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- Chasing Mummies: The Amazing Adventures of Zahi Hawass is a reality television series that aired on The History Channel in the United States. Produced by Boutique TV, the series depicted the adventures of archaeologist and Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his discoveries in Egypt as he is followed by young archeological fellows and a camera crew. The series ran Wednesdays on the History Channel from July 14, 2010 until its end on September 15, 2010. The shows illustrates the complexities in the almost never-ending quest to preserve and discover artifacts from ancient Egypt. (en)
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- In Saqqara, Hawass opens two sealed tombs, but Zoe is late and Hawass is impatient. Other archaeologists attend the Festival of the Sacrifice, and learn about Egyptian customs. Hawass meets the press and discusses an archaeological expedition at a monastery. Zoe quits the fellowship program after a dispute with her husband and returns home, leaving Derek as the only fellow left. (en)
- The time has come for Hawass's review of the fellows, and Zoe's fellowship with Hawass is already on the rocks. After being convinced to give her a last chance, Hawass takes her and Leslie along to one of his excavations of an unfinished tomb, leaving Lindsay and Derek to remain in Saqqara to observe the excavation of the tomb in that location. During the trip to the unfinished tomb, Hawass's vehicle breaks down eight miles from the site, and he convinces everyone that they must walk through the desert to get to the site. During this time, Hawass and Zoe reconnect as they find a tribe willing to lend them horses and camels. They arrive at the site four hours late, and Leslie blames Hawass for the "near death" experience of walking through the desert. After they arrive at the site, Hawass's workers discover a rare and important piece of Egyptian history...a beautiful anthropoid sarcophagus from the 26th Dynasty. After a long day, Hawass still is slated to open Cairo's newest night club. (en)
- The series introduces Zahi Hawass as he is supervising the restoration of Egypt's oldest pyramid, the Step Pyramid. During this time, the audience is also introduced to his three young archeological fellows, Lindsay, Derek, and Zoe. During his book signing later in the evening, Hawass receives a phone call from Leslie, the show's producer, stating that Zoe and one of the camera men had been accidentally locked inside the Step Pyramid. Hawass and the rest of the crew race back to the Step Pyramid to save them from potential death. Later, Hawass's workers discover a series of burial tombs underneath a city slum, and make a rare discovery, a sarcophagus and tomb that has never been robbed. Hawass quickly seizes control of the excavation, fearful of the tomb robbers that still exist in Egypt today. (en)
- Army maneuvers have shut down their journey to restore an ancient minaret at Dakhla, so Hawass leads them on a daytime hike through the White Desert to camp overnight in a deserted oasis. The fellows had not prepared for such a trip. Their food is 115-degree temperatures, but local Bedouins provide food. Hawass then flies out to Dallas to speak about his recent discovery of Queen Sesheshet's Pyramid. (en)
- Hawass and the group head to Sheikh Sobey and discovers a mummy inside a buried sarcophagus. The archaeologists also bring a missing piece of an offering table that is being returned to Karnak Temple in Luxor from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which purchased it from a dealer for the purpose of returning it to Egypt. Archaeological fellow Lindsay leaves the program, upset that she is not given enough time with Hawass. (en)
- In the season finale, Zahi's team names a tomb complex after him; and they discover five burial remains, including the mummified body of a murder victim. (en)
- Zahi gains a new fellow named Alice, and takes the crew on a trip through the Valley of the Kings. Due to the loose rocks and rough terrain, Zahi hurts himself when Alan slides into him while walking. Meanwhile, Derek and Gohar travel to another tomb to investigate ancient graffiti. During the trip in the Valley of the Kings, Zahi receives a phone call about a new discovery that is associated with Cleopatra in the Hall of Sphinxes. (en)
- Zahi is determined to debunk the theories of "pyrimidiots" who claim that there are hidden chambers underneath the sphinx that contain records of Atlantis and extraterrestrials. Along with his pending retirement, and following a discovery of a father/son tomb, Zahi ventures into a cave system with Derek, David, and Alan to try to debunk these conspiracy theories made popular by psychics claiming that these caves lead to a hidden shaft system underneath the sphinx. Little did Zahi and the crew realize that this cave system was a dead-end, and home to thousands of bats, one of the two animals that Zahi hates. (en)
- This episode focuses on an effort to find Cleopatra's tomb. The archaeologists travel to Alexandria, where she lived with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. Hawass allows archaeologists from the Hellenic Institute to dive into the Mediterranean Sea and bring up a nine-ton pylon that is a confirmed part of her historic shrine. But the archaeologists have persistent problems obtaining permits from authorities and adequate equipment in order to bring up the stone. With a storm fast approaching, and the Minister of Culture and the worldwide international press is waiting on the shoreline, time is limited to get the job done and show the pylon to the world. (en)
- Hawass leads three fellows to the Five Chambers above the Grand Gallery of the Great Pyramid. The purpose is to examine ancient graffiti on the walls of the Chambers, and explore Hawass' theory that slaves did not build the Pyramids at Giza. During their ascent into the Five Chambers, Hawass closely monitors the humidity inside the Great Pyramid, stating that anything over 80% puts the pyramid and anyone inside in great danger. Meanwhile, Zoe has no choice but to wet herself inside the Fourth Chamber, causing her to be at the opposing end of Hawass's wrath. Later, Hawass reveals his findings in an exclusive television interview, and claims that the great Pyramid would be closed indefinitely in order to protect it from the humidity caused by human activity. (en)
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- Bats (en)
- Lost (en)
- Stuck (en)
- Discovered (en)
- Meltdown (en)
- Trapped (en)
- Cursed (en)
- Buried (en)
- Robbed (en)
- Sunken (en)
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