Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass has claimed "this will not be the last one", as experts announced the discovery of a second tomb belonging to King Thutmose II.
The remarkable find comes just days after archaeologists unearthed the pharaoh's first tomb in Egypt's Theban Necropolis.
Dr Hawass, former Minister of State of Antiquities Affairs for Egypt, made the statement to GB News whilst discussing ongoing excavations in the Valley of the Kings.
The British-Egyptian archaeological team believes this newly discovered site could contain the king's burial treasures, which were relocated from the first tomb thousands of years ago.
Dr Zahi Hawass has claimed "this will not be the last one"
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The first tomb's discovery marked a historic moment in archaeology, being the first pharaoh's tomb unearthed since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
Located in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis near Luxor, the tomb was found in an area typically associated with royal women's burial sites.
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Speaking to GB News, Dr Hawass said: "This will not be the last one, I am still excavating now in the Valley of the Kings and searching for the tomb of the first and the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses VIII.
"Also you have to know that the queens of dynasty 18 and the children of the kings of dynasty 18 have tombs buried somewhere.
"This is what we are working on right now. I'm excavating in the Valley of the Kings, hoping that I will discover the tomb of Queen Nefertiti.
"The tomb of Tutankhamun is still the only tomb in the world that the children and people all over know about.
The second tomb is believed to lie beneath a 23-metre man-made pile of limestone, ash, rubble and mud plaste
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"It is the hope of all of us, me as an archaeologist working in the Valley of the Kings, to be able to discover another intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings."
The second tomb is believed to lie beneath a 23-metre man-made pile of limestone, ash, rubble and mud plaster.
The artificial mound was designed to look like part of a mountain, concealing what may be the pharaoh's relocated burial chamber.
The excavation team has opted for careful manual digging after determining that tunnelling would be too dangerous.
The initial tomb, while historically significant, was found to be completely empty - not due to robbery but deliberate relocation.
Dr Litherland explained that the tomb had been built underneath a waterfall and flooded just years after the king's burial, prompting ancient Egyptians to move its contents.
The team remains hopeful that this second site could contain the treasures moved from the flooded original tomb.
