The ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, one of Tutankhamun's ancestors, who lived nearly 3,500 years ago, has been excavated by a joint Egyptian-British mission near the Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt.

The discovery near Luxor is the first of a pharaonic royal tomb since the treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb were found over a century ago in 1922, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Tuesday.

This is the first time archaeologists found a royal tomb since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.