Egypt's antiquities authority says it has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first royal burial to be located since Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

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.

Egypt announced that an ancient tomb was recently discovered, marking the first such royal tomb uncovered in over 100 years, said its Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.