For over a century, men and women all over the world have been enamored by the secrets of the pyramids. After Howard Carter’s stunning discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922, the world has been enamored with the idea of secret Egyptian tombs and hidden rooms in pyramids filled with priceless artifacts.

The Egyptian pyramids, located on the western side of the Nile river, weren’t all so visible to the naked eye. Many were buried by sand over the long years. It took diligent research from world class archeologists to unearth the ruins of some of these fantastic tombs. Sometimes, discovering them isn’t enough. The “Headless Pyramid” was lost in a sandstorm shortly after its discovery and archeologists were unable to locate it until 2008…

The Valley of Kings is home to the most pyramid discoveries in Egypt. Home to over 60 pyramids, ruins of pyramids, and other royal tombs, the Valley of Kings is one of the most historically significant locations in the entire world. Although once thought to have been tapped dry, new tombs have been discovered as recently as 2008. Even with much of the contents of the discovered tombs have been pilfered by grave robbers over the years prior to discovery, the tombs remain the home to exquisite art and awe inspiring architecture.

Pyramid hunters have existed since antiquity, but much of our knowledge of modern pyramids come from intrepid explorers of the 18th and 19th century. Today, archeologists continue to examine modern Egypt and Sudan for evidence of former pyramids and the tombs of once great kings