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British archaeologist Piers Litherland, who spearheaded the joint Egyptian-British team, believes that there is a second tomb, which could contain the mummy of Thutmose II.

Archaeologist Piers Litherland has been hailed for his “extraordinary” discovery of the original resting place of King Thutmose II, who died 3,500 years ago. 5.

Piers Litherland was appointed chief investment officer of JF Asset Management Ltd., Hong Kong. He had been a Pacific Basin fund manager at the firm. Mr. Litherland replaces Roger Ellis, ...

No one knew what they would find at the other end. On they went, into the dark. “We crawled 10m down,” Piers Litherland says, “over limestone flakes covered in rather hard and sharp salt ...

To uncover the location of one long-lost pharaoh’s tomb is a career-defining moment for an archaeologist. But to find a second is the stuff of dreams. Last week British archaeologist Piers Litherland ...

Egyptologists believe Thutmose II’s mummified remains are hidden in a chamber beneath 23 metres of man-made mountain ...

Last week Piers Litherland revealed he had found the tomb of Thutmose II, the last undiscovered king of the 18th dynasty, in the Western Valleys of the Theban Necropolis. It was the first time in over ...