Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes

Egypt's Great Mummies: Unwrapped with Bettany Hughes (2021)

January 7th, 20211h 34min

Documentary, History
90%

Overview

Professor Bettany Hughes takes viewers on a journey of discovery as she investigates 10 of the greatest and most intriguing Egyptian mummies - and the secrets that lie beneath the bandages. Having remained in their tombs for thousands of years, wrapped, embalmed and buried with treasure, each mummy tells the story of the criminals, priests, children and pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.


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