India, Feb. 19 -- Egyptian officials announced on Tuesday the discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb, which was earlier believed to be the tomb of one of the wives of former kings. It is also the first royal discovery since King Tutankhamun's burial site was found in 1922, reported CBS News.

The recent discovery is the last of the lost tombs of former Egyptian kings from the Eighteenth Dynasty, which ruled for over two centuries from about 1550 BC to 1292 BC. A joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission found the site in the Mount of Thebes area, west of Luxor and the renowned Valley of the Kings.

Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council, told CBS News that the location of King Thutmose II's tomb led offi...