About this season
International teams of Egyptologists unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
Episodes (2)
1. Hunt for the Pyramid tomb
Aired 29 March 2020 • 45 min
A specialist team unearth a long-lost tomb in the shadow of the pyramids, as archaeologists hunt for remains and explore hidden tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Why did the great pharaohs of Egypt abandon the pyramids of Giza and choose a secret cemetery in the valley for their burial ground? An extraordinary discovery is made in a rare tomb 4,500 years old, while a team from the University of Basel in Switzerland take up the hunt for clues to identify human remains found in looted tombs.
2. Cleopatra's Lost Tomb
Aired 4 April 2020 • 45 min
This episode follows archaeologists hunting for Cleopatra's lost tomb. Underwater archaeologists dive the Mediterranean to explore the sunken ruins of ancient Alexandria.