Pottery shards from the royal tomb that helped with the identification process.
In 1922, British archaeologists uncovered the royal tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun near Egypts Valley of the Kings.
Since then, no such ancient tombs have been found around that areauntil now.
Pottery shards from the royal tomb that helped with the identification process.
Part of the ceiling was still intact: a blue-painted ceiling with yellow stars on it.
In response, the body and grave goods were most likely moved elsewhere.
The tombs unusual location is an ongoing source of inquiry for the archaeological team.
Its precisely for this reason that the discovery is so significant.
It was the duty of Kings to bury their predecessors.
A joint Egyptian-British archeological team discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh in over a century.
Stone block with a relief of Thutmose II at Karnak Temple.
Stone block with a relief of Thutmose II at Karnak Temple. (Photo: Wmpearl, viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
