2 videodiscs (207 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
digital optical stereo mono Dolby Digital rda
video file DVD video rda
System Details
DVD, 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 full screen; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono.
Note
Title from container.
Event
Originally produced as individual television programs 1994-2003.
Cast
Zahi Hawass, Farouk El-Baz.
Summary
Bordered by the banks of the Nile River and the edges of the Sahara, Egypt developed one of the world's earliest advanced civilizations. For millennia, after the pharaohs fell and sand reclaimed the Sphinx, the mysteries of this ancient people have fascinated scientists and laymen alike. Four documentaries about the pyramids, mummies, and mysteries of ancient Egypt.
Contents
Disc 1. Secrets of the pharaohs: a quest for ancient DNA ; Oasis of the golden mummies -- disc 2. Secrets of the sands ; The sacred animals of the pharaohs -- Bonus: Realm of the dead.