Tomb Hunters

Tomb Hunters

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2021-06-21

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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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.

First Aired

2021-06-21

Last Aired

2021-07-19

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Director

Status

Returning Series

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Network

Smithsonian Channel

PLANÈTE+

Production

Lion Television USA

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    Mostafa Waziri

    Mostafa Waziri
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    Mohammad Youssef

    Mohammad Youssef
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    Hamada Mansour

    Hamada Mansour
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    Ahmed Zikrey

    Ahmed Zikrey
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    Katharina Stövesand

    Katharina Stövesand
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    Ashraf Ewais

    Ashraf Ewais
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    Aliaa Ismail

    Aliaa Ismail