Tomb Hunters

It was an archaeological find that became global news. An extraordinary mega-tomb, filled with the largest concentration of coffins ever unearthed in Saqqara, Egypt. This four-part series places you at the site to witness this ground-breaking discovery as it happened and follows Egyptologists as they try to determine why all of these mummies were buried together and what this ancient cemetery can tell us about the Egyptian civilization's way of death 2,500 years ago.

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First Aired on

Jun 21, 2021

1 seaons till Jul 19, 2021

Popularity: 1.5703
1 votes
Networks
(US)
(FR)
Production

Lion Television USA (US)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Rise of the Greeks

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes

Season 1

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1Secrets of the Mega-Tomb45 min

    Egyptian archaeologists discover a vast burial chamber filled with over a hundred coffins. Explore this giant tomb and find out what can it reveal about the Egyptian way of death.

  • Episode 2Mystery of the Painted Mummy45 min

    Follow Egyptologists as they raise, open, and run high-tech exams on a painted coffin and mummy over 2,500 years old.

  • Episode 3Tomb of the Pyramid Judge45 min

    With unprecedented access, we follow archaeologists as they reveal secrets hidden in a tomb from the Age of the Pyramids.

  • Episode 4Rise of the Greeks45 min

    Follow archaeologists as they examine coffins from Egypt's Greek Period, recently unearthed in the tombs of Saqqara.

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