Egyptian 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.

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

There’s a new king in town. More than a century after King Tutunkhamun was discovered — elevating the ancient figure to celebrity status — archeologists have uncovered the tomb of King Thutmose II, Egyptian officials declared on Tuesday.

The unearthing of the tomb of ancient Egyptian King Thutmose II is being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in recent years.

In an exciting archaeological discovery, a joint Egyptian-British mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Modern State Research Foundation has successfully found the last missing tomb of the pharaohs of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty: the tomb of King Thutmose II.

This is the first time archaeologists found a royal tomb since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

The tomb of King Thutmose II, the last missing royal tomb of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, has been discovered in the mount of Thebes, west of Luxor, near the Valley of the Kings. This marks the first royal tomb found in Egypt since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s in 1922.

Discovery is the last of the lost tombs of former Egyptian kings from the Eighteenth Dynasty, which ruled for over two centuries from about 1550 BC to 1292 BC

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of the first royal tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun's burial was uncovered in 1922.