Series
Tomb Hunters
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Mostafa Waziridirecteur des fouilles
- Mohammad Youssefdirecteur du site
- Hamada Mansourresponsable des fouilles
- Ahmed Zikreyégyptologue
- Katharina Stövesandégyptologue
- Ashraf Ewaisconservateur du patrimoine
- Aliaa Ismailégyptologue
