-england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;UNUSUAL BUMPS&#8217; FOUND BY QUARRY WORKER LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF &#8216;DINOSAUR HIGHWAY&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480468926_1024301266398086_5361196000495316957_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Artifacts found within King Thutmose II's tomb.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Artifacts found within King Thutmose II&#8217;s tomb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities\/Facebook \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut&#8217;s name, Thutmose II&#8217;s wife, royal consort and later a pharaoh of Egypt herself, were also found in the tomb, confirming its ownership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The artifacts found in the tomb will help archaeologists learn more about the reign of Thutmose II and help them understand the history of the region at that time, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the discovery of Thutmose II&#8217;s tomb is one of the most notable archaeological breakthroughs in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Archaeologists also found the first-ever funerary furniture of Thutmose II when excavating his tomb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Remnants of plaster with blue inscriptions and yellow star motifs, as well as the Book of Amduat, a key religious text associated with royal tombs of Ancient Egypt were found as well, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480535444_1024301089731437_8829860690972538966_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Remnants of plaster found in the tomb feature blue inscriptions and yellow star motifs, the ministry said.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Remnants of plaster found in the tomb feature blue inscriptions and yellow star motifs, the ministry said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities\/Facebook \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Mohamed Abdel Badi, co-leader of the mission and head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, said in the release that the tomb flooded shortly after the king died, leaving it in a poor state of preservation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/480616886_1024301073064772_2837158019511458295_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The inside of King Thutmose II's tomb.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The inside of King Thutmose II&#8217;s tomb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities\/Facebook \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Extensive restoration was done by the archaeological team to recover fallen plaster pieces from the tomb, as seen in the above photo shared by the ministry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Piers Latherland, head of the British side of the mission, said the tomb\u2019s simple architectural design served as a prototype for later royal tombs of Dynasty 18.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The tomb features a plastered corridor leading to the burial chamber, with the floor of the corridor elevated about 1.4 meters above the burial chamber\u2019s floor, the release said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/george-washington-mount-vernon-discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DOZENS OF BOTTLES OF CHERRIES FOUND BY ARCHEOLOGISTS AT THE HOME OF THE UNITED STATES\u2019 FIRST PRESIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Archaeologists at Mount Vernon home have unearthed artifacts that have been deemed <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It&#8217;s believed that the original contents of King Thutmose II&#8217;s tomb were removed to another location after the flooding happened, the ministry said in the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The ministry said the elevated corridor of the tomb is likely how the tomb&#8217;s contents, including the mummy of the pharaoh, were relocated after the flooding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Latherland said in the 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