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Mummies of Gold
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  • Length

    26:00 mins

  • Education Subject Areas

    World Cultures

    World Geography

    World History

  • Year Produced

    2000

  • Reference Number

    22598

  • Title

    Mummies of Gold

Mummies of Gold

The site looks like any other patch of arid Africa, but this desolate stretch in the Nubian Desert may prove to be the largest ancient cemetery ever found in Egypt. Tomb after tomb reveals small vaults carved into the walls, each holding mummies laid carefully side by side, their painted eyes gazing upwards with fixed stares. MUMMIES OF GOLD journeys back in time with Dr. Zahi Hawass, archaeologist and Director of the Pyramids, as he excavates the graves at Baharia oasis and reveals the secrets of the culture that dominated the known world when pharaohs ruled the Nile.

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