The Lost Tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in Luxor

Investigative dossier on the discovery of Pharaoh Thutmose II's Tomb C4 in Luxor by the University of Cambridge and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, the first royal pharaonic tomb found since Tutankhamun. Swipe to see →

A JOINT ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION

Documentary illustrative recreation based on official archaeological records from the NKRF / University of Cambridge mission and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities: inside the limestone burial chamber of Tomb C4 in Luxor.

THE MISSING LINK OF THE 18TH DYNASTY

Despite his dynastic importance, the original sepulcher of Thutmose II was the only royal tomb of the entire 18th Dynasty that had never.

FROM QUEEN'S GRAVE TO PHARAOH'S SEPULCHER

The historical turning point began in October 2022, when the Anglo-Egyptian team located the buried entrance and descending passage of a rock-cut hypogeum in the steep slopes of the Wadi C gorge, technically designated Tomb C4 (or Wadi C-4).

ANATOMY OF AN ANCIENT DISASTER

If Tomb C4 was carved and decorated for the sacred burial of Thutmose II by direct order of his wife Hatshepsut, why did archaeologists not find the royal quartzite sarcophagus, gilded shrines, or the Pharaoh's mummy inside the chamber.

THE MYSTERY OF MUMMY DB320 AND THE HUNT

In recent years, however, several Egyptologists and bioarchaeologists — including Dr. Piers Litherland's own team — have seriously questioned whether mummy CG 61066 from Deir el-Bahari is genuinely Thutmose II.

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