Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Building for Eternity
Season 1 Episode 4 of 6
The presenter examines the pyramids of Saqqara and Giza, and the process of mummification the Egyptians used to keep their bodies intact long after death. He explains how their belief in the afterlife led to the need to keep themselves and their possessions whole in order to pass into the next world
Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank airs on BBC Four at 2:30 AM, Tuesday 28 January. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Martin Mortimore
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