New discoveries in the Valley of the Kings looted art from Venezuela, and evidence that people were in Central America 20,000 years ago is just a few of the stories Live Science will follow in 2020.

Tombs of pharaohs and queens in the Valley of the Kings

Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, which holds the tomb of King Tut and other Egyptian royalty, divulged several of its secrets in 2019 , including a workshop complex, mummification cache, ostraca (pottery with writing on it) and newfound mummies. Excavations were carried out in both the east and west valleys of the Valley of the Kings and was funded in part by media companies that are paying for the right to film the excavations.