Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is one of the documentaries worth paying attention to.
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is dedicated to the archaeological expedition to the necropolis of Saqqara. It is the necropolis of the Ancient Kingdom's capital, Memphis, located 30 km south of Cairo, and here the first pyramids began to be built. In addition to the pyramids, Saqqara's sands buried ancient temples, tombs of nobles, and ordinary people's graves. Now they are gradually being returned to the world, and new discoveries in Saqqara occur every year. The film tells about the exploration of the tomb of Wahtye, a high-ranking priest of one of the temples of the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai, discovered in December 2018. The age of the tomb is estimated to be approximately 4400 years.
Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb series are interesting primarily with its emphasis on people's daily work and life associated with excavation. All of them are Egyptians; it is one of the first entirely Egyptian expeditions to explore Saqqara. Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is about archaeologists working directly on the site.
Although all the events shown in Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb take place over six weeks and are dedicated to solving the riddle of the priest Wahtye and his family, the filmmakers also showed modern Egypt's life. This modest but proud country respects its past.