Egypt's Greatest Mysteries
2017 · AHC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs
Fri, 10 Mar, 2:00 pm
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.
About
Focusing on the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, Egypt's Greatest Mysteries journeys back in time to explore the unveiling of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the reign of Ramesses II and Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs.
Episodes
- E01
The Search for Tutankhamun
Fri, 3 Feb· 60 minHow British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Egyptian king, Tutankhamun.
- E02
The Curse of Tutankhamun
Fri, 10 Feb· 60 minThe 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.
- E03
The Pharaoh and the Showman
Fri, 17 Feb· 60 minThis 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.
- E04
The Temple of the Sands
Fri, 24 Feb· 60 minThe 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.
- E05
The Mystery of the Rosetta Stone
Fri, 3 Mar· 60 minThe story of the race to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
- E06
The Secrets of the Hieroglyphs
Fri, 10 Mar· 60 minHow 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.