Inside Egypt's Valley of the Queens

Next door to the Valley of the Kings, lies an even more enigmatic necropolis - the Valley of the Queens. Investigators have unearthed 90 tombs here and are piecing together the truth of these forgotten rulers. Do these royal women hold more power than previously believed? How does one Queen manage to become a Pharaoh? And why are so many tombs catastrophically damaged?

Now, investigators venture deep into the tunnels to hunt for clues to discover the golden age of Egypt’s queens.

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