Well, it would appear that, after more than a century, we have a newly discovered XVIIIth Dynasty royal tomb, belonging to Tuthmosis II, the prematurely deceased husband to Hatshepsut and father to Tuthmosis III. Congratulations to the excavation teams! #Egyptology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... - ThreadSky

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johnjjohnston.bsky.social • 8 days ago

Well, it would appear that, after more than a century, we have a newly discovered XVIIIth Dynasty royal tomb, belonging to Tuthmosis II, the prematurely deceased husband to Hatshepsut and father to Tuthmosis III. Congratulations to the excavation teams! #Egyptology

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ym30v356po.amp

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johnjjohnston.bsky.social•8 days ago

Don’t pay too much attention to that headline, though! I feel sorry for the shade of the intrepid Pierre Montet, who discovered a plethora of beautifully furnished royal tombs at Tanis during the 1939/40 season but the press have never been able to see beyond the glamour of Tutankhamun.
#Egyptology

wellmanneredxs.bsky.social•7 days ago

Nice coverage in the Scotsman, too, John! 😊

wellmanneredxs.bsky.social•7 days ago

We were discussing this the other day, John - sounds like the press have misquoted things a bit, chopping out the all-important 'in the Theban region' and/or 'of the Eighteenth Dynasty'. Nice to have a full set, isn't it? 😀

philipjboyes.bsky.social•8 days ago

I was going to say I hoped he did a better job on them than he did with Byblos, but it turns out the really cocked-up excavation there was after he had passed on the leadership to Maurice Dunand. Poor Montet! Turns out I unjustly badmouthed him at the pub yesterday.

johnjjohnston.bsky.social•8 days ago

Montet did an astonishing job at Tanis…and during wartime, which probably explains the distressing lack of press interest in the tombs.

nickysfacts.bsky.social•7 days ago

Omg how did this go under my radar!

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