Secrets of the Pharaohs
Companion mini-series to the PBS show "Secrets of the Dead". Why the 18th dynasty failed? Did armies of slaves who lived in a lost city built the pyramids? British scientists examine the mummy of an Egyptian noblewoman named Asru.
- 2001-2001
- 1 season
- PBS
- Documentary, Suspense
Companion mini-series to the PBS show "Secrets of the Dead". Why the 18th dynasty failed? Did armies of slaves who lived in a lost city built the pyramids? British scientists examine the mummy of an Egyptian noblewoman named Asru.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
Tut's Family Curse
Tue, Feb 13, 2001
What caused the downfall of the 18th dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs? Scientists analyze DNA to reconstruct the royal family tree of Tutankhamen's ancestors.
Episode 2
Lost City of the Pyramids
Tue, Feb 20, 2001
Were the Egyptian pyramids really built by armies of slaves and has the lost city where they all may have lived now finally been found?
Episode 3
Unwrapping the Mummy
Tue, Feb 27, 2001
Scientists examine the mummy of Asru, an Egyptian noblewoman who worked as the temple chantress at Luxor, to learn more about the life and diseases in ancient Egypt as well as the significance of blue lotus in their culture.