{"id":6561,"date":"2025-02-25T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2025-02-25T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:19:49","slug":"thutmose-iis-tomb-is-egypts-biggest-archaeological-discovery-since-1922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2025\/02\/25\/thutmose-iis-tomb-is-egypts-biggest-archaeological-discovery-since-1922\/","title":{"rendered":"Thutmose II\u2019s tomb is Egypt\u2019s biggest archaeological discovery since 1922"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/19\/thutmose-ii-tomb-is-egypts-biggest-archaeological-discovery-since-1922<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egypt officials have announced the uncovering of the tomb of King Thutmose II, which they described as the first major archaeological discovery since over 100 years ago, when King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922. The tomb was unearthed by Egyptian and British archeological experts near the city of Thebes, a well preserved ancient city near Luxor and West of the Valley of the Kings, which is famous for its many burial sites of royal families. The tomb is estimated to be around 3,500 years old, and is the first discovery of Thutmose II\u2019s funeral furniture. Mohammed Abdel Badie, the head of the dig team, stated that it was difficult to determine who the tomb belonged to, due to flooding and its proximity to the tombs of the wives of King Thutmose the III. Artefacts in the tomb, however, are inscribed with Thutmose II\u2019s name as well as his wife\u2019s, Queen Hatshepsut, one of the only women to be a pharaoh. Thutmose II\u2019s mummy was not discovered in his tomb, as it was already discovered in the late 19th century, likely due to tomb raiders looting and moving the mummy earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archeological discoveries are always important, especially in places of such historical significance as Egypt. This discovery follows the recent 2023 discovery of Hekashepes, the oldest mummy to be found covered in gold leaf, dating back approximately 4,300 years ago. When discoveries such as this are made, funding through government grants and private investors increase, leading to more archaeological advancements. These discoveries are crucial to helping us learn more about human history, and we\u2019re likely to see more in the future with the recent archeological advancements such as LiDAR drones and robots that can fit through small tomb caves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archeological dig operations will likely gain more funding due to the recent discovery, and it’s highly probable that more tombs will be found in the future. The findings allow the Egyptian government and historians to better understand past traditions, customs, and culture. This is important because it gives historians insight of how culture develops over time to understand how it has lead us to where we are now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/2\/19\/thutmose-ii-tomb-is-egypts-biggest-archaeological-discovery-since-1922 Egypt officials have announced the uncovering of the tomb of King Thutmose II, which they described as the first major archaeological discovery since over 100 years ago, when King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922. The tomb was unearthed by Egyptian and British archeological experts near the city of Thebes, a well preserved ancient city near Luxor and West of… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6562,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561\/revisions\/6562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}