Horizon. Animal mummies : Egypt's dark secret

Available as

Online

Summary

Investigating the use of modern medical technology to scan Egyptian animal mummies from museums across the world: by creating 3D images of their content, experts are discovering the truth about the...

Investigating the use of modern medical technology to scan Egyptian animal mummies from museums across the world: by creating 3D images of their content, experts are discovering the truth about the role animals played in ancient Egyptian belief. This episode of Horizon also meets the scientists working in Egypt who are exploring the ancient underground catacombs where mummies were originally buried to reveal why the ancient Egyptians mummified millions and millions of animals. Up to 70 million creatures were wrapped and buried in underground catacombs.

Show More