Description Zahi Hawass takes you inside the new tombs at Saqqara, the Valley of the Kings, and the temple of Taposiris Magna. See the tombs of Nefret-swt and Qar, and come along on the search for KV64 and the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony! Related Heritage Experts Zahi Hawass Credits Images by Sandro Vannini & Niccolò Piazza Transcription If someone ask me a question now and say: «What is the most recent discovery that you made?» I can say: «I’m inside a tomb located west of the step pyramid, the oldest pyramid in Egypt». This tomb is under the…
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Here we are at the temple of Amenhotep III. It is the funerary temple of a king who lived during the first half of the 14th Century B.C. It is a time when Egypt is at the pinnacle of its glory, its expansion and its power. During his reign, which lasted 39 years, the king built here, in the Theban area the biggest temple ever seen, which stretched from the Memnon Colossi all the way to the modern road that runs in front of the Antiquities Office for a total length of 700 meters. Compared to the other temples found…
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Description Some of the most asked questions about King Tutankhamun have centred around his death, and whether he was murdered. Dr Zahi Hawass enlightens us in this video on how the latest technology has been used to find the answer this question. Using radiology and CT scans to examine the remains of King Tut, science has helped to identify an ancient fracture and a hole in the back of the Boy King’s head. This video is the first in a series of videos about King Tutankhamun, so be sure to keep checking back for the next video! You can read the accompanying…