Land of pharaohs, pyramids, and plagues. Join us as we celebrate the discoveries and enduring mysteries of Ancient Egypt.

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A historical and scientific investigation into a priceless archaeological relic: a mysterious mummified hand that could be the last remains of ancient Egypt’s legendary queen.

A historical and scientific investigation into a priceless archaeological relic: a mysterious mummified hand that could have belonged to ancient Egypt’s legendary queen.

Cleopatra: The Mystery of the Mummified Hand

Cleopatra may be the most famous ancient monarch, but she is only one in a long line of Egyptian queens, spanning 3,000 years of history.

Queens of Ancient Egypt

The Ancient Egyptians built canals and irrigation systems to harness the Nile’s life-giving waters, allowing them not just to survive but to thrive in the desert—ultimately producing the glory of the pyramids and the golden treasures of the Pharaohs.

Egyptian engineers harnessed the Nile’s waters, letting them thrive in the desert and produce the glory of the pyramids and the golden treasures of the Pharaohs.

Ancient Engineering: Egypt

International scientists use the latest archaeological technology to scan the Nile river. What secrets will they find?

Scanning the Nile

Just because a mystery is 4,500 years old doesn't mean it can't be solved. Scientists are on a mission to "see through" the Great Pyramid of Giza and determine, without moving or destroying a single stone, if there are hidden chambers and passages inside. What will they find?

Scientists are on a mission to "see through" the Great Pyramid of Giza and determine, without moving a single stone, if there are hidden chambers and passages inside.

Scanning The Pyramids

Three centuries after the first discoveries, Egypt still reveals new buried treasures, and its inexhaustible myths continue to exist.

Eternal Egypt

Over the past few decades, significant discoveries have been made on the very site where the pyramids were built. Authentic archaeological experiments have been filmed in real-time, revealing ancient techniques and methods, unlocking certain secrets of these ancient great builders.

Significant discoveries have been made on the very site where the pyramids were built. Authentic archaeological experiments have been filmed in real-time.

Pyramid Builders: New Clues

Objects found at archaeological sites reveal unsuspected truths about the past, but risk destruction without expert preservation. Follow scientist Philippe Walter to France, Egypt and Greece as he uses new technology to analyze antiquities.

Follow scientist Philippe Walter to France, Egypt and Greece as he uses new technologies to preserve and analyze archaeological antiquities.

Making Objects Speak

An exclusive series on the brand-new discoveries made by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass in Saqqara.

Tombs of Egypt: The Ultimate Mission

The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to the mind-boggling degree of precision. How did ancient engineers achieve this feat, and what was the purpose of this monumental and mysterious structure?

The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to precision.

Secrets Of The Pyramids

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last of the world’s Seven Ancient Wonders, but the Ancient Egyptians built more than 100 pyramids. Discover why these seven are so exceptional.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last of the world’s Seven Ancient Wonders, but the Ancient Egyptians built more than 100 pyramids. Why are these seven exceptional?

Ancient Egypt: Top 7 Pyramids

About 30 kilometers from Cairo, the necropolis of Saqqara holds one of Egypt’s most fascinating treasures: the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi II. Although closed to the public, it holds the largest collection of texts ever discovered in a pyramid.

The necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo is home to the pyramid of Pharaoh Pepi II. It holds the largest collection of texts ever discovered in a pyramid.

Decoding Saqqara: The Secret Hieroglyphs of the Pyramid

While the graphic art of Ancient Egypt is very familiar, little is known about the artists and scribes. Who were they? How important were they to the Pharaohs? From Saqqara to the Valley of Kings, explore the lives of our first "historians" on record.

Ancient Egypt's graphic art is very familiar, but little is known about the scribes. From Saqqara to the Valley of Kings, explore the lives of our first "historians."

Scribes Of Ancient Egypt

Photographer Harry Burton’s images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in the 1920s and are still studied by Egyptologists today. Explore the spectacular locations where he worked and discover why Burton’s photographs inspired a craze for Egyptian designs.

Photographer Harry Burton’s images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in the 1920s. Discover why his King Tut photographs are still studied today.

The Man Who Shot Tutankhamun

Nearly a century after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, archaeologists uncover the lost city of Luxor revealing new details about life in the Golden Era of ancient Egypt.

Nearly a century after the discovery of King Tut's tomb archaeologists uncover the lost city of Luxor revealing new details about life in the Golden Era of ancient Egypt.

Egypt's Lost City

When the lost tomb of King Tut is opened in 1922, it's not only the famous Curse that is unleashed. Fashion, movies and architecture all come under the pharaoh's spell as the world goes mad for Tut-mania. Discover how a 3,000-year-old teenager becomes a celebrity pharaoh and changes the modern world

When the lost tomb of an obscure teenage pharaoh is opened in 1922, Tut-mania is born and the world goes mad for his gold, his eye-liner and his Curse.

King Tut

This talk is given by Kara Cooney of UCLA.

Ancient Egypt: Drama, Spectacle, and Remarkable Characters

The Bronze Age saw the rise of urban societies, vast trading empires and military might. How did this come about, and why did it end?

Bronze Age

In July 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone. It is, in fact, the fragment of a stele engraved in honor of King Ptolemy V, including three writing systems: Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphs.

In July 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, the French soldiers of lieutenant Bouchard discover by chance at Rosetta a large black stone.

Champollion: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Stone

The Egyptian calendar had three seasons: planting, harvesting and flooding. During flooding season, farmers were forced to participate in construction projects, called corvée, which served as a form of vocational training and taxation. The corvée system continued until 1890.

The Egyptian calendar had three seasons: planting, harvesting and flooding.