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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Best Episodes of Tomb Hunters
Rise of the Greeks
S1 Ep4
8.6
19th Jul 2021
Follow archaeologists as they examine coffins from Egypt's Greek Period, recently unearthed in the tombs of Saqqara.
Worst Episodes of Tomb Hunters
Secrets of the Mega-Tomb
S1 Ep1
7.2
21st Jun 2021
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.
Tomb Hunters Episode Guide
Secrets of the Mega-Tomb
S1 Ep1
7.2
21st Jun 2021
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
S1 Ep2
7.6
28th Jun 2021
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
S1 Ep3
7.9
12th Jul 2021
With unprecedented access, we follow archaeologists as they reveal secrets hidden in a tomb from the Age of the Pyramids.
Rise of the Greeks
S1 Ep4
8.6
19th Jul 2021
Follow archaeologists as they examine coffins from Egypt's Greek Period, recently unearthed in the tombs of Saqqara.
