In what seems to be an unusual and exciting occasion, the Discovery Channel will broadcast a 2-hour live show in which it will open an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus on Monday, April 8. The show titled “Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live” will follow U.S TV presenter Josh Gates and former Minister of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass as they trek through a Late Period site in Minya in search for adventure and knowledge regarding the identity of area’s tomb owners. The iconic presenters will be accompanied by the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, Mostafa Waziri and American TV commentator Chris Jacobs. The episode, which promises to be one of its kind as it involves the opening of a 3,000 year old sarcophagus for the first time live on TV, will also be aired on the Travel and Science channels. The site in which the sarcophagus lays was discovered February 2018 at the hands of an Egyptian archeological mission. This Expedition Unknown episode, taking place in a site that mass audiences are generally not well-aware of, was orchestrated through a close collaboration between the Discovery Channel and Egypt’s antiquities ministry. “We…
Discovery Channel to Open Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus LIVE on TV
April 7, 2019
