Archaeology
Faces of ancient Egyptians
This video shows the different variations in the features of the ancient Egyptian men and women through sculptures and paintings.
Egyptian Blue
Egyptian blue was widely used as a pigment in the Mediterranean world. This video explore evidence of its use in the Parthenon, specifically in the …
Ancient Egyptian Scribes
The Ancient Egyptian scribe, or sesh, was a person educated in the arts of writing (using both hieroglyphics and hieratic scripts, and from the second …
Dr Vasko Dobrev’s Hunt for the Tomb of Pharaoh Userkare
Dr Vasko (or Vassil) Dobrev explains his search for the tomb of Userkare – a Sixth Dynasty Pharaoh who ruled between the reign of Teti …
Bob Brier, “Mummification: Resurrection of a Lost Art”
This 2009 Stuart L. Wheeler Gallery Lecture was given by Egyptologist Robert Brier, one of the world’s foremost experts on mummies. As Senior Research Fellow …
The Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I
Zahi Hawass has led an all-Egyptian team that is excavating and restoring the mysterious tunnel leading from the burial chamber of King Seti I deep …
Saving the Step Pyramid of Djoser
Zahi Hawass takes us on a journey through the mysterious passages under Egypts first pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. He shares exciting …
Saving Egypt Antiquities
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass talks about his mission to save his country’s artifacts.
The Mummy Curse
One of the most popular stories around the discovery of King Tutankhamun is that of the Curse of King Tut., made popular after the death …
The robbing of the tomb of Tutankhamun
Dr Zahi Hawass talks about the tomb robbers and how the Tomb of King Tutankhamun was saved from being raided after it was sealed by …
