“Become an eyewitness to one dazzling archaeological find after another as National Geographic goes in search of Egypt's fabled past and uncovers some of the most exciting, headline-making discoveries of recent times”French Archaeologist Dr Alain Zivrie takes us under the sand to unearth mysteries of the great tombs at Bahariya and Saqqara and paint a new picture of a 3000 year old society....
In Saqqara, Egypt's city of the dead, archaeologists began chipping away to find a honeycomb of burial shafts, passages and funeral chambers connected to the mighty Ramses II and the boy-king Tutankhamen. Filming for two years, National Geographic has exclusive access to this amazing site as the team uncovers one incredible find after another.
This breathtaking film unearths treasures from the Cliffside of Tombs overlooking the Nile Valley to the sprawling ''Valley of the Golden Mummies.'' It is a gripping archaeological detective story told as only National Geographic can.
Review:
“This is an excellent documentary about, more or less, recent archaeological finds in Egypt. It is not just a quest for lost tombs ... A search exists, but it is more a quest for a backdoor into sources of artefacts from life in ancient Egypt. I found it interesting. As most of the ‘big’ tombs were looted, they are finding tombs of lesser-known figures, whose grave sites were less conspicuous, and subsequently, less-likely to have been looted over the years. It tells that story, of course, in a more detailed and engaging fashion. If you have kids, between 8 and 14 years old, this kind of thing is great. It is intellectually stimulating because it shows the complexity of this search. It visually supports the topic, and it is not too complex or obscure. I would suggest that you especially get this if you are a history teacher, so that you have to explain less. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, imagine the value of an entire documentary!”
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