Nearby in Deir el Bahari, Archaeologist Antonio Morales and his team are investigating how ancient tomb builders cleverly designed their tombs to try to evade would-be thieves. Egyptologist Don Ryan works against the clock to examine the contents of Tomb 49 - and makes a dramatic discovery revealing ancient, state-sanctioned tomb robbery on an industrial scale.

Archaeologists find evidence about how ancient Egyptians prepared for the afterlife; a pharaoh's tomb reveals the sacred text needed to secure life after death; mummified remains reveal the lengths to which grave robbers went in search of treasure.