Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.

But that doesn’t make the discovery of his final resting place any less important. On February 18, the Egyptian government announced that an international team of archeologists have finally confirmed the tomb’s location—making it the first and most significant royal find since the identification of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian king has been unearthed, in what has been called a “remarkable” discovery by officials.

The excavation started in 2022 and has unearthed important ancient Egyptian history.

The historically important reveal is said to mark the end of a search for the lost tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty — which ran from approximately 1550 BC to 1292 BC. The finding comes more than one hundred years after King Tut’s remains were discovered in 1922, CBS News reported.

E gyptian officials announced on Tuesday the discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb in Luxor, a find described as "one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years." This marks the first royal tomb discovery in Egypt since Tutankhamun's burial site was uncovered over 100 years ago.

You might remember we brought you news a few days ago that archaeologists had found the tomb of King Thutmose II. Well now, they think they have found ANOTHER tomb belonging to the

They are the first to be found since boy king Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by British archeologists in 1922.

A British archaeologist believes he has located a second tomb belonging to King Thutmose II beneath a massive limestone pile near Luxor, Egypt. Dr Piers Litherland's potential discovery comes just days afterhis team revealed the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was found over 100 years ago.