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Horizon. Animal mummies : Egypt's dark secret / produced & directed by Jon Eastman ; BBC Science production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mummified animals--Egypt.
- Mummified animals.
- Egypt--Civilization.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Religion.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Sacred creatures : Egypt's darkest secret
- 70 million animal mummies : Egypt's dark secret
- Animal mummies : Egypt's dark secret
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- 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 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.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Robert Ashby.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2020).
- Contains:
- In series: Horizon (Television program)
- OCLC:
- 1144757709
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