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Weird History
What It Was Like to Be Egyptian Royalty
What was everyday life like for Egyptian royals? In a word: busy. Though they lived in the lap of luxury and enjoyed a standard of living that most other ancient Egyptians didn't, Egyptian royalty generally didn't have much downtime.
Weird History
Life for Ancient Egyptians
There's quite a few strange facts that might surprise you about what ancient Egyptian civilization was actually like. Today we're taking a deeper look into what life was like amongst the pyramids.
Wonderscape
History Kids: King Tut and Other Famous Egyptian Mummies
In this video, we learn about the famous Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, and the discovery of his tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter. The video explores the significance of archaeology and the excavation process, as well as...
60 Second Histories
Mummification - part 2
An Egyptian high priest continues to talk about mummification and explains the symbolism of the amulets and magic charms they used to send the pharaoh into the afterlife.
Curated Video
Extraordinary ancient tattoo art uncovered on 2300-year-old ice mummy in groundbreaking study
Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on the body of a 2300-year-old Siberian mummy.
Curated Video
King Tut returns to Cairo
The Egyptian Museum has put King Tutankhamun's famed golden burial mask back<br/>
on display after repairing an earlier, botched fix
on display after repairing an earlier, botched fix
Curated Video
Egypt digitally ‘unwraps’ mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I
“We found the brain inside the mummy.” Egyptian researchers have digitally “unwrapped” the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask.
Curated Video
Egypt puts on a show as it moves royal mummies to new home
‘Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’ snakes across Cairo, transporting mummified remains of 18 kings and four queens to their new resting place.
Curated Video
Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old coffins at Saqqara necropolis
A discovery that could help rewrite Egypt's ancient history - archaeologists find coffins and artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years
Curated Video
Egypt unveils scores of ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara
Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister says discovered items date back to the Late Period from 664 to 332 BC.
Curated Video
Scientists in California are using computer scans to help unwrap the mysteries of a more than 2,500-year-old mummy.
HEADLINE: Unwrapping the mystery of 2,500-year-old mummy
CAPTION: Scientists in California are using computer scans to help unwrap the mysteries of a more than 2,500-year-old mummy, believed to be an ancient Egyptian priest named...
CAPTION: Scientists in California are using computer scans to help unwrap the mysteries of a more than 2,500-year-old mummy, believed to be an ancient Egyptian priest named...
Curated Video
Scan reveals 'Lady Hor' mummy is a man
New York, 23 June 23 2009
1. Close up Royal Prince, Count of Th
ebes
2. Pull to wide shot of Royal Prince, Count
of Thebes
3. Tilt up from computers to obse
rvation window
4....
1. Close up Royal Prince, Count of Th
ebes
2. Pull to wide shot of Royal Prince, Count
of Thebes
3. Tilt up from computers to obse
rvation window
4....
Curated Video
Secrets of an Egyptian mummy are revealed
Stanford University - August 20, 2009
1. Wide of mummy being moved into sca
nner
2. Close and pan
of mummy
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Professor Paul Brown, Stanford University Dep
t....
1. Wide of mummy being moved into sca
nner
2. Close and pan
of mummy
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Professor Paul Brown, Stanford University Dep
t....
Curated Video
Ancient Egyptian mummies to have CT scans
AP Television, 9 Aug 2007, Brooklyn, New York:
1. Pan of mummy in lab at Brooklyn M
useum
2. Pan of Egyptian art room in Brook
lyn Museum
3. Tight shot
of...
1. Pan of mummy in lab at Brooklyn M
useum
2. Pan of Egyptian art room in Brook
lyn Museum
3. Tight shot
of...
Curated Video
EGYPT: EARLY GRECO-ROMAN BURIAL GROUND DISCOVERED
English/Nat
Archaeologists have discovered an early Greco-Roman burial ground in western E
gypt.
It's believed to contain at least 10-thousand mummies and archaeologists say it's the largest such fin
d to...
Archaeologists have discovered an early Greco-Roman burial ground in western E
gypt.
It's believed to contain at least 10-thousand mummies and archaeologists say it's the largest such fin
d to...
Curated Video
EGYPT: 1000 MUMMIES DISCOVERED IN BURIAL GROUND
English/Nat
Archaeologists are carrying out further reseach, after discove
ring
an early Greco-Roman burial ground in weste
rn Egypt.
It's believed to contain thousands of mummies and archaeologists...
Archaeologists are carrying out further reseach, after discove
ring
an early Greco-Roman burial ground in weste
rn Egypt.
It's believed to contain thousands of mummies and archaeologists...
Curated Video
Tomb uncovered in Valley of Kings, first since Tutankhamun
1. Panning shot of Valley of the Kings (Wadi el Melouk)
2. Medium shot of the tomb o
f Tut
3. Various shots of the wo
rking site
4. Zahi Hawas, Head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities...
2. Medium shot of the tomb o
f Tut
3. Various shots of the wo
rking site
4. Zahi Hawas, Head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities...
Curated Video
Anti-US protests held outside US Embassy in Manila
1. Protesters disguised in ghost costumes walking
2. Street, police lini
ng up
>3. Police
4. Activists in
ghost costumes
5. Activis
ts in gho
st costum
es
5. Police
8. Street
2. Street, police lini
ng up
>3. Police
4. Activists in
ghost costumes
5. Activis
ts in gho
st costum
es
5. Police
8. Street
Curated Video
Personal items from Anna Nicole Smith's estate to be auctioned off
AP Television
New York, 13 May
2010
1. Pan right to left of Anna Nicole Smith's items
on display
2. Wideshot of, left to right, fur coat, painting of Smith's late husband J. Howard Marshall...
New York, 13 May
2010
1. Pan right to left of Anna Nicole Smith's items
on display
2. Wideshot of, left to right, fur coat, painting of Smith's late husband J. Howard Marshall...
Curated Video
RR7530B PERU: THE ANCIENT MUMMIES OF INCA
The desert around Ica, south of Lima in Peru, has
been a burial ground for the Indians for up to
five
thousand years. It has yielded archaeolo
gists with
countless examples of the mumm
y bundles...
been a burial ground for the Indians for up to
five
thousand years. It has yielded archaeolo
gists with
countless examples of the mumm
y bundles...
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Mummies
Many are aware of the mummies found in the tombs of Egypt. But in addition to the mummified bodies of the ancient pharaohs like King Tut, archaeologists also found cat mummies, dog mummies, and alligator mummies. In a video interview,...
TED-Ed
How to Make a Mummy
Were the ancient Egyptians successful in evading decomposition during the mummification process? What happens to the human body after death? This fascinating video combines a study of biology and the mummification process of some...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - Egypt - Part 9/10
Shades of Indiana Jones and Ramses II! False burial chambers and pits are all features of the most thoroughly decorated of all the Valley of the Kings tombs. Part nine also looks at the engineering techniques used to create Abu Simbel as...