Egypt: Beyond the Pyramids

New And Never-Before-Seen Discoveries

Disc One:
Mansions of the Spirits
Temples were at the heart of every ancient Egyptian community.Mansions of the Spirits visits some of the most important surviving sanctuaries, including the Great Temple of Karnak and the Deir El Bahari of Queen Hatshepsut, one of the greatest monuments to the dead ever created.Dramatic footage shows the ongoing efforts to restore and preserve these treasures for future generations.

The Great Pharaoh and His Lost Children
The Lost Children of the Great Pharaoh heads to KV5 - the largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings - with Kent Weeks, whose team has been excavating the long-forgotten mausoleum for the last five years.Exclusive footage shows the most recently discovered chambers, including the ones where archeologists discovered the skeletons that solved an ancient mystery.

Disc Two:
The Daily Life of Ancient Egyptians
The conclusion of Egypt - Beyond the Pyramids delves deep into an aspect of the civilization that has long been overshadowed - The Daily Life of Ancient Egyptians.Donald Redford details the many discoveries he has made working in the port city of Mendes, while a visit to the village of Deir El Medina provides a glimpse into the lives of the workers who toiled in the Valley of the Kings.

Death and the Journey to Immortality
With stops at the cemetery of the pyramid builders in Giza and the Valley of the Golden mummies in the Bahariya Oasis, Death and the Journey to Immortality examines the latest findings about Egyptian funerary and burial practices.Sacred hieroglyphs provide a map for the soul's journey through the afterlife, while doctors offer a detailed look at how priests prepared the body for its final journey.

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