The WORST episodes of Lost Treasures of Egypt

Every episode of Lost Treasures of Egypt ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Lost Treasures of Egypt!

An immersive, action-packed series follows international teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world’s richest seam of ancient archaeology — Lost Treasures of Egypt. Through excavations and unprecedented access to the teams on the front line of archaeology, we follow these modern-day explorers as they battle searing heat and inhospitable terrain to make the discoveries of a lifetime.

Last Updated: 10/17/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Continuing

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6.33

3 votes

#1 - Tutankhamun's Secret Revolution

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/27/2024

Archaeologists uncover the secrets of Tutankhamun's religious reforms.

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Cleopatra, Egypt's Last Pharaoh

6.54

24 votes

#2 - Cleopatra, Egypt's Last Pharaoh

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/27/2021

Archaeologists investigate the downfall of Cleopatra, and hunt for her lost tomb in a secret tunnel beneath an ancient temple.

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6.64

14 votes

#3 - Secrets of the Lost Pyramids

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2022

Among the gems in this episode is an excavation of the long-lost tomb of pharaoh Sahure — Egypt’s only pyramid tomb yet to be explored.

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6.67

3 votes

#4 - Ramses: Master of War

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2024

Archaeologists investigate the battle strategies of Ramses the Second, Egypt's warrior pharaoh.

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6.86

14 votes

#5 - Mummy Hunters

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2022

If there's one thing everyone knows about ancient Egypt it's mummies. Here the experts hint for clues on how the Royal mummies have survived in such good condition.

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6.89

18 votes

#6 - Tutankhamun's Death

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2022

Was Tutankhamun murdered? Egyptologist Aliaa Ismail looks into the circumstance’s surrounding his death and experts unearth the find of the season from the era after the boy King’s death. Plus they make a shocking discovery that could explain more about why ancient Egyptians often died so young.

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7.00

21 votes

#7 - Secrets of the Nile

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2022

The mighty Nile is the subject of this episode as the experts explore how the river transformed ancient Egypt. They also unlock a magnificent 4000-year-old tomb cut into the banks of the Nile.

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Warrior Pharaoh Queen

7.02

41 votes

#8 - Warrior Pharaoh Queen

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2019

Archaeologists investigate the powerful reign of one of the greatest female pharaohs in history - Hatshepsut.

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7.06

36 votes

#9 - Ramses Rise to Power

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2021

Archaeologists uncover evidence about Egypt's most powerful king, Ramses the Great. A maze of tombs, buried treasure, and mighty temples reveal clues.

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Curse of the Afterlife

7.07

30 votes

#10 - Curse of the Afterlife

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2019

Archaeologists find extraordinary evidence of how the ancient Egyptians prepared for the afterlife and the disturbing lengths grave robbers went to.

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7.07

27 votes

#11 - The Mystery of Tut's Tomb

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2021

Archaeologists investigate the mystery of Tutankhamun's small and poorly decorated tomb. Why was the Boy King banished to a tomb hardly fit for a Pharaoh?

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7.08

12 votes

#12 - Rise of the Pyramids

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/2022

Experts launch a bid to find the first true period and uncover the world's oldest industrial-scale brewery which made the pyramids possible.

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Curse of the Mummy

7.09

33 votes

#13 - Curse of the Mummy

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/1/2020

Archaeologists search Egypt’s ancient burial grounds to solve the mysteries of the most intriguing artifacts of all… mummies.

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Tomb Raiders

7.10

50 votes

#14 - Tomb Raiders

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2019

Egyptologist Don Ryan works against the clock to examine the contents of Tomb 49 - and makes a dramatic discovery.

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7.13

24 votes

#15 - Tutankhamun's Unsolved Secrets

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2021

Archaeologists are on the trail of Tutankhamun. To piece together his story they search his tomb and beyond for secrets missed by the first explorers.

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7.13

85 votes

#16 - Tutankhamun's Treasures

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2019

New technology reveals why Tutankhamun’s tomb remained hidden in the Valley of the Kings, Tut’s treasures take a once-in-a-lifetime journey and archaeologists open a 4,000-year-old tomb.

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7.15

20 votes

#17 - Pyramid Tomb Raiders

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2021

Archaeologists investigate how robbers looted the pyramids and tombs of ancient Egypt, and what clues they left behind.

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7.16

38 votes

#18 - Mysteries of the Sphinx

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2020

To this day it is unclear what function the world-famous Great Sphinx of Giza once served. Animal mummies and ancient statues of mythological hybrids could help solve the "riddle of the Sphinx".

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7.17

12 votes

#19 - Alexander the Great

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2022

The episode explores how Alexander became pharaoh. Plus the team uncovers a unique catacomb that reveals the legacy of Alexander's reign.

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7.19

54 votes

#20 - Hunt for the Pyramid Tomb

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2019

Why did the great pharaohs of Egypt abandon the pyramids of Giza and choose a secret cemetery in the Valley of the Kings as their burial ground?

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7.19

52 votes

#21 - Cleopatra's Lost Tomb

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2019

Follow archaeologists hunting for Queen Cleopatra's lost tomb and a team of underwater archaeologists exploring the ruins of ancient Alexandria.

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7.21

34 votes

#22 - Secrets of the Pyramids

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/18/2020

The oldest pyramid in Egypt is located in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo. Somewhere here is said to be the tomb of its creator, the builder and high priest Imhotep.

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7.21

34 votes

#23 - Search for Cleopatra

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2020

Egyptologists in search of Cleopatra’s tomb go beneath an ancient temple, while another team unlocks the secrets of the queen’s ancient capital city.

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7.24

21 votes

#24 - Ramses: Egypt's Greatest Dynasty

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2022

Egyptologists believe they've found an amazing tomb from the time of Ramses. Plus in the tomb of Ramses' architect, the team discovers a burial chamber piled high with ancient mummies.

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7.25

4 votes

#25 - The Pharaohs’ Megacity

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2024

Archaeologists explore life and death in Egypt's lost megacity of Alexandria and discover the collision of two superpowers of the Ancient world.

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