Mummies Unwrapped - Season 1

Season 1
From Ancient Egyptian tombs and Mayan mass graves, to hidden crypts and even the disputed remains of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, each week, Mummies Unwrapped follows Romany on his relentless pursuit of truth. Through his journeys, Romany finds himself in the midst of legends, myths, curses and cover-ups, and seeks to unravel the fascinating origin of each mummy and the life that once was. With the help of emerging, cutting-edge technologies, Mummies Unwrapped introduces new theories about how ancient civilizations once lived and died, and shines a light on what, if any, mystical forces or supernatural phenomena may be at work.

Episodes

Mayan Mass Grave Mystery
A mysterious underwater grave is investigated by mummy expert Ramy Romany who studies the world's dead to uncover their secrets. Locals think the grave is guarded by a Mayan serpent deity. But Ramy uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Hunting the Mummy of Lincoln's Assassin
A missing mummy could re-write the history of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a potential government cover-up that allowed John Wilkes Booth to escape capture after murdering President Lincoln.

The Cursed Mummy Tribe
Deep in the Peruvian jungle, dozens of mummies have been found in cliffside tombs. These remains could be the first Europeans to settle the new world. Mummy expert Ramy Romany searches for undiscovered bodies to unlock the mystery.

Stolen Fortune of the Pirate Mummy
A mummy recovered at the bottom of the Atlantic has led treasure hunters to $120 million in gold and jewels stolen by infamous pirate Black Sam. Ramy Romany dives the frigid waters to investigate what might be the greatest heist of all time.

Chasing the Mummy of Moses
Investigating a notorious Egyptian Pharaoh could re-write the Bible as we know it. Ramy Romany tracks down the 3,000 year-old clues that Moses, the prophet of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, was actually the desecrated mummy of King Akhenaten.

The Trail of Murdered Mummies
Mummified murder victims are being unearthed from marshy bogs across Northern Europe. Mummy expert Ramy Romany examines eerily well-preserved bodies from more than 2,000 years ago to see if they were victims of brutal human sacrifice rituals.

Human Sacrifice in the Sky
The mummies of three Incan children are discovered high atop the Argentinean Andes at a notorious UFO hotspot. Ramy Romany examines the mummies and searches for the reason why these children trekked more than a thousand miles to their tragic demise.

Fire in King Tut's Tomb
The legendary mummy of King Tut may have burst into flames inside his sarcophagus. Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates to see if Tut's mummy is charred because of a change in the mummification process – or a far more sinister plot.
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