Series
Tomb Hunters
Documentary
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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Seasons & episodes
1Secrets of the Mega-Tomb21 Jun 2021 · 45mEgyptian 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.
2Mystery of the Painted Mummy28 Jun 2021 · 45mFollow Egyptologists as they raise, open, and run high-tech exams on a painted coffin and mummy over 2,500 years old.
3Tomb of the Pyramid Judge12 Jul 2021 · 45mWith unprecedented access, we follow archaeologists as they reveal secrets hidden in a tomb from the Age of the Pyramids.- 4Rise of the Greeks19 Jul 2021 · 45mFollow archaeologists as they examine coffins from Egypt's Greek Period, recently unearthed in the tombs of Saqqara.
Details
- First aired
- 21 Jun 2021
- Last aired
- 19 Jul 2021
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Smithsonian Channel, PLANÈTE+
- Episodes
- 4
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
fuboTV
Paramount Plus Premium
Paramount Plus Essential
Philo
Paramount Plus Apple TV channel
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
YouTube TV
Cast
- MMostafa Waziridirecteur des fouilles
- MMohammad Youssefdirecteur du site
- HHamada Mansourresponsable des fouilles
- AAhmed Zikreyégyptologue
- KKatharina Stövesandégyptologue
- AAshraf Ewaisconservateur du patrimoine
- AAliaa Ismailégyptologue
