Lost Treasures Of Egypt

Lost Treasures Of Egypt is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
Last broadcast:31/10/2025 at 10:17
Last episode
43:57
43:57Lost Treasures Of Egypt
Archaeologists explore hidden tombs and lost temples to investigate how Tutankhamun transformed the way ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods. At Dra' Abu El-Naga', the discovery of three coffins leads to a huge, buried tomb. And in the long-forgotten temple of Hermopolis Magn...
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44:01Archaeologists hunt for clues to explain how Warrior Pharaoh, Ramses the Great, earned his legendary status. In the shadow of his first giant temple, they unearth a buried building filled with bones. Further south, in search of mummies, they scour a mountain of the dead to find out how the great King's legacy fared as Egyp...
44:02Archaeologists unearth clues about a mysterious dynasty of Pharaohs, called 'The Sun Kings' who ruled 1000 years before Tutankhamun. Exploring pyramids, descending a 14 metre shaft, and coming face-to-face with a 4000-year-old mummy, experts reveal how the Sun Kings transformed Egyptian society, reinvented religion and cha...
43:57Archaeologists uncover new evidence about Egypt's great New Kingdom era. A team investigates why the mummies of some of Egypt's most famous pharaohs from this golden age were found stashed in a single, unmarked tomb, in a forgotten valley. Excavating unopened chambers, digging for buried monuments and scanning the cliffsid...
44:03Archaeologists hunt for clues to shed light on life and death in Ancient Egypt's lost megacity - Alexandria. They discover a clash of civilisations as they unearth a huge house of the dead, and embark on a hunt for the wealthy owners. On the city's outskirts, they break into an intact tomb to learn how ordinary Alexandrian...
43:59Archaeologists investigate the mysterious tombs of a little-known chapter of Egyptian history between the Pyramids and Tutankhamun. They explore the unique and spectacular mega tombs of its pharaohs, hunt for the mummy of a missing state official and unearth the burial of a member of the Egyptian high society. Their excava...
44:29Archaeologists investigate the legends surrounding Egypt's most famous queen - Cleopatra. In Saqqara, a team investigates a large tomb with multiple mummies - the first at the necropolis that dates to her reign. In Aswan, archaeologists discover artefacts that show the reach of her power, and at temples across Egypt, we di...
44:01Archaeologists explore hidden tombs, to decode ancient Egyptian beliefs in the afterlife. At Oxyrhynchus, a sealed sarcophagus gives up its secrets to reveal a stunningly preserved painted mummy, and high in the mountains at Philadelphia, a team ventures down a 40-ft-deep shaft in search of a long-lost burial chamber.
44:04Archaeologists excavate the unexplored burial chamber of an ancient pyramid hoping to find the 4400-year-old king's mummy and his treasures. No modern archaeologist has fully explored the pyramid of Sahure which has suffered a catastrophic collapse inside. Dr Mohamed Ismail Khaled and his team take on the dangerous task of...
44:01In the shadow of the Great Pyramid a team of archaeologists led by Dr Mark Lehner unearth what could be the most important royal palace in ancient Egypt. Digging beneath an abandoned soccer field, the team find a trail of clues that reveal a nerve centre dedicated to the construction of the Great pyramid itself.