
Tomb Hunters
2021•45m•7.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
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7.0/10(1)
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.
Production
Lion Television USA
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
June 21, 2021
Last Aired
July 19, 2021
Networks
Smithsonian Channel, PLANÈTE+
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Secrets of the Mega-Tomb
Air date: 2021-06-21
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.

E2
Mystery of the Painted Mummy
Air date: 2021-06-28
Follow Egyptologists as they raise, open, and run high-tech exams on a painted coffin and mummy over 2,500 years old.

E3
Tomb of the Pyramid Judge
Air date: 2021-07-12
With unprecedented access, we follow archaeologists as they reveal secrets hidden in a tomb from the Age of the Pyramids.
E4
Rise of the Greeks
Air date: 2021-07-19
Follow archaeologists as they examine coffins from Egypt's Greek Period, recently unearthed in the tombs of Saqqara.























