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Owen Jarus

Tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh is 1st to be discovered in 100 years

A picture of pottery shards with markings on them.

The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who was married to Queen Hatshepsut and ruled Egypt about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.

It is the first discovery of a pharaoh's tomb since King Tutankhamun's tomb was unearthed in 1922, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a translated statement.

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