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Pottery shards helped researchers identify the tomb as Thutmose II's. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Archaeologists Say They've Discovered the First Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh's Tomb Since Tutankhamun's in 1922
Researchers initially thought the tomb belonged to a royal wife. Then they unearthed fragments of alabaster jars that identified it as Thutmose II's
Sarah Kuta
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