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S01E06 - "The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs"
Aired on Mar 10, 2017, 3:00 AM
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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)
The Search for Tutankhamun
How British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Egyptian king, Tutankhamun.
Feb 2, 2017
60 min
The Curse of Tutankhamun
The story of the tomb. The prize that Howard Carter had sought all his life was to yield more than anyone could imagine. Thousands of pieces, crowned by the famous solid-gold coffin and solid-gold death mask.
Feb 9, 2017
60 min
The Pharaoh and the Showman
This is the story of how Giovanni Belzoni, an anglicised Italian circus performer, ended up in Egypt in 1814, at a time when it was just starting to open up to Europeans, and became its greatest explorer.
Feb 16, 2017
60 min
The Temple of the Sands
The story of how Belzoni made some of his greatest discoveries, including the tomb of Seti I and the hidden entrance to the mysterious sand-covered temple of Ramesses at Abu Simbel.
Feb 23, 2017
60 min
The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone
The story of the race to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Mar 2, 2017
60 min
The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs
How Champollion began to uncover the strange world described by the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. His odyssey took him to Turin, then Egypt and finally to his death.
Mar 9, 2017
60 min
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