The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.

Pharaoh ants live in large colonies with many nests, and some colonies have multiple queens and thousands of workers. Queen Pharaoh ants live for about a year and lay around 35 eggs each day.

King Thutmose II of the 18th dynasty, who reigned during the 15th century B.C., was the husband of one of ancient Egypt’s ...

‘Donned the pharaoh’s beard for publicity purposes’ … head of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Makare Hatshepsut. Note the ‘beard’ on her chin. British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered ...

The 25th Dynasty originated in Nubia, in what is today Sudan, and ruled over ancient Egypt between 744 and 656 BC.

The once-in-a-century discovery of an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to King Thutmose II included some damaged but important ...

An empty tomb, yet a groundbreaking find – archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of Thutmose II, a ruler overshadowed by his powerful wife, Hatshepsut.

Egyptologists believe Thutmose II’s mummified remains are hidden in a chamber beneath 23 metres of man-made mountain ...

"This assumption was based on its proximity to the tombs of King Thutmose III’s wives and Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb, which she had originally prepared as a royal consort before ascending the throne as ...