Archaeologists investigate the powerful reign of one of the greatest female pharaohs in history - Hatshepsut; a discovery inside one of Hatshepsut's quarries sparks an investigation which leads to the temple of Karnak; an archaeologist excavates mummy parts.

Archaeologists in Egypts Valley of the Nobles unwrap the secret lives of people from the ancient past: a royal nurse, two children, and a woman who served the rich and famous!