Product Details

• Actors: Burgess Meredith
• Directors: Nicolas Noxon, Robert Guenette, Bert Haanstra, Ed Spiegel (II), Barbara Jampel
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792250982
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,340 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Who's buried in Khufu's tomb? Find out in National Geographic's Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs, a wide-ranging look at the rituals and relics of one of the first monumental civilizations. Watch as one team of archaeologists braves the arid plains to investigate the construction of the great pyramids. Back in the lab, a group of medical archaeologists try to re-create the ancient Egyptian process of mummification step by step in a macabre sequence that vividly portrays the first steps toward immortality. Finally, venture deep into Pharaoh Khufu's tomb as one of the strangest treasures of all is unearthed: a complete ship destined to carry him through the Land of the Dead. A National Geographic map of the Nile Valley accompanies the video and is both helpful for reference while viewing and a valuable resource in its own right. --Rob Lightner

Product Description
Ancient mysteries revealed at last...Who built the pyramids? What were the secrets of mummification? Which treasures were selected for the afterlife and why? For centuries, Egypt's pharaohs have kept these secrets to themselves...until now. Travel to a land of mystery and marvel as archaeologists investigate how the pyramids were actually built. Follow scientists as they re-create the ancient ritual of mummification and discover how the bodies of the pharaohs were preserved. And be there as cameras reveal the ancient underground vault that houses the mysterious ship of the Pharoah Khufu: his magnificent vessel for eternity.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascination in the class room, November 7, 2003

By	William Gekas "Bil Gekas" (Balboa Island, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video has been watched in deadly silent fascination by hundreds of students in my Art History classes. I am ordering it again because sombody liked it so much he borrowed it and never returned it. Not only does if give welcome relief from the artifacts and dynasties as it attempts to explain how average Egyptians lived, it gives plausable explanations for age old mysteries--like how the pyramids were really built. But what interested many of the students most is the sequence on mummification using a recently deceased body donor. You can compare him to Ramses the Great.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Egypt Secrets of the Pharaohs, November 4, 2005

By	J. Hinson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: National Geographic's Egypt - Secrets of the Pharaohs (DVD)

I purchased this DVD as part of a presentation in my Anthropology class because it was described and reviewed as containing a detailed re-enactment of the mummification process. I was very disappointed. Other than salting the cadaver, very little was shown, and camera angles interfered with what was briefly touched on. If this was a segment that you are interested in, this DVD is not for you.