Discovery of long-lost tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose II
A long-lost tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose II, husband of Queen Hatshepsut and ancestor of Tutankhamen, was found in 2022 near the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, initially believed to be for a royal wife, was found to belong to a pharaoh, filling a gap in archaeological knowledge. The tomb was deliberately emptied after being flooded years after the king's burial, but artifacts and inscriptions helped identify it. This discovery is considered one of the most important in the century by Egypt.