What lies beneath the grand monuments of ancient Egypt?
In short: Join historian Bettany Hughes in Luxor to explore the Nile's most spectacular stretches. This film moves beyond the stone facades to uncover the human drama of life, death, and the afterlife.
The documentary investigates the complex civilization of ancient Egypt by examining sites ranging from the Valley of the Kings and Tutankhamun's tomb to the workers' village of Deir el-Medina. It explores the lives of both powerful figures, such as Hatshepsut, and the everyday experiences of ordinary Egyptians, revealing a history shaped by ambition and crime.
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