Egypt: The Treasure of the Sacred Bulls on SBS – This documentary follows a team of archaeologists, mandated by the Louvre Museum, as they pick up where Egyptologist Auguste Mariette left-off with his discovery of the Serapeum tomb of the bull of Apis – one of the most sacred places in Saqqara, Egypt, in 1850.
Mariette also managed to map out a network of underground tunnels leading to other burial sites that he did not have time to uncover.
With exclusive access, we follow a team of archaeologists continue the research of Mariette.
Egypt: The Treasure Of The Sacred Bulls – Premiere – Sunday, 28 May at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand
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