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Tomb Hunters

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.

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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
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Secrets of the Mega-Tomb
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.
Mystery of the Painted Mummy
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.
Tomb of the Pyramid Judge
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.

Cast

Mostafa Waziri

directeur des fouilles

Mohammad Youssef

directeur du site

Hamada Mansour

responsable des fouilles

Ahmed Zikrey

égyptologue

Katharina Stövesand

égyptologue

Ashraf Ewais

conservateur du patrimoine

Aliaa Ismail

égyptologue

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