Howdy folks, Dominic here. Before we begin, a quick note. First of all, let me apologize

once again for the difference in audio quality for this episode. My wife and I are now in the

UK, but we are currently living in temporary housing while we search for something more permanent.

So I'm still not in an ideal situation for quality recording.

Hopefully, it's not too distracting.

Also, for those who are interested, I will soon be announcing another tour to Egypt,

this time for November 2025.

The official announcement, including the itinerary and links, will go up in a few days.

So if you'd like to visit Egypt this year, now is the time to think about it.

Anyways, on with the news.

In February 2025, the breaking news was the discovery of a royal tomb.

An archaeological mission working in Luxor are confident that they have located the grave of King Tutmos II.

The tomb itself was discovered in late 2022, and the team announced it publicly in 2023.

I reported on that initial find in the news roundup for that year. Now, another season has passed and the team's work has come to fruition.

The project is a joint venture between the Supreme Council of Antiquities, a branch of the

Egyptian government, and the New Kingdom Research

Foundation, which is affiliated with Cambridge University in the UK. The project is led by Dr. Pierre

Litholand, who has directed missions to this region for just over a decade. I'll give a bit more

background on the project another time. For now,

let's talk about the big event. Dr. Lithuan's team are now confident that they have discovered

the tomb of King Tutmos II. Tutmos, or A'a Keper-enra Jihutim Messu, lived and reigned around 1500 BCE. His rule is murky. It may have been

as short as three years, or as long as 13, depending which scholar you follow. Whatever its duration,

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