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Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings
Show Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings

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Overview

Egyptologist Dr. Joann Fletcher investigates what everyday life was like in ancient Egypt for an ordinary person. What was it like to live and die in ancient Egypt, 3,500 years ago? Egyptologist Dr. Joann Fletcher goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us - not the great Pharaohs but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible ancient civilization. This investigation reveals a strange and mysterious world: the ancient Egyptian afterlife. To the ancient Egyptians, life was just a dress rehearsal for the perfect afterlife they were trying to reach. Joann clambers into rarely visited tombs, explores a treasure trove of long-buried objects and examines spectacular mummies to discover just why the Egyptians spent a fortune preparing for death - and what they hoped to find when they got there.

Original Air Dates:
Country: UK
Genre: History
Network: BBC Two
Watched by: 179 995 222
Total running time: 2 hours
Episode duration:
Episodes: 2
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Episode Guide

2
Death
29.03.2013
1
Life
22.03.2013

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04 Apr 2017, 11:31 #
After watching it, the impression was blurred... Of course, I understand that death occupied a special place in the culture and life of the ancient Egyptians, but I would like to hear more about the lives of ordinary Egyptians (as stated), and not return to the powerful...
04 Jun 2017, 13:37 #
2 hour films about one of the greatest civilizations in the history of mankind and replays. Was there really not enough information for 2 hours?
19 Feb 2015, 01:39 #
To be honest, I didn't really like the presentation of the material. I usually like to watch shows about Ancient Egypt, but here I don't feel like it.
replied 03 Jun 2017, 20:53 #
@AkiraChan: I totally agree.
replied 21 Aug 2018, 02:25 #
@AkiraChan: You won't please) Kha and Merit, of course, are not "ordinary" Egyptians, but they are not Pharaohs either. You see, one day there will be a movie about artisans/peasants.
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