It seems there is something
in front of me here. To discover
a complete tomb… it is incredible. A rare discovery in Egypt. A tomb perfectly preserved. Untouched and unlooted
for 4,000 years. We find the name Wahtye. Who is Wahtye? Who is he
to have a tomb like this? It is a mystery. Saqqara is the most important
archaeological site in Egypt. A real treasure trove. The whole team is Egyptian. The journey begins
in the morning, from the world of the living
into the world of the dead. I see some un
natural things. "Wahtye" was mentioned
many times in the tomb. In my opinion,
it's like he is saying, "This tomb is mine." What happened here? Some of us were working for one or two months
or three months and nothing found. And here, as you see today, every 30 seconds,
we found something new. It always gives us
what we didn't expect. What? -What is this?
-There is hair. -This is no domestic cat.
-My God, it's amazing! It's mind-blowing to think
of what this might represent in terms of our unders
tanding
of ancient Egyptian culture, economy, religion. If we can find Wahtye and his mother and his wife
and his four children after 4,500 years, that would be better
than finding gold. My God. When you see the people,
you discover they are like us. Exactly like us.
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This documentary is worth a months Netflix subscription on its own. It is beautifully shot, incredibly well paced. It isn't just the subject matter, it is the people involved. From the guy picking up his boss on the back of his motorbike every morning, to listening to the jokes between an archeologist and a digger at the bottom of a hot and dusty shaft as they uncover dozens of mummified cats. You get a real sense of who these people are and the lives they live. Most documentaries, you only get the opinion from the guy at the top, this one lets you see it from every angle with all involved. I highly recommend it, it is beautiful.
The last line the woman said, tugged at my heart. "They're like us. Exactly like us." you can see the love and passion these people have for history. ❤️
Bro, that is what we want! We need more history and culture on Netflix! Amazing work!!!
My mom and I watched this over the weekend. We cried at the end, we were so happy for them. We’re not even Egyptians but we feel so proud. Egypt was my mom’s dream destination and she was able to visit it last year. After watching this, she said she has a new reason to visit Egypt.
just finished it, when they found the other tomb in the end i actually started crying. this documentary has no business being THIS emotional
I hope Netflix does many other ancient kingdoms in Africa because there’s a lot that the western world doesn’t know🙏🏾
Great to see real Egyptians unearthing their own history instead of foreigners.
I watched the secrets of saqqara tomb.and I had goosebumps and cried !!!I have not seen so much beauty in real art in ages.of coarse I have loved Egypt since I discovered it on black and white tv as a small kid.wen i can't sleep i lay and dream about the pure beauty of Egypt. The culture the people truly beautiful. I am also happy to see egypt kept there own citizens for the job.rather then a bossy outsider.i think England and other countries have enough stolen items in there museums as is but they will anser to anubis!!!!you can bet on it!!!thankyou!!!so much egypt for sharing the beauty with the rest of the world.god bless you all.xoxoxo great amazing job.
This is one of those Netflix movies/shows that show up around halfway through scrolling through the Netflix recommended
Just finished the film that was beautiful the soundtracks were amaizing as Egyptian i can't be more proud Egypt will open the grand Egyptian museum the bigest museum in the world at the end of this year it will contain more than 100,000 pieces Come and visit you will be welcomed❤️❤️
Just finish this documentary and I find it's very interesting and touching. I can see the pure joy and excitement in the whole team's eyes when they talk about what they're doing, especially Ms. Amira. I definitely love to see the 2nd documentary about the last tomb they found.
"When you see the people you discover they are like us. Exactly like us" I got chills throughout my entire body with those words...SO TRUE!
Proud of my country and culture ❤️🇪🇬
A history documentary made up entirely of Egyptians? Well done Netflix
@netflix i'm amazed and proud of the sensitivity you've shown by making this documentary with real egyptians archeologists. I honestly think it is the first of its kind and you're leading a new wave of show making. I'm very proud to be a netflix user 💖
Just watched the whole documentary and I really enjoyed watching it. I realy hope there will be a second part of this documentary after seing how this one ended.
For some reason I kept expecting this to turn into a fake-docu horror movie... Halloween season messing with me lol
I love how exited the woman is! People who love their job are so refreshing :)
This is a gift to all of us. The preservation of a family’s history, their lives, their stories. They wanted us to discover them and they were kind enough to leave us their history. This is the true meaning of humanity and how powerful it can be if you look deep enough.
Just finished watching this..... So emotional and awe inspiring... gave me the chills each time they unearthed an item from that magnificent civilization.... God bless Egypt 🇪🇬 and preserve its treasures to its land and people until end of time