Archaeologists Discover First Pharaohs Tomb In Egypt In More Than A Century

Uncovering tomb of Thutmose II hailed as most significant discovery since Tutankhamun in 1922 It was when British archaeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of the burial chamber was painted blue with yellow stars that he realised he had just discovered the first tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh to be found in more than a century. Litherland had been exploring the Valley of the Kings in Egypt for more than a decade when he discovered a staircase that led to the tomb, now known to have belonged to Thutmose II, who reigned from 1493 to 1479BC.