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She was once married to the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun who has become one of the most well-known figures in history.

Together they formed Egypt's highest power during their reign as they ruled, after being married and crowned as children.

But after King Tut died in his late teens, his young wife Ankhesenamun almost vanished into relative obscurity.

Some records state she married her grandfather after the death of King Tut, others that she was briefly the wife of her father beforehand in the tradition of Ancient Egyptian incest that is thought to have left Tutankhamun struggling with a club foot and cleft palate.

Now, archaeologists believe they may have solved the mystery of King Tutankhamun's wife, dubbed the Lost Queen of Egypt, by finding a new tomb being in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt.

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Archaeologist Zahi Hawass and his team believe they have found evidence of a tomb that could belong to Ankhesenamun. This could belong to the child bride of King Tut as it is located close to that of Ay, her grandfather and Tutankhamun's successor, who Ankhesenamun is believed to have briefly been married to.

Ankhesenamun was the third child of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Nefertiti and was born named Ankhesenpaaten, in around 1348BC.

She was also the half sister and cousin of Tutankhamun as the pair shared the same father. Tutankhamun's mother, long thought to have been Nefertiti, is believed to have been Akhenaten's sister.

Ankhesenamun is said to have married King Tut when he took the throne at the age of nine and she was a few years older. Both afterwards changed their names to honour the old monotheistic religion that the pair reverted back to during their reign that had been broken up by their father.

Ankhesenpaaten became Ankhesenamun, according to research published by Saint Louis University.

The pair are said to have returned Egypt to the traditional polytheistic worship which had been overturned by their father Akhenaten in favour of monotheism.

Their father Akhenaten ruled from 1375 to 1358BC after also coming to the throne as a boy. He was known as a ruler who brought in a number of changes, including introducing radical new artistic styles. Akhenaten managed to temporarily overhaul the concept of religion during his rule from the tradition of worshipping many gods to just one, as he believed all life emanated from the sun.

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Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun ruled together as King and Queen between 1336 to 1327BC - when Ankhesenamun virtually disappears from history.

During their marriage the young couple are believed to have two daughters, who were both stillborn. Remains of the girls are believed to have been found in King Tut's tomb and some theories state they were twins.

Inscriptions that depict the couple together are also believed to have been found in King Tut's tomb.

After King Tut died at the age of 18 or 19 in 1323 BC, Ankhesenamun was left alone. She was in her 20s and without an heir.

She is said to have gone on to marry Ay, her maternal grandfather, who took over the rule of Ancient Egypt. At this point records of her disappear.

Ankhesenamun is believed to have died at some point during Ay's reign, but there are no mentions of her in his final resting place. Up until now her tomb has remained a mystery.

Hawass' team believe they may have found a tomb that could be hers because they discovered foundation deposits, holes that contained items such as food and tools.

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Hawass told Live Science : "The ancient Egyptians usually did four or five foundation deposits whenever they started a tomb's construction."

He added that "the radar did detect a substructure that could be the entrance of a tomb."

It is thought this could be Ankhesenamun's tomb because it is located close to that of Ay. The team are hoping to excavate the tomb to determine if it does belong to the Lost Queen.

Under Ay's rule Egypt was defeated in a war with the Hittites, an Ancient Anatolian people who once lived in what is now Turkey.

Tutankhamun was one of the last leaders of Egypt's 18th dynasty and his death ended the family line. His rule was not exceptional, but the discovery of his tomb has made him one of the most-well known figures in history and has shed light on the lives of the Ancient Egyptians.

In November 1922 British archaeologist Howard Carter, supported financially by Lord Carnarvon in his relentless quest to find King Tut's resting place, unearthed Tutankhamun's tomb in Thebes.

The find became synonymous with the legend of the Curse of Tutankhamun.

Lord Carnarvon was the first person to enter King Tut's tomb and within five months was dead. Some put this down to the curse, others to an insect bite while some combine the two theories. The curse was linked to a number of deaths after the find, associated with King Tut and the Carnarvon family.

In July 1923 Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy, Bey of Egypt, was shot dead by his wife shortly after being photographed in the tomb.

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Lord Carnarvon’s half-brother, Aubrey Herbert, 42, also died of blood poisoning six months after his sibling. And the deaths continued after this. George Jay Gould developed a fatal fever after visiting the tomb and Sir Archibald Douglas Reid died of a mysterious disease after X-raying the body of Tutankhamun.

After the discovery Carter spent 10 years cataloguing the items 5,398 items found inside the tomb. One of the most spectacular finds was a gold mask. Others included a solid gold coffin, thrones, archery bows, food, wine, sandals and linen underwear.

It is still not clear how and why King Tut died, but experts have put forward a number of suggestions.

Some claimed he was assassinated, others insist he died after suffering from an illness like malaria. In some theories he died in a chariot accident.

In 2015, Nicholas Reeves, a British Egyptologist, started searching King Tut's tomb for a hidden chamber after finding a doorway. It was speculated this could lead to the tomb of Queen Nefertiti. Some said scans showed evidence of an unexplored chamber beyond the tomb of King Tutankhamun, but this has since been widely disputed.