Key details meant scientists knew it was the Tomb of Thutmose II when his body had already been removed hundreds of years ago.

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in a side valley of the Valley of the Kings. This is the first discovery of a royal tomb in Egypt since Tutankhamun's and the last missing tomb of the 18th Dynasty.

A British archaeologist believes his team may have found a second tomb in Egypt belonging to King Thutmose II. The potential find comes just days after Piers Litherland announced the discovery of a tomb more than a century since Tutankhamun's was revealed.

The ministry of antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb near the Valley of the Kings since 1922.

The first royal tomb discovered in over a century is shedding new light on the pharaoh who ruled before Hatshepsut.

But that doesn’t make the discovery of his final resting place any less important. On February 18, the Egyptian government announced that an international team of archeologists have finally confirmed the tomb’s location—making it the first and most significant royal find since the identification of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

Piers Litherland, who led the team which discovered Thutmose II's tomb, believes this latest chamber could contain the ancient king's mummy

The tomb of Thutmose II, who ruled about 3,500 years ago, was discovered by an Egyptian-British team near the Valley of the Kings.

A 3,500-year-old tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II has been found, shedding light on ancient Egyptian burial practices.