Episode
Expedition Unknown: Egypt's Lost Tombs
Overview
With breakthrough discoveries in Egypt, Josh races to join an active dig of 4000-year-old tombs. Josh gains exclusive access and uncovers mummies and treasure that could solve the mysterious collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom.
Details
- Series
- Expedition Unknown
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2022-07-13
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Egypt's Lost Tombs is Episode 8 in Season 11 of Expedition Unknown. It aired on 2022-07-13. The runtime is 48 min.
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Episode 7: Escaping the Rock
Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's version of the story.
Episode 9: Egypt's City of the Dead
Investigating the mysterious collapse of Egypt's old kingdom, Josh completes his Saqqara necropolis dig. Opening several tombs, Josh finds treasure, clues and haunting remains. Testing results may prove they’ve discovered Egypt’s oldest royal mummy.
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