While Hatshepsut may have overseen the burial ... The newfound tomb was largely empty; archaeologists found that the mummy and most of the grave goods were moved after the tomb flooded shortly ...

Thutmose II, who reigned from 1493 to 1479 BC, is most famously known as the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt’s few female pharaohs. Archaeologists believe the first tomb was emptied six ...

An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler overshadowed by his powerful wife, Hatshepsut.

including the cliff tomb of Hatshepsut, which was prepared for her when she was still a royal wife. Thutmose II’s mummy was discovered in the so-called Royal Cache in Deir el-Bahari in 1881 ...

Hatshepsut was Thutmose II's wife and half-sister who ascended to the pharaoh's throne in tandem with Thutmose II and then her son Thutmose III.

open image in gallery The mummy of King Thutmose II ... significant people were interred in their new resting place near Hatshepsut’s temple. The entrance was well disguised by sand and rocks ...

A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II. The potential find comes just days after Piers Litherland announced the discovery of a ...

Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...

Preliminary findings suggest his mummy, which had already been discovered ... the events set into motion by his death around age 30. Hatshepsut, his wife and half sister, ruled after him ...

A mummy reburied in a cache at Deir el-Bahari ... Thutmose II is perhaps most famous for marrying his half sister Hatshepsut. After Thutmose II's death, Hatshepsut rose to become a female pharaoh.

describing his feelings about potentially finding Thutmose II’s true mummy once they finish excavating the second tomb. Thutmose II is best known for being Queen Hatshepsut’s husband.