Dr. Piers Litherland discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II in the Valley of the Kings, marking a monumentalfind in Egyptian archaeology. Initially, Litherland and his team believed the tomb belonged to a royal wife, but the beautifully painted ceiling revealed it was actually for the pharaoh. Despite extensive flooding that resulted in the tomb being emptied, fragments of alabaster provided key evidence of its identity. This discovery has been celebrated as the most important archaeological find since Tutankhamun's tomb.
When I came out, my wife was waiting outside and the only thing I could do was burst into tears.
It had been built underneath a waterfall, and it had filled with water at some stage within about six years of the burial.
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